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I see this getting ugly fast....
Which side to choose?
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I have no life
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....it is no small wonder to me that the USA is
loosing out on its auto and Mfg engineering base to
the Asia and the Far East.To advise the magnet fix on
the damaged driveshaft just renforces the fact that
it's not hard to better the average USA engineer.Such
a comment about the diff shows a lack of concern for
both the owner and the component in question...I would
have expected more & a higher standard from a
professional engineer.....Now if Ford had printed the
magnet fix in a shop manual it would be questioned to
hell!...Time to cross over and get away from the
'bailing wire & string' attitude....before the world
leaves you behind.Nice that the personal attacks are
back.....so musch for CEG rules eh!...Hypocrites!!!
-'96 SE MTX 3L
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Originally posted by todras:
....it is no small wonder to me that the USA is
loosing out on its auto and Mfg engineering base to
the Asia and the Far East.To advise the magnet fix on
the damaged driveshaft just renforces the fact that
it's not hard to better the average USA engineer.Such
a comment about the diff shows a lack of concern for
both the owner and the component in question...I would
have expected more & a higher standard from a
professional engineer.....Now if Ford had printed the
magnet fix in a shop manual it would be questioned to
hell!...Time to cross over and get away from the
'bailing wire & string' attitude....before the world
leaves you behind.Nice that the personal attacks are
back.....so musch for CEG rules eh!...Hypocrites!!!
Who has their hand up Todd's ass today?
-Auto Mak or-
-Experiment or
-Station Wagon or-
-Computeriz or-
I have a foot that is bigger than a foot.
SuperChipFOR SALE
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Originally posted by todras:
....it is no small wonder to me that the USA is
loosing out on its auto and Mfg engineering base to
the Asia and the Far East.To advise the magnet fix on
the damaged driveshaft just renforces the fact that
it's not hard to better the average USA engineer.Such
a comment about the diff shows a lack of concern for
both the owner and the component in question...I would
have expected more & a higher standard from a
professional engineer.....Now if Ford had printed the
magnet fix in a shop manual it would be questioned to
hell!...Time to cross over and get away from the
'bailing wire & string' attitude....before the world
leaves you behind.Nice that the personal attacks are
back.....so musch for CEG rules eh!...Hypocrites!!!
I typically can see both sides, but that just nuts. There are many different ways to do one thing right. By the book doesn't necassrily (sp?) mean its the only right way to do it. Its the only right way to do it according to a manufacturer to ensure that their warranty is in place. I can't recall the last time I saw a service tech that had a manual next to him on how to remove/replace item X. Hell, even the good tranny guys don't use manuals until they become stumped.
Ryan
Trollin!
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Terry really needs to lay off the bottle. It's not like 21 year old scotch grows on trees. Damn!
-Auto Mak or-
-Experiment or
-Station Wagon or-
-Computeriz or-
I have a foot that is bigger than a foot.
SuperChipFOR SALE
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Sweet... terry insults all US engineers.
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This has gone beyond getting old! Either this thread gets back on topic or it will be locked. The guy asked for troubleshooting advice, not all this other crap. Nor did he ask for someone to post second handed messages. 
Phillip Jackson
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Originally posted by todras:
....it is no small wonder to me that the USA is
loosing out on its auto and Mfg engineering base to
the Asia and the Far East.To advise the magnet fix on
the damaged driveshaft just renforces the fact that
it's not hard to better the average USA engineer.Such
a comment about the diff shows a lack of concern for
both the owner and the component in question...I would
have expected more & a higher standard from a
professional engineer.....Now if Ford had printed the
magnet fix in a shop manual it would be questioned to
hell!...Time to cross over and get away from the
'bailing wire & string' attitude....before the world
leaves you behind.Nice that the personal attacks are
back.....so musch for CEG rules eh!...Hypocrites!!!
Terry, you can trash me as an engineer, and that's okay. I'm a fighting man by trade now and haven't been practicing engineering in a little while. But you and I both know that there are outstanding US engineers out there. We didn't come to dominate the world market with crap, and when the British Empire and industrial might collapsed in on itself 100 years ago, we were there to take over  . And where did the British Auto industry go? Mini's made by BMW, Jaguars made by Ford, Vauxhall made by GM, and the list goes on. Times change and it usually isn't the engineers' fault anyway, it is the accountants and high cost of living in developed countries driving up wages most of the time.
But this isn't about that. It's about the fact that I called for a good inspection and possible solution before going to extremes. You just disagreed and bashed my methods.
All I can do is reiterate what I said and leave it at that.
Just hope it's an axle and not something you did if he publishes the pictures.
Former owner of '99 CSVT - Silver #222/2760
356/334 wHP/TQ at 10psi on pump gas!
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Originally posted by warmonger:
....... there are outstanding US engineers out there. We didn't come to dominate the world market with crap, .....
+1.
I am, of course, a little biased. 
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
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Considering the title to this thread, I frankly cannot fault Terry for checking in... but hoo-wee, the man has a talent for pushing buttons.
P.S. I�ll post some pictures of my brand new HMS MTX75 very soon.
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99 Tropic Green SVT, Tan Leather, 28K miles, "Evil Twin" (Turbo AER 3L and more in progress)
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