Drifter

LMFAO! That's what I'm thinking too. BUT....I still dunno 100%....still thinking.

It does ta 88mph though....then you see some serious shit. Lets see who actually gets that I know Doc will.

My thoughts exactly.

I think I know most you guys enough to be able to seriously talk about this. Even if it's just to bounce thoughts off some of ya, let me give the low down on todays happening at Drifters Casa. So late last night I get this message on Facebook, I click to see how it is from and was kind'a left open mouth when I see it was from my very first "serious" girlfriend (ex fiancee). We were together for about 3 yrs back when I was 21 and she was 25. We broke up back about....jeez, 1992? 1993? there about's, so I have not talked to her for close to 20 year now. Well out of the blue I get this message from her last night asking how I have been, and telling me she likes the pictures I have posted of me this year etc etc. I replied back with a very brief but friendly reply saying I'm well and things are going good and I'm just getting ready to go on a trip to PA with friends etc etc. So today she replies to that, telling me a bit about her life now and how she's going to school now to be a RN etc.... Then at the very end of the message she says....."Would you like to get together for coffee when you get back from your trip, and maybe catch up with each others lives?". Okay let me say a few things here. You guys all know as I am very open about my past that I am now a recovering alcoholic, I don't hide it because my past is what has made me the man I am today. With that said......This is the girl that started me on the path to being a heavy drinker back then because when we broke up I took it like a ton of bricks and I was fucked up in the head for years after her, big time. On the other hand, I have to admit, sex with her was fucking amazing LOL I'm serious, we all have that "one girl" that we compare every other woman we are ever with too in bed, well this one is the one I compared everyone else too. She was just amazing in bed....so there's that on the "positive column" lol. I just don't know though. Right now for the first time in my life I am really honestly "happy". I enjoy not having anything tying me down, being able to pick up and go where I want and do what I want and fish when I want on spur of the moment. Last thing I want to to get back into a relationship, and especially if it lead back to places I was at before with her and it fucked my life up again. Anyway, just thinking out loud here

Nope, it was the Johnson rod.....or muffler bearings going bad. Maybe the kanewton value was stuck open? Sounds like he's the ideal customer for repair shops. Take the car in for a noise and they end up charging him $1300 for a new valvetrain to fix it....when all they actually did was change the wiper blades lol

It's about 4hrs 15mins from me to there. Gonna be a good time, probably the last trip for me till after Christmas now most likely.

Looking forward to next weekend already. Myself and two fishing buddies are packing up and headed to Erie Pennsylvania next Friday morning super early. Going to be spending Friday through Sunday fly fishing for Steelhead. Reports are all very good that the fishing is excellent right now. Also calling for some snow all three days we are there so it'll be cold but enjoyable, I always like fishing in the snow for winter steelhead.

They do rides from one place to another, this one was "Hell 2 Paradise" (both cities in Michigan) and they stop at burger joints and landmarks along the way, so I can see the appeal in that. He said the doctor told them it the way she hit the ground a helmet would not have made a difference, but I certainly think it couldn't have hurt, better than not having any protection at all. I personally think not wearing a helmet is one of the stupidest things a biker can do IMO.

Riding in the country would be really enjoyable. Gotta be aware even in rural areas though as well. My buddy Bob that I use to fish with all the time got really heavy into riding about 2 years ago when he bought a Harley. He puts on these rides for a group of riders and on the last one a couple months ago they were going through a real rural area on a two lane here in Northern Michigan when a big dog that the owner lets roam free ran out right in front of one of the riders in his group. She ended up going down at about 40mph (no helmet) and passed away from a head injury two days later. Gotta stay aware at all times when riding.

Gotta agree with ya Doc on those fenders. Those are just super sexy fenders. They could have done something better with the bars though IMO. The bars are a bit plain looking. I would like to have a bike, but I just don't trust people on the road these days. With the way people drive these days I'm worried enough with 4,500lbs of steel around me, I'd be totally paranoid if I was on a bike.

Finished this up yesterday and he came by and picked it up. He was extremely pleased which was nice to see. The above pic was after I coated it with sealer and had it all installed and ready for pick up.

The Godfather. Watched it last night. And hold onto your seats......that's the first time I have ever watched it. I've seen bits and pieces of it over the years but never actually sat and watched the whole thing till last night.

When I say it would make a noise all the time I am speaking of the timing chain (if in fact his car/truck is not a newer one then it would have a chain and not a belt for keeping the crank & cam in time). And if you have a lose timing chain (slack from stretch due to high mileage) then it would make the noise all the time and not just at certain RPM's because a stretched chain stays that way no matter the speed and will stay tight on the upward rotation side but flop around lose on the downward rotation side of the cam pulley. When talking about a serpentine belt...A serpentine belt can simply not get that lose. A serpentine belt on today's cars is held in place with a belt tensioner, it's the spring loaded arm with the wheel on it that you have to pull back with a 1/2 ratchet when you replace the serpentine belt (and busted me in the knuckle more times than I care to admit lol) If that tensioner gets to the point of being lose then the belt will come right off the motor because the tensioner itself has no grooves to hold the belt in place, it has a very smooth wheel on it. Only the the accessories like PS pump, Alternator, crankshaft and AC compressor have grooved pulleys on them. So a lose serpentine belt wont actually make noise it will simply come off. Now if we are talking about a timing belt....There's a difference between serpentine belts and timing belts. Noise can come from a timing belt at various speeds but it is not going to be a very loud noise that can be heard very well inside the car, and if the timing belt is actually that lose to the point of where it is easily heard inside the car then he would have other problems that would be more prevalent such as very rough idle and not accelerating and or stalling/backfiring through the intake because his timing would be experiencing such variations in advance/retard of the plug firing way before or after TDC that the car would not want to run well what so ever. I'm not trying to sound like a know it all, but I've been a gearhead since I was a kid, I actually built my first motor at the age of 15 and had it on an engine stand next to my bed (true story! ) there's lots of things I don't claim to know about in life, but two things I do know inside and out is fly fishing, and cars

If it sounds like the noise is from the console area I highly doubt it is a lose timing belt (serpentine belt on today's cars). That would be on the very front of the motor in RWD cars or side of the motor in FWD and would not sound like it is coming from console area. Plus a timing belt/serpentine belt noise would make the noise non stop and not just at highway speeds.

Hard to diagnosis car problems by noise unless you are there to hear them in person Tommy, especially with a description of "like your hand hitting a fan" ... Let me ask you this, is it a manual trans car or auto. If it's a manual trans and the sound is from the center console area it could be a throw out bearing going bad in the trans. Really need more info and better idea of what type of sound it actually is though to give much of a suggestion.

The very first one was somewhat decent, but after that I just couldn't finish watching any of the rest of them.

I have friend in Canada that operates a fly fishing video production company and he uses ones similar to that one there Dave. He's got about 3 or 4 drones he uses for filming. The amount of money he has tied up in all the filming gear is just obscene.

lol. Ya know I have a feeling after getting him one I'll probably want to get one for myself as well. Maybe I could use it to fly over the river and spot where the fish are at

Yeah the camera is actually the main reason I'm gonna get it for him. He's a "techie" so I think being able to record some video at altitude is going to be something he will enjoy. I'll grab him some extra props and start looking for some other spare parts for it as well that way he'll have some spares for as he's learning to fly it. He's 20 yrs old now (that makes me feel old lol).

Dave is this the exact same one that you have? http://www.amazon.com/Hubsan-H107C-2-4G-Quadcopter-Camera/dp/B00EXBDWZCI think I'm gonna order that one for my Nephew.

Appreciate your thoughts doc, and I do appreciate your first hand candid reply. Like I said though. Difference of opinion is all. I don't mean any ill feelings by that what so ever, just have some different feelings is all.

All kidding aside......I have such great memories of playing Maze Craze with my Dad back when I was a kid before he passed. I use to love that game.

Actually doc, the more I think about this the more I think it's not a good idea. Your beliefs are your own, mine are my own, trying to explain them to each other is a bit pointless. I've liked you for years here and hope you feel the same way about me, so I'm gonna say lets just not pursue this discussion any further. It may start friendly but it just has too much potential for ill feelings. No hard feelings bud.