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    Midlife got a reaction from RPM in Having trouble with the like or thank you button   
    Aha!  All of you are having insecurity problems.  I recommend a psychoanalyst to help with your anxieties and insecurities!
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    Midlife got a reaction from Grabber70Mach in Having trouble with the like or thank you button   
    I suspect the problems are related to your browser.  I have no problems using FireFox.
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    Midlife reacted to Grabber70Mach in Having trouble with the like or thank you button   
    I've had problems with the like button myself. 
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    Midlife got a reaction from RPM in Vintage A/C Fan Running….   
    It's called "RTFM".
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    Midlife got a reaction from JayEstes in Vibration at about 45MPH   
    Magnum 500 wheels need to be lug-centric balanced, nut hub centered.  Very few tire places have that capability.
    Bad u-joint, incorrect driveshaft to tranny/rear end angles can also cause vibrations.
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    Midlife got a reaction from jjstang in Door Handle Dilemma   
    I guarantee that you'll find them in the last place you look...trust me on this!
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    Midlife got a reaction from RPM in Shifter button?   
    That's definitely not stock.
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    Midlife got a reaction from RogerC in Ididit tilt columns now fit FORD   
    Works for me...I guess I'm special!
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    Midlife got a reaction from RPM in Ididit tilt columns now fit FORD   
    Works for me...I guess I'm special!
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    Midlife reacted to stangs-R-me in Ididit tilt columns now fit FORD   
    Yep, broke.
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    Midlife got a reaction from bigmal in Place Your Bets!   
    Ding Ding Ding!  Free beer for Mach1 Driver tomorrow!
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    Midlife got a reaction from Mountaineerfan in Place Your Bets!   
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    Midlife got a reaction from kblagron in Place Your Bets!   
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    Midlife got a reaction from Mach1 Driver in Place Your Bets!   
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    Midlife got a reaction from RogerC in Place Your Bets!   
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    Midlife got a reaction from RPM in Place Your Bets!   
    oh!  I mistyped when I entered 9/11; I meant to pick 9/21!  Tee Hee!
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    Midlife got a reaction from bigmal in Place Your Bets!   
    The prize will be a free month's subscription to the forum!
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    Midlife got a reaction from RPM in Place Your Bets!   
    The prize will be a free month's subscription to the forum!
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    Midlife got a reaction from bigmal in Ammeter hardly moves   
    The more I think about the issue, I believe the ammeter gauges were designed to let one know when either the battery or the alternator completely fails, and not for use during normal driving conditions.  It's intent was to act as a gauge equivalent to the alternator indicator lamp: if it deflects, it means something is dreadfully wrong.
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    Midlife got a reaction from bigmal in Ammeter hardly moves   
    I don't know the length off the top of my head.  Each year seems to be different as well. 
    This whole problem does not seem to have an easy solution at all.  Basically, one is measuring the difference in voltage across an approximately 2-3 foot section of #12 or #10 gauge wire, whose resistance is on the order of 0.05 ohms or so.  Corrosion at contact points are well above this level.  Unfortunately, this is not a precision system.  Attempts to make the ammeter respond in a more aggressive manner by adding extra length wires between alternator and battery (starter solenoid) is asking for reliability degradation as well. 
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    Midlife got a reaction from Mach1 Driver in Ammeter hardly moves   
    I don't know the length off the top of my head.  Each year seems to be different as well. 
    This whole problem does not seem to have an easy solution at all.  Basically, one is measuring the difference in voltage across an approximately 2-3 foot section of #12 or #10 gauge wire, whose resistance is on the order of 0.05 ohms or so.  Corrosion at contact points are well above this level.  Unfortunately, this is not a precision system.  Attempts to make the ammeter respond in a more aggressive manner by adding extra length wires between alternator and battery (starter solenoid) is asking for reliability degradation as well. 
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    Midlife got a reaction from Grabber70Mach in Bandwidth issue   
    Apparently, a BOT was using enough bandwidth that the system ran out of allotted bandwidth.  The service provider has apparently blocked that from happening again.
    But yes, more money paid to the provider would allow more bandwidth to be used per month.
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    Midlife got a reaction from Mach1 Driver in Bandwidth issue   
    Apparently, a BOT was using enough bandwidth that the system ran out of allotted bandwidth.  The service provider has apparently blocked that from happening again.
    But yes, more money paid to the provider would allow more bandwidth to be used per month.
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    Midlife got a reaction from bigmal in Another Pink Resistor Wire Question   
    This is what I do for customers who want this modification:
    I first cut the pink resistor wire right at the back side of the ignition switch, fold it over on itself and slip a piece of heatshrink on it.
    I then cut the pink resistor wire before the firewall grommet (inside of the passenger compartment), fold it over, and heatshrink it.  There are now two folded over pink resistor wire segments before the grommet.
     
    I then splice into the green/red wire coming from the ignition switch (same pin as the cut pink wire) and tie it into the brown wire that goes through the firewall grommet.  That brown wire shares the pink resistor wire at the engine gauge feed plug past the grommet that lies in the engine compartment.  Everything will look stock where people can see things.  Take the wire that normally goes to the + side of the coil and use that for either the coil or electronic ignition that requires +12V in the RUN key position.
     
    I've also spliced in male/female bullet plugs behind the ignition switch and before the firewall grommet so that one can use either the pink resistor wire or the bypass wire.
     
    Don't bother trying to completely remove the pink resistor wire, as it is embedded deeply into the underdash harness, requiring removal of a lot of tape and then taping things back up. 
    Hope this helps.
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    Midlife got a reaction from Mach1 Driver in Trunk wiring routing.   
    Well, this isn't the first time I would be wrong...
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