Bernie

Both hoses should be within 2 or 3 degrees of another in a good working system. To flush I very carefully use pure muriatic acid. I take off both hoses and install a length of heater hose to each fitting. Putting on some gloves and a safety face shield I pour in pure muriatic until it runs out level with the outlet. I wait for a few minutes .Then I slowly add some water to flush it out. Then blow it out with some shop air. Works 90% of the time on the first try. Sometimes need to repeat the process. Have never burned through one yet but there are guys that it has happened to.

Well if you don't mind the drive FNA I have an opening at 3PM. Seriously though, it's important to find a garage you can trust and stick with them. Around here the best techs are not necessarily working for the dealerships. As a side note, when checking your front steering and suspension it depends a lot on how it is configured on how it is checked. Always check tie rod ends BEFORE you jack it up. When lifting and then checking it puts the tie rods into a different position and you may not pick up on the wear. Then if your vehicle has mcstruts you will want to check the upper mounts for sticking and/or bad bushings. Lower control arm bushings are becoming very common for coming apart on many models as well. Then it becomes a question of what other style of suspension you may have on how to check the ball joints for wear. Lots of models must be checked on the ground (wear indicator style). Some must be checked with the suspension hanging with others needing to be supported(depends where the spring pressure is applied). Then the next decision you must make is the quality of the part you may need to replace. There are quality and junk. If you plan on driving your vehicle to be repaired for more than a year- go top line. Junk sometimes does not even last the year. Make sure that the vehicle parts are not filled with frozen water. It can fool you into thinking the part is ok. O ya- one more thing SERVICE REGULARLY ! Saves you money in the long run.

Mike the Bassfisher is right Brian. You have to download iTunes. It's the protocol required to talk to the iPod. You don't need to pay for it. It's a free download. I have one but my kid took off with it this summer. Never used mine much anyway.

Good for you Glen! Glad to see you out for some fishing. Keep those open water pics and fishing reports coming. Its a long time here until April.

Hope you are enjoying your birthday today Lew.

Or how to properly wear a kilt if you could be embarrassed.

Very good post Snag. Does anyone at your work chew about the fishy pike smell?

I should show my wife this discussion. She's always asking me "where the hell did you go?"

Welcome to the board CCM! Geez you guys are gonna scare off the new guy.

Cliff you are a very amazing fellow. Good on you man! You have plenty of life experience already. Keep it up, it keeps life interesting. (for us too)

Well that was fun.And educational .

I don't know Dan but he was pretty good with the tiller.

Clampit and Randy hit it right on. Forget the fancy stuff. Jigs and a minnow still the best.

What happens to the smaller industry and business that has to survive recessions? They downsize and reduce production to save. Reduction in wages/income will go along with it. Mom and pop operations get the shaft again. No government handouts here.

By the time I hit 21 high school was completed, been employed full time for 4 years, had bought several vehicles(2 of them new) owned a new house and was married. Too many rules and regulations already and often not enforceable or get thrown out of court. Lawyers keep laughing all the way to the bank.

I agree with Wayne. My wife suffered with it for many years afterward. She also didn't notice it right away.

Welcome aboard! French River Eh? Hmmmm, no fish there. Caught more than a few there myself. Maybe see you there someday.

Welcome along! Hope you enjoy it here.

Hey Rich. I"m sure you meant "sit down conversation"

I have driven a WRX. Wasn't 530 HP but a street stock. I will tell you this. One heck of a car, never driven anything like it before. But my favorite drive ever was a 67 427 Vette. Yeeehaaaa!

Well done you guys. It's not hard to tell you fellas have a lot of fun together.

I would be disappointed if it were my son Peter and would have a hard time dealing with it as well. But raising 4 kids myself I have learned that life is way too short to lose out on the love of anyone. I believe all family's go through trials and tribulations and to get through them we need to stick together. I have even learned to be civil to those I don't care for and try to understand their point of view. I would not have learned all this to the extent I do now without my youngest son who is mentally challenged. He has taught me more than anyone or anything. Be happy that he is healthy and that he still loves you as you love him.

Ha Ha Wayne a real scam artist is gonna read this and go with it. :lol:

I am never going to a BOQ get together. It would spoil me for life Wowee . Nice fish Sean! I will never catch a walleye like those in Nipissing.

Hey Mike. Great report! looks like you were with some great company. Lots of laughs.