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    CD and DVD drives stopped working

    I've got an application on my wife's Dell that requires the cd to be in the drive to run and all of a sudden, it says it can't find the cd. I have tried both the cd drive and the dvd drive. The disc is spotless and I also tried some other discs as well with the same results. Our daughter and a...
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    01 windstar's heat not working. Brrrrrrrr!

    The problem appears to be in the "fly-by-wire" climate controls or at least the temp sliders, or the thing they control. When I raise the temp I can hear a repetitive cilcking/popping sound from behind the dash. I got it to warm up once by moving the temp sliders reeeeeal slow but I haven't...
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    8 wheeled trailer?

    Somebody 'splain to me what these are called... yesterday I saw a trailer, a flatbed, about 20-24' long made of either aluminum or galvanized metal that had 8 wheels on two axles but not like a semi-trailer, the second set of wheels were on the INSIDE of the suspension. The suspension itself...
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    Need a good torque wrench

    Any of yoose guys have any suggestions as to where I can pick up a good torque wrench for under $100? I've seen them in Harbor Freight for less then that but I'm a little aprehensive about buying precision measurement tools from them. Mac and SnapOn's are outreageous so I'm hoping Craftsman...
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    Truck's AC units-a-knockin

    I just had the old AC in my '92 C1500 V6 switched over to the new stuff a few months ago, seemed fine at first but here lately it's been knocking something awful. Is this normal when they switch freon? It's cooling as well as it ever did, just sounds like its coming apart. spots
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    Art contained within the eye of a needle.

    Cool stuff. http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/microscopic.asp I doubt he's big on espresso. spots
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    Air powered cars?

    www.theaircar.com Saw this thing on an episode of Beyond Tomorrow. A car powered by three (or more) compressed air canisters. Gets about 200 kilometers per charge, can be recharged at home in about 4 hours (3-4 minutes at a station) for about 2 bucks worth of electricity and emits breathable...
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    Laws of the natural universe

    Yeah, it's old, but it's still funny. LAWS OF THE NATURAL UNIVERSE Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee. Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner, or to dead...
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    Hailing Mods/Admins Re:Kiwi Phil

    Phil just mentioned in one of our emails that he can't seem to get onto iboats anymore. We were wondering if he had gotten canned or something? There were also some connections issues with that part of the world a few months back... could that be the problem? If any other Aussie members had...
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    What the heck is Titan Anti-Spyware?!!?!?!

    And why is it freaking my wife's PC out? We get virus/spyware warnings every 30 seconds, every search takes me to their page, even iboats.com...<br /><br />MOst annoying. Anybody have any info on this and how I can get rid of it. I have ran the anti-virus and spyware repair provided with our...
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    Not sure which I find the more amazing... (pic)

    ...The big, honkin Asian carp 6 feet in the air or the 150hp Mariner hand till.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Wouldn't want to arm-wrestle that guy.<br /><br /><br />spots<br /><br />(my appologies to the dial-up dudes for the big image)
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    Briggs 6.5 not pumping fuel

    I can pump the bulb a few times and get her to run for a second but it obviously isn't pumping fuel. I have switched carbs from a 6.5 that WAS running with the same results. I suspect the problem might be (y'all forgive my lack of small engine part knowledge) that little rectangle box that...
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    How/Where do I get rid of 20 gal. of funky gas?

    At 3 bucks a gallon it's almost criminal but this stuff is ten years old and pretty rank. Where do I take 20 gallons of gas to dispose of it properly?<br /><br /><br />spots
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    Well, 6/6/6 is coming up. Any End-of-the-world predictions?

    I got 5 bucks says it's gonna be flaming mice. :D <br /><br />spots
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    Can aluminum trim be chrome plated?

    Pop passed down his '68 Ford Ranger to me last weekend and I've been trying to get a plan together to do a resto/mild hot-rod job on her over the next few years.<br /><br />Question # 1 of 4538:<br /><br />That model has a ton of trim on it and it's mostly anodized aluminum. It's pretty light...
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    Tornados-a-coming! Quick! Send the kids out into the storm!

    For the fist time that I know of, most of the schools in this region (Mid-SOuth) were let out today at 11 AM because of severe storm warnings. Over a dozen counties. One school's kids were boarding the buses when the tornado sirens were going off and it was hailing!. Everybody I talked to...
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    Yet another bullet dodged.

    Survived the third major lay-off in my 14 years at my company. Glad to still be among the employed. It's tough watching friends that I've known for all those years have to go through that. :( It's worse being one of the people who knew who was getting sacked hours before it happened and...
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    My AC quit working! (That's a big deal in MS)

    ...and it's starting to get hot out! <br /><br />My '92 Chevy 1500's ac won't engage. The fuse is fine. There's power to the fuse block but nothing at the compressor. I pierced the wires with a probe with the ac on (near the compressor)and nuttin happened. Haynes is pretty vague on ac topics...
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    Holden EFIJY

    Saw this in a HotRod the other day...<br />One of the nicest concepts I've ever seen. It's amazing what happens when you turn good talent loose with little or no restrictions. :) <br /><br /> http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/holden_efijy.asp <br /><br />spots
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    What's NGVD stand for?

    Saw this on a Corp's river/lake level website and I was wondering what it means?<br /><br /><br />spots
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