Posted by ScottyHOMEy on January 29, 2009 at 05:14:34 from (64.222.201.63):
In Reply to: Re: Why old left posted by Hugh MacKay on January 28, 2009 at 19:23:12:
The Louvin Brothers used to have a song where they talked about two neighbors swapping "money, mules and plows," which suggests they were farmers, which tells me they probably argued a lot while still treating each other as good neighbors. There's something to be said for that.
I generally don't have any problem with disagreements around here. Some are based on principle. D Slater and I mixed it up here a couple of weeks ago about chassis serial numbers on Ms. His argument was as good as mine, I don't think we agree yet, but I also don't think either one of us is mad about it. And, while we were both adamant about our arguments, we certainly didn't drag it down to any name calling or questioning of the other's intelligence. If we lived in the same town, we could have had the same argument offer a coffee or a beer, and been back the next day to talk about something else.
As for facts, instructions, troubleshooting . . . same thing. I think I got caught here about that same time advising on a water pump on a 140, as if it were the same as an A or SuperA. I think you were one of those who called me on it. I should be mad about that??? I don't think so. At that point, my concern is that the person asking the question makes sure to ignore what I said and get the right answer. Beyond that, I learned something along the way.
As far as the "get a manual" and "check the archives" responses. That's a mixed bag with me. Yes, there are those folks who want a complete rundown on a complex job, and they should have had manuals in hand before ever getting into the job. I tend to give those folks the down and dirty, throw in a tip or two if I have one to offer, and suggest that the job will be a lot easier for them if they look at a parts blowup in a manual or parts catalog. The archives here can be tough to use. Even using good search parameters, you can come up with something in excess of 1,000 results, a lot of which are answers to a single thread. If you know that, you can search for the initial post in a thread and read the whole thing at once. If you don't, know that, you can get lost or frustrated. I've gone so far as to bookmark links to some of the common ones (John T's charging and ignition troubleshooting and, offsite, BobM's wiring diagrams for example), and have saved offline a few that I have written so that I can cut and paste them in (like synching the governor to the carb on the As Bs and Cs). That last I did when we went thorugh a sudden rash of somebody popping up evey third day with a question about it.
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