jporter12

Beat me to it.

Vault. Money storage.

I just find that hilarious, after her worrying about you getting killed, or butt-raped on the DTC ride to the river!

Or just walk across the shop to get mine out of my box...

Your girl didn't want to let you go on a ride with us, what makes you think she'd be ok with this?

I'm just trying to take your "title" of Official Thread Dreailer.

Cordless impact gun FTW!!!

They can do some crazy stuff with wood these days!

Fixed.

They figured out that Gixxer=squid a few months ago.

They have the same lifetime warranty as Mac, Snap-on, Matco, Cornwell, but the difference is in how much you need to utilize that warranty.

I do have to step in and say that there are a few good technicians at Firestone. I know one, and I know he's still good at diagnosing, he calls me occasionally for technical info, to be more accurate on something he's new to. Now, what the service writer does with the info the techs give them, I don't know, and I'm sure that there are more than an average number of questionable techs there, from some of the others that I've seen work there. Just like any other chain shop, some locations are good, and the majority are crap.

Yeah, I won't hardly even touch a Craftsman wrench, socket or ratchet anymore.

I can't wait to see this!

I believe my $300 Snap-on torque wrench with a range of 20-100 lb.-ft. has an accuracy of +/- 4%. In MOST applications, consistancy is more important than accuracy. My next torque wrench purchase is going to be an inch pound, to replace the $100 S-K that broke on me after about 5 years.

Torque wrench acuracy/quality discussion in 3......2.......1........ Pauly?

I'd be interested to find out what caused the failure. Unfortunately, it's tough to figure out at times. The Explorer I have, it was easy, several inches of stuff in the oil pan that resembled wheel bearing grease. I got it that way, replaced the rod bearing and cleaned out the pan, and it's running pretty well. My Intrepid that I've had for about 8 years, not so lucky to know the why, but the 2 rod bearings I've had fail, did not spin, did not hurt the crankshaft, and I was able to replace the failing bearings and drive it. The first bearing was over 100k miles ago, the second was about 8-10k ago. The bearings looked like they were peeling, and according to a bearing failure analysis chart, it was surface fracturing. According to the machine shop we use at the shop, it's from the really high cylinder pressures, high operating temperatures, and basically the engine being ran near its design limits, with over 200 HP from 2.7 liters, and enough torque to move a full sized car down the road without feeling like it's slow.

Yeah, right. I want some of what you're smoking! I bet with that engine, $500 MIGHT cover the crate that it comes in!

Wow, those 3.5's are usually pretty durable! I'm curious what the actual problem is. I wonder if it was abused by the previous owner? If it was a 2.7, I would understand, I have one, and I know of all the issues they have...

Casper?

What was your first clue?

I doubt he'd be hitting altitudes high enough for a parachute to even get open and slow his fall

That sounds reasonable. It's not good that you have to put money into something that you bought as being functional though,

This thread delivers!!! Nothing... Is there a reason it has to be a mac, or is it just preference?

If he checks it twice, he might see where he killed one of prancer's relatives.