MrEarl Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 16 minutes ago, MrEarl said: That moment when you are sitting back and watching, knowing that his homie doesn't know what he's doing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I don't like Spam! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 lol...Now you all know why Spam products and memorabilia keep making the scene at the Forum Breakfast Flea Market swap! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) 23 minutes ago, MrEarl said: Ahhh, the Cadillac starter if I am right. About late 1980's if I remember. We were told that it was put there because the reliability of the starter was so good it would never go bad. Edited September 26, 2016 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 HEY!!! Actually, I left engineering last week. I'm a maintenance instructor now. Yes, that's a Northstar, but TOYota has done the same thing: http://www.someguyinnevada.com/toyota-tundra-starter-repair-a-journey-of-discovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 4 minutes ago, SpecialEducation said: HEY!!! Actually, I left engineering last week. I'm a maintenance instructor now. Yes, that's a Northstar, but TOYota has done the same thing: http://www.someguyinnevada.com/toyota-tundra-starter-repair-a-journey-of-discovery You will return, I did. Once an engineer, always an engineer. Oh wait that's a Marine, never mind 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I retired from GM electrical engineering and because of my manufacturing and service background worked hard to not build in hard to repair scenarios. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Hah! All the more not to buy a Toyota with a V8. I've read all the "UZ" V8's are like that which includes Lexus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 Good morning all you Spam lovers! I hope everyone here is celebrating the 80th birthday and enjoying this most wonderful tasting and nutritious food product this week, I know I am. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Yes, SPAM had an anniversary a day or so ago! That starter location in the Northstar was actually a pretty decent place to be! Nice and warm, plus DRY. Don't have to need a lift to get at it, either! Or lay on one's back. I knew that when one of our then-newhires (from a rural repair shop) changed one and it worked, it must not be that hard to change. As noted, OTHERS had used similar starter placements before the NorthStar did. Y'all are giving GMPowertrain people too much credit for something WE hadn't seen them do before. NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 I think I got his email and you guys said it was scam spam and to ignore it. Darn !! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim65 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) When I was young, Parents gave us spam as couldn't afford real meat often, tried it on my girls 30 years later and they actually loved spam fritters ! ? Edited July 7, 2017 by Pilgrim65 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemon Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 I've never had spam before, but I think I have 4 weeks to see if I like it because I don't think I can survive on Ramen alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Beemon said: I've never had spam before, but I think I have 4 weeks to see if I like it because I don't think I can survive on Ramen alone. I'd eat Spam for 3 meals a day before I'd touch Ramen noodles… Don't get me wrong, I love Ramen noodles, but the nutritional value is terrible! Edited July 7, 2017 by SpecialEducation (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 There's now LOTS more things to put hot water in to eat than Ramen noodles! OR cool water and protein BCAA powder in a choice of "flavors". NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Mikey's age is starting to show 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NTX5467 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 On 9/26/2016 at 5:19 PM, Larry Schramm said: I retired from GM electrical engineering and because of my manufacturing and service background worked hard to not build in hard to repair scenarios. Many "hard to repair" scenarios seemed to be in the domain of the "assembly sequence" operatives. Like placing the battery on the opposite side as the starter (which the NorthStar starter might have compromised on). that required a 6' battery cable that was intertwined with the motor mount brackets, which then complicated engine removal operations UNTIL that battery cable was found to be the reason the engine wouldn't come out by "conventional wisdom" methods. On fwd vehicles, the underhood real estate was becoming more valuable and needed cooling airflow was hindered, in many cases. Heat soak issues were and had been prevalent with the starter in the traditional location. Several different solenoid heat shields were configured for Chevy V-8s, especially the "hot running"454 pickups and motorhome chassis vehicles. Nothing really seemed to work, by observation. And that was with the starter in seemingly "open" air. The "valley" location was also used by the Corvette engine built by Mercury Marine. At the time, I thought that was "not too smart", but then learned that many other "race" engines put it there, too. It's in a protected place. No worries of road splash, slush in cooler weather, or other atmospheric things all nesteled into that warm and safe valley. By some manner, it seemed that when FI arrived, starter issues of old had decreased markedly. Fewer starter shim issues, for example! Might have been related to the standardized starter end housing? Only reman starters were available from GMParts. Starter flywheel ring gear issues seemed to vanish, too! Main thing with flywheels became "will it bolt-up" rather than "how many teeth"? So, by some "hook or crook", this starter location in the NorthStar actually seemed to work! Although there were other issues with NorthStars which appeared that were not expected, as time progressed. Like the "time sert" Heli-Coil fix for head bolts bringing the block's threads with them when the cylinder heads had to be removed at well past 100K miles, for the first time. Or some oil consumption issues related to piston rings during the 50K mile warranty period. OR, the famous oil leak on the side of the block, where the main saddle meets the side of the engine block (when we discovered this one, a used car salesperson was addressing an oil leak complaint on a car she'd sold. When the bill came back for $1500.00, she almost swallered her dentures. I was surprised too, until I found out the front subframe had to be dropped to get to it . . . same thing with the rear valve cover gasket, too. All of these things, with time, seemed to pass, too. NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Oh yeah. That's the kind the driver of the vehicle thinks he has to back into the parking stall. By the time his rear tires reach the curb, the bed of his truck covers 3/4 of the sidewalk and the hitch covers the other 1/4. He's just trying to win the award for being most considerate. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Or making it look like an empty space 50 feet away, to approaching vehicles' drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUICK RACER Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Wait a minute, forum meeting in WI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Lunch time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 "Whenever you think your life is meaningless, remember it is someone's job to install turn signals on BMWs" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 23 minutes ago, MrEarl said: "Whenever you think your life is meaningless, remember it is someone's job to install turn signals on BMWs" Couldn't prove it by me! Ben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 On 8/30/2017 at 11:55 AM, SpecialEducation said: Lunch time! Nice key chain. Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alleyyooper Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Hood emblem looks like the one ripped off father in laws 2004 Park Avenue. Kare fears some one is going to steal the one off our Collectors Edition. Go to a resturant and eat one at a time so there is always a guard over it. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 7 hours ago, alleyyooper said: Hood emblem looks like the one ripped off father in laws 2004 Park Avenue. Kare fears some one is going to steal the one off our Collectors Edition. Go to a resturant and eat one at a time so there is always a guard over it. Al Those are the keys to Ruby. I snag emblems & hood ornaments off cars at the JY, and one of my daughters makes key rings out of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Meet Pepper! (Meat pepper?) Oh, c'mon! My 12 year old thought that was hilarious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 On 11/15/2010 at 9:45 AM, MrEarl said: I have a dream.....and that dream is...that this thread will never die. My dream is that someday the forum admins will quit hosting their CSS rules on a separate server. I can get to this site just fine at work, but the corporate firewall blocks wherever the formatting files are stored. My work around has been a side machine on our "guest" network that works just fine, until today. I was enjoying my Jalapeño Spam at lunch time, and a co-worker was telling me about spotting a vintage Hormel add in a 1940 Nat. Geo. I requested a copy to share here, and proceeded to pull up this on my side machine. How often would you visit this site if it looked like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 7 hours ago, SpecialEducation said: My dream is that someday the forum admins will quit hosting their CSS rules on a separate server. Sorry, but I'm really not understanding what you're saying here Matt. Is there some alternate way that would remedy this or is it a security measure that we just have to live with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 It's the way the webpage code is structured. The content is delivered from one file, while the "stylesheet" is delivered in a separate file. The entire look of the page is based on what's defined in the CSS stylesheet. Because the forum software developers decided to point the code back to a CSS stylesheet saved on a server identified as something other than "forums.aaca.org," and that server is blocked by the corporate firewall, so I can't get a stylesheet for this forum. This results in the above appearance. Someone else probably uses the same developer's products to discuss or promote behavior deemed inappropriate by our corporate censor, and this forum is just collateral damage. The solution is simple: Put the CSS stylesheet on the forums.aaca.org server. Apparently, I'm the only one that has complained about this issue, so that doesn't warrant the need for anything to change. Sorry to bore you with the gorey details... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 Hide an iPad in a tech magazine, they'll never catch on. Coworkers: "Look at Matt, always studying" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) My real solution is to turn wifi off on my phone. When it connects on the cell network, I'm fine. There's still some goofiness when viewing this site on my tiny phone screen, though. A forum iPhone app would be nice. The silly thing is that this is the only site that gives me this problem, and the admins say I'm the only one complaining... Edited September 21, 2017 by SpecialEducation (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 Assumed you were on a computer. So your companies wifi shares the same blocker, dang! For whatever reason our admin said no to our request for a phone app. I didn't press it. I have no problems with my iPhone other than can't see much without 2.75 reading glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 The biggest problem I have on my phone (besides the tiny keyboard and turning off wifi) is that the banner ads are locked in size, so it screws with the formatting: Here's the foul line of code: If I try to go there, it's non-existent: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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