oldwasherguy
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a 53 apex robert? Im hurt!LOL don.
Things I'm glad I don't have anymore
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may63
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I don't miss having to have roommates or working nights to make ends meet!
By the way, I loved driving my Dad's 1965 Corvair Corsa black 4-speed 2DR hardtop. It was a good car since my Dad knew how to maintain it.
By the way, I loved driving my Dad's 1965 Corvair Corsa black 4-speed 2DR hardtop. It was a good car since my Dad knew how to maintain it.
polkanut
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Hey Dan, Our kitchen appliances are bisque colorand we like them. The 2 things I'm glad I no longer have are my '78 Ford Granada, and the '79 Plymouth Horizon. The Ford had rear leaf springs that were always breaking, and the Plymouth was a POS all the way around. That car was in the shop more than it was in my driveway.
jasonl
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BOB!
You owned a Pacer?! COOL! I love those cars.
You owned a Pacer?! COOL! I love those cars.
mayken4now
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Dirty Laundry and nasty pets in my house. GONE!
jasonl
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A thing I'll be more than happy to give up
In two weeks...
My virginity!
This "staying pure" thing is gettin old now.
In two weeks...
My virginity!
This "staying pure" thing is gettin old now.
jasonl
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I think me and Helen are the only two virgins left and that goes away on July 8th. It's like, ok, we had fun at the reception, but we have some business to take care of.
Crossville to Gatlinburg, TN is about a 2 hour drive. That day, 1 hour. We'll see just how fast that Prius can go.
Crossville to Gatlinburg, TN is about a 2 hour drive. That day, 1 hour. We'll see just how fast that Prius can go.
Well, here's the 3rd person, but I won't go into technical details to qualify.
My first stereo
was a realistic eight track player - that's it: no radio, no phonograph, no nothing.
You couldn't rewind or fast forward, and in the middle of a song (usually a good song) the music would fade, there'd be a big CLUNK, as it changed tracks or something, and it would fade back up.
I really don't miss that stereo.
was a realistic eight track player - that's it: no radio, no phonograph, no nothing.
You couldn't rewind or fast forward, and in the middle of a song (usually a good song) the music would fade, there'd be a big CLUNK, as it changed tracks or something, and it would fade back up.
I really don't miss that stereo.
jasonl
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That's how those 8 tracks worked. So for albums that consisted of connected songs (like Pink Floyd DSoTM), the clunk would come inappropriately in the middle of the song.
I don't miss 8-tracks either-the clunk was from the PB head being shifted from one pair of playback tracks to another(stereo)and when the lubicant on the endless loop of tape wore off-the tape would jam-usually the tape would catch on the players capstan and wind around it.Sometimes that happened with radio station cart machines.
I have a few.....
The HP Computer that crashed slowly and miserably, and drove us crazy. Austin actually took it outside, hit it with a sledgehammer, and shot it with a pellet rifle...a la "Office Space" (I took a few swipes at it myself)
Our gas-guzzling Suburban and Tahoe
Pantyhose...it's always too big or too small; either way it sags at the crotch! I haven't worn it in years! Say YAY!
The Black and Decker auto drip coffeemaker - I never knew how bad a cup of coffee could be!
The defective Kenmore Upright Vacuum that never worked properly (belt kept disengaging and screwing up the beater bar), but always "worked fine" when the Sears guys tinkered on it; yeah, right.
I'm sure I could think of more, but there is painting to do!
Venus
The HP Computer that crashed slowly and miserably, and drove us crazy. Austin actually took it outside, hit it with a sledgehammer, and shot it with a pellet rifle...a la "Office Space" (I took a few swipes at it myself)
Our gas-guzzling Suburban and Tahoe
Pantyhose...it's always too big or too small; either way it sags at the crotch! I haven't worn it in years! Say YAY!
The Black and Decker auto drip coffeemaker - I never knew how bad a cup of coffee could be!
The defective Kenmore Upright Vacuum that never worked properly (belt kept disengaging and screwing up the beater bar), but always "worked fine" when the Sears guys tinkered on it; yeah, right.
I'm sure I could think of more, but there is painting to do!
Venus
jasonl
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"Pantyhose...it's always too big or too small; either way it sags at the crotch! I haven't worn it in years! Say YAY!"
She said Crotch.. huhu huhu huhu heheh hehhee hehheh huhu huhu uhuhu huhu
She said Crotch.. huhu huhu huhu heheh hehhee hehheh huhu huhu uhuhu huhu
whirlcool
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1990 Kenmore upper MOL dishwasher. After a year the trim strips on the front started to fall off. The door always leaked despite numerous service calls. At 18 mos, the timer went out. At three years the tub rusted through and it drained the wash water into the motor. It certainly did go out in a blaze of glory! It was replaced with a 1993 Maytag that was built like a tank and cleaned better than anything we have ever had since.
1971 AMC Gremlin. Need I say more? Bought in 1975 for $300 after I got out of college and had a low paying flight instructors job. It needed a valve job, so I spent $150 and did it myself. Had a machine shop overhaul the heads and do the valves. It was a very basic bottom of the line car. Split pea green wth a black interior. Manual everything, steering, brakes, no A/C, not even a radio! I put about 80K miles on it and then the oil pump went out while I was on the freeway. Goodbye engine. The biggest problem with this car was the rust! By the time it died (1980) the only floor left in it was the drivers side. The TOPS of the front fenders rusted through. I was actually glad to see it go. But it got relatively good gas mileage. It had the 232 6 cyl.
1982 Toyota Corrolla 2 Dr Hardtop. This was a pretty nice car, but what earns it the POS marks was the A/C. In Texas this is pretty important. That a/c would never really cool the car. Lots of cold air came out of the a/c, but I think the vents weren't big enough or it was really weak at movng the air. It was always hot inside the car. The dealer and a a/c specialty shop said it was performing as designed. This car lasted 120K before it was wrecked (rear ended on the freeway). Also what made this car a real POS is that no matter what kind of tires you put on it, if someone spit on the freeway it would want to make like on a water slide. I was glad when it was gone.
1971 AMC Gremlin. Need I say more? Bought in 1975 for $300 after I got out of college and had a low paying flight instructors job. It needed a valve job, so I spent $150 and did it myself. Had a machine shop overhaul the heads and do the valves. It was a very basic bottom of the line car. Split pea green wth a black interior. Manual everything, steering, brakes, no A/C, not even a radio! I put about 80K miles on it and then the oil pump went out while I was on the freeway. Goodbye engine. The biggest problem with this car was the rust! By the time it died (1980) the only floor left in it was the drivers side. The TOPS of the front fenders rusted through. I was actually glad to see it go. But it got relatively good gas mileage. It had the 232 6 cyl.
1982 Toyota Corrolla 2 Dr Hardtop. This was a pretty nice car, but what earns it the POS marks was the A/C. In Texas this is pretty important. That a/c would never really cool the car. Lots of cold air came out of the a/c, but I think the vents weren't big enough or it was really weak at movng the air. It was always hot inside the car. The dealer and a a/c specialty shop said it was performing as designed. This car lasted 120K before it was wrecked (rear ended on the freeway). Also what made this car a real POS is that no matter what kind of tires you put on it, if someone spit on the freeway it would want to make like on a water slide. I was glad when it was gone.
whirlcool
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About the Corvair
I had a 66 Corsa in college. It held the speed record for a non stop trip between New Orleans and Denver, 14 hours with 4 on board. It had the 4 single barrel carbs and a turbo charger so it put out 180 horses right to the rear wheels. And it was fast too. It was a very reliable car. The body didn't rust out either. But it did leak oil like hell. And when you would turn the heater on in the winter time, you'd get gassed. One weekend a buddy of mine invited me to come to his parents home for a weekend and asked if I would drive. His Dad told me to park on the drive, as the subdivision didn't allow on street parking. BTW, this was a brand new home with a pure white driveway. When Sunday came and he saw what his driveway looked like, he about shit his pants. I only saw this freinds parents a few times after that but his Dad would always cuss my out about my car. Needless to say the Corvair was never invited back again.
Now I am the coordinator for an event called the "Wings & Wheels" show at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum in Houston. In May we had the local Corvair club out. See the link for photos. It seems that about 15 years ago a third party mfg came out with new polyurethane dip tube seals (the main cause of oil leaks) and now once you replace the seals, no more leaks ever again.
We had all these Corvairs out to the airport and I was expecting a sea of oil in our parking lot. There was not one drop!
The Corvair is becoming quite collectable. And believe it or not most parts are still available at a relatively inexpensive price. I got to drive the red one, a 1969 one of the last made and it DID bring back the memories. I had forgotten how fast those cars could be!
www.wingsandwheels.org
I had a 66 Corsa in college. It held the speed record for a non stop trip between New Orleans and Denver, 14 hours with 4 on board. It had the 4 single barrel carbs and a turbo charger so it put out 180 horses right to the rear wheels. And it was fast too. It was a very reliable car. The body didn't rust out either. But it did leak oil like hell. And when you would turn the heater on in the winter time, you'd get gassed. One weekend a buddy of mine invited me to come to his parents home for a weekend and asked if I would drive. His Dad told me to park on the drive, as the subdivision didn't allow on street parking. BTW, this was a brand new home with a pure white driveway. When Sunday came and he saw what his driveway looked like, he about shit his pants. I only saw this freinds parents a few times after that but his Dad would always cuss my out about my car. Needless to say the Corvair was never invited back again.
Now I am the coordinator for an event called the "Wings & Wheels" show at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum in Houston. In May we had the local Corvair club out. See the link for photos. It seems that about 15 years ago a third party mfg came out with new polyurethane dip tube seals (the main cause of oil leaks) and now once you replace the seals, no more leaks ever again.
We had all these Corvairs out to the airport and I was expecting a sea of oil in our parking lot. There was not one drop!
The Corvair is becoming quite collectable. And believe it or not most parts are still available at a relatively inexpensive price. I got to drive the red one, a 1969 one of the last made and it DID bring back the memories. I had forgotten how fast those cars could be!
3rd Saturdays at the Museum — 1940 Air Terminal Museum and Special Event Venue
Things I am SO glad not to have anymore...
After Saturday night...
A freakin' marriage certificate to my 1st Ex husband...I divorced his sorry butt over 25 yrs ago, and was totally reminded of why I split from him in the first place.
The biggest male chauvanistic pig I have EVER encountered in my life.
I hope that night, I cured him of EVER calling me again.
Sorry...I had to vent, or else I will blow up....LOL
After Saturday night...
A freakin' marriage certificate to my 1st Ex husband...I divorced his sorry butt over 25 yrs ago, and was totally reminded of why I split from him in the first place.
The biggest male chauvanistic pig I have EVER encountered in my life.
I hope that night, I cured him of EVER calling me again.
Sorry...I had to vent, or else I will blow up....LOL
jasonl
New member
GET BACK IN THE KITCHEN WOMAN!
Is that chauvinist enough for ya? LOL
Yeah, I have a cousin who's really that and it's so horrible to treat a wife that way.
On the flip side, I was in a (very very short) relationship with a girl who turned out to be a male-hating feminist. So being on the recieving end of hatred because of your gender is not pleasant. So yeah, that's another thing I'm glad I don't have.
Is that chauvinist enough for ya? LOL
Yeah, I have a cousin who's really that and it's so horrible to treat a wife that way.
On the flip side, I was in a (very very short) relationship with a girl who turned out to be a male-hating feminist. So being on the recieving end of hatred because of your gender is not pleasant. So yeah, that's another thing I'm glad I don't have.
partscounterman
Member
What a fun thread!
1. My 1980 Volkswagon Rabbit with a diesel engine. I had friends that had diesel Rabbits and swore by them. The one I got was a piece of sh*t that was always at the Old Volks Home (a repair shop). One time I was driving along on I-694 and the damned thing began to wildly accelerate all by its self-I almost "pit my shants". Seems that the cylinders would develop this tremendous vacuum that would pull the lubrication oil into the firing chamber. Then there was the time the right rear wheel fell off just outside Madison, WI at 11:00 at night. My woman friends told me they loved the way that diesel engine would vibrate
2. Our 1962 Airstream Tradewind. After having a taste of full time RVing in the early '90's, Dennis and I talked for years of going back on the road with an Airstream (or Avion or Silverstreak). So when the day came, we paid WAY TOO MUCH for this trailer and then sunk way too much money into it. The only thing the Airstream has going for it is-
A) Everyone notices you and waves.
B) They do tow a bit easier than other "square" trailers.
Livability in an Airstream is non-existant-The beds were designed for midgets and the kitchen was designed for people who mostly eat out. Restoring an old Airstream was much more costly than we had expected. I guess they don't call 'em Land Yachts for nothing. (Since a Yacht is a whole in the water into which one pours money) We dumped that thing off at Iowa Boys in North Hollywood, CA and then moved our butts to Maui!
3. The '93 Chevy Corsica that was our first "Maui Cruizer" All the controls in that car were in the exact wrong place from were they should be and it leaked oil so bad we had to lay out cardboard "maxi-pads" for it. It was a cheep ride for us while we determined if we were going to stay on Maui. Finally Dennis said "I don't want to be the last owner of that car." so we traded it in on our Ford Ranger.
4. The Bird. The gal who lives in the main house at our place was given a big white Parrot by a "friend" who was moving back to the mainland. At first I thought "How Cool". Well, the longer she had it, the more the novelty of having it wore off and the more it was neglected. Neglected parrots tend to scream. A lot. Finally called the landlord and said "It's the bird or Us!" The bird left.
1. My 1980 Volkswagon Rabbit with a diesel engine. I had friends that had diesel Rabbits and swore by them. The one I got was a piece of sh*t that was always at the Old Volks Home (a repair shop). One time I was driving along on I-694 and the damned thing began to wildly accelerate all by its self-I almost "pit my shants". Seems that the cylinders would develop this tremendous vacuum that would pull the lubrication oil into the firing chamber. Then there was the time the right rear wheel fell off just outside Madison, WI at 11:00 at night. My woman friends told me they loved the way that diesel engine would vibrate
2. Our 1962 Airstream Tradewind. After having a taste of full time RVing in the early '90's, Dennis and I talked for years of going back on the road with an Airstream (or Avion or Silverstreak). So when the day came, we paid WAY TOO MUCH for this trailer and then sunk way too much money into it. The only thing the Airstream has going for it is-
A) Everyone notices you and waves.
B) They do tow a bit easier than other "square" trailers.
Livability in an Airstream is non-existant-The beds were designed for midgets and the kitchen was designed for people who mostly eat out. Restoring an old Airstream was much more costly than we had expected. I guess they don't call 'em Land Yachts for nothing. (Since a Yacht is a whole in the water into which one pours money) We dumped that thing off at Iowa Boys in North Hollywood, CA and then moved our butts to Maui!
3. The '93 Chevy Corsica that was our first "Maui Cruizer" All the controls in that car were in the exact wrong place from were they should be and it leaked oil so bad we had to lay out cardboard "maxi-pads" for it. It was a cheep ride for us while we determined if we were going to stay on Maui. Finally Dennis said "I don't want to be the last owner of that car." so we traded it in on our Ford Ranger.
4. The Bird. The gal who lives in the main house at our place was given a big white Parrot by a "friend" who was moving back to the mainland. At first I thought "How Cool". Well, the longer she had it, the more the novelty of having it wore off and the more it was neglected. Neglected parrots tend to scream. A lot. Finally called the landlord and said "It's the bird or Us!" The bird left.
Diesel rabbits
I forget the exact cause, but I think this motor's problem was that engine oil would leak past the rings. It had something to do with the fact that the original Rabbit diesel used the same block as the gasoline version. The problem was that a diesel cylinder develops much more pressure than a gasoline cylinder, and the Rabbit gas motors couldn't take the pressure. So there would be some sort of ring failure.
Now, diesels will run on just about anything, including motor oil. The speed of the motor is governed by how much fuel is injected into the cyclinders. So when the rings failed (or the block or the piston cracked, the motor would start getting way too much fuel, and would start racing. Since diesel motors, once they have warmed up, don't rely upon anything other than internal heat and compression to keep running, there was no way to shut the thing off. Eventually it would suck all the oil out of the crankcase and then the bearings would starve for oil and the motor would self-destruct. Volkswagen deserves a big thumbs-down for this lemon of a motor.
I forget the exact cause, but I think this motor's problem was that engine oil would leak past the rings. It had something to do with the fact that the original Rabbit diesel used the same block as the gasoline version. The problem was that a diesel cylinder develops much more pressure than a gasoline cylinder, and the Rabbit gas motors couldn't take the pressure. So there would be some sort of ring failure.
Now, diesels will run on just about anything, including motor oil. The speed of the motor is governed by how much fuel is injected into the cyclinders. So when the rings failed (or the block or the piston cracked, the motor would start getting way too much fuel, and would start racing. Since diesel motors, once they have warmed up, don't rely upon anything other than internal heat and compression to keep running, there was no way to shut the thing off. Eventually it would suck all the oil out of the crankcase and then the bearings would starve for oil and the motor would self-destruct. Volkswagen deserves a big thumbs-down for this lemon of a motor.
