Recent content by tjfdesmo
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Basically, Erik Buell was dead in the water without Hardly's checkbook, regardless of percentage ownership. It was a zombie company/vanity exercise from the get-go.- tjfdesmo
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Feds to require automatic braking by 2029
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https://youtu.be/erxjPicpYyw?si=ZfItILDoSsEy1KuL- tjfdesmo
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But service cost is higher, and tires are costly and last 25% as long as a cheap car. I had lots of customers who learned the hard way it was cheaper to commute in a Civic, but no fun.- tjfdesmo
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I am not disagreeing, and appreciate your effort. I hope it works out as described, but, as hemimann said, I have heard this song and dance before. Fingers crossed.- tjfdesmo
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Ol' Muskellunge, the blowhard supreme, is getting a little dose of reality, and a heapin' helpin' yet to come.- tjfdesmo
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IIRC Nissan basically owns JATCO, and their CVTs were sold to other automakers, and were pretty darn bad. Subaru makes their own, I think. Not sure on Honda and Toyota.- tjfdesmo
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Tavares and his PSA minions completely destroyed FCA's value equation. They ass-umed they could milk us dumb Jeep and Ram American customers for all we were worth to fund their global needs. But their unbridled arrogance bit them in the ****, and sales absolutely collapsed. All automakers...- tjfdesmo
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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True enough, but more related to sensitivity of the silly HEUI injectors and high pressure oil pump setup.- tjfdesmo
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I haven't done a UOA in decades. At that time I was using Fleetguard. I was having fits with two different Ferds with the junk Cornbinder 6.9 diesels and oil consumption. They both had very high iron, but the one was off the charts. I figured test results would help me convince Ferd to do the...- tjfdesmo
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- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Next step is oilless, like a cheap air compressor.- tjfdesmo
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Looking to buy a 3500 H.O. Who are the competitive dealers these days?
Mark Dodge, @AnthonyRI- tjfdesmo
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Looks like I'm never buying RAM again...
I am well aware, and have rebuilt numerous 300 Ford, and 292 GM I-6 engines at my late friend's machine shop. I also am driving my third Dodge/Ram/Cummins, so six-in-a-row is not alien to me. On Edit: I'll add that is 1986, back in my foolish Ford days, I ordered an F-250, and opted for the 302...- tjfdesmo
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- Forum: General Discussions
