V8Vega What do people do on their phones?
Annoy the hell out of people who aren't.
V8VegaThe clutch has to be depressed to start and what ever works the switch had broken.
Ah, the same thing happened to the wife's '84 Cavalier. She was at the supermarket not too far away and called me. I looked on the floor under the clutch pedal and saw plastic and steel fragments and sure enough, the safety switch on the clutch pedal assembly disintegrated. Told the wife what happened and asked, "Can you live without it?" "Sure!"
So I spliced the wires. Back in business.
V8Vega I had a bad experience still kind of upset. My Del Sol has been reliable, I drive it all the time. I come out of Shakeys and it wont start, it won't crank at all, turning the key to the crank position and nothing. The battery is pretty new.
I had a bad experience still kind of upset. My Del Sol has been reliable, I drive it all the time. I come out of Shakeys and it wont start, it won't crank at all, turning the key to the crank position and nothing. The battery is pretty new.
Dennis, my Ranger did the same thing about a month ago. Lucky for me it was in the garage when it happened. It was the starter, just like that dead with no problems till it died? In the old days they would give you warning before they quit.
Prayers for Frank!
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Prayers for the chief as I hear he has been returned to the hospital
Good afternoon!!Wow!!! What a trip to Strasberg!!! We both got goosebumps, such a massive and beautiful machine. The trip was great except a moron was with us with tripod to video just the sounds of the trip and kinda ruined it for all of us. We were literally 6' from the tender. Memorable to say the least. I had a nice talk with the engineer of #89, turns out he ran all the south Jersey lines from 30th Street Station to AC, Cape May and everything south of Lakehurst. It was amazing some of the things he saw and experienced. AND he took notes. I told him he should write a book.... undoubtedly our best visit yet. Took the last minute tour of the PA RR Museum (again) ended the night at Casey Jones restaurant. I had the pot roast (which was amazing) and Jenni had the salmon. Those that saw my posts on the Book of Face understand what we saw. Just an amazing day. On the way home, I stopped to render assistance to a 1 car MVA on US 202, I had an extinguisher on board, the car caught fire, I knocked it down until the "career" guys showed up. At least the Troopers were cool. Yesterday (and Monday) it rained so the yard work was put on hold. No parts for the Super Bee which ment time in the train attic!! Reorganized a few things so it's easier to get around. Yup, still "warm" up there. I brought all my Class J 746/Powhaten Arrow stuff to Jenni's after my Fireman's Relief Meeting.
I trimmed up the"sidewalk" and getting that ready for the street lights - will be painting the board in gray for the sidewalk and station parking lot. Once that dries, I'll stripe it for parking and set in the expansion joints. Wiring is straight forward, I have the 3V adapter ready, just need to solder the wires from the lights to the main power feed and plug it in. Mapped out the circle behind the Christmas Tower and ran the electrical plug under the layout. Once the circle and the sidewalks are complete, then that can be finished off. All the buildings will need to come off 1 last time to paint the sidewalks gray and glue the snow mat to the board. "Main Street" may become a boulevard with the room I have.Completed my purchase of the 3rd and final Mopar set - the Dodge Motorsports set - 1 of 3,000 made, got a great deal on it. Already trying to figure out how to display them as well as the N&W J class and the Powhaten Arrow set (we measured it 11.5' long). Found out that the engine - 6-11106 - was part of the Space Freight set. The chuff isn't working, so I may take it to be fixed. Smoke is acceptable at this point.Started decorating for Halloween at Jenni's - listened to the Yankees lose to the Saux.......Hockey Pre Season is in full swing
Cleaned the garage yesterday so that's done as wellPrayers for Da Chief and all in need!I will be at York - going to visit my best friend in Columbia on my way home.
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
Morning all.
Gas here is running between $2.73 to $2.89 a GL.
Otherwise still going thru my trains and trying to decide to keep or get rid of, as I don't have room for them all anymore. :(
New house train room not as big as the old house, But as a whole, the house is bigger, ie bigger rooms and more rooms.
Kevin that you said about the Oil Company I would not doubt it a bit. there was so much of that happening with big companies. from what I heard.
Hope all have a good day
Very nice out, mid 70s with sun.
Gas here is $3.30 here Dennis.
I heard that the TX. company that owns that pipeline got a lot of free money from the goverment's big giveaway in 2019 and did not spend it on up-dates. Instead they did a stock buy back with "our" money. Go figure, big corp. Someone should be locked up!
Ran trains last night, swapped out some of the motive power and got both ZWs warm.
JD 590i is still in the shop. Screwing up my trip to the north woods.
Prayers for Frank.
Mornin' guys and gal(s). Sunny and 50 in the Potomac Highlands. "Off" day today, put in quotes as I have a little more painting to do on vacationing princess castle... Will catch race at 'Dega.
Good three consecutive train trips bing-bang-boom Friday and Saturday. "Walked" 108 miles and my paws were barking...
V8Vega 95 today and tomorrow How often do you guys run your trains and do you only run them only briefly or for awhile?
95 today and tomorrow
How often do you guys run your trains and do you only run them only briefly or for awhile?
Dennis, more in the winter and less in the summer. I like to feel the ZWs warm up before I shut down.
Thanks for the up-date Don.
Darn shop still has our 590i XUV now three weeks for a 2.5 hour job. She said two weeks when I left it there. Harvest season is not a good time to drop off things at John Deere for repair. AG gets all of the first shots from the guys that have the wrenches.
Been above normal for temps and dry. That will change soon.
V8VegaHow often do you guys run your trains and do you only run them only briefly or for awhile?
Once, maybe twice a week, and then for about a half-hour or 45 minutes. Sometimes an hour if things are really goin' good.
Happy October!!!
The Princess and her furture husband have decorations in full swing, in and out....with more to come.
Up in the train attic last night, found what I was looking and then some. Need to do a trash run up there, I have a few empty boxes that need to go.
I DID find my HO slot cars, some priced at $10.99, some are going for 3 times that much!! They are going over to Jenni's for display and new tires, once I find the right ones. I have a BUNCH from 1972 and some older.Unearthed 2 8633 Chessie steam engines 1 missing a tender, a 2035 and a NYC 2-4-2 with TrainSounds, a couple of new in the box K Line cars and a 50's era Lionel Lines tender - no whistle - in the box.Jenni came over for a bit and talked with the kids, we stayed over my house after we had Moe's for dinner.55F right now - low 80s later. Work is a bit slow, so I'll be able to pack for our trip to Strasberg after work.Prayers for da Chief and DJ's co-worker!!Back to it - I'll check back later
Aw nuts, I went to the supermarket today and forgot the eye of newt.
LOL! I love the title for this month.
Northwoods Flyer
The Northwoods Flyer Collection
of
American Flyer Trains
"The Toy For the Boy"
Boo ya! Happy Fall, ya'll.
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