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My GSD, Zeus, will 12 weeks old this Saturday, I brought him home quite early, 5 weeks old, he was living in very bad conditions and I thought I was rescuing him, now I'm not sure I did the right thing. I have religiously followed training techniques from a german shepherd training guide I got from a GSD group, for the most part they are working quite well, he sits, lays down, doesn't jump up on people and is doing very well with his leash training, the problem I am having is he sometimes shows aggression, sometimes if I have to pick him up he growls and even tries to snap at me, when he does this I give a low, almost growl like, "ah ah", this is what the training guide said should be done, he has even started this growling when I try to pet him sometimes. The other thing that worries me is that he seems to act like a loner, he sleeps behind our recliner or in his kennel, sometimes when we attempt to pet him he walks away like he wants nothing to do with us, is this normal for his age or am I right to be worried? I'm wondering if I need to change something I'm doing. Thanks in advance for any help!
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I guess the was not if I made a mistake in bringing him home so early, but what I could do to ensure the developed as healthy and normally as possible, I know there are things that he now has to learn from me because he didn't learn them from his mother, I think having the other dogs around, his sibling and my chihuahua, has helped, but I just want to make sure I am on the right track and doing what I need to. Zeus has a lot of chew toys, several tug ropes and multiple balls to play with, we have one training session a day and countless play times, I take the time during the day when everyone else is gone to play and train one on one, he has a huge fenced yard to run and play in and we go on walks. The only thing I am seriously concerned with was the biting and growling, I want to get that addressed as soon as possible.
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The question, whether you made a mistake in taking him so young, is not helpful. Really. You can't turn back the clock.
What is telling to me is that the mother was dried up and would have nothing to do with the pups at 5 weeks old. Puppies get half their genes from their mother, and half from their father. But you do not know which genes come from which. But the dam also imprints her puppies.
If the bitch has a poor temperament, is aggressive to the puppies, or is overall nervous, her responses to regular and irregular events will effect the puppies. I like a bitch who loves her puppies. Ok, that is humanizing. But some dams are extremely patient, gentle, involved with their babies right up to the day they go home, whenever that may be.
In order to be totally dried up by 5 weeks of age, they had to start weaning the puppies at about 4 weeks. Yes, we offer solid food by then, but the puppies also continue to get some of their sustenance off of their dam. I let this continue. I let the dam wean the puppies.
If you wean the puppies, then you remove the dam for a number of hours each day, and increase it to 12 and then 24 and then 36 hours. And the dam will then dry up. But the puppies will still see teets and go to the warm, comfy place, and want the happy juice. Unfortunately, their aggressing tugging on teets that are dry, and their sharp toenails, that less than stellar breeders often fail to keep up with, become painful for the bitch -- and THIS is why such a bitch wants nothing to do with the little buggers.
Genetically, it may not be a problem at all. And it may not have done any damage to the puppies, but your pup was deprived of both the dam and its littermates. So, some of the learning the pup would have done, even in less than stellar conditions, has been lost. A litter of puppies makes a lot of poop in a short time. One uses old newspapers, of course. One starts collecting them and needs every one and more usually. Newspapers are absorbant and cheap when recycled from friends and relatives.
What one needs to look at is whether the puppies are crusty, filthy, thin, wormy, lethargic, etc.
But any breeder who lets the puppy go at 5 weeks isn't going to have many people sticking up from them here. It is too young. Yes.
Now, you need to just put all that behind you and look at the puppy before you. I think you need to engage this puppy more, and find out what things it likes to do. Get a flirt pole, and a tug, and a ball, lots of treats, lots of praise. Make yourself exciting to the puppy. Make yourself she from whom all good things comes. Make yourself a strong pillar of safety. Give kind tones not hyper, loud or high pitched. And figure out what makes that puppy tick. And use it.
You can feed 1/2 of the meal by hand. That might help your puppy realize you are a super being. Keep something soft and tempting in your pockets at all times, and when your puppy comes up to you, offer a little tid bit.
PLAY with your puppy. Engage your puppy. Help your puppy to use its mind, and praise your puppy.
|The young pup I got at 6 weeks was Judaea, back in '88. He was my first GSD. After raising Collies growing up. Quite a change. Judaea's mother too stopped nursing at 5 weeks. The pups were big and rough. They all had scabs on their necks from playing so rough. Anyway, he and I were so tight. He went with me almost everywhere. Turned out to be a truly extraordinary family member. I don't think him coming home early had any negative effect on him. There were other dogs to play with and learn from. I talked to him a lot, I swear he understood. So smart. So don't be hard on yourself , sounds like he'll be healthier with you. No worries, just enjoy him. Get him a teddy bear
|You might read some articles about raising an 'only' pup since he was taken away from litter mates at a young age. There are also lots of articles and dvds about relationship games you can play to work on your bond. And like others have said, it may just be his personality. Our last female was very bonded but aloof. Remember, he's just a baby!!!
His mother is a good dog, she is untrained, but otherwise good, she's protective of her family, but trying to get her to sit or stop jumping on you is a joke, she's very loveable, I'm not really worried about genetics, I was more worried that I had "messed him up" by bringing him home too early. My Zeus is already better behaved at 12 weeks than his adult mother is, I take that as a good sign. I want him to be happy, healthy and well behaved, I'm already very proud of him, everyone in our family sees how well I've done with him and are amazed at how good he is for his age.
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The dog will bond, trust me. I have a great bond with mine. It's just his personality, he doesn't need to be on you or near you every moment of his life. If I call him, he's there. If we're out and about and he's off leash...he doesn't go very far away from me. I have a female that is all about cuddling, she'll lay on the couch with you and would sit in your lap all day long if you let her.
I would focus less on where he came from and what he "could" be. You have no idea what his genetics are and he could end up just fine. If you're reading all his signs from an already biased POV that he's been "messed up" you're going to see a lot of the things he does as issues and want to fix them when in reality he's probably just fine and the problem doesn't need to be fixed. Books, other people, will tell you to be proactive and that your dog will end up being a mess because of where he came from, but they don't know if he will or won't they just expect things to end bad and when your first reaction is to judge something he does as "wrong" you'll always be biased towards thinking whatever he's doing isn't normal.
The conditions were very poor, dirty, filthy would be more like it, there was urine and feces everywhere in his area, layers of old soiled news paper, he was fully weened, the mother had already dried up and wouldn't have anything to do with him or his litter mates, it was a tough choice for me to take him so early, but I couldn't stand seeing him in the horrible conditions. He has had a vet check and has checked out ok, no injuries. I'm hoping this is just a phase, one minute he wants to be petted and loved, the next he wants to be left alone. As much as I hate to admit this, he came from the home of a family member, my brother-in-law also took one of the puppies a week after I did and I would puppy sit her during the day so he had some interaction with one of his litter mates. Thankfully the family member has agreed to not allow her dog to have anymore puppies and is going to have her spayed. I've read as many articles and books as I can find, I'm a book worm, and am trying my very best to make sure Zeus gets as much socialization as I can give him and to make sure he gets proper training. I'm just worried I made a mistake taking him so early.
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|You said he came from very bad conditions, but didn't elaborate. Could it be possible he may have an injury that maybe still bothers him when you pick him up? Taking him home so young didn't really allow enough time to learn from his mother or interact with his sibblings. I, also had to pick up my first gsd at 6 weeks, he turned out to be an awesome dog, but he did have a thing for sucking on his teddy. My GSD now, Jake, wasn't a cuddler the first bit after bringing him home ( at 9 weeks), but now at 8 months, he likes to be a big couch potato and lay on your lap. Give him time. Leash walking's a good way to bond. He might just be a little fearful too.
I make sure to set aside play time, I also make sure to randomly play with him during the day, I am the only one home with him during the day, in the afternoon my 6 & 7 year old sons and my husband come home. I also have an 8 month old male chihuahua, Zeus loves to play with him in the mornings. I try to be fun with Zeus, he's not going to be a working dog, we got him as a family pet and I was hoping he would grow and bond with my boys as well.
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Welcome to a new feature on Arsenal.com - Talking Heads.
Before and after every first-team fixture our MatchDay Show team - and an Arsenal blogger - will have their say on the match.
Arsenal take on Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Sunday and our Talking Heads for this game were Dan Roebuck, Stephen Hughes and James McNicholas of Gunnerblog.
Read on for their post-match thoughts and recap what they said before the game.
It's easy to describe Sunday as 'a game of two halves' but it's not quite as simple as that. Arsenal bossed possession before the break but didn't work hard enough without the ball and Villa took full advantage. Words were obviously said at half time and Arsenal stepped up the tempo, pressed much harder and started to open up Villa after the break. Both penalties were clear-cut and, although Walcott was lucky with his goal, Arsenal deserved what they got for raising their game. The FA Cup is eminently winnable this year with both Manchester clubs already out so a defeat on Sunday would have been a real missed opportunity. Hopefully the manner of the victory will have a knock-on effect at Bolton on Wednesday.
It's time to forget about the recent Premier League disappointments and focus on a competition that Arsenal have as good a chance of winning as anybody. For me there is absolutely no reason why they cannot go all the way, with Manchester City already out and one of Liverpool or Manchester United set to follow. Onto the game, Arsenal may be boosted by the possible returns of Mikel Arteta and Francis Coquelin. Both have been missed one way or another, Arteta in particular in that midfield area. It's certainly been a case of not knowing what you have until it's gone with him. Either way, this is an excellent opportunity for Arsenal to get back on track and put themselves in the hat for the last 16. Villa are no pushovers, as they demonstrated perfectly in their own back yard in December, but I think Arsenal will have too much for them again.
What an incredible comeback! Arsenal were staring into the abyss at half time after an impressive Villa side exploited some gaps in the home side's defence and at that point it looked like four defeats in five games. But whatever was said at half time had the desired effect because the Arsenal players raised the tempo after the break. They had more pace, more purpose, they closed down well, put their foot in and basically dominated Villa. Oxlade-Chamberlain was very impressive again but my man of the match was Tomas Rosicky, who orchestrated it all from midfield. Onwards and upwards!
Regardless of the competition, Sunday is a massive game because Arsenal have to regain some of the confidence lost by virtue of those three league defeats. Arsène Wenger has used the FA Cup to rotate his squad in the past and he might be tempted to do so again with a Premier League trip to Bolton on the horizon, but I hope he plays his strongest available XI. I love the FA Cup and have some great memories of it and it's well within Arsenal's reach this year with Man City and either Liverpool or Man United certain to be out by the fifth round. All the same, Villa are tough in-form opposition and let's not forget they won at the Emirates last season.
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Well, my prediction of progress was right - in the end. At half time I was thinking what a wally I'd made of myself on Arsenal.com as the team found itself staring down the barrel of a premature FA Cup exit. However this turned out to be a game in which each half was entirely different from the other - if only there were a suitable football cliche to capture that fact. The likes of Vermaelen, Mertesacker, Rosicky and Van Persie showed the value of their experience and character with an impressive second-half display, and we finally got a couple of favourable decisions from the referee. Our most realistic hope of a trophy remains alive.
For Arsenal fans, the fourth round of the FA Cup will provide some respite from our poor league form. It also presents us with our most realistic path to a trophy this season. The jeopardy surrounding our qualification for next season's Champions League has put the six-year quest for silverware on the back-burner, but we're now just four wins from a major final. With that in mind, I expect us to field a strong team, although the forthcoming visit to Bolton in midweek might encourage Arsène Wenger to give Robin van Persie a rest - particularly if Thierry Henry is fit to start. Aston Villa will provide a stern test for an Arsenal side low on confidence, but I think the home draw will work in our favour and that we'll progress to the fifth round.
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text: Retrospective returns and moves onto the 1993 World Championships. The key facts in relation to these championships are:- Kurt Browning regains the world title that he had lost the previous season. He had been hampered throughout the 1991/92 season with a back injury. He competed in only 1 major event prior to Worlds, Canadian Nationals, which he won. Moreover, his main competition for the World title was expected to come from his compatriot, Elvis Stojko, whom he had only narrowly beaten at Nationals. Nevertheless, Browning led after the short program and went on to retake the title by winning the free skate, earning one 6.0 for artistic impression (from the French judge) in the process for his Casablanca long program. Stojko took the silver medal. Oksana Baiul had made a sensational international debut a few weeks earlier by finishing 2nd to Surya Bonaly at the European Championships. 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Usova & Zhulin would go on to win the 1993 World title comfortably, winning every section of the competition (both compulsory dances, the original dance, and the free dance). However, the tide well and truly turned the following season, with Grishuk & Platov winning both the Olympic and World titles. Grishuk & Platov would go on to win 20 consecutive competitions between 1994 and 1998, including a 2nd Olympic title. A qualifying round was held at Worlds for the first time in the singles competitions in which the top 12 from each of the 2 qualifying groups would advance to the short program (then known as the technical program). Here are the videos for the medal winning performances:- MEN'S Gold: Kurt Browning (Can) Short Program, Free Skate, Exhibition 1, Exhibition 2, Profile Silver: Elvis Stojko (Can) Short Program, Free Skate Bronze: Alexei Urmanov (Russia) Short Program, Free Skate, Exhibition 4th: Mark Mitchell (USA) Short Program, Free Skate, 5th: Philippe Candeloro (France) Free Skate 6th: Scott Davis (USA) Free Skate 7th: Éric Millot (France) Short Program, Free Skate 8th: Masakazu Kagiyama (Japan) Free Skate 10th: Marcus Christensen (Can) Short Program, Free Skate 11th: Oleg Tataurov (Russia) Free Skate LADIES Gold: Oksana Baiul (Ukraine) Short Program, Free Skate, Exhibition Silver: Surya Bonaly (France) Short Program, Free Skate, Bronze: Chen Lu (China) Free Skate 4th: Yuka Sato (Japan) Free Skate 5th: Nancy Kerrigan (USA) Short Program, Free Skate 6th: Marina Kielmann (Germany) Free Skate 7th: Tanja Szewczenko (Germany) Short Program, Free Skate 8th: Karen Preston (Can) Free Skate 9th: Josée Chouinard (Can) Short Program, Free Skate 10th: Lenka Kulovaná (Czechoslovakia) Free Skate 11th: Marie-Pierre Leray (France) Short Program 13th: Lisa Ervin (USA) Short Program, Free Skate PAIRS Gold: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler (Can) Short Program, Long Program Silver: Mandy Wötzel & Ingo Steuer (Germany) Short Program, Long Program Bronze: Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov (Russia) Short Program, Long Program 4th: Radka Kovaříková & René Novotný (Czechoslovakia) Short Program, Long Program 5th: Jenni Meno & Todd Sand (USA) Short Program, Long Program 6th: Marina Eltsova & Andrei Bushkov (Russia) Short Program 7th: Michelle Menzies & Jean-Michel Bombardier (Can) Short Program, Long Program 8th: Calla Urbanski & Rocky Marval (USA) Long Program 10th: Jodeyne Higgins & Sean Rice (Can) Short Program, Long Program ICE DANCE Gold: Maya Usova & Alexander Zhulin (Russia) 1st CD, 2nd CD, Free Dance Silver: Oksana Grishuk & Evgeni Platov (Russia) Free Dance Bronze: Anjelika Krylova & Vladimir Fedorov (Russia) Original Dance, Free Dance, Exhibition 4th: Susanna Rahkamo & Petri Kokko (Finland) 2nd CD, Original Dance, Free Dance 14th: Shae-Lynn Bourne & Victor Kraatz (Can) 2nd CD


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|February 15th, 2007, 07:57 AM
Our super-secret and anonymous representative council
I copied this from my original post in a thread that got off-topic; so that Trail Fanatic didn't take that fact and use same as an excuse from answering thee very pointed and legitimate questions concerning our sport below.
Here is the exchange that has yet to receive a reply:
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"Therf's nothing super-secret about the MMRC.
I serve on it as a representative of the over 50" ORV class.
Sir (John, is it?),
The world is run by those who show up.
If you don't like the way it's being run, maybe it's time you showed up?
Heaven knows we could use the help.
Complaining doesn't constitute helping, either.
Think long enough to come up with at LEAST one possible solution to each of your problems.
Maybe one will be "THE" one which finally works.
One of the 'rules' (suggestions) of activism I picked up along the way (and like VERY much):
If you don't have a solution to offer,
You don't have a problem to bring up."
(Originally posted by OneManBanned):
Our very first publicly announced council member! (after how many years of silence on every single orv issue brought forward over that very long period of time?).
Are you here to make a statement as to who else serves on this council representing orvs in the state of Michigan and what their collective views are....or have you come across the moat to take a potshot; heave up the drawbridge and return defiantly to the collective fortress?
A couple questions if you don't mind.
I am a long time Rhino owner who certainly had trouble joining the "over 50 inch" folks that at least "I" talked to when my rig first hit the market.
Question #1...wasn't it you and your council who literally bragged about killing the 60" widening bill (House Bill 5343) in less than 26 hours???....):
And if you are indeed Mr. "over 50 inch".....who do I talk to PUBLICLY on this council about the new Polaris RZR and how this innovative manufacturer has literally shoved this groundbreaking machine right on up your collective rear ends after your 'representative council' immediately jumped all over this environmentally sound widening bill brought forward through Representative Hildenbrand and others without public or even orv community commentary?
(from atvconnection.com):http://www.atvconnection.com/Feature...Ranger-RZR.cfm
And as a follow-up....Did you support the notion that widening these trails to 60 inches was indeed 'cost prohibitive'....while at the same time ram-rodding even more mileage through this council and later our legislature? (we show up at our advisory board meeting only to be told that our trails are in disgusting disrepair and should indeed be closed down for 'study'...yet the next thing you know....Polaris is getting their teeth kicked out over establishing the correct width needed to actually MAINTAIN these trails correctly with decent equipment! (while yet even more trails are ADDED with absolutely no public discussion whatsoever as to the actually funding of ANY of this new mileage).
And excuse me, if indeed "there (is) nothing 'super-secret' about the MMRC...."
....then how in the heck did 'ol "blackballed" below (myself) get both his name and signature?
(from atvconnection.com)http://forums.atvconnection.com/mess...did/473974.cfm
"...Sir (John, is it?),
The world is run by those who show up.
If you don't like the way it's being run, maybe it's time you showed up?..."
How many MORE times would you like me to "show up"...and how do my appearances "showing up" compare with 99% of the folks out there who have never made a trip to Lansing or maybe never even hosted youth training sessions out of their own damn pockets?
How would you like "showing up" after driving all the way to Lansing....and then be rudely shouted down; lied to and gaveled out the door before your alloted time to publicly speak was over with?
"Show up"....why don't YOU show up when it comes time to answer the tough questions that I've brought forward on this board to date...instead of taking the simpleton 'attack' route like every other arrogant and anonymous member of the council that you sit on with a bag over your head?
"...Heaven knows we could use the help..."
What help????
'Help' in bashing every orv user out there who comes up with a legitimate question directed towards representative 'leaders' that they can't even contact without spending several years attempting to determine who they even ARE or what they are in effect telling others as to what 'we' want?
Where in the heck were you when I needed "help" in getting the damn orv advisory board to meet as scheduled right smack dab in the middle of the single most important period in Michigan's orv history?
How about 'help' in forcing the DNR to publish the damn meeting minutes a full 8 weeks after that?
Or was "Mr. over 50 inch" so far 'in the know' during this critical time period....that us mere peons out here with no bag to put over our head ....weren't really a 'concern' in regards to even the most basic of tenants involving procedural protocol and our right to be heard as citizens of this state??
"...Complaining doesn't constitute helping, either...."
You know something, Trail Fanatic...I'll complain any time I DAMN WELL LIKE when it comes to you and your MMRC 'buddies' supposedly representing me for all these years without so much as even a meeting minutes published and literally tens of millions now on the line affecting MY resource.
How such a flat out arrogant attitude such as yours can be so wide-spread in this community is certainly beyond me; yet your failure to tackle even ONE of the tough questions raised since I've had the pleasure of joining this forum; tells me that 'silence' is about all we're going to indeed receive from 'leaders' such as yourself while these millions do indeed get spent .
"...Think long enough to come up with at LEAST one possible solution to each of your problems.
Maybe one will be "THE" one which finally works...."
Here you are avoiding every damn question about the problems themselves.....effectively BLOCKING every single discussion designed to dig away at the root of our problems while offering solutions at the same time...and all you've got for a 'comeback' is that each one of these is MY problem not 'worthy' of your input!
I mean, really TF....doesn't the above statement almost DEFINE the arrogance I've been describing here in almost graphic detail???
Can you possibly GET any more look-down-your-nose than that...or are you simply 'warming up'?
"....One of the 'rules' (suggestions) of activism I picked up along the way (and like VERY much):
If you don't have a solution to offer,
You don't have a problem to bring up...."
Which is the biggest bunch of fluff politico spin ever thought up and one that has been used by rank amateur politicians for years.
99.9% of the folks bringing any issue before ANYBODY damn well possess a solution in mind and aren't a bit 'afraid' to tell you about it....IF GIVEN THE CHANCE TO DO SO.
What usually gets in the way of these good folks ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHING THIS; is, again, 'spin meisters' like yourself continually attempting to divert any and all attention away from the subject at hand.
Want an example?
How about all the very simple and direct questions asked previously (there must be 'fifty' good ones by now)....with nothing but a claim by you that absolutely no solutions can be found in either the questions themselves or god forbid the massive amount of text put forth to date indeed explaining how we need to fix what is broken.
If you want to act like the rest of these guys and re-direct everything thrown at you with well worn out politico 'sayings'...have at it.
Yet I believe there are a few on this board who understand the facts brought forward to date here whether I get kicked off of this forum before explaining them further or not.
I don't like talking to long-respected members of these forums like this, believe me....vet this crap has gone on for far to long and it must stop before our kids lose any further interest in getting involved in these issues.
If these young people have to work even half as hard as I have had to in wading through the cast of condescending characters standing in their way on these issues...who in the heck here believes that they will ever pick up even one of them and run with it???
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Originally Posted by Trail_Fanatic
"Therf's nothing super-secret about the MMRC.
Then 'Google' these anonymous bastards operating as our supposed voice for YEARS now and pay special attention to the heading "Concerns of trail riders delay changes in ORV rules...".
Now tell me something Mr. "over 50 inch"....what in the heck machine do these goofs want 'banned' if they are not indeed regulated in WHAT manner?
And are you in possesssion of some kind of holier-than-thou 'proclamation' from these arrogant arses regarding the further use of my machine or god forbid the Polaris RZR that we here in the overall orv community are presently unaware of?
What's next?
You and your anonymous buddies working hard into the night on seeking to 'ban' this grounbreaking machine from the 50" trails also?
Seems to me that as our side-byu-side 'representative'....you SURELY should have all manner of commentary regarding this new product that Polaris finally and thankfully shoved right back up your rear ends when you slammed the door in both their and OUR faces here in Michigan.(sorry, but in the less than 26 hours it took to kill this thing...NOT A 'PEON' MEMBER OF THIS ORV COMMUNITY EITHER KNEW ABOUT THIS BILL OR RECEIVED EVEN A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO SO MUCH AS COMMENT ON SAME....AND YOU DAMN WELL KNOW IT).
So now that you've Googled this 100% out-in-the-open represenative council that you're "Mr. over 50 inch" on.....how many and what references do you find explaining exactly what they or you believe in (beyond feel good politico speak) and more importantly...can you ascertain just HOW they are representing us with all these 10's of millions of dollars now on the line?
Originally posted by OneManBanned:
Adding to the comment above regarding our community representative's suggestion to ban these 'new' machines (not motorcycles obviously) or definitely by gosh further regulate their use....is there somebody on your super-secret council addressing Mr. Moll's pressing issue here (page 4) immediately before the last orv advisory board meeting adjourned? http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dn...s_179305_7.pdf
Is it your job Mr "over 50 inch" to contact both the NOHVCC and the CPSC (and I'd like to know who in the heck suggested that course of action to brush this inexplainable outburst quickly under the rug ) regarding Mr. Moll's insistence that something by gosh be done about this???
...and Michigan orv enthusiasts have allowed this guy's term to expire in December without so much as a 'peep' from ANYBODY in the orv community......for exactly what reason?
Yeah, we need one of the few true orv representives we have on that board writing letters to Polaris, Yamaha and the all the other manufacturers out there as to how they should damn well build their products.
And you guys expect that we should all just 'leave it up to you' and certainly quit asking these pesky questions as to just who represents us or what they have to say in meetings with others even more important to this sport?
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|February 15th, 2007, 09:38 AM
Quick question:
If the DNR controls our ability to contact our own representatives on 'our' orv advisory board instead of simply posting this info on the web as our snowmobile leaders have never had a problem with....why do you think that both they AND these anonymous council members believe it is "OK" to introduce the MMRC to everybody in the advisory board meeting minutes..... yet not reveal their names and simple contact info in that official and publicy viewed document?
There's just so much crap going on here (should we get into the guy who served 3 years representing orv clubs....yet was never elected himself?)...that the citizens of this state shouldn't be asked to go through anybody to get this information....period. (and it's damn sad that folks have been looking the other way on this for all these years while allowing a lot of good folk to be scared away in the process).
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|February 15th, 2007, 08:32 PM
Tell me there, signman....what do you have to say about the orv advisory board term lengths (complete with start and finish dates) that were formerly published for all to see until the chair blew right through (now) two expiration dates....making those very simple flow charts an outright embarrasment for those charged with keeping the representative board protocol at the very least legitimate for the sake of future applicants?
Cat now got your tongue as it obviously has Trail Fanatic with his 'one post and out' proclamation?....I thought so.
I love how you guys come on in here and obviously take what must be your best shot....yet slink right back into your holes when the sad facts of this sordid mess are thrown right down at your feet.
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|February 15th, 2007, 08:53 PM
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I don't suppose you applied for your stint as a ORV rep?
I would hate to see you miss your chance to replace Glen or Dick as their terms expire. who knows you might even get more then 3 minutes to speak at the meetings.
|February 15th, 2007, 09:22 PM
Wasn't this needed search for new opinions supposed to start at least 6 months before "God's" first term expired over a year ago? (or possibly more given the disgustingly poor record of actually installing these applicants that nobody but seemingly myself has ever complained about?).
What many (and I don't count you in here, Yetti) don't understand, is the following;
When you allow the state to so cavalierly trash these appointments (let alone allow them to structure this board differently from the sledder board in the first place) you set a precedent that will indeed bite you (us) right in the arse someday when somebody worse than "God" (help us) is installed perpetually and their multiple expired term is covered up and manipulated in the same manner as we've unbelievably witnessed to date.
Today, we're saddled with a guy up there insisting that the manufacturers by gosh build their machines to whatever standard he dreams up at the moment with the guy beside hiom insisting that the NOHVCC or the CPSC damn well look into it....yet what in the heck pray tell are the "what iffers" of tomorrow capable of...and especially when they're hand-picked by the damn DNR!
Do you want to find out what 'precedence' morphs into on down the line in these governmental relations....when we already have 'leaders' standing up and spewing this kind of garbage without so much as a 'peep' from anyone?
I think our kids deserve better and it's a shame that nobody has the guts to say so regarding even the simplest of these procedural matters.
|February 15th, 2007, 11:12 PM
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|February 15th, 2007, 11:18 PM
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I don't have time to 'live' on here.
Others probably don't either.
I like how you turn
'logging on, reading a new thread, responding, and logging off for the evening'
"come on in here and obviously take what must be your best shot....yet slink right back into your holes when the sad facts of this sordid mess are thrown right down at your feet."
|February 16th, 2007, 06:54 AM
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Pat, if you ever meet this this jackass you will see it is not worth your time to respond to him. He thinks the world is against him and the ORV board and the MMRC are out to get him.
And by the way John, I am a MMRC member, see no secrets!
|February 16th, 2007, 07:21 AM
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I copied myself from the other post where thie guy made it known he is retarded.
"onemanbanned, name says it all! This guy has been banned from the very forum where he could have made a difference. These fullsize users here could care less about your Rzr or your Rhino.
Now he has to resort to coming here and running his uneducated lips into some form of propaganda that everyone is against him.
I will spell it out for you right here John NO ONE WANTS YOU TO KNOW WHO IS ON THE MMRC BECUASE WE DONT WANT PSYCOS STALKING US. The world is definatley against you after all, we dont like mentally unstable, socially inept jackasses."
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I witnessed onemanbanned attempt to talk at an orv advisory board meeting. He immediately went into a tirade that was nothing but pure yelling and accusations. His yelling got him no good.
trail fanatic is trying to have a logical discussion. I hope it works....
|February 16th, 2007, 06:49 PM
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Granted I'm the mod in ths section and I would prefer you guys not go down the road to name calling. I would hope that EVERYone would behave so I don't have to lock a thread. Please show a little repect for differing oppinions and let the facts find they're way to the surface.
John I did apply for the "At Large user" spot on the board about a year ago when it was still open. maybe next time. I don't have enough free time to be a full time ORV club president of something along those lines. I already spend way to much time here.
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I was also at the ORV advisory meeting that the attempt was made to widen all trails to 60". The dollar amount was outrageous to widen trails to gain a few inches and still not allow full access to all users. I would be able to support changing to wider trails at the time they needed maintenance or when new trails were added, but not to convert all miles at one time.
|February 16th, 2007, 10:27 PM
[QUOTE=Nvrenuf;430805]"...I was also at the ORV advisory meeting that the attempt was made to widen all trails to 60"..."
While I respect your version of that 'after-the fact' event as you saw it; the defeat of this groundbreaking bill was accomplished in less than 26 hours and bragged about using that same time frame by the MMRC through a press release on the AMA-D14 website and elsewhere.
"...The dollar amount was outrageous to widen trails to gain a few inches and still not allow full access to all users...."
There was never a dollar amount published anywhere that I am aware of. Could you please share some info on the above while listing when/where this important study was done and exactly what non-partisan group performed this through what funding source?
This was not about giving the vast majority of machines out there (most already at or near 50") the safe width needed to navigate these trails.
The defeat of this important bill was about forcing the only selfish minority group out there into finally working on these trails together with the majority while molding the system into a true multi-use one that EVERYBODY could then access as should be their right.
What the full-sizers don't seem to 'get'...is the fact that a united light 2 and 4-wheel category has one heck of a lot more power to immediately help and stand by their other brothers in the sport who require the special treatment needed that these arrogant cyclists never deserved in the first place through their nasty change in attitude over the years.
There is not an orv enthusiast outside the motorcycle community out there that doesn't respect the special needs of these bigger trucks.
Yet it is the heavy 4 wheel drive enthusiast's responsibility to not act like the cyclist's have done and divide this community even further by supporting their crybaby "It's MY trail" crap any longer.
You folks have the power to finally shove these bastards into a corner and support a unified community instead of effectively ignoring what goes on in the weight class below you while believing that everybody seeking a trail of their own doesn't affect your progress whatsoever.
It's called standing up for the concept of working together on the same trails...and we're ALL guilty of ignoring this legacy-driven premise.
"...I would be able to support changing to wider trails at the time they needed maintenance or when new trails were added, but not to convert all miles at one time...."
I hope that i'm putting this politely...yet when these arrogant cycle leaders describe the trail system as being raped by the 4-wheelers and propose shutting down certain trails for "study" while they inexplainably propose thrashing out new ones RIGHT BESIDE THEM as a solution...I think it's about "time they need maintenance" in my book.
As for 'when' the new trails are added...well that time is about 'now' with about 750 more miles on the board and a representative council in control of our proposal to the state that won't allow public input as to that suggestion.
And as for converting the mileage at one time....you can't send a funding proposal team into fee increase negotiations who refuse to (and this is key) properly assess the overall cost of anything....if the very team itself is opposed to opening up the system 5 inches on either side for all to access regardless of the cost in the first place!
Especially when these same people refuse to evaluate the needed maintenenace privitization facet in their cost figures; as this even further erodes their power by shoving them away from the funding trough while forcing us all to work TOGETHER on the same trails behind these new and dependable contractors!.
Everybody's been paying 16 bucks a year for this massive sytem in disrepair that has been suffering through flat sticker sales for how many years now....yet every one of them wants to add 750 more miles; ride the shoulders of the road and by gosh be portrayed as being the 'gold standard' when it comes to environmental responsibility; overall maintenance standards; enforcement and safety. (and don't forget the huge amount of time and monies sucked away from the resource to babysit the "needed" southeastern Michigan riding area whether it be pay-to-play or not).
It's an environmental mess just waiting to happen and the attitude above says a lot more about who we truly are than I for one am ready to investigate further as an enthusiast.
|February 16th, 2007, 11:05 PM
Love the debate and think it is important; yet I will leave you guys now to sit on the sidelines and see how this plays out. I'm spending way to much time on these issues also, Dana and if I knew 10 other guys or gals like yourself who were willing to not attack everybody with a contrary opinion....I'd most likely be with every one of you until the end.
The 3 things that I wish I could have accomplished for the sake of those seeking to get involved in the future:
#1) The creation of an advisory board actually responsible for answering the legitimate questions put forward to them containing members (less the sherrif) who gladly display their contact info as a means to that end.
#2) An insistence that all meetings be held when scheduled; that all debate be properly recorded and that all board members serve their terms as published with the application process for new members and new ideas comencing well before any one term expires.
#3) That no one outside representative council be allowed to approach the board without full disclosure as to how said group works both within the political limitations of their respective non-profit(s) and the shadowy world of anonymous groups designed to skirt such limits in the first place. (if you want to 'represent' ....do so out here in the light of day like a man and make publicly availiable your views on each particular issue that we face as if you are indeed proud of same).
I did indeed fail at each one of these and many more procedural ideals I believe are required for this community to proceed both respectfully and professionally in the eyes of those expecting nothing less...yet I again appreciate the opportunity to give my opinion on these matters here with very few attacks overall as to my character.
Thanks again and good luck to you, Dana along with others I won't get the chance to thank,
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John I do my best so everyone has a place to where they can post up their gripes and other conserns. the key here that EVERYONE should respect that I try and make it fair. so far I would say most have kept to the manners of the board and that some have gone a little beyond. I do hope you can use the forum here without incident and that everyone would see that we can work out our differences.
the one thing I have issue with is the name calling and ensightment of fights verbal or other wise.
I hope the people who would do such things would show a little respect to me most of all for doing all the crappy parts of this job...like reading everything in everyones posts no matter how mind numbing.
so with that, feel free to do your part for our sport, and at best we all may get something out of it.
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Holy Cow! I started to laugh halfway through...man, if you put all that typing into the form of a letter, typed calmer, and didn't attack people you could help everyones cause!
But honestly, call me simple minded, but I have NO IDEA what half you typed actually meant!
I was one of those few that got to see you give public comment, I didn't know who you were or what you wanted....still don't really....but from my perspective, take some calming drugs or lay off the caffeine or something and slow down and address people like you don't want to kill them!!! Just reading this, I get the feeling your yelling at everyone!
Wow! Intense!
Edit: Ok, I read more, and tried to understand it.....this whole thing sounds like a vent. Your ticked, I can understand that. I think your ticked at the wrong people thou! Your trying to attack people that are doing their best to "infiltrate" the DNR world! Its so screwed up on their end, yes snowmobilers seem to get treated the best, that ORV's aren't considered profitable?? Or something that helps Michigans economy. The point is, ORV's, Bikes, and Full Sizes are all waaay down the list of "important" things, we get the short end on everything. It won't change. Not until that image goes away of us being something to have to deal with at the end of the day when everyone is tired and wants to go home!
That 60" bill wasn't any good from my point of view. I was under the impression that it meant that we had to come up with money to modify ALL trails in Michigan to meet this requirement. I would have been for it if it meant any new trails had to meet this requirement....was I understanding this wrong?
Face it, we are all fighting for trails, against each other, why should I ignore my own desires and push money and miles away from my goal?
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Just a quick email to say that I recently found TWiV and enjoy it greatly. I will try to branch out into TWiM and TWiP when I can, as well as making my way through the back issues - I've no idea how you've got the time to do all of them!
I've only recently gotten into the sciences and will be starting a physical therapy degree in September. During a preparatory health science course in basic biology and chemistry which I took over the past year, I've found myself much more fascinated by the small-scale physiology and microbiology side of things than the large-scale anatomy, leading me to find TWiV. I am contemplating pursuing some sort of research route after I graduate (e.g. into muscle or bone physiology), although it's still very early days of course. I was wondering if you or any of the team had ever come across anyone who started out with a larger scale focus in biology and "zoomed in" toward something only distantly related, perhaps even someone from a physical therapy background? Coming into the sciences after having only really studied the humanities feels a bit like being presented with an enormous buffet after having gotten by on oatmeal all my life!
Many thanks to you and the team for putting out a great show every week.
Best wishes
David in the UK
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Dear TWIVnauts,
I am responding to your navigation of the Reforming Science in I&I papers on the show. I was a bit disappointed at how you covered them. At times the hour sounded like a list, rather than a discussion. It's a lot better that than not having talked about it at all, so for that thanks.
Are there training fellowships for women academics who might be coming back after family leave in North America? Wellcome has these in the UK. Maybe this is a way to address one of the leaky pipelines?
Remember that you have a great deal of influence with what you have created with your podcasts. Look at what happened on the flu papers: TWIV had an effect some would argue a huge impact! Look at what you have already achieved with respect to changing some ordinary peoples' view of scientists! People are listening, people are looking to you guys to help come up with other ways to reform, not to tell us what we already know (that changes will be hard to achieve and unlikely). I don't think it's helpful to say that many suggestions from the reforming science papers won't work: maybe instead like Rich said, let's come up with new innovative ideas for solutions rather than saying change is unlikely.
Alicia writes:
I've been faithfully listening to the TWi-fecta for quite some time now and I enjoy them all thoroughly (though I don't know that I'll ever be able to catch up on all the old episodes of TWiV). I hope you won't mind another self-serving, advice-seeking question.
I always listen with great interest to your answers to students as I am just finishing my undergraduate degree in microbiology. However, I've noticed that all of the questions directed to you are in regards to continuing on in academia.
It's taken me a few semesters of laboratory placements, a well timed discussion by your pannel of experts, and a few months of reflection but I've decided that I might not have the drive to continue on in academia. I would be just as happy to be a technician of some sort as a post doctorate fellow, which is not at all how my peers feel.
I intend to work in one of my professors' labs in the spring to determine if I am cut out to be a grad student or not but in the meantime I have much to think about.
I've found that in Canada, and abroad, all that is really promoted in universities seems to be research and development as nothing else is ever discussed. I'm beginning to feel like there IS nothing else. While I consider all of those involved in the TrWi-fecta to be at the top rung of the academic ladder I also believe that you've had much experience with the wide variety of microbiology based occupations. In your opinion, what can I expect to find outside of academia?
Thank you again for all of your effort on these podcasts. They fill my days :)


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Well, I said I would post the fix if I found it......I found it. I finally managed to find the problem, isolate it and fix it without rebuilding the whole van and spending a lot of cash unnecessarily.
While I probably could have gotten away without replacing the coils, wires and spartk plugs and PCV valve I think after 100k miles it was time anyway and I'm only out about 125 bucks instead of at least 700 at the dealer.
After all of the above was done the car ran just one day with out the same problem....missing and lack of power as well as unusual transmission behavior.
I pulled the intake manifold off and found that the exhaust gas holes from the EGR valve in the lower manifold were plugged (4 of them). So when ever the EGR valve opened the gas couldn't bleed in. I would guess that the computer changed the mixture to allow for full flow and has no way of measuring low flow. The motor tries to make up for the lack of power, the foot goes down on the pedal and the transmission down shifts.
Anyhow I cleaned them out and vacuumed out the manifold with my wife's Hoover and put it all back together. It has run better than it has in a long time and gets better gas mileage to boot. I'm sure the Ford guys could do the job in less than the 4 hours it took me but it was 98 degrees in the driveway too.
All in all it wasn't really a bad job and a good mechanic having done this once before could turn this one around in a short time , make himself a good profit and have a happy customer.
Unfortunately the local shop didn't have a clue (Ford guys) and would have been on a lenghty fishing trip trying to fix this as it didn't show up on the computer diagnostics.
there you have it ....the rest of the story.
now in another state with another job
here we are again
y'all are probably getting tired of all this van crap. Me too. My wife has been driving the crap out of it whether it runs good or not so I haven't been able to do the R&R on the manifold.
however...I did spray a bunch of water and carb cleaner around the manifold but no real luck.
I got a new PCV valve. Upon pulling the old one off I looked inside it and it was full of crud. Not a lot of flow either. The next thing was the short line (about 4 in) It is soft and flexible..so much so that it collapsed with very slight vacuum. It too was full of crud. Well I replaced these and checked the other lines to make sure that they were ok. I then took the rubber cone shaped connector hose off and cleaned the inside out where there is oil accumulating. I also cleaned the temp sensor with elec contact cleaner. The MAP sensor part looked very dry and clean so I left it alone. This all being done I took it for a drive. It seemed much improved with only a slight shudder around 50 in OD. So it is better. I still think there is a problem either in the EGR system or a manifold leak..maybe both. At the earliest time I plan on doing the mainfold but she keeps driving it all the free time I have.
I really want to try to isolate the problem so I can say ...yep this was it, so I will continue chasing. Hopefully I can post a list of what all went on with this PIA.
I did find where Ford has a replacement valve cover to fix the oil in the PVC system starting about 1999 so there is a problem with it. Mainly the lines are not vertical long enough to let the oil drain back to the valve cover.
Thanks again for all the help
|most of the manufacturers seem issue TSB's on new tools for a vehicle and the procedure to use it. they add up over time
Hate to tell you mstngjoe but you can enter any Ford vehicle and come up with that many TSB's. Every time a repair is doccumented Ford keeps track of it. When multiple repairs occur for the same thing they issue a TSB (Tech Service Bullitin) simply to give techinicians a heads up for future repairs. It is a great service tool that all manufactures use, Ford just really issues alot of them. Unfortunately it seems as though you just got a lemon, they're out there.
I'm so tough I laugh at the cold rain
I'm so tough I wear my dirty sleevless skin tight shirt, grimey dirty holey skin tight jeans (not baggy)have a 5 day black muscle beard, long straggly gray hair, grease up to my arm pits and a scowl that Arnold himself would be proud of. When I work on my van if it p....s me of I just bend over and roll it up on it's side so I get at the underneath. I don't open anything...just rip it off and throw it in the rapidly accumulating pile along side the house. My wife says the neighbors want to complain but they are afraid I'm a litle crazy and I will throw a fit if they come over. Little do they know.....
I'm sure that most ..no all cars and trucks have a long history of problems. It probably boils down to keeping the unit that you can live with take care of it and run it into the ground. Also probably why most of us have 4 or 5 cars and trucks in various state of running. You would think a good automotive technician would graduate up to the doctor level and make a killing fixing these abominations we are getting off the show rooms. I tried fixing and learing about these things and people would think I caused the problem they brought to me to fix. Maybe all the fine people on this forum could get together and form a big repair and re engineering house and make a killing doing what they really like to do.
Well back to the front junk yard.
thanks again for the help guys. bear with my humor.
I won't be any help with your problem I'm afraid, but I had a '98 Windstar.
I bought it used in 2000 with 21k on the clock. Extemely clean and ran great............for awhile. Then nothing but problems and $$$.
Not to rain on your parade but when I came across the 1998 Ford Windstar TSB listings, I decided to sell it.
I put about 20k miles on it and had it in the shop 6 times for major repairs. All of which were on the list. I dumped about $2k into it and said "No more".
It's gone now. Someone else's problem.
Just my luck it will run forever with no more problems now that I sold it.
what happened to my lift pump
Lacking a digital camera I will have to use prose to discribe the guts of my lift pump (fuel transfer pump). Some may not have a clue as to what this pump does so in a few words, it simply transfers fuel (diesel) from the tank to the main high pressure fuel injection pump. Now the MHPFIP (MP) is not very good at suction so this is the job of the lift pump. It provides about 12 to 15 psi constantly to the main pump. The excess fuel is used to cool and lubricate the MP. Without this your MP dies and your wallet is 3000 lighter.
I installed the new lift pump immediately after removing the old one being a bit frustrated about how difficult the bolts were to remove, and didn't pay much attention to the old one.
I finally got the truck running and all was fine. The lift pump is nothing more that an electric motor attached to a small 4 vane rotor in a cavity. About 1 1/4" dia..pretty small. Hot rod electric fuel pumps are exactly the same. Carter, Holly and a few others. There are 3 bolts that hold a cover over the rotor cavity and a 3/8" inlet and outlet opening. A banjo type fitting is used in either end to connect the lines. The pump cavity and the motor housing are crimped together so cutting them apart is a big job. No need yet. Anyway upon removing the cover I found a 1/4" ball bearing wedged between the vanes and the wall where the fuel enters the cavity. Not only that there was hole wallowed out big enough to stick your pinky in. Also there was a screen about like window screen with a matching hole in it. The ball bearing apparently is part of the check valve system from what the local diesel guy said. He had never taken the cover off one and does 10-15 a week!!! for years!! Since I haven't cut the d...m thing apart yet I would guess that there is/was a passage cast into the pump body where ball bearing is dropped into and staked over at the top. This would prevent a leak back situation. Now this is a really hoakey way to do this. Probably ok on a hot rod that doesn't see the vibration of the diesel. But man after making diesels as long as Cummins has and with as many of these they have had problems with I sure would think they would do something better than this. For ex. tap the hole and screw in a plug with a hole in it. You can buy Allen set screws like this cheap. Secondly, surely don't mount this pump on the side of the diesel motor. These things hammer all the time not gently roll like a hot rod motor. I can just see this ball bearing flying around inside the housing. No wonder it wallowed out the wall. This pump should be mounted on the frame in rubber isolators. again cheap like 6 bucks for 3 of them list price. I tried hooking up the pump to the batt charger and it spins like mad it will pump volume but no pressure. Obviously due to the big gash in the vanes from the ball bearing. There were no fine particles anywhere in the pump or the filter so they had to be pretty small...hopefully they passed through my MP without damaging it.
There are at least 2 places that make better lift pumps however both are pretty pricey like 600 bucks. both mount on the frame and come with a complet bolt in kit. Today I just couldn't afford one but next May (1yr warr ends)
I called the Dodge dealer to see if they might help me out on warrentee......was I dreaming or what. So as I was awakening I called Cummins.... right along side the ear. I don't know which one told me to take a flying leap farther.
ps it is not possible for this ball bearing to come from the tank as the fuel passages around the banjo fittings are too small for it to pass through...I checked this. This pump is mfg for Cummins by Carter in the U.S. of A.
pss The dealer wanted $266 for this pump and the diesel shop $185 so there is a bit of mark up here!!!
Well I now have a h....va fish tank pump laying in my shop. I guess it is a live box pump for you fish guys LOL Probably last a life time in a bass boat
I talked to another shop re; the van and suggested removing the EGR valve and pipe and try to clean things out. He said these do get partially plugged sometimes. As long as I'm working on the manifold I'll do this too.
I post again later.
broken parts
hey I like broken stuff and carnage what was inside???
whooo hooo automotive success!!
HI, Finally I've had automotive success after a month of failures!!! whoo hooo I got a new Cummins lift pump yesterday at the local diesel shop. 185 bucks. I probably could have done a bit better but this was in my very neighborhood so with travel shipping etc it was ok.
This one has year warantee unlimited miles. I told the mgr to make sure he had one in May of next year!! LOL He said he would.
Idle pressure is 14 psi inlet
13 psi at the filter outlet should be fine I think.
Here is how I installed it.:
7/16 ratchet wrench or 7/16 combination wrench
10mm ratchet wrench
11/16 or 17 mm x 3/8 socket
short 3/8 ratchet
long flop head ratchet optional
optional long 3/8 extension +3 inch extension both with wobble end
how to do it:
disconnect wire on pump
open clip on engine dip stick and move the tube over a bit
remove inlet line bracket bolt
loosen 3 pump bracket bolts loosen inlet line banjo fitting
loosen outlet banjo fitting at the top of the filter and at pump
remove 3 pump bracket nuts and washers
remove inlet banjo fitting and washers
remove filter banjo bolt and washers
lower pump away from bracket and lift out. carefull of dirt in the fittings
transfer outlet line from old pump to the new pump careful of washers
leave slightly loose 1/6 turn
install new pump with 2 studs closest to the block
install 2 nuts and washers and tighten
tighten outlet line banjo fittings
install inlet banjo. becarefull of washers and dirt leave loose
rotate inlet line bracket over hole in pump bracket
install bracket bolt
tighten inlet banjo fitting, tighten bracket bolt
install new wire harness (if needed)
install wire harness bracket and tighten 3rd pump nut and washer
reclip the motor dip stick tube
your are done ...easy huh.
ok you need to prime the pump and filter
I installed my pressure gage without the gage and submerged the open end in diesel fuel
turn on the key to on for 30 seconds. this is as long as the lift pump will run turn the key off
wait about 1 minute and repeat
you should have seen a few bubbles this means the pump ran
I pulled the line and closed the filter up
start the motor..it may knock like h..l for a few seconds..normal
the idle will be 200 rpm low for about 1 minute as it purges the air out of the system
turn the motor off and plug in your gages
start it up and check the inlet pressure 10-15 is ok I guess
check outlet..you should have less than 4 psi drop. more replace the filter
Take it for a test drive and kick some a....
flat rate is only about .8 on this and probably is about right
all of the pump bolts on mine had heavy loctite on them and backed out of the pump instead of the nuts coming off. It took a lot of wrenching and swearing around to finally get the studs out of the pump and off the bracket.
the book says you need to remove the starter but the local diesel mech put me on to this. He had 8 of them to do this week.
oh yeah. If you have a big brush guard do yourself a favor and cut a board about 1 foot x 2 feet and lay it across the guard and the radiator. It is much easier on the knees.
I have another story about what was inside the old pump but I'll post that later.
now for the rest of the fleet.
sorry i was talking more so on the po301 and 4 codes those will prolly stay on but if it has been cleared i dunno just something weird maybe also the egr system as they get plugged i think someone also stated.
more problems
Well now that the family problems have been dealt with I can get back to the fleet problems. I don't get migraines but I'm working on them. Here is some inside info...buy Bayer now I'm headed over to the gro. store for a new supply of asprin.
60 convert...I have reset the codes so many times that the button is getting worn. The way I've been lead is that the codes won't reappear unless the fault occurs 3 times during a single start of the motor.
As it turns out the down shifting has stopped but the motor still runs rough and will kick on the check engine lite within a mile or so.
I'm going to make a major effort tomorrow to test everything again and possibly replace 1 or both of the IMRC servos. Then that failing I may try the manifold r/r.
Mean time the d... infamous lift pump is out of the d...dodge diesel so I have to replace that tonight..absolutely for sure as this is my last running vehicle. The local diesel shop assured me that it is less than an hour job. The mech said it is possible with a cresent wrench and a screw driver. The last time I heard about a no sweat job it took the better part of a week and 1/2 a set of special tools.
aren't cars and trucks fun?????
thanks for all the help
well I have to get started.
if it was missing and then you changed all the parts out with out clearing the codes they would still be there now even after the problem is fixed. I don't know how much more i would chase those problems down???
This sounds like a fine thing to do on a rainy Saturday. LOL I'll go over to AZ in the morning and see if they have a couple of the IMRC servos. I'm sure I have enough tools to do the manifold so I'll pick up what ever gaskets are needed and plan on taking this apart. I have to do it soon or it will get to blame hot out side and my Willys has flat told me he is not sitting out in the hot sun while I play nursmaid to the van.
My wife said the van ran ok this morning when it was cool but acted up later . It didn't down shift like it has been but she said it did lose power but not as bad. I think the pointer is settling in the area you suggested...the mainifold EGR passages and these intake manifold runnner controls.
I sure do appreciate all of the help. I'll keep you posted.
I don't think those IMRC valves cost that much. Probably not a bad idea to replace it. It should have a small 'R' on it to designate it is the right IMRC, the left one has a small 'L' stamped on it's mounting bracket (usually). If it failed before it will most likely fail again. In you intake duct by your air cleaner is your MAF sensor housing. The sensor itself is usually removable on Fords with a tamper-proof Torx socket (tamper-proof Torx screws are like regular Torx screws but with a nub in the center so a regular Torx socket won't fit). If you remove the sensor itself from the housing it is cleanable with regular carb cleaner and we usually blow them dry with an air gun after cleaning. A clean MAF will do wonders for an engine. Make sure you have a new PCV valve in her to witch will help reduce blow-by from getting into the intake tubing. I would still consider removing that upper intake plenum, you should be able to do it with a basic manual and hand tools. This will allow you to examine the lower intake ports and check for those EGR passages, do a little cleaning, and replace the plenum to lower intake gasket which are notorious for causing vacuum leaks when they get old. You should be able to remove the upper plenum with the throttle body still attached to the upper plenum on most cars, you just need to disconnect any linkage, vacuum hoses, etc.. Keep us informed.
I chased down the IMRC and found the vac motors I guess you would call them and moved them by hand . The back side one (bank 1) moved freely however the front one (bank 2) seemed to stick at about 1/4 in travel. I wiggled it around a bit and it seemed to free up. The test is to apply vac to the ports on the vac motors but I diddn't have any tubing the right size. (Later today) I think the Zone has these. I also found more oil inthe rubber belllows to the air cleaner. I wiped it out again and sprayed elec contact cleaner (not carb cleaner) on the sensor in the bellows. Hope that's ok. I started the car and let it warm up and it seemed to run ok. I feel a very slight unstableness in the idle. I put it in drive and set the e brake and stepped on the foot brake and floored the gas. It pulled pretty good and didn't miss so maybe the problem is gone temporarily. I really suspect this IMRC so I'll vac test it alater today. My wife needed the car again today so she drove off early this morning. She said it ran the best it has run in a month. Maybe those 2ndary shafts are the problem. I'll shag after them later today when she gets home.
thanks again for all the help. I really appreciate it. I'll post a summary of all this so it will be in the archives. Maybe I'll get to work on the Willys for a while today.
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last year.........they watched Family Feud a lot..........
With this 66 game schedule they probably don't practice at all to save their legs and keep players from getting injured. When you think about it what Lin is doing is not much different than what Tayshaun did when he came off the bench out of nowhere in the playoffs and was the Tmac killer on defense and scoring at will on offense in the post.
Yeah, no big deal.
Nope, every undrafted guy seems to average 25-8 and lead a team of scrubs to 5-0 runs as they enter the L.
It's his 3rd team too I believe. That is a serious underdog to sensation switch-a-roo that he just pulled off.
That's true, I recall seeing him get a few garbage minutes when he was with the Warriors.
I'd take him over Stuckey..........even at equal salaries.
Stephen Colbert summed it up nicely: Jeremy Lin has accomplished something that nobody has been able to pull off for a very long time: he made people want to watch the Knicks.
One point of contact is way easier than Charlie's impressive two point toes / chest to sun visor. The man is a professional after all.
I think maybe has picked the wrong NBA trends. He's right there with the tweeting trend, the planking trend, and the owning a Bentley convertible and Range Rover trend, but he hasn't really picked up on the "helping the team win" trend, or the "defense wins championships" trend, or the "give 100 percent for 48 minutes" trend. Oops! Don't want to hijack the Lin thread to dump on Charlie. I hope Lin stays on his brother's couch until he gets the contract/starting spot for the Knicks. Stay hungry kid.
Well, to be completely fair, for a while there it was neck and neck whether "defense wins championships" or "Bentley/Range Rover" would last longer. Which was very surprising given the usual reliability of British cars.
Linsanity Lives! He played 43 minutes. I don't know how u can sustain that...
Lin with 27 points, 11 assists, and a buzzer beater 3 to win the game!
How many more fluke games can this guy have?
Tebow...........Tebow............Tebow.................Tebow. Lin........Lin..........Lin..........Lin.........Lin.......LIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe we should start Vernon Macklin to see if he is game changer like Lin? May lead to more losses (which some will cheer) or we may have a star sitting on the bench that can start next season??
I would cheer both of those options!
What is the offical phrase for Lin? Linning!!! , Linsanity, Super Lintendo???
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I just purchased a full sized Baby eagle.But I did handle the compact polymer while I was selecting my puchase..It has all the same features of the bigger models in a smaller frame.(better for CC)
I'm not into "plastic",but it seemed like a well balanced little gun.
They do feature a real nice safety/decocker mounted on the slide and the fit and action is of high quality.
These are assembled from parts that are manufactured in the same plant as the EAA Witness series.(which is your basic copy of the CZ75)
So you may be able to find a similar version Witness slightly cheaper,but I don't know if the quality will be as good.
I have yet to find any negative problems with mine,except for the finish doesn't seem to be very scratch resistant.(The display model was scatched up pretty bad)
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- Do not increase the amount of trioxsalen if you are taking or spend extra time in the sunlight or under an ultraviolet lamp.
- Do not drive or operate machinery as trioxsalen may cause dizziness.
- You will need to have an eye examination before starting trioxsalen and also once a year thereafter.
- Be careful before applying anything to your skin to treat dryness and itchiness caused by trioxsalen.
- Tell your doctor if you are or planning to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.