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Congrats on the new job by the way. So what is the new job, if I may ask? We've missed you.

BTW - GE wants your address. I told him I didn't have it. So you might want to reach out to him if he hasn't reached out to you already. I already gave him mine and notallthere's.

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That's creepy. He should have it from the Stacey's poster fiasco. I'll fire it off. You should have it too from ordering my Woodward parking permit too.

The new job ... well the old job was repairing fleet laptops for the phone company. Then they ended laptop repairs (cheaper to just replace them) and I had to build a lab for repairing smart phones (samsung note family). Did that for a few years. Of lately tho, they doubled the size of the lab staff, and a lot of minority based hiring instead of skill based has led that lab downhill. So I went to the bosses and demanded out. Well, a position opened up in building and maintaining the software images for the laptops, and the rest of the company. Very little user interaction,  and high troubleshooting requirements .. and not unionized. I grabbed with both hands. Been here since last september. Still dealing with the previous generations' clusterfucks.

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BTW,  The pickup (98 GMC 1500) sounds like it's got a rod knocking.  Cheapest I can find an engine around is $800 CDN ... plus install. And that scrap yard doesn't install themselves. Replacing the truck all together would only cost $1500. Unfortunately time and place have me in a bind. I could do the swap myself, but don't have the free time, and don't have anywhere with a hard flat floor that I could do the work.  Anyone ever put off road tires on an engine hoist?

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On 5/14/2019 at 12:30 PM, Professur said:

 Anyone ever put off road tires on an engine hoist?

Sure. It's just an engineering problem. Why wouldn't you?

Pro - I double checked my email inbox. I did a mass purge of old emails awhile back. It looks like I dumped your contact information along with it. I still have your cell number from awhile ago but that's it.

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Why you wouldn't .... because the front legs have to be low enough to fit under the car.  But given that the only place I have that I can work on my cars has a ruined asphalt driveway, I need some way to make it work. The cell number is long dead.  GE still hasn't gotten back to me on fartbook. How much grunt work is it to pull a first gen vortec engine out of a pickup? Support and disconnect the trans and TC. Exhaust at the flanges. Fuel. Main wiring harness. Half a dozen sensors. Altenator, AC, power steering .... Drain the rad. Probably a smart idea to drain the engine oil. Engine mounts. What am I missing?

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Battery/starter disconnect, Vacuum hoses - especially to the brake booster. Other than that I think you covered all the bases. I know you know this stuff.

Send me you contact info when you have a spare moment and I still stuff it into my "stupid" phone. GE is suppose to be here in Michigan in a few weeks for Cars and Cones competitopn, I will be sure to rattle his cage for you.

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On 5/31/2019 at 7:51 AM, Frosty said:

Battery/starter disconnect, Vacuum hoses - especially to the brake booster. Other than that I think you covered all the bases. I know you know this stuff.

Send me you contact info when you have a spare moment and I still stuff it into my "stupid" phone. GE is suppose to be here in Michigan in a few weeks for Cars and Cones competitopn, I will be sure to rattle his cage for you.

I rattled GE's cage for you. I told him he needs to contact you through Faceblob.

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