davefrombc

The whole world knows how the  ERW  of the GOP  have been trying to demonize   Hillary  Clinton  for years  with lies and innuendo..  She  has yet to be  charged with any  offense despite the millions of taxpayers dollars  the GOP   has wasted on their never   ending  "investigations"..  I am  not a  Hillary  fan.  She tends to be  too secretive  in her  dealings ,  but   how  much of that  is due to the constant barrage  of lies  and half truths thrown  at  her  by the right?  She also  tends to  be  a little  more hawkish than I'd  like to  see.  Do  a search on the  Clinton  foundation to  see  what they  have  been doing with the funds  donated to  it ,  including funds donated  by the  Clintons themselves.... .and stay  away  from the  ERW  sites when  doing that search .. Look  in   mainstream  sites; and international  ones.

Then do  a search on Trump's  charity  and see if you  can find  money  he  and  his family actually  donated to  it themselves.. There  are some   investigations  into  just  what   has gone into  his  charity,  and what  it  has  paid for..  If you really dig  into  both   Clinton  and Trump,  you'll  find  Clinton the  far  better  candidate..

 If  I had  my  "druthers", I'd  like to  see  Colin Powell  run  for the   GOP.  I  can't  name  a Dem.  who  would be  more qualified  than  Hillary  , or  one  with a high enough profile to really have  a  chance..  Bernie  had  some  great  idea, but face it,  he  is too  far  left  to really get any support in  either the House or  senate to  push through any of his reforms.  He wants to  do too much  too fast.

If you really  dig into  Clinton  with an  unbiased eye  created  by the  old  GOP  maxim" if you tell  a  lie  often enough, they'll take it  as the truth" , you'll  find  she  is not the  ogre they  paint her to be. 

Really  look into  Trump  and  you  will  find   much to paint  him the  ogre  instead.

The  ERW  has been  feeding Americans  BS  for so many  years  they  think it  is  ice cream.

I  also  suggest  you  do  a search on world opinion of  Clinton  and Trump and you'll  very  quickly  learn  who  is deemed the bad  person  and who   is deemed to have been   given  a  bad  rap  over  the  last 20  years.

If all the truth  about Trump, his business dealings  and treatment  of women were known I doubt even  his most  ardent followers  would  continue to  back  him....Maybe they would .. There  are a lot of  people refuse to  face reality  when it  conflicts with their  preconceptions and prejudices.

 We'll see if  Trump  actually  goes into the  second "debate".  There's a lot  of speculation he  may  bail  on the other  two  after  his performance in the first ,  and  the  list of proven  dirt on him that  can come up  in the next  and  last   ones.

Maybe  some  members would  like to  read this article from  USA Today.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/01/donald-trump-lawsuits-legal-battles/84995854/

I know  of  one company  a friend of mine worked  for that   was forced to go into  bankruptcy  because Trump  failed to  pay the full contracted  price  for the  electrical  and security  work done on one of his projects  in our  north  part of the  province.. The company overextended itself  to get the  job , relying  on what they'd  get at the end to  pay  for the  materials  and workers wages.  The real  profit for them , they  thought,  would  be  being  able to say they worked on a Trump  project. The  workers  were paid ,  but the company did not have the resources  to  fight  Trump in  court  to  recover  the  shorted  funds.... 

Tell  me  again  how  he'd  be  such a great  President.  It amazes  me   how so  many  people  can  blind themselves  to  fact when   the  circus  barker  makes the  noises they  want to  hear .

What the  US needs to do  is  join the rest of the developed world and bring in  universal  health care  and get rid of the  "It's socialism" cries. The US has the most expensive  health care system in the world, and despite what   many want to  believe , it is  not the  best.  Our "socialist"   government  operated , one payer  system takes no  back seat to the  US ,  nor  do   the other  "socialist"  systems  of the US's  allies ...  Our system  is not free.  It  is paid for through the tax system , but it  is considerably less  costly to  families  and individuals than  your  system  is..... if you can  even  get  coverage for your have "pre-existing conditions"

Trump  would bring  change  to the  US  for sure........ but it  is not  change  you or the rest of the world would want to see.

Compare life in the  US  now  with it's failed  Reaganomics  tax  reductions for the rich, and  no incentives to  keep   American  dollars  invested in  American  business at home  with the  tax system  and  growth of the   1950's.  Effective taxes  many times higher than  now ,  coupled with real incentives  to  invest  in  business infrastructure  and charitable  donations  to  reduce those taxes  were  far  more effective than  the  grab and run  system  put in play  for the rich now.

Socialism  and  high  taxes  aren't  the  horrible  ogres  made  out  to  be  by the extreme right.......  if they  are implemented properly.

39 minutes ago, LT80 said:

 

So vote Hillary if you want your guns taken away. And get ready for spanish to be the new national language. Isis will increase terrorism in the USA and we will be dealing with Yen soon. 

I  hope a  lot of Trump  supporters   watched Frontline  tonight.  Just  maybe  their  perspective  on  Trump  and Clinton  will  change ..

Clinton  is  not  going to  "take your  guns away", nor  are the rest of those accusations  based in any  fact .

Trump is a pathological liar, and  narcissistic "circus  barker" totally incompetent  to  lead the  nation.

  If  you think the US  has troubles now ,  elect  Trump  and  you'll very  swiftly  learn   just how  bad it  can  get.  

Just  the opinion   of  someone  north of your  border that can't vote  in your election.

Here's  the  opinion  of an  Arizona newspaper  editorial  board that tells the  story of  Trump  much better  than  I  can :

http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/editorial/2016/09/27/hillary-clinton-endorsement/91198668/

Pretty strong endorsement  of Clinton and rejection of Trump  by  a normally Conservative  GOP supporting  newspaper

It will  be  interesting to see the results  of tomorrows  national  polls on how  they  did in the  "debate".  Trump  managed to be  Trump  again.

 I  must say  I  laughed at his  responses  and   must congratulate the  audience at the  debate  on their  restraint most of the time  when  reacting to  his  responses.

Valve lash will increase over time due to wear.. Adjust them cold, and more to the tight end of the range.. As the motor warms up, the clearance will increase slightly as metal expands. Magnetic plugs will pick up any tiny wear fragments and if more than a very small amount of the finest steel "dust" could give you an early warning of a component failing; but at a price of $60, not worth it in my opinion.. You could check for wear by passing a small magnet through the spent oil when doing a regular oil change a lot cheaper and pretty much as effectively as using magnetized plugs. Sorry , I can't advise on which cover is over the intake or exhaust valves.

battery voltage is low , but that shouldn't stop it from spinning over .....even at 6 volts it should turn. Try cleaning the commutator and make sure all the brushes are making proper contact with both the commutator and the wiring.. Hold that starter tight when you "bump " it .. They have lots of torque and can jump out of your hand if you don't have a good grip. Problem could be a bad ground for the battery or a corroded positive cable to it not allowing enough current to spin the motor over.

Is it just me or does the forum have a problem?

I have tried both uploading a video from my PC and not had it connect to upload , and in an attempt to post a link to the video on Youtube, got the error message the video must be from Youtube.com.......yet the URL was to Youtube.com and it was not recognized.