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I also have no experience with the Zetec engine but a friend who had one with similar symptoms found that the crankshaft (or maybe the camshaft, I can't remember which the Zetec has) position sensor was going bad.

Who said that the health care in Canada was not up to par?? A Muslim immigrant in Toronto goes to the doctor and says "I feel terrible." The doctor examines him and then says: "You need to urinate and defecate in a bucket for a week, then throw in a dead fish and some rotten cabbage. Then put a towel over your head and inhale the vapors for three days." The Muslim does this and goes back to the doctor 3 days later and says, "I feel wonderful! what was wrong with me? The doctor replied, "You were homesick."

I'm not a fan of Seinfeld or Obama but this was fun to watch. Maybe just because I had an almost identical Corvette. http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/president-barack-obama-just-tell-him-you-re-the-president

Beautiful video. I'll bet it could bring tears to the eyes of dedicated Alfa fanatics.

I've not driven it or the Tail of the Dragon. I am thinking about attending the Mitty at Road Atlanta the weekend of April 21st and if I do I plan to drive both of the above. I will most likely be driving my V8 Miata as there is a gathering of V8 Miatas at the race.

Its December 27th, its not snowing and 5F and headed down. The only time I left the house today was to walk the 60' to the shop and back. There is still a foot of snow in the yard and the county didn't plow our streets so they are a compacted mess of ice and snow. I did look longingly at the Caterham from time to time while in the shop working on the V8 Miata.

A couple on an African Safari witnessed a small antelope being chased down by a cheetah. While the kill was about to happen before their eyes, the husband casually remarked, “I’ll bet the antelope gets away.” The wife answered, “If that antelope survives this one, I’ll give you sex every day for the rest of your life.” The deadly chase was recorded. Click below..... https://www.youtube.com/embed/DYDIwOnXNc8

What if you were offended by a Christmas holiday song and you want to air your grievance? Just go to a college campus. You’ll find people who will happily be offended with you, about almost anything . As a bit of satire, Dan Joseph of MRCTV went to George Mason University with petition in hand to stop radio stations from playing the Irving Berlin’s classic ditty “White Christmas.” What did “dreaming of a white Christmas just like the ones I used to know” ever do to Joseph? He argued to students that the song is racist, a microaggression against multiculturalism. “We think that the song ‘White Christmas’ is insulting to people of color,” Joseph told one student, “because it says snow is white and therefore it is good, but we know there are other kinds of snow. It’s dirty on the ground, sometimes it turns brown, sometimes it turns black.” With poetic interpretation being what it is today, Joseph was able to collect 18 signatures in an hour on campus. At one point, Joseph said the carol with the most laudable social justice message is “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer” because it celebrates a flying reindeer’s genetic mutation. (In reality, if we jump on this social justice crusade, I must point out that the song also celebrates exceptionalism — the fact that Rudolf was the only one who could do a certain job!) Then again, if the song had been written today, Santa might have started a committee to study the dangers of flying in severe weather caused by climate change and suggest changes to flight procedures and sleigh registration, as well as petition for subsidies to develop technology to safely deliver age-appropriate gifts free of choking hazards and lead-based paint to children.

I am a Seenager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 70 years later. I don’t have to go to school or work. I get an allowance every month. I have my own pad. I don’t have a curfew. I have a driver’s license and my own car. I have ID that gets me into bars and the whisky store. The people I hang around with are not scared of getting pregnant. And I don’t have acne. Life is great. Also, you will feel much more intelligent after reading this. Brains of older people are slow because they know so much. People do not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information in their brains, scientists believe. Much like a computer struggles as the hard drive gets full, so too, do humans take longer to access information when their brains are full. Researchers say this slowing down process is not the same as cognitive decline. The human brain works slower in old age, said Dr. Michael Ramscar, but only because we have stored more information over time. The brains of older people do not get weak. On the contrary, they simply know more. Also, older people often go to another room to get something and when they get there, they stand there wondering what they came for. It is NOT a memory problem, it is nature's way of making older people do more exercise. SO THERE!!

Extreme Caterhams for sale across the pond. http://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britishcars/extreme-caterhams-delivery-miles/33425

First Christmas Joke Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. 'In honor of this holy season' Saint Peter said, 'You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.' The Englishman fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. 'It's a candle', he said. 'You may pass through the pearly gates' Saint Peter said. The Scotsman reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He shook them and said, 'They're bells.' Saint Peter said 'You may pass through the pearly gates'. The Irishman started searching desperately through his pockets and finally pulled out a pair of women's panties. St. Peter looked at the man with a raised eyebrow and asked, 'And just what do those symbolize?' The Irishman replied, 'These are Carols.' And So The Christmas Season Begins......

Former enemies, they are working together to "save" F1. http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/35037357

A couple of years ago I drove my Caterham over two high mountain passes in snow storms with the LOCO club. I had the bikini top and side curtains on and the heater kept the interior quite comfortable. Wolf Creek pass was at 10,8XX' and a near whiteout blizzard. Slumgullion Pass is 11,5XX' and we came out of the clouds near the summit into glorious sunshine on golden aspen trees and about 3" of unplowed snow. It was a surreal experience as in spite of the blue sky and sunshine there were large snow flakes still falling. This was done on high performance summer tires and I have no idea how I kept it on the road but there were no scary instances. Other than the mountain passes the rest of the trip was warm and sunny and I ran with just the bikini top installed.

I have a second exhaust system that exits out the back using a pair of OEM Caterham tail pipes. There is a splitter behind the muffler to take it from one 3" pipe to the two 2 1/4" Caterham tailpipes. With the windshield on but no doors there is a little exhaust smell in the cockpit. Put on the side curtains or the bikini top and it gets very bad in there. I only use the rear exit system with the Brookland screens installed, no problem in that configuration. There is a third system which is simply a 3" pipe with no muffler and a side exit. It is so f...ing loud that even with ear plugs and a helmet its uncomfortable on the track and cop bait on the street. You would think the turbo would have mellowed the noise a bit.

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I was afraid you were going to ask that. I can't recall the model number and am not good at saving receipts. Most but not all of them get stuffed in a file drawer along with all the other car receipts. I'll have a look and let you know what I find. Edit: I am amazed, I was able to find the receipt for the muffler. I only had to sort through half a drawer to find it. Magnaflow #12649. This is a 3" inlet and outlet muffler so a part number for different inlet and/or outlet will have a different number but it will get you in the ball park. https://www.magnaflow.com/products?partNumber=12649

I'm in agreement with the outlet just in front of the rear wheel and pointing out. I used a Magnaflow muffler that has internal insulation. Unless it sits and heat soaks I can put my bare hand on it driving down the road on a hot day and not burn it. It is warm but not blistering hot like the turnout at the end. I don't get any exhaust smell in the cockpit unless I am stopped and the wind is blowing from the rear and driver side of the car.

It's a commercial for Volvo trucks. http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story/video-volvo-truck-commercial-crash-four-year-old-driver-120415

Now I'm really confused. :ack:

I haven't heard anything lately. Texas government reneged on a significant part (20%) of its payment for this year's race. That combined with low attendance at the race and the damage from the storms will have to be addressed soon or it may be cancelled. Here's info from a couple of days ago: http://keyetv.com/news/local/negotiations-underway-to-keep-f1-racing-at-cota

Good news in the F1 world. http://www.pistonheads.com/news/general/renault-back-in-f1/33402

This really helped me understand the whole Middle East situation . This is shamelessly stolen from the Comments section of a Canadian blog. It clears up the whole situation. Confused about all the various players in the Middle East fiasco? Maybe this will help you sort it out... President Assad (who is bad) is a nasty guy who got so nasty his people rebelled and the Rebels (who are good) started winning. But then some of the rebels turned a bit nasty and are now called Islamic State (who are definitely bad) and some continued to support democracy (who are still good). So the Americans (who are good) started bombing Islamic State (who are bad) and giving arms to the Syrian Rebels (who are good) so they could fight Assad (who is still bad) which was good. By the way, there is a breakaway state in the north run by the Kurds who want to fight IS (which is a good thing) but the Turkish authorities think they are bad, so we have to say they are bad whilst secretly thinking they're good and giving them guns to fight IS (which is good) but that is another matter. Getting back to Syria. President Putin (bad, as he invaded Crimea and the Ukraine and killed lots of folks including that nice Russian man in London with polonium) has decided to back Assad (who is still bad) by attacking IS (who are also bad) which is sort of a good thing? But Putin (still bad) thinks the Syrian Rebels (who are good) are also bad, and so he bombs them too, much to the annoyance of the Americans (who are good) who are busy backing and arming the rebels (who are also good). Now Iran (who used to be bad, but now they have agreed not to build any nuclear weapons and bomb Israel are now good) are going to provide ground troops to support Assad (still bad) as are the Russians (bad) who now have ground troops and aircraft in Syria. So, a Coalition of Assad (still bad) Putin (extra bad) and the Iranians (good, but in a bad sort of way) are going to attack IS (who are bad) which is a good thing, but also the Syrian Rebels (who are good) which is bad. Now the British (obviously good, except Corbyn who is probably bad) and the Americans (also good) cannot attack Assad (still bad) for fear of upsetting Putin (bad) and Iran (good/ bad) and now they have to accept that Assad might not be that bad after all compared to IS (who are super bad). So Assad (bad) is now probably good, being better than IS (no real choice there) and since Putin and Iran are also fighting IS that may now make them good. America (still good) will find it hard to arm a group of rebels being attacked by the Russians for fear of upsetting Mr Putin (now good) and that mad ayatollah in Iran (also good) and so they may be forced to say that the Rebels are now bad, or at the very least abandon them to their fate. This will lead most of them to flee to Turkey and on to Europe or join IS (still the only constantly bad group). To Sunni Muslims, an attack by Shia Muslims (Assad and Iran) backed by Russians will be seen as something of a Holy War, and the ranks of IS will now be seen by the Sunnis as the only Jihadis fighting in the Holy War and hence many Muslims will now see IS as good (doh!). Sunni Muslims will also see the lack of action by Britain and America in support of their Sunni rebel brothers as something of a betrayal (might have a point) and hence we will be seen as bad. So now we have America (now bad) and Britain (also bad) providing limited support to Sunni Rebels (bad) many of whom are looking to IS (good / bad) for support against Assad (now good) who, along with Iran (also good) and Putin (also, now, unbelievably, good) are attempting to retake the country Assad used to run before all this started? ...or not. Hope that cleared things up.

Sorry about that lightning bolt, hope it didn't do too much damage. There was an oral version of this using alum vs persimmons back in the 60s. It was more fun to tell because you would pucker up your mouth when delivering the punch line.

A small church had a very attractive big-busted organist named Linda. Her breasts bounced and jiggled as she played the organ. Unfortunately, she distracted the congregation considerably. The very proper church ladies were appalled. They said something had to be done about this or they would have to get another organist. So one of the ladies approached Linda very discreetly about the problem, and told her to mash up some green astringent persimmons and rub them on her nipples and over her breasts, which should cause them to shrink in size, but warned her not to taste any of the green persimmons, because they are so sour they will make her mouth pucker up, and she wouldn't be able to talk properly for a while. The voluptuous organist reluctantly agreed to try it. The following Sunday morning the minister walked up to the pulpit and said, "Dew to thircumsthanthis bewond my contwol, we will not hab a thermon tewday.

Driver side fender on my '04 SV is shorter to allow the rear exit exhaust to turn under the car. Mine were polished but after one year they were pitted so I covered them with bed liner.