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Welcome! Its nice to have some different perspective joining the group. Id love to see much of the UK, I have distant family connections in many places there, including Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The sense of time and history are much different. Its been said that in American they think 100...

I took a basic computer class in the early 90s, the first thing the instructor did was take a computer body apart just to show how mechanically simple they were inside and remove much of the mystery and sense of overwhelming complexity that most people had. A friend used to build me computers...

That would be enough for the motorcycle. That answers that question. Thanks! I think it will make a nice nomadic home

Looks like a good size. Ive looked at some like it online. I keep seeing the wheelchair lifts and wondering if they could lift my motorcycle into the back. Length would be a factor with the weight rating and extra leverage.

Say what? Which tattoo girl? Tall blondie with pink fringes looks rather like my old housekeeper. Most awesome help I ever had, and a hoot to be around. She would do about anything, clean house, yard work, ride on the motorcycle, go in the crawl space and do plumbing, clean out moms house, go...

This^^^ I had a barrel bolt horizontally on the inside of my bathouse door, twice it locked when I closed the door firmly. I would have bet anyone any amount of money it couldnt happen, until it did, twice. Once I beat the door open with great effort with the back of an axe, finally breaking...

Yes, I read it, an unamed source quoted by a random person online. To you its solid, to the rest of the internet, its some random person claiming a good source but no name, date, time, place, or confirm-able link. That equates to rumor. Full in the blanks and it gains credibility to the rest of...

No disrespect, but without a named or linked and reliable source, its a rumor. The current world is full of unsubstantiated information, often repeated and reacted to, but without a source noted, most such info should be considered unreliable at best. Again, you may feel its a reliable source...

Interesting. A few years ago I had the idea to do that for a part time seasonal gig for being a snowbird. Thought it would be a good way to make a living while staying mobile.

On another forum someone commented that my posts were longer than average, I replied "I made a short post once". Im blaming it on Irish heritage. This is an example of NOT too wordy. Proof good videos can be made without vast amounts of useless chatter. These guys are great for vehicle...

Theres many variables that can affect fuel mileage. I had a 93 and 95 Suburbans with the 350 motor, the 93 had more power and better fuel mileage. Same diff gears and anything else I could find, same transmissons. I noticed a difference in the timing specs, so started timing it with the older...

I dont know the ins and outs of electric 4wd, theres of course different needs for different conditions. I think in some conditions the mechanical advantage to varying drive ratios of 2 high vs 4 high vs 4 low can be a factor even with electric, as it gives more torque advantage in high load low...

Back on topic of vehicles and tires, I used to only buy mud and snow traction tires. None were available when I needed tires once, I was talked into getting all season tires. The first time I needed real traction in snow they did very well, far better than I expected. I never bought the noisy...

I dont know if it covers your year, but you can go to a GM website and enter the VIN number of your vehicle and it will tell you all sorts of info about it. The replacement engine is most likely an exact or very close to identical replacement. The engine also should have a number on it, that...

Back in the 1900s in the points and condensor era, that would be a possible symptom of a cracked distributor cap. Also possibly a distributor cap that had carbon arcing etched into the inside of the cap. No idea if they behave similarly today, I havent had to work on most of mine in ages. If you...

Something to keep in mind with any security considerations it to have serial numbers of all your valuables recorded, and/or pictures taken of serial numbers and make/model. These need to be in a safe place, in your computer or phone or vehicle, and its stolen, isnt a safe place. A flash drive on...

When Ive taken mine to be worked on I remove the most valuable and sensitive stuff, either at home, my other vehicle, or get a short term storage locker (I used to keep a 4x4x4 locker for seasonal stuff I didnt want to drag around full time) or whatever. I guess you could rent a uhaul van for a...

A couple points to mention, first, you dont have towing insurance? Ive heard people talk about AAA, I dont know the details, it may be worth having. I just have towing insurance on my vehicle insurance (State Farm). Theyve never failed to pay me back after a tow so long as it was towed to the...

A habit from motorcycle days was never park or sit where you cant see your vehicle. I do the same with motel rooms, if I cant get a room where i can park right outside the window Id rather stay in a rest stop. Having a lock on the hitch is good, locking hitch pin, and anti-rattle clamp on the...