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Ok, well this doesn't have a thing to do w/ gas, but I thought it was funny so...


Dear Walter: I hope you can help me here. The other day I set off for work, leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn't gone more than a mile down the road when my engine conked out and the car shuddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help. When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was in the bedroom with a neighbour lady making mad passionate love to her. I am 32, my husband is 34 and we have been married for twelve years. When I confronted him, he tried to make out that he went into the back yard and heard a lady scream, had come to her rescue but found her unconscious. He'd carried the woman back to our house, laid her in bed, and began CPR. When she awoke ,she immediately began thanking him and kissing him, and he was attempting to break free when I came back. But when I asked him why neither of them had any clothes on, he broke down and admitted that he'd been having an affair for the past 6 months. I told him to stop or I would leave him. He was let go from his job 6 months ago and he says he has been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum, he has become increasingly distant. I don't feel I can get through to him anymore. Can you please help me with my problem?
Sincerely, Mrs. Sheila Usk

Dear Sheila:
A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults with the engine. Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the jubilee clips holding the vacuum pipes onto the inlet manifold. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the carburettor float chamber. I hope this helps.
Walter

 

[jetproppilot]

UHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....

Dude that was weak.

I mean, you missed the whole point of the lady's post!

It was obviously a problem with the car's computer.

Not a fuel or vacuum issue, Dude.

 

[DrFraud]

UHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....

Dude that was weak.

I mean, you missed the whole point of the lady's post!

It was obviously a problem with the car's computer.

Not a fuel or vacuum issue, Dude.

It was caused by something like ethonol. She needs to use better Gas.

 

[zippy2u]

Dear Sheila's husband: You must be one of dem Northern phucks from Ohio or Michigan, puttin' that wifey of yours in an American car. If that VIN started with a "J", it wouldn't have crapped out on her and you'd still be bangin' that hottie neighbor of yours. Live and Learn--- Walter Regards, ---Zip

 

[cfdavid]

Dear Sheila's husband: You must be one of dem Northern phucks from Ohio or Michigan, puttin' that wifey of yours in an American car. If that VIN started with a "J", it wouldn't have crapped out on her and you'd still be bangin' that hottie neighbor of yours. Live and Learn--- Walter Regards, ---Zip

Yeah, buying American doesn't mean anything I guess. It'll be really great for the U.S. when we no longer make anything. We can just keep printing money so we can buy cheap oversees goods.

When's the last time you drove an American made vehicle? (from a US company)

And, if you think our trade policies with Japan are fair, think again. Also, it's easy for Toyota or Honda U.S. to outprice their American counterparts when they don't have the legacy costs of their legions of pensioners.

Zip, do you mind clarifying? Is it an utter disregard for the value of an industrial based economy, or just some bad experiences with American cars??

 

[scotchnwater]

Yeah, buying American doesn't mean anything I guess. It'll be really great for the U.S. when we no longer make anything. We can just keep printing money so we can buy cheap oversees goods.

When's the last time you drove an American made vehicle? (from a US company)

And, if you think our trade policies with Japan are fair, think again. Also, it's easy for Toyota or Honda U.S. to outprice their American counterparts when they don't have the legacy costs of their legions of pensioners.

Zip, do you mind clarifying? Is it an utter disregard for the value of an industrial based economy, or just some bad experiences with American cars??

Lotta anger there.

 

[SexPanther]

Yeah, buying American doesn't mean anything I guess. It'll be really great for the U.S. when we no longer make anything. We can just keep printing money so we can buy cheap oversees goods.

When's the last time you drove an American made vehicle? (from a US company)

And, if you think our trade policies with Japan are fair, think again. Also, it's easy for Toyota or Honda U.S. to outprice their American counterparts when they don't have the legacy costs of their legions of pensioners.

Zip, do you mind clarifying? Is it an utter disregard for the value of an industrial based economy, or just some bad experiences with American cars??

Most likely, it was just a joke. No need to turn a funny thread political.

 

[Gern Blansten]

Most likely, it was just a joke. No need to turn a funny thread political.

What is that supposed to mean??!!??🙂

 

[cfdavid]

Most likely, it was just a joke. No need to turn a funny thread political.

There's history here that you guys are missing. I'm not trying to pick some ridiculous online fight, but I'm from Detroit and we've already had this discussion a while back.

 

[deleted50478]

There's history here that you guys are missing. I'm not trying to pick some ridiculous online fight, but I'm from Detroit and we've already had this discussion a while back.

My Toyota was made in America with mostly US made parts. My sisters GM was made in Mexico. They are both good cars, but she is sending more money abroad than I am. What matters more is mileage though in my opinion. I get twice as many miles per gallon as her, so I send less money to Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. The amount you spend on gas far outweighs the price of the car (Unless you have a really expensive car or high gas mileage), and I'd rather send money to Japan than those two 8 days a week.

 

[cfdavid]

My Toyota was made in America with mostly US made parts. My sisters GM was made in Mexico. They are both good cars, but she is sending more money abroad than I am. What matters more is mileage though in my opinion. I get twice as many miles per gallon as her, so I send less money to Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. The amount you spend on gas far outweighs the price of the car (Unless you have a really expensive car or high gas mileage), and I'd rather send money to Japan than those two 8 days a week.

Hey man, it's a free market. I'm not going to argue that people buy American cars (from the US based companies). That's too simplistic and hypocritical. I'm just defending my home town. I know a TON of engineers and skilled tradesmen that earn their living in the US auto industry. I also know people and companies that do a fair amount of business with the Japanese transplants here in the U.S.

I just think that the US companies haven't been given the benefit of the doubt. There was a point when the Japanese used to export junk vehicles. They improved drastically, and Americans adjusted their attitudes, reflected by their enthusiastic purchases. But, so many people are unwilling to give American vehicles another chance. It's not fair, and given where I'm from, I just want to paint a different picture.

I know all about the diversification of parts/suppliers, as well as US companies building in Mexico etc. But, the fact is that the US companies still employ many, many more Americans than all others combined. That matters.

Also, the tooling (huge levels of technology and automation) supplied to the American plants are almost exclusively made in the U.S. That can't be said of the Japanese plants in the US where they still import their tooling (i.e. multi-million $ contracts) from Japan. This IS changing, and there are companies very close to where I live that employ many people serving the Japanese "transplant" companies, in part.

Anyway, I could speak to these issues at length. I just feel it's important to have a strong manufacturing base in the U.S. Take a look at the following article in a major German magazine. They, like the Japanese, have done everything to encourage and support their MFG bases. They realize how important it is to a nation's economy and the multiplier effect of such industries is equally as important. These countries (to name just two) never bought into the American "paradigm" (promoted by Ivory tower economists) that in the global economy, it doesn't matter where products are made etc etc. The adherance to a "fibrant service economy" doctrine that is a dead loser of a long term strategy.

In this article, it speaks of the "comeback" of German industry. But, make no mistake. Their industrial base was never as decimated as ours is today.....

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,534811,00.html

Sorry for hijacking this thread.........

 

[coprolalia]

When's the last time you drove an American made vehicle? (from a US company)

Nolagas already nailed it.

The concept that we do or should live in a "purely" American-made economy is bollocks. Most jap cars sold in the U.S. these days were assembled in the U.S. Many GM cars are being "manufactured" elsewhere.

Best product, lowest price. That's how the economy works. Whoever produces that benefits. Problem is Detroit is still reeling from an image problem, having produced an inferior and overpriced product for decades. If they really want to fix that, they need to make a better car and sub-brand it... like they did with Saturn (until they f*cked that up too).

-copro

 

[climbingdocs]

so this thread turned out just like I thought it would hahahaha. Cars, guns, cars and more cars => anesthesiology forum
So, just curious, is it that anesthesia is dominated by men, or women just don't bother posting?

 

[polkadotcap]

so this thread turned out just like I thought it would hahahaha. Cars, guns, cars and more cars => anesthesiology forum
So, just curious, is it that anesthesia is dominated by men, or women just don't bother posting?

there are women here....I just don't think a thread relating to my search for the perfect spring break bikini would get much of a helpful response. 🙂

 

[climbingdocs]

there are women here....I just don't think a thread relating to my search for the perfect spring break bikini would get much of a helpful response. 🙂

sure! http://www.target.com/gp/detail.htm...t_site_launch_date&asin=B000TFJEAS&rh=&page=3

and
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.htm...t_site_launch_date&asin=B000TFGUEG&rh=&page=2

 

[zippy2u]

CFDavid, What was that garbage on 4 wheels that Chrysler produced in the 80s, the K cars? Sure kept the hydraulic car crushers in business. Check out Ed Craig's site, www.weldreality.com where he talks about about the welding processes of the Big 3---absolutely mind blowin.' Regards, ---Zippy

 

[coprolalia]

there are women here....I just don't think a thread relating to my search for the perfect spring break bikini would get much of a helpful response. 🙂

Yes it would.

Pictures, dammit! PICTURES!!!

-copro

 

[cfdavid]

Nolagas already nailed it.

The concept that we do or should live in a "purely" American-made economy is bollocks. Most jap cars sold in the U.S. these days were assembled in the U.S. Many GM cars are being "manufactured" elsewhere.

Best product, lowest price. That's how the economy works. Whoever produces that benefits. Problem is Detroit is still reeling from an image problem, having produced an inferior and overpriced product for decades. If they really want to fix that, they need to make a better car and sub-brand it... like they did with Saturn (until they f*cked that up too).

-copro

I'm not arguing about basic economics. And you make my point that many Americans seem to make a virtual hobby out of bashing US auto companies, mostly from some anecdotal evidence from granddad's Pinto...... Times have changed, and I just wonder how many of you have actually tried an American car lately.

It's a fact that legacy costs of healthcare and pensions are a huge cost disadvantage to US automakers. They have 80-100 year histories, and legions of retirees to fund. The Japanese "transplant" companies in Ohio, for example, are still too new. They don't yet have anywhere near the cost structure that the US companies have. So, they can lower their price and still make a profit. Such is the market.

Regarding US companies producing "overseas" for the US market, that's by far the exception to the rule. Most US automakers that make vehicles for the US market are made in US (or Canadian) plants. This is a fact that I will prove if necessary.

 

[cfdavid]

CFDavid, What was that garbage on 4 wheels that Chrysler produced in the 80s, the K cars? Sure kept the hydraulic car crushers in business. Check out Ed Craig's site, www.weldreality.com where he talks about about the welding processes of the Big 3---absolutely mind blowin.' Regards, ---Zippy

Yeah, there you go. The 80's....

As for Ed Craig. The guys is a MIG/TIG welding consultant. He's selling his services. What's he gonna do, advertise that all welding is done to perfection, therefore don't call him, all is well??

Also, it's Spot/Resistance welding (not MIG/TIG) that actually welds 95% of an auto body, which is what would produce quality concerns such as vibrations, and noise. Now if you're busting chassis, then o.k.

I didn't find this glaring example of "Big 3 welding processes" in Ed Craig's website (unless I couldn't find it). It seems to be a slam on global MIG/TIG welding in general and shows examples of frigging buildings collapsing...... Come on.

We'll just have to agree to disagree, as gentlemen. I'm not going to budge on my view that US automakers are making better vehicles than ever before. They have many challenges, but I'm rooting for them. These are important industries.