First off, I'd say the clutch needs adjusting. Some of the gears currently have more robust synchro action, allowing easier shifts.

That will eventually degrade those synchros, so have that adjustment done ASAP, it should be a simple & quick job to save your transmission.

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Most of the forums I participate in now use cloudflare. Dunno the cost, or if your software is compatible.

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Endeavor to persevere, as they say.

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DC3 = C47 Marana has the retired airliner sales & cannibalize yard. OK, but nothing special. There is also a bit of real estate there the CIA plays games with... Davis-Monthan USAF base in SE Tucson has the 'graveyard'. Very impressive, hundreds of mil aircraft in every state of disrepair, it is...

This is truly the era of "idiots with keyboards".

That guy is full of little brown turdlets about 78's and audio quality. :x When they were pressed, it ranged from fine to excellent. Methinks his opinion is based on playing abused discs on a system not optimized for 78's. Many examples of great fidelity exist, with hundreds here at the Radio Ranch. D

Thousands of classical 78's were made to accommodate the longer running time of movements, and so were lots of early WW2 AFRS records.

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Yes, a pristine 78 is a wonder to play on a proper system. The wide audio range and lack of surface noise is amazing.

I have a limited selection of special broadcast (no compression used) discs, and it is like the artists are right in front of me.

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Would Cloudflare be an option? Seems to work for lots of forums.

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I live about 50 miles West of Electra, and I was running a rented excavator on our property. That storm blew in hard, took my sunglasses right off my face. :shock: At least I was already wearing a mask for the dust I was stirring up, when the big cloud of airborne crap arrived. Lots of litter came w...

That system must really suck...

Back in the early 80's I ran a set of Sansui's (517 & 919) in biamp mode, driving a HB set of Altec 15's and EV horns in solid Oak ported cabs of 10 Cu/Ft volume. Volume was the overall impression, as it were. They were really pretty, too. I even latched onto one of the first CD players on the m...

I use Verizon for myself and my wife. Not that I like the cost, but with my biz traveling all over the state means I need their solid service everywhere. Somehow, my old Samsung Galaxy 9 has soldiered on, with insured help from the you-break-i-fix outfit. Lots of cracked screens, bad jacks, even a c...

For my 78rpm Rek-O-Kut turntable, I use a GE VRII cartridge.

It's period collect for those disks, and none of the Hi-Fi carts I use on LP's don't sound anywhere as good as the old GE, even with spherical 78 styli.

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That is a very nicely designed console set.

Capehart didn't sell junk.

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Doxy is a great legacy antibiotic.

It saved a lot of lives for jungle soldiers in 'Nam.

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Mini-splits usually come pre-charged with whatever refrigerant necessary, the charge being dictated by the line kit (copper tubing) supplied with it. If one has to add tubing, a little more will have to be added. I see what is the normal low side pressure is on a unit with standard tubing, and try t...

If any of you want to put in an AC unit to help in the Summer, I highly recommend DIYing a Mini-Split (or 2). I have 7 in our home, and have installed many in broadcast transmitter buildings over the years. The electrical load is minuscule, compared to any other standard system, especially window un...

Dilbert comics explained all that crap just fine.

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If there was a tube diagram on it somewheres, it was lost in the frey previously. I used Riders data for the job.

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