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You could at least thank the guy that bought the Jager

I worked there 10 years ago when I was in high school. They didn't pay much, but it was a halfway decent place to work. Unfortunately, the man who was president retired, and some douchebag who ran a cereal company took over and really cheapened everything up. They started carrying a bunch of knick knack crap and got rid of the few decent brands of parts they sold, and started selling everything under the Duralast (made in china junk) name.

I had tickets on Aloha to go from Honolulu to Maui in September. I called the credit card compnay and filed to get my money back. I am just really thankful that I wasn't one of the thousands that have been left stranded by Skybust, Aloha, and ATA.

BTW, I went to Columbus State. It's a decent program, most of the instructors are pretty good.

If you're interested in commercial aviation, PM me. I have worked for Republic Airways at Port Columbus for over 4 years now. We operate aircraft for 6 major airlines. Republic is actually comprised of three companies, and two of them operate here in Columbus (Chautauqua Airlines, and Shuttle America). They have been here for eight years now, and I can't imagine them going anywhere anytime soon. We are actually expanding our current hangar (again). I work overnight flight line maintenance, but Columbus is also the Heavy Maintenance base (C checks - this is where they tear the plane down to nothing, inspect everything and then put it back together). When I started, we had 75 aircraft, now we have well over 200. Most people say either Lane or Netjets are the only aviation jobs in Columbus, not knowing about us or American Eagle.

Talk to Dave (gas, grass, or ass), he did this on his Dakota a few years back. I don't think it was a huge job, just removing some rivets and bolting on new shackle brackets. IIRC, this was the only option available for the Dak, but I'm not sure about a full-size Dodge.

One of my good friends at work just traded in his 02 A4 1.8T after only having for 7 months and having it in the shop all the time. The car had 80K. The things I can remember are fuel pump, transmission front pump, belt tensioner, coolant leak, vacuum leaks, check engine light on 4 times, HVAC controls broken, etc. I am sure there's more, I just can't remember. I was seriously considering buying one before he bought his, but after seeing just how much the parts alone cost, I'll think twice. I remember that the cupholder in the dash broke and the new one was close to $100.

Just don't be like the guy I used to work with that hung his ceiling fan using drywall anchors in the ceiling. Needless to say, it ended up on his kitchen table a few days later. And this guy used to work on airplanes (he's a cop now).

I wonder what they did differently on my 04 SS Imp. It still has the L67 Series II engine, I can't imagine it's any different. Oh well, it doesn't leak oil. Yet.

You should try the sealant that Loctite makes, it's in a small white tube. It works great, much quicker than teflon tape, and it goes a long way.

Couldn't have said it any better.

I completely agree with you guys, it sucks. However, our hobby typically isn't an energy-saving one. Because of that, we aren't exactly helping the cause.

I stopped and looked at that one, I thought $9000 was bit much. It appeared to have had some paintwork that didn't really match, but I looked at it at night so I could be mistaken. I am also wondering what is hiding under that brand new bra....plus the crappy factory rubber aerowing was beginning to crack. Oh well, I guess since I have that exact car I am kind of picky about them.

The 51 has at least 12 AN fittings on it and not one bit of tape or sealant. If your talking about an AN to NPT fitting you would use tape or sealant on the NPT end only

Trust me, nitrogen DOES change with temperature, more than most people think. I am a commercial aircraft mechanic, and I speak from first hand experience. If we check the TP with the tires warm (warm, not hot), the pressure is generally about 25-40 lbs. higher than after they have sat for about an hour and cooled to the ambient temp. The hydraulic accumulators are also precharged with nitrogen, and the pressure listed for 0 degress F is 900 psi, and 130 degrees F is 1400 psi. Thats 500 psi for only a 130 degree change in temp. And it will leak out of tires, and it doesn't explode if mixed with air (at least not in our work vehicles )

Agreed, I have used TurboTax for our federal and just used the state's website to file the state and school district taxes for years now. Easiest (and cheapest) way I have found. Unless you have a shitload of things to write off, or have your own business, I'd use TurboTax.

What a waste of a decent ride..... :gay2:

Nice looking ride. The seats look like they could get a little on the uncomfortable side on a long trip though.

She's a fucking train wreck....

+1 for Ohio Auto Color.

+1000 Been eating there for years.

You used to be a GM guy........traitor.

I work third shift, so on my "Friday", I usually just stay up all day (to get back on a normal schedule) or take a short nap. Unfortunately, by the time I try to go to bed at night like a normal person, I am so exhausted I can't fall asleep, and when I finally do I sleep like shit.

Isn't your car sitting idle with a dicked up rear..???

The clock spring is the unit in the column that connects all things electrical in the steering wheel to the steering column. Back in the day, when there was just a horn button, they used either a wire down the hollow steering shaft or a contact and slip ring. Now that we have airbags, radio controls, cruise control, etc. mounted in the steering wheel, there are a lot more wires, and this is where the clockspring comes in. It's basically a ribbon wire coiled up like a clockspring inside a plastic housing.