Recent content by Mark B

Can't say I blame you Bill V. I throw in my 2 cents about every other leap year but I usually just shake my head and chuckle. A search for 'stfu' that brings up multiple hits tells me all I need to know. Right on, Todd Z

Listen to the whole speech. I dare you. Whoo doggies, it's 27 min. loooong and dry as toast. Does it plant the seed for Kristal Nacht 2009? Hardly. It's a call for what BO calls 'active citizenship' a la JFK/LBJ. It's bigger standing military, bigger Americorps, bigger Peace Corps...

I snipe the old fashioned way. In person with an 'atomic' clock that matches ebay's clock to the second. As a prospective buyer, you want one person to make the opening bid to lock in the item. Anyone else that bids before the final seconds is just running up the final price. Like it...

I'm looking too. I just got ripped off for a Wii by an ebay seller. Curse you, moreno2277. Now, I'm trying to find one retail. From what I'm reading, buying an online bundle from a local retailer is not a bad way to go. Apparently, Wal-Mart, Circuit City and others will allow you...

Rich, Long, long ago, I parked between your Trac and Boodro's in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Pleasure to meet you then and difficult to hear this news now. Hope this thread provides some small comfort or diversion. My best thoughts to you, your wife and family. Take care. Mark B.

I tried a set of Escape rims on my old ST. The bolt pattern and offset were good but the center hole in the rim was too small diameter for the ST hub. I ended up with a set of ebay Ranger FX4 rims. I also made the 235 to 255 upsize. The change did effect the speedo as well as hurt...

Boodro, From another internet fact list of equally dubious nature: The lowest valued note in the world is the Hong Kong 1 cent note of which 1200 equals 1 pound (72 rupees).

Since the government is looking to make electronic roll/stability control systems mandatory by 2012, I'm wondering how they work with manual transmissions? As I understand, the system acts, on it's own, to apply brakes and control engine speed in order to keep the car upright. That's a...

Invaluable for trips with lots of gear and people. Otherwise, it was a pain. Killed one of the STs best features: the power rear window My ARE was so heavily tinted that rear visibility was nil except on the brightest day Gave the ST a claustrophobic feel owing to points 1 & 2 Took...

Here's a '67 Galaxie on eBay that went for a pretty good price. It says it's a dealer promo model. Your 3 could be a good find.

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I'm glad it was part of my Illinois experience but I'm not surprised or particularly upset to see the Chief go. A war-painted WASP kid dancing around is not the proudest of traditions. Just let us keep the name. I won't wear a ball cap for the Overly-aggressive Native Americans of the...

Have the shop temporarily swap out wheels from your ST, see where the problem goes. Also, verify the wheel balance between swapping, if that hasn't been checked. If the shop won't do that for free maybe a Goodyear dealer would.

I have an '06 Escape. I mounted a KSC-SW1 powered sub under my passenger seat. It makes enough bass for me but it won't rattle any windows. The sub plus front components and a Pioneer deck made the best system I've ever had. Also check out the link to escape-central, plenty of...

Door panels are a couple of screws and mostly plastic push pins. One warning: the top of the door panels have molded plastic hooks that engage with the door frame. I busted one on a back door because I pulled the bottom of the panel out too far without lifting the panel to disengage the hook...