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    Starter clicks then nothing...

    In my experience, a single click is usually the starter. A weak battery would give you a rapid clicking as there is not enough amperage to hold the solenoid closed. I suppose it could be the starter relay, but I haven't seen them fail that way before. YMMV
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    coolant system bleeding air

    Just had a similar issue with an 02 Buick LeSabre. All traditional attempts at bleeding were unsuccessful. A buddy of mine who is a retired mechanic. He told me to top off the coolant and overflow (to proper level) and then drive the piss out of it. Take it out for a 15-20 minute drive...
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    It wasn't bad until it was. I'm not going to find anyone around here that would be able to give me what I want. I'm just not interested in all the on-call time expected from the local companies around here. If I were 100 miles south I could find more what I'm looking for but not up here.
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Sorry, I left the business almost a year ago. In a way I kinda miss it but I really can't see myself going back to towing.
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    GM 350 vs Olds 350

    I'm still waiting for the details on this, but it sounds like it is all torn down waiting for assembly. The kid was going to use this for his senior project and then something changed so it has just been cluttering his dad's garage ever since. If it is torn down, this will be perfect. My son...
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    GM 350 vs Olds 350

    Ok, technically they are both GM products. I thought I had heard somewhere that there were differences between a GM 350 and an Olds 350 though. Reason I ask is my son may have tracked down an Olds 350 that we can just pick up and haul off. Sounds like a fun project and may find a home in my...
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Getting better. I have a good boss and enjoy the work. Government threw a few wrinkles at us about the time I started though so I'm just now getting close to the work load I should be at. For the most part I'm hauling cars from Canada back to the States. Right now I'm doing it with a 1 ton...
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Shouldn't this be in the "Who Pooped" thread?
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    New (to me) Air Compressor

    It runs up to pressure in a reasonable time. I didn't time it but it was comparable to my buddy's 7 year old Husky single stage 60 gallon. It cuts off around 118 PSI and I can live with that.
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    New (to me) Air Compressor

    Georgeb You sir are fucking brilliant. I now have a plan.
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    New (to me) Air Compressor

    I finally got it wired up this morning. I ran it up to 60 PSI and heard air leaking. CRAP! Wait, that is coming from the bottom of the tank. GREAT! Tightened the petcock and the leak went away. Ran it up to 100 PSI and turned it off. CRAP! Air leaking in the pump. I haven't figured it...
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    New (to me) Air Compressor

    Thanks, I'll try to get a hold of them tomorrow.
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    New (to me) Air Compressor

    I hope so. I'm really hoping not to have to replace the pump. Guess I'll find out later. Even so it has a good tank and a good motor. Worst case scenario is I'm off to a good start. I now own 3 air compressors that I am into for a total of $225. Might be time to unload one if this thing works.
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    New (to me) Air Compressor

    Well, crap. I picked up a new cord and plug today and was going to get it all wired up this afternoon when I discovered that I need some spade connectors to make the connection at the compressor. Guess I don't get to try it out quite yet. Hopefully I can grab connectors while out tomorrow.
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    New (to me) Air Compressor

    Opened up the tools section of CL Saturday for the first time in a while. First item listed was a Rand 4000 5hp 60 gallon air compressor. Owner mentioned that the pump probably needs a rebuild as you can hear it leak down. I heard it run but didn't let it go a full cycle as I already knew...
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    Tires and Snow...

    They are afraid that studs will grind the roads to gravel which will be pushed into the pot holes allowing traffic to move faster so the hiway patrol would have to actually do their job.
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Sorry, my sarcasm isn't translating through text. The reason for leaving my job was the boss was living full time in my head. The change in my life since I left Monday is incredible. When the subject of him comes up, I still get a bit worked up, but it quickly turns to humor as I don't have...
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Nah, You missed the point. My customer service skills suck right now. I really don't give a shit. :D
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Sorry. My wonderful customer service skills went right down the shitter over the last couple months. Your feelings don't mean much to me right now. :sorry: :angels2:
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Get off your ass nothing! You encouraged it and continued it in spite of knowing better. Don't go blaming someone else for your actions.
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Cross thread contamination HotRodPC
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    This douche went so far as to take a trip to Cali to go to the races on the companies dime and left me with no support for that time. He doesn't get that employees don't like being treated like shit. Found out that the tow side of the business has been losing $14k a month for a while. All...
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    May have a huge cherry on the way!

    You guys are pathetic. Not one of you is going to up the ante with BEER???
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    I've got a couple things in the works. I'm not worried at this point in time.
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    I haven't been around much lately. The company I've been working for was set up as a 4 man operation. A year and a half ago one of the guys dropped to very part time. This meant we were down to 3.5 guys to run this 24/7 operation. Almost 3 months ago the boss fires the night and weekend guy...

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