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  1. southkogs

    Finally, a good idea.

    This has run it's course.
  2. southkogs

    08 Mustang Advice

    LOL ... fuel mileage won't be the primary issue. The county clerk would be be a first name basis paying the fines. My FIL keeps antiques and fun-to-drive older cars. One that he had for a while was a an '04 GT Convertible with the Bullet package under the hood. Someone had modified the gear...
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    Vaping

    I understand that in general, but for Dad it was. Oncologist laid it straight out to him: the pipe is trying to kill you. He wound up surviving the cancer itself. Oncologist told him that he was one of a handful of people in that region of the country to managed to survive it (I think it was...
  4. southkogs

    08 Mustang Advice

    ... and the bandaid budget, knowing me.
  5. southkogs

    08 Mustang Advice

    I say upgrade to the coyote motor…..I know, I know it won’t directly fit and requires a host of other work. But if they put the new motor in older fox bodies….anything’s possible. ^^^ LOL ... actually we did early on think about possibly packing a V8 in. But this is the kid's daily driver, so...
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    Vaping

    Ditto here: Dad quit cold turkey the day they told him he had cancer. He'd smoked a pipe for 40 years. I've never looked at the chemistry in vaping, but I agree: whatever it is isn't supposed to be breathed.
  7. southkogs

    Humility

    I live close enough to Huntsville that I make it down to the Space and Rocket Center semi-regularly. I'm always amazed at how much was accomplished in space flight in the pre-computer era. Some really smart and creative people did some pretty impressive stuff.
  8. southkogs

    08 Mustang Advice

    I've used car-part.com before. And have looked at them. ORFs suggestion on the Jasper motors is one that I have a call out on: I'm curious as to the conditions of their warranties. Hopefully will hear back from that dude tomorrow. Thanks for the advice guys: I'm taking all of the input I can...
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    08 Mustang Advice

    That one got an audible laugh. 😆
  10. southkogs

    08 Mustang Advice

    Okay - I'll put that in the mix. The "helper" I have is my father-in-law (have posted a couple of his antique cars on here): he knows his stuff, so he may well agree with you. I'll admit: I'm out of my knowledge zone there.
  11. southkogs

    08 Mustang Advice

    So far: and I may not be looking in the right places, I can't find a motor with a warranty where the warranty holds if we install it ourselves. The warranties require a certified technician install.
  12. southkogs

    08 Mustang Advice

    This one - if I understand it right - is an interference engine. 2008 4.0l has a chain not a belt, and everything I looked at said the process of changing the chain was pretty precise.
  13. southkogs

    08 Mustang Advice

    I need some opinions from better motor guys than myself: Middle kid owns an '08 Mustang with the 4.0. The car has run fine with little trouble, and it seems to be a well performing car that's comfortable. 130k on the car. A couple weeks ago, coming home from a long trip the timing chain let go...
  14. southkogs

    Turning Vintage and going Chrome

    Glad there was no bad news. Hope they can figure the other stuff out @Scott Danforth
  15. southkogs

    Humility

    ... Keep flexin'. ;)
  16. southkogs

    Manual for Rinker 1999 272?

    Post specific questions up. We can help you tackle them. Buying a boat without really understanding them too much has bitten plenty of people. Sometimes it's a hard knock, but sometimes it works out really easily.
  17. southkogs

    It turns over but won't idle...

    Welcome aboard: You have fuel in the tank? And you're getting fuel to the engine? Good spark? Gotta' start with the basics. Does it try to run, but won't idle? Or if you crank it, will it not even catch?
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    Manual for Rinker 1999 272?

    Welcome aboard. They don't exist. Boats don't have manuals like cars. You want to get the shop manual for your engine/drive.
  19. southkogs

    New owner

    Welcome aboard: Bilge pump is usually right under the engine somewhere in a sterndrive. That panel that you're showing is often a ski locker, but the way it's shaped on that boat, perhaps it's something else. The panel doesn't just lift out using the latch at the end?
  20. southkogs

    Humility

    @BWR1953 I'm up for stories if you've got 'em: Been a fan of the space programs for years, and get a kick out of seeing the new stuff. I've had the chance to meet a lot of amazing people; Jim Lovell, Hoot Gibson & his wife Rea Seddon, Jim McDivitt and others ... I knew you were a NASA guy, but...
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