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    What to do with a sluggish economy.

    A program like the old Civilian Conservation Corps would employ people, reduce unemployment, and rebuild the infrastructure. I don't know why big banks aren't allowed to fail, while small businesses are.
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    Nice that Great public works still possible in US

    Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to be invited to chaperone a UCONN engineering school ferry excursion to the Tappan Zee bridge. The following links should show some of the photos I took on the trip. They will give you an idea of the scale of the project! 2016 MOLES trip to Tappan...
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    Looking at buying a little property

    Go to the local Town Hall or check for FEMA flood maps online. It would be nice to know if the property will flood during a major storm. While you're at the Town Hall, talk to the zoning official, and define what's allowable on the site. Also, you can go online to check the Soil Survey maps...
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    1.8 Turbo with T6 seeing Silver in UOA

    If it helps, this is a list of the components in my engine. I had a trace (1) of silver in my last analysis. Perhaps the common components might be a starting point for you, if the silver persists. -Supertech forged pistons (choice of compression ratios/bore size) -Manley forged H-beam...
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    1.8 Turbo with T6 seeing Silver in UOA

    Cleanneon98: I did my first oil change at 50 miles, then at 200 miles and switched to longer intervals based on clean magnetic drain plugs. I had a very bad experience with the first build. Strong suggestion have a working oil pressure gauge, not the factory idiot light with a gauge face! The...
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    1.8 Turbo with T6 seeing Silver in UOA

    Cleanneon98: I had an oil analysis done by Blackstone on my MSM with a built engine and T6 recently. The engine has only around 10 thousand miles on it. The data in the column with 211,000 miles is the most current data. The 183k miles column is from before the final build. --Trust me don't...
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    Best way to store 50 gallons of gaoline

    Ensure that the gasoline doesn't pressurize the containers.... perhaps a check valve? Minimize the air space in the container(s). You don't want to form a gas vapor / air mix that is anywhere near explosive. if you take some of the gas out weekly, this could be an issue with a single container...
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    4 days - New England. Where to go?

    Consider New Hamshire..... White Mountains area.....Kancamangus Highway, Many Waterfalls and mountain views...... Mount Washington, hiking trails ,cog railway, with the weather station at the top. If you're really adventurous, try driving the Mount Washington Auto Road. Also, North Conway has...
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    Touch-up paint thoughts? Mazda Velocity Red Mica

    Dr. Colorchip worked well on my Velocity Red MSM. Dr. Colorchip It works best on stonechips. Small scratches are acceptable, larger scratches down to the metal appear somewhat darker than the surrounding undamaged paint.
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