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Bill, I am so sorry to read about the passing of your wife. I could not imagine the heart ache you must be feeling.

Working with PI for 15 years I would say more often than not an attorney will do nothing but cost you 33% of your case. There are exceptions to this however. If liability is in question or injuries are extensive, then a good PI attorney is worth his/her weight in gold. They attorney in the end will have a better chance negotiating with doctors and hospitals to lower bills, therefore freeing up more case for the injured party (and themselves). Just keep in mind, couple of things. PI claims settle low for the most part. Gone are the days that you would see 3x medical bills. Now cases settle in the 1.5x medical bills. Of course nothing is set in stone. Much of the time the doctors notes, accident description and supporting evidence such as x-ray, MRI, CT, computerized ROM testing are critical in demonstrating injury. Cases with low property damage are also used against the claimant. There is a false perception that property damage equates injury (The insurance companies exploit this misconception to the juries). With the construction of modern vehicles, they are able to absorb a great deal of force without much damage. This is due to the federal bumper impact requirements. This has a negative effect though. The energy that would be absorbed through ride down is transferred to the occupants causing increased injury at lower speeds. The up side is, the vehicles now are constructed to crumple at higher speeds in a controlled predictable manner. This means lives are saved. So in effect it is a trade off between increased lower speed injuries and saving lives at high speeds. I will add this, if your not really hurt, dont go try to make a case out of nothing. This drives up insurance cost and can lead to fraud allegations. The insurance companies take that serious and may videotape you when you least expect it. If you are hurt, get yourself looked at.

The computer provides a ground to complete the circuit for the injector. In other words the injector driver does not provide 12v pulsed, it provides ground to open and close the injector. I would get a noid light and test to see if you have the ground provided from the PCM. If you get a scope, you can pin out the injector and check the function of the injector driver. Also check the continuity from the injector harness to to the PCM. http://0.tqn.com/d/autorepair/1/0/g/6/83237644.gif

The oil either will go on the ground, into the coolant or out the tail pipe. The best way to figure it out is a leak down test. You should be able to find someone to do that for less than $100. You could go to harbor freight and get the tester and do it yourself for about $45. The leak down test will also tell you if you have a bad head gasket. If it was the head gasket and your losing that much oil I would think your coolant would look nasty. My money is on rings.

If you pressurize the system you should see the leak. You can use a UV dye and a black light. That works well for very small leaks.

Get a coolant pressure system pressure tester and use that to look for any leakage. If no leakage use a block test to look for hydrocarbons in the cooling system. If the hydrocarbons are present then you have a head gasket that is bad. The coolant is going on the ground or out the tail pipe those are the only two choices..

You dont have to pull the head to determine if it is the rings. Do a leak down test. My bet is you will find a ton of air coming out of the oil fill when the cylinder is pressurized.

I agree. If iPhone was on Verizon, you would see sales far Superior to the Android phones. Hands down the iPhone is a nicer platform IMHO.

ummmm..... this is Knox county! From the looks of the girl that was in my office, I would say the fox hole does not have the best hiring standards.

WOW....cars lol

I included you in my prior statement.

Wait until your about my age and you will change your mind.