[mr48chev]

Guilty of being cranky at times. I agree with not hijacking someone else's thread and taking it off topic. I see that on all too many forums though. Same with commenting on a thread that has been dead in the archives for three or four years because you found it on google and decided to register on the forum so you could throw your two cents worth in. I'd like to see threads on all forums close except to the op after a time lapse.

One thing that gets my goat is guys who post answers with instructions that are not good work practice or the correct way to do certain tasks. Maybe that is the way uncle Billybob did it back 40 years ago but it may not be the proper or correct way to do the task and save the part (s) you are trying to save. My first job in a shop was following behind a kid who had grown up in a wrecking yard from the time he was about 14. The boss had him pull the engine out of a car so it could be rebuilt and 20 minutes later he announces he had it out. Sure did, he had pulled it just like he did in the wrecking yard by cutting all the wires and cables and cutting the exhaust pipe in two. It took me almost a week of soldering one wire at a time to get the wires back together.

Also we have to remember to consider the skill and knowledge level of the person asking the question before we pose an answer. We have all skill levels from pro builders to guys and gals who just bought their first project which just happens to be the first vehicle that they have ever done more than change oil and filter and windshield wipers on themselves. There isn't a thing wrong with that as we all have to start somewhere but it does have to be taken into consideration.