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Sorry. I should have identified the "good" President as Carter. I edited my original post. Enough politics for me. I will not even respond to flame.

Shame on you moderators of this site for allowing such foul language. Lib**al bashing is alive and well I see. The problem with we Lib**als is that our attention wanders too freely from the environmnet, social justice, hunger, peace, feeding the hungry, educating the underpriviledged, a woman"s right to choose and, well the list goes on and on. Con*****tives, on the other hand seem to be focused on - and I become a target of flame here- if you cannot hate it enough, kill it. I reallize that I am sterotyping here. I do not mean to paint all Lib**als and Con*****tives with the same brush. I agree with all of you, Clinton was a bum. Many people were killed and much harm was done as a result of his foreign policy. There was only one "good" President in the past 40 years and he was a failure as a President - Carter. Maybe being a failure as a President made him into the compassionate person he is today.

Working on the car is indeed a good alternative to TV. But then, so is watching the grass grow. Especially now with so much "reality" junk. They do it because the folks with disposable income and not much sense watch it and, as mentioned before, it sells products. And our youth are growing up with this! Well, some of us grew up with Glligan's Island, and most of us turned out alright I guess. We need to remember that the TV set has an OFF button.

I bought one of those Furuhashi regulators off of eBay. It is almost identical to the one on my car. Here is a picture of the one I took off. Could it be original? Also on the side are 5 or 6 Japanese characters with "Heat Compensated" under them.

The amazing achievements of the American military could not have been accomplished without the defense policy of former President Clinton. Even those of you that are blinded by ideology or partisanship must admit that the military might of the U.S. was developed prior to Dubya. Bush has been throwing money at the pentagon but none of it has resulted in the development of the high tech weaponry used in Iraq. Clinton had 8 years to get ready for Iraq. And yet Clinton was accused of gutting our military capabilities. All honest Americans must give Clinton some credit for this victory over such the huge and overwhelming threat that Iraq posed. I hope that el Presidente, Rummy and Wolfy do not gloat over the outcome of the invasion. It was sort of like Hulk Hogan beating up my 5th grade niece and bragging about it. I am very happy the Sadam is gone, at least for now he is gone. So now Bush rationalizes that, in addition to Bin Laden, capturing or killing Hussain is no longer a priority. We just pick someone else to topple to take the masses minds off our failure to accomplish our goals of capturing or killing these guys. Who's next?

Are you asking the preident of NASCAR to change his name from French to Freedom? Will you boycott all NASCAR races if he doen't? Send the Statue of Liberty back? Change the name of LaFayette Square to Liberty Square (it was named LaFayette for a reason you know)?. Changing the name of French fries to Liberty fries in the Congressional dining room was laughable. Reafirms my cynicism of our politicians! I would wager that Halliburton has some French ownership. By the way Haliburton, or a subsidiary, was awarded the first contract to rebuild the Iraq oil fields, no bidding, national security you know. $800,000,000. Smash up Peugeus? Read some history, see how much the French had to do with the founding of our country. Oh yes, our country was founded by protestors. They were called patriots, if you remember.

Beautiful car. Keep it original. Replace the wheels with stock and get a nice set of wheel covers. Are you getting the message?

Any opinions on this brand of VR: Furuhashi Auto Electric Parts Co. Ltd. (F. D. Japan)?

Maybe too far but: '71 in Bend Oregon, central part of the state. Third paint job, very little rust, a few bubbles under the paint, (according to owner), 138K total, 58K on rebuild. New interior, new susp, 5 speed, "too much to mention". $4,600. I haven't seen the car. Will supply phone number if you want. An 800 number.

1 BRAVO: Bravo! thanks for that story. My wife is a survivor of 6 years and still going strong.

About 1 a month in the Portland Oregonian. One advertised this week in Bend, Oregon.

Now it is time to change my VR. Will get a new one rather than try to fix the old. In shopping I have come across several brands with prices ranging from $16 to $64. Is this just pricing or is there really that much difference in the quality/performance between them. Wells, Echlin are among brands I have found. Also another with a Japanese name which I forget. Any reccomendations as far as brand? I am not sure if the old one is original.

Hey Dozer171. How about you go over there to give them a hand. Your local recruiter is probably looking for more canon fodder. Looks like the opportunity to eat sand and c rats and get shot at may be open for awhile.

I remember when I first saw one of these in 1970. It was about the same time I saw my first Z. I like both of them and thought I need to get one of them sometime. 21 years later there was a Z in my driveway.

Check out the Electrical forum for lots of info about changing clocks. If you go in through the glove box, you can almost be certain that it will be trashed when you are done.

I went through what you are experiencing. I did not need new fuel lines but the tank was a mess. Did not try to clean it myself. Sent it out to a radiator shop. They will cut a hole in it and really clean it out and line the inside surfaces. Expensive but totally satisfactory. Got the float assy and O ring from MSA. Getting the tank cleaned solved a lot of problems for me. Good luck.

My wife:love: drives in city traffic most of her work day and in Portland it is often very rainy with poor visibility. She is in the habit of using her hazard lights when slowing. This is akin to pumping the brakes.

I am amazed at the optimism of you guys, especially you geezers, who have a huge optimism of your longevity when you tear your cars apart to rebuild them. I am 65 and if I tore my car apart, I would never have it together enough to drive it again. Luckily, it is in good shape for a daily driver and I will be able to enjoy it for another ten years, hopefully. More power to you beandip. Have it upholstered in blue satin as a finnishing touch and have a Z sized hole dug and drive off into an afterlife.

ROFL ROFL Check out the miles. This would keep me from buying it. ROFL

Anyone had experience getting the original Hitachi radio repaired? I called around in the Portland area with not much success. The shops told me that it will cost $45 just to open and inspect and repairs, if possible, could cost another $60 or $70.

This is a follow-up on a previous post. Occasionally the car will not start, nothing. Like the battery has been disconnected. One sympton is loss of preset radio stations. Tracked it to the vr by tapping on it the last time it happened. Started right up. Now, is this a fatal sign with the vr and should I replace it? Can they be adjusted, etc.? Are the points sticking?

I just gotta get into this! The thing that really astounds me is that a large percentage of the population of the U.S. believes anything that comes out of the mouth of this President, Ari Fleisher (sp), or Rumsfeld, Powell, etc , or any President we have ever had. Or that their opinions are formed by 15 sec snippets on the evening news. Assuming that they do watch. I do not understand how anyone can believe anything said by 99% of the politicians in the U.S. Just because el Presidente said it does not make it true! Cynic-one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest. Glad to get that off my chest. My wife gets tired of hearing it although she believes much the same. I think I will take a drive and take it out on third gear.

During my attempts to get my clock hooked up and running I noticed two short wires with the male ends laying on the floor mats. The ends of the wires were corroded. I checked around some and found that they had broken off where they had been soldered onto the switches or bulbs. This is where age rears it's ugly head. Got them reattached. I can imagine that this could cause a lot of grief and pass unnoticed.

Mini CooperROFL

This thread really TICKLES the funny bone.