Posts Made By: Tony Aguire

79 Mercury Grand Marquis. It had a bad timing chain and that insufferable Ford Variable Venturi carburator. I put a new timing chain on it and replaced the carb with a Holly 2300.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6_zsJ8KPP0

One word...Homebrew

I have been brewing my own beer for a while now. It is cheaper, better, and I can have fun with it! I also brew mead and wine as well

Check this out

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/

Thank you, Bush and all who voted for Bush....Without y'all we would have to blame someone else besides the black man.... :S

Not much different than employing covicts like Bush did...


So whats yer point?

25g isnt't a bad sacrifice for the cause...dining with either Palin or Rowe would be something I would have to think long and hard about. I could see someone giving the 25g and leaving Palin stood up on her date though, that would be a hoot....

#1, milk jugs like steve said, most hardware store sell nylon washers to.
#2, leather will not be consistant with tempurature. Felt impregnated with oil maybe?
#3, assuming you have more than say 3/8 inch of threads past the backside of the wing nut, try a piece of vacuum hose ( with a smaller i.d. than the o.d. of the threaded portion) slipped over said threads. this will hold the wing nut in place and offer you the ability to adjust as necesary.

Brent Campbell said:

I just purchased a very low usage Celestron Ultima 8. Its an unusal example because it was originally sold by Orion Telescopes so the tube is white not black, grey, or orange.

Anyway, this thing is huge! I told my wife "it fits in its own suitcase honey, it won't take up much room at all"....

I've assembed the telescope and am having a problem with its "Right Ascention" drive. I can't move the telescope from side to side with the hand controller. When I press the buttons to skew the scope I hear the motor working but the scope doesn't move.

The declanation motor and the motor focuser motors work as expected.

I belive this is probably why the original owner sold it to me...This was purchased at a VERY good price and the optics are flawless-the whole scope looks almost new.

I opened up the drive base and the worm gear doesn't appear to turn when the scope is skewing like it should. It almost looks like there is a belt connecting the motor to the worm gear shaft?

The electronics look ok, which is a relief because they would be hard to replace. Has anyone had a similar problem with a C-8 of that vintage? How would you remove the worm gear mechanism to check out the motor and the gearing? (I see two stainless steel screws holding the whole assemly to the base but when they are removed nothing budges).

There are two options for powering this scope, a 9V battery or a 12 V external (by using a jack) power source. Could my problem be that I am only using the 9V source?

I almost bid on that scope on *bay, it looked like a great deal.

You will not really be able to discern movement of the tube by eye on that scope when slewing. I had an Ultima, you will need to push it to targets. The motors are not designed to slew to targets like a goto. That being said, the drive in that scope is excellent, accurate, and reliable. The mount overall is very sturdy. A good scope for AP work if you don't mind manual guiding, though Shoestring Astronomy sells a kit that can be wired into your hand controller for autoguiding. You did well, that is a fine instrament...

Clear Skies

Tony Aguire

I have an 07 Tacoma...the floor mat is hooked in place by a plastic hook that is attached to the floor of the vehicle. It seems odd that this is a problem. The bigger problem I have had with my Tacoma is indeed the throttle, but from a different source. I have a 5 speed manual (relatively rare for this model) when I am powering up hills at higher elevations, towing a trailer, or hauling a heavy load, the throttle gets stuck when I shift gears. For instance, going up a pretty steep incline in third gear, then switching to fourth, the engine races up to 4000RPM (without me touching the gas) when I depress the clutch. This requires me to either

a) dump the clutch into the next gear
b) slow down to a near complete stop till the engine reverts back to idle, then I can restart.

Toyota dealers have acknowledged this is an issue for the manual Tacomas, but have repeatedly told me there is no fix. Apparently, this is a programming issue with the ECM (engine control module) is what I have been told. When Toyota issues an update, I will be notified. ...

On edit, all new Toyotas have electronic throttle control, there is no cable like in the old days. A computer determines the amount of throttle the engine is given so as to better control emissions, the "gas pedal" works with a sensor that determines the amount you have pressed it down. The computer will then calculate the correct throttle based on the desire of the driver, ballanced with emissions standards. Throttle by wire is nice technology, but in the case of my truck, I am less than impressed. It is very frustrating when the my truck is doing what it is supposed to do (work) and it acts up.


Just venting. I suspect the same sort of failure is to blame in this tragic accident, I suspect Topyota is gonna get flamed for this one.

Jim McSheehy said:

I was listening to former President Bill Clinton pontificate in last Sunday's Meet the Press interview with David Gregory. The topic of the Clinton Global Initiative came up. The CGI is Clinton's front organization for collecting huge sums of money and applying the funds (in no particular order) to his travels, lifestyle, and some worthy causes. I almost spit my coffee when I heard Clinton say that the latest CGI will focus on helping young women avoid sexual harassment, workplace intimidation and abuse!

Props to David Gregory for maintaining a straight face when confronted by ultimate hypocrisy.

Clinton's sexual exploits were exploited by the Republican party in an effort to smear a president, who by all other accounts, was quite successful and effective. Clinton cheated on his wife, granted that calls into question his character. But that failure in his character should have stayed between him and Hillary. I don't think an individuals sexual drive or orientation has anything to to with how they govern the masses, hence why I don't consider Clinton's liaisons when I look at his presidency.

Sex...is power.

In the average male mind, having the ability to woo the object of desire into a sexual encounter is a fundamental ego boost. President Clinton, as powerful as he was (and still is) still needed that ego boost. Though that is not an excuse for his transgression (against his wife) it might put into perspective his motivation. Using a cigar as a dildo, or getting head from Monica had little if any impact on his political decisions, decisions that effect you and me.