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    Led tail lights

    OEM lamps pull more amperage and have greater resistance than LED lamps do. This can confuse the flasher if it is an OEM Flasher.
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    For all you tow truck guys

    That would be a sweet rig to set up as a light duty service truck.
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    Fire Extinguisher

    Reminds me of a story my neighbor told me. Her dad used to work for Arizona DPS (this was some decades ago) and rolled up on an accident. It was out in the middle of nowhere and Fire crews were a ways out. The truck was on fire and the driver was trapped, pinned inside the vehicle. There...
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    HotRodPC You mentioned something about the school. We call it school but it is a traveling 2 day class. It is put on by the Towing & Recovery Association of Washington. They are the industry advocates in this state. The instructors are all people who work actively in the industry in...
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    steering reservoir leaking out top

    Almost sounds like a collapsed line. Fluid goes out under pressure but can't return the proper way. I don't know what I'm talking about though and this is just what it sounds like to me.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Here we do it by the hour. We would have charged $85 for that unless it was a LEO call. Then it can go as high as $178. We don't charge extra for rollbacks though.
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    Old77's '98 ECSB 4x4

    Did my write up on the Cali Roll make sense to you? Just curious.
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    Old77's '98 ECSB 4x4

    HOLY SHIT!!! We have a legitimate HRPC sighting! Someone better call his boss cuase he's obviously slacking!!!
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Back up to the car so you are parallel to the car and your wheel lift is just ahead of the bumper you wish to pull from. Think in terms of where you want the truck to be when the car is upright. Lower your wheel lift (obvious reasons). Take a 5' chain and wrap it around the wheel furthest...
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    The class was a first class kick in the pants!! The first day was mostly classroom and much of that was Washington specific laws related to towing. We did some outdoor work with a rollback and I learned a few things there, mostly about maintenance. The second day was were it really got...
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    FRAK ME!! I didn't know what all I didn't know. Most of today was classroom with a big chunk being about Washington specific laws. Fun fun fun. We did an outdoor session today with rollbacks and I learned a few things, nothing ground breaking though. After dinner we did more classroom on...
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Oh, don't get me wrong. I am looking forward to this training and have a great attitude about it going in. Some of what I learn here is obviously going to be redundant. I have a feeling I will probably end up see more of what I was doing wrong than anything else. That isn't to say what I was...
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Tomorrow marks 11 months with my current employer. He finally decided I should go to a Tow class so the next two days will be spent at a casino learning to tow. Looking forward to it but hoping it isn't just a rehash of what I already think I know. :)
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    Harbor Freight Tool/Product Review

    Should work fine for that but it wouldn't hurt to "find" a couple spoons to help you out. (I assume you let the air out of the tires before trying to break the bead. :D )
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    Harbor Freight Tool/Product Review

    I gotta play with mine every time I use it, but I have used mine to dismount and mount about a half dozen tires. I did 4 in one shot. Not my favorite tool but patching my own tires saves me about 4 hours in hassle.
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    Well, CRAP!

    PO just did a front end inspection a couple months back. I trust his judgement on that. He and I did a road trip about 4-5 years ago in it and it did the same thing pulling a trailer. I just don't know with that. Hard to imagine we had enough weight behind the rear axle to start lighten the...
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    Well, CRAP!

    Ok, you got me. I'm checking NAPA and I don't see anything about a spider injector. I see fuel injectors (8 required) but I'm hoping you aren't talking about replacing all of those as that is an extra $250 -$300 I wasn't planning on spending.
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    Well, CRAP!

    So I got my 97 K1500 Burb and love driving it. We knew it had a coolant leak when we got it and suspected the front heater core. Pulled out the heater core and it looked new. Went ahead and changed it on general principle (188k worth of GP). Started nosing around under the hood and the...
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    049 vs 360 heads on a 454

    3 days and no responses? I have no wisdom for you. Hey HotRodPC!
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    I keep thinking about wiring up some Nelson plugs on my vehicles and getting a couple good sets of cables. Small town near me just had a couple cars burn to the ground when a jump start went bad. I'm not worried about that happening but it is nice to have that easy plug and the length to get...
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    Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

    Good deal!!!
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    83 corporate 10 bolt rebuild

    HotRodPC you got this?
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    454 TBI - A couple questions

    It runs normal temp while driving but gets hot when idling? Sounds like a failing water pump to me. The water is still moving but not as well when the engine is running slower. I'm just a rookie so take it with a grain of sand.
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    Soon to be new to me 97 burb

    No pics yet, but I did make the down payment this morning. The $60 tip I got this morning was a nice start.
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    Soon to be new to me 97 burb

    Nah, kept my square. This allows me to 'retire' my Ford in favor of GM.

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