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About Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967
- Birthday 09/06/1951
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SASS #
8967 L
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SASS Affiliated Club
Kings River Regulators - "Best Kept Secret in SASS~!"
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Hardpancurmudgn
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rocko93638@yahoo.com
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Smack Dab In The Middle of California
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Shootin' old stuff, hunting, good stories, and especially raisin' the kids the right way!
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Gasket query....
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Well... got 'er done. Attempted to go the "no sealant" route, but ended up coating one side of the gasket lightly to hold it in place while starting a couple of bolts - that danged think had seven of 'em! BUT! When I got the old pump off it was itself just fine - the earlier gasket had failed. Hunh! Put the new one on anyway. -
Feinstein passes at 90
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Rye Miles #13621's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Here ya go, Folks....: New Senator -
Gasket query....
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Okay, so that's one vote for no sealant, and one Uncle Joe (yes, I had an Uncle Joe ~ ace shadetree mechanic!) suggestion. Except he used cardboard shoe boxes instead of paper bags. Keep 'em coming, folks! -
Weather permitting, I plan on replacing the water pump in my '01 Dodge Ram 3.9 V-6 tomorrow. So... it's been a while, but I've changed a bunch of water pumps in my life. And I've always applied a sealant to the gasket. But now, it seems that this simple process has become a bit controversial - some say sealant on both sides of the gasket, some say only on one side, and some say DON'T use a sealant. Heck... Half-Breed Pete sez he recommends something called Gaskacinch. "We used to use that back in the 'sixties - we liked it 'cuz it had a girl's legs on the label! Plus it'll stop yer belts from squealing." So, what do y'all do? And if you used a sealant, which? I seem to recall using Permatex #2 quite a lot back "in the day."
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First Fire Of The Fall
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Yul Lose's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
You, Sir, have your priorities in order. -
Mashed Potatoes
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Abilene Slim SASS 81783's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Close to forty years ago I was hunting up in northern california's Siskiyou County. It had been a looong day, and I was hiking back to the ranch headquarters where Hank and I were staying. Anyway, I carrying my Arisaka Type 99, and a day pack with necessities and a canteen. But nothing to munch on - and I was hungry. I finally realized that I was skirting a potato field! And I'm here to tell you, a fresh, dug-up, raw spud made an appreciated snack. Peel and all. (I did get a buck the next day ) -
Mashed Potatoes
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Abilene Slim SASS 81783's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
I grew up bein' told "all the vitamins are in the peel!" True or not, I like 'em unpeeled. And the 'skins with trimmings. Don' matter much... ain't allowed to eat 'em anymore anyhow. -
Women's Rifle Team
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Subdeacon Joe's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
My all-time favorite .22. Middle of my junior year of high school I transferred to one of the worst schools in the nation - Castlemont, in Oakland, california. The only thing that saved my sanity was JROTC. Toward the end of the year I happened to be in the armory one afternoon when the rifle team was doing some post-season fun "practice," and one of the team members asked the coach if I could take a few shots. So, I was handed ear muffs, a Remington 40x, and a loading block with ten rounds of .22 target ammo. With a bare rifle (no shooting jacket, gloves, palm rest, or other enhancing equipment) I proceeded to shoot the targets in order, offhand. The coach gazed through his spotting scope, had me safe the rifle then ordered another target hung. "Do that again." I did. My first ten rounds scored 79, the second 89. Well, I was invited to join the team, and at the beginning of my senior year I was issued the sweetest Model 52, and whatever else I wanted - sights, sling, jacket, glove, adjustable butthook, aluminum palm rest - which I immedietly scrapped in favor of one I carved from a hunk of 2x4. As I recall, we came out on top that season - I was high scorer on our team, and second highest in the Greater Bay Area for 1968 - '69. I've lusted after a Model 52 of my very own ever since - never happened, and not likely to at this point in my life. I'll have to be happy with the Model 75 laagering in my safe - the '75 used to be referred to as "the poor man's 52." -
We need a sticky cartoon thread
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Badlands Beady's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
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Feinstein passes at 90
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Rye Miles #13621's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Not to cast a pallor on the celebration, but... remember, gavin gets to appoint her successor. And you can be sure we won't like it. -
We need a sticky cartoon thread
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Badlands Beady's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
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"Temu." Never looked for 'em, but every time I fire up my computer there are pop-up screens for Temu. Annoying as hell; can't figure out how to stop it. And no, I have never ordered anything from 'em, and not likely to.
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Yikes...!
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
'Tis at that - nine nine ounce "jars." Now, if he mis-typed and accidently added an extra zero, it would still be $60/ pound. Which MIGHT be almost believable in today's already absurd world. -
This has gotta be a joke. If it is, someone needs a humor adjustment. If it ain't, someone needs an attitude adjustment. https://www.gunbroker.com/Ammunition-Reloading/search?Keywords=trail boss powder
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Classic drag racing
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 replied to sassnetguy50's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Built in early 1969 at Seffner by Garlits Chassis shop. this was the first dragster to successfully emply a planetary two-speed transmission reaching a top speed of 240 MPH and 6.51 second ET. Unfortunately, this success nearly cost Don his life. In a freak transmission explosion at Long Beach, California on March 8, 1970 Don lost part of his right foot and injured a spectator. It was this accident that led to the development of the rear engine car.