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To me this sounds like a vacuum issue.
At idle there is not enough vacuum to operate the fuel pump properly.
I would start off by checking the vacuum line that connects the fuel pump to engine.
If it's OK it could be a leak in another vacuum line somewhere.
It's possible that there is a gasket leak somewhere as well.
Could also be a defective fuel pump.
Might be worth the $$$ to have your local mechanic diagnose the issue and then you could either fix it yourself or get him to do it.
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Sounds like a charger issue then.
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Yep, usually a blown fuse if it's doing that.
If the battery is old and not accepting a charge it can boil dry and blow the fuse.
If the battery is OK it could also be a short of some kind.
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This is a web sized version of a pano image I took last fall.
Still working on the full size image. I may or may not print it depending on the final outcome.
It's created from 7 images and the full size version is 15,177 X 2848 pixels and 34MB in size.
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I would just have it done with spray on truck bedliner.
That's what I'll be doing to mine when I redo it.
Regular paint of any kind just doesn't hold up.
You may want to contact local shops that do spray in bedliners and see how much they charge.
If too much I would get some of this and do it myself.
I will be going this route because there are no local places here to get it done.
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/bedArmor/
Comes in spray and roll on versions
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/truckBedCoating/
The only problem is it's black.
To get coloured bedliner you would need to see one of the local shops.
Line-X does colour bedliner.
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I've caught tons on Michigan Wigglers (A.K.A. Spring Wigglers) in orange, yellow or chartreuse.
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My guess is it just pops off like a hub cap.
Use a big flat screwdriver to try and pop it off.
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You're all in luck!!!
My nice cool weather is set to hit Ontario today and tomorrow.
Enjoy the nice cooling torrential rains and scattered tornadoes.
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Seen two boat trailers with broken leaf springs here this year alone.
First one was a large pontoon boat that had the top spring on the left side break and the axle swung backwards damaging the trailer and boat.
Second is Mr. Blizzard's boat trailer.
Both bottom leafs were broken.
The springs have since been replaced.
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All y'all are doin' it wrong.
This is all ya need.
A styreefoam cooler, a fan, a down spout elbow from yer gutters and some ice!!!
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Haven't heard about that stuff but bunk glides work great, although more money.
You won't have to worry again after they're installed.
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I hope you're enjoying the broken AC at work Borger.
I bet those 16 hour shifts in that sweat box are awesome!!!!
FYI, there are some real hotties here in YK.
That pic looks more like a Hamiltonian to me.
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I hear it's a little toasty in TO.
Just to tick y'all off we had record low (62 years) temps early this morning.
It was a beautiful 4*C.
:tease: Currently a comfortable 11 degrees.
Remember to bring your pets inside and don't leave the chillin's in da car.
Cause they'll melt.
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Probably a Chevy wasn't it?
They seem to have issues with their spare tire support cables.
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Nice RACK!!!!!
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http://www.adn.com/2013/07/11/2971482/idaho-cyclist-reflects-on-scary.html
By RICH LANDERS — The Spokesman-Review
SPOKANE, Wash. — Growing up in the Yukon, Melanie Klassen had seen numerous bicycle tourists pedaling the Alaska Highway, but never one with a canine companion running behind him.
"I thought it was odd until I saw the panicked look on the biker's face - as though he was about to be eaten," she said in a telephone interview.
"That wasn't a dog; it was a wolf."
The cyclist, William "Mac" Hollan, 35, of Sandpoint, Idaho, verified Klassen's observation of Saturday's incident: "At this point I realized I might not be going home, and I began to panic at the thought of how much it was going to hurt."
The Grande Prairie, Alberta, woman was among the heroes who rescued the North Idaho elementary school student-teacher halfway through his 2,750-mile pedal to Prudhoe Bay as a fundraiser for a Sandpoint school lunch program.
Hollan's account was posted Monday on his Point to Bay Facebook page from Whitehorse. He departed Sandpoint on June 17 for the six-week tour, loaded with bike camping gear and accompanied by Gabe Dawson, of Ashland, Ore., and Jordan Achilli, of New York.
As Hollan rode a half-mile ahead of his buddies, his nightmare began with a gray wolf sprinting out of the woods 60 miles west of Watson Lake and surprising the passing cyclist with an initial chomp that just missed his pedal.
At first, Hollan tried to out-race the wolf, but the predator reeled him in with the ease of a peloton erasing the lead of a dope-free breakaway rider.
The wolf nipped at the bike's rear packs the way it would bite the hamstrings of a fleeing moose in the drawn-out ordeal of subduing large prey.
Hollan, who was prepared for grizzly encounters, blasted the wolf with bursts of bear spray on several occasions. He said the wolf would fade back 20 feet or so and then move up again.
He heard his tent poles clank to the pavement as the chase continued.
"I saw an 18 wheeler round the corner and began to wave, shout, and point to the wolf frantically," Hollan wrote. "After taking a good look at the scene the driver resumed his speed and drove on."
The panicked cyclist had his hopes dashed four separate times as vehicles passed. The wolf would back off and close in again between each rig.
"As I came around the corner, to my horror, I saw a quick incline, and knew that I would not be able to stay in front of this wolf for much longer. . It was a surreal moment to realize that I was (the) prey, and this hill was (the) moment."
Klassen came onto the scene as Hollan was preparing to stop, use his bike as a shield and try to deter the wolf's advances with the last of his bear spray.
"We were towing a trailer behind my orange Hummer, and we couldn't stop fast enough," Klassen said.
"We made a U-turn and zipped back around the bend. A motor home had stopped in the road, and I could see the wolf lunging in behind it."
Hollan describes the moment:
"An RV came around the corner, and I knew this was it. I placed myself squarely in the center of the road and began screaming at the top of my lungs . while waving frantically.
"The driver quickly passed me and stopped on a dime right in front of my bike. I don't know how I got unclipped or off my bike, but I swear I hurdled the handlebars without missing a beat or letting go of my can of bear spray.
"When I got to the backdoor of the RV still screaming, the door was locked. In an absolute panic I began to climb in the passenger window, but the driver reached across and threw the door open.
"By the time I shut the door the wolf was already on my bike pulling at the shredded remains of my tent bag."
Hollan said he began to shake - and cuss - uncontrollably.
Klassen was relieved Hollan was safe, but the wolf continued to attack the bike "as though it were prey."
"I said somebody has to do something, and my boyfriend was yelling, 'No! No!' as I jumped out the passenger door," she said. "My dad was a Yukon conservation officer and I remember him telling us to stand tall if confronted by a wolf and make it think you're bigger and tougher, or the wolf will take over."
But even with her standing in the doorway of a Hummer and yelling tough words at a distance of about 8 feet while other vehicles honked, the wolf wouldn't back off.
"The only weapon I had was a water bottle," she said. "I winged it and beaned him right in the head. That got him to retreat to the ditch. But he didn't go away until other cars stopped and people started throwing rocks.
"The biker in the RV was really rattled."
Nancy Campbell, Environment Yukon spokeswoman in Whitehorse, called the incident "a new one for us."
"We don't want people to think there's a row of wolves licking their chops waiting for people to come into the Yukon. We don't know if it was a young, desperate wolf or an old, sick wolf, one that had come to associate people as a source of food or what."
A similar incident occurred June 8 in British Columbia as a wolf gave chase to a motorcyclist who photographed the incident on Highway 93 in Kootenay National Park. Officials said that was unheard of, too.
Hollan's continuing his tour, noting that "I do look over my shoulder more, and I'm a bit jumpy. While other things have happened since the last update, this is all I can really remember."
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RPM control buttons on my Yamaha.... Lets me fine tune my trolling speeds and slow way down...
My Mercury Mercmonitor Smartcraft gauges let me do the same.
It's awesome!!!!
I also would be lost without GPS and Minnkota Powerdrive with universal sonar, auto pilot and co-pilot is great too.
One of those I-Pilot Terrovas would be even better!!!!
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You can double that fuel figure.
I used over $200 on my recent trip and that was 100kms each way plus trolling time.
I ran at approximately 40-50kph and made the trip in 3 1/2 hours each way so that's 7 hours for a 200km trip.
Much cheaper to drive and take the ferry.
Faster too!!!
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Sounds like the battery may have boiled dry.
Need a new one.
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Seems it's not as old as first thought.
http://www.adn.com/2013/07/09/2968740/biologists-reduce-estimate-of.html
The Associated Press
SITKA, Alaska — A record-size rockfish caught near Sitka is not nearly as old as first estimated.
The Sitka Sentinel (http://bit.ly/184YOyT) reports the 39.08-pound, 41-inch long shortraker rockfish caught June 15 by Henry Liebman of Seattle broke the old weight record by nearly .4 pounds.
The oldest rockfish caught in Alaska was a 205-year-old rougheye and Department of Fish and Game area fisheries manager Troy Tydingco estimated Liebman's shortraker might have also been in that age range.
However, testing has put the age of Liebman's fish at 64 years old. Age can be determined by counting rings in an ear bone called an otolith.
Tydingco says that estimating age can be difficult once rockfish reach a certain length and age.
He says Liebman's fish was just a really good grower.
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Wow what a trip report. Pretty cool. I could not help but notice the book, searched it on amazon and it sounds like a good read. Plan on picking it up before I go on vacation, so thanks for that!
No problem.
FYI all of Gierach's books are a good read.
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The old saying was: "what follows two days of rain in Ontario?"
Answer: "Monday!!!"
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I like how there wasn't a single veggy, peice of bread or fruit haha
I'm doing the Atkins thing.
Looking forward to fruit and veggies again in the future.
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There's a gnarly cell heading straight for TO.
It ain't gonna be over for a while.
90 Hp Johnson losing prime, stalls after 5-10 minutes at low idle
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And that's why the OP said they tried a completely different setup including different hoes and fuel tank and had the same problem, eliminating the line and tank as possible problems.
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