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Old 12-06-2020, 07:11 PM   #41
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lol we merely have large numbers of them. urban areas have lots of loose cats, a few are escapees from homes, most are offspring of strays. people here are very protective of cats.
Is this the same type of Cat Houses that Wayne is thinking of??
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Old 12-06-2020, 07:36 PM   #42
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What do you do with them?



Do you mean the cats, or the hoarders??
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some cultures eatem!
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Old 12-07-2020, 01:57 PM   #44
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Can't find a freezer to put them in!
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Old 12-07-2020, 03:25 PM   #45
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Some cultures?
Where do u eat chili?..down here in the south it’s legal to eat roadkill! Don’t know if the law specifies!
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Old 03-05-2021, 01:27 PM   #46
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Reviving this thread just to note that Bert's tells me the urethane distributor plugs (protects the bus bar screw from corrosion and dirt) are on back-order for "3-4 months" due to COVID-related disruptions at the supplier. Not exactly a critical part, but if you're ordering one of these, you should call ahead.

Update: All major vendors out of the distributor plugs

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Old 03-05-2021, 03:28 PM   #47
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What do you do with them?
I don’t know about “down under” but here in the States you can adopt then and your mouse and rat problems are solved. All you have to do is feed them in the morning and evening and they’ll hang around.

Mine were outside cats. I never had a problem with mice in the garage because I put my cats in the garage at night.

I let them out when I went to work in the morning and they took care of the critters outside including the jack rabbits and gophers.

We lost a couple to coyotes but that’s the food chain at work.

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Old 03-05-2021, 03:57 PM   #48
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Just tried to order window crank handles from Snyder. They have 6-8 week back order for them.
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Old 03-05-2021, 04:16 PM   #49
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I am being told by my shipper that the US economy is in such a mess after COVID was allowed to run rampant that there are HUGE delays getting anything out of the country. There is not enough being produced to fill ships. There is also a worldwide shortage of empty containers. Combine those with and the fact that ships will not sail without a full load and it's not hard to see why I'm still waiting for a parcel that was delivered to his warehouse in late July.
China is sending ships to collect empty containers so they can export stuff in an effort to keep something happening. Their own economic advisors describe their economic situation as "dire". IMO, It's going to take longer than we would like for this to settle down to some form of normality.
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Old 03-06-2021, 12:37 PM   #50
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I get my instrument panel light from NAPA. I buy the aviation grade bulb, and it has a higher candlepower. It lasts a long time too. Usually they have it in a day or two.
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I get my instrument panel light from NAPA. I buy the aviation grade bulb, and it has a higher candlepower. It lasts a long time too. Usually they have it in a day or two.
Do you know the part number ?
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The modern head gaskets for Hi-comp heads are becoming difficult to get also.
I'm ordering two just so I have one on the shelf.
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Old 03-07-2021, 05:36 PM   #53
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I'm sorry, I do not
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Old 03-07-2021, 07:06 PM   #54
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we've discussed hoarding of original parts before but hoarding of repro parts is a new one.
I suppose the number of Model "A"s the individual owns is a factor.

America is rampant with cat hoarders.

Forget the cats.......I hoard Model A engines, just in case I might get another Model A some day (LOL) :



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Gonna be fun times at your estate sale
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I needed a set of the special clamps that attach the front license plate to the headlight bar. Ordered from Mac's/Eckler in mid-December. B/O until early January. Then late February. Then May. (But did they tell me? No, I had to dig through their website to find out from the order status.) To hell with that. Ordered from Bert's, couple of days later I had them, and quicker shipping from Colorado to California than Florida to California. Hard to beat availability and service.

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Old 03-07-2021, 10:52 PM   #57
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Forget the cats.......I hoard Model A engines, just in case I might get another Model A some day (LOL) :



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And I bet they’re all rebuilt “for when you need a spare engine”
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The one in the foreground has a Model B head, is it a B engine?
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The logical question, why would anyone do that? Have you sought treatment ?
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Old 03-08-2021, 11:51 AM   #60
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Glad to see they are under roof, not out in a field like some pics I've seen.
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