- 1. Re: off season - cheap tow vehicle choices (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:09:42 +0000
- OK, here is what the 1993 Suburban owner's manual says in the trailer section: == If you are towing a trailer that weighs more than 4,000 pounds (1800 kg), and you have an automatic transmission with
- /html/autox/2006-12/msg00003.html (7,917 bytes)
- 2. Thump, thump. Is this thing on? (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:31:09 +0000
- Have not seen any autox@autox.team.net traffic lately. I can't imagine there is nothing to talk about in the off-season. And of course, it's not the off-season everywhere in this fine land. -- Phil E
- /html/autox/2006-11/msg00015.html (6,950 bytes)
- 3. Re: off season - cheap tow vehicle choices (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:14:59 +0000
- I have heard this and I don't understand what the problem is with using overdrive. Typically, overdrive in light-truck automatics incorporates a lock-up function. I would think that in this mode the
- /html/autox/2006-11/msg00023.html (8,610 bytes)
- 4. Re: Pit Bike (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:31:02 +0000
- "Rack & pinion steering". Huh? -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C package pethier [at] comcast [dot] net http://f
- /html/autox/2006-11/msg00026.html (7,344 bytes)
- 5. Re: off season - cheap tow vehicle choices (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:43:20 +0000
- Interesting. This is counter-intuitive, but you can't beat first-person experience. I have no idea if my transmission is a GM 700R4 derivative. I'll be checking that owner's manual. -- Phil Ethier We
- /html/autox/2006-11/msg00027.html (8,723 bytes)
- 6. membership requirements for Solo? (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:09:04 +0000
- Does San Francisco Region still require membership to run Solo events? Does any other Region require membership to run Solo events? -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4
- /html/autox/2006-10/msg00001.html (7,837 bytes)
- 7. Re: membership requirements for Solo? (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:27:15 +0000
- I didn't know that SCCA Regions had local memberships. -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C package pethier [at] co
- /html/autox/2006-10/msg00006.html (8,540 bytes)
- 8. RE: membership requirements for Solo? (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:17:01 +0000
- All the clubs round here must be flying under that radar. It's routine hereabouts to charge 5 or 10 bucks more for non-members. No threats by the IRS that I know about. -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint
- /html/autox/2006-10/msg00013.html (8,953 bytes)
- 9. Re: Sad news (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 04:33:40 +0000
- I only knew Benny through Email. I'll miss him. I can't imagine the effect this will have on folks who knew him in person. So long, Benny. I hope you meet up with some friends of mine: Bill Cammack,
- /html/autox/2006-09/msg00008.html (7,189 bytes)
- 10. Re: Heartland Park Reply (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:03:12 +0000
- You are right on the button, Lloyd. In our club, we regularly caution member posting on our forum. We know that anyone can get to our forum and read all the comments there. We want to resist any tend
- /html/autox/2006-08/msg00018.html (9,112 bytes)
- 11. test (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:43:46 +0000
- -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C package pethier [at] comcast [dot] net http://forum.mnautox.com/forums/ http:
- /html/autox/2006-07/msg00004.html (6,346 bytes)
- 12. Lockheed Martin, anybody know anyone there? (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:03:08 +0000
- There is a Lockheed Martin facility in Minnesota which might make a good autocross site. Does any club in the USA use a Lockheed Martin site? Does anyone know anyone who has a contact at the company?
- /html/autox/2006-07/msg00013.html (6,806 bytes)
- 13. Re: [Autox] [TR] Triumphest/VTR Pictures (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:11:14 +0000 (UTC)
- OK, I'm not done fiddling, editing, and captioning, but I never will be, so I went public last night. The whole trip, including cars, people and scenery, shot with three different cameras: http://www
- /html/autox/2009-10/msg00000.html (9,279 bytes)
- 14. [Autox] Suburban 6.0 2500, how do they tow? (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:02:35 +0000 (UTC)
- I've been looking around for a Suburban 8.1 to tow my enclosed trailer. Getting difficult to find. The newer 3/4-ton Suburban (and badge-engineered Yukon XL) have a 6.0-litre V8. How are these things
- /html/autox/2009-11/msg00017.html (6,822 bytes)
- 15. Re: [Autox] Suburban 6.0 2500, how do they tow? (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:51:10 +0000 (UTC)
- Thanks for the info. I did purchase a 2004 8.1L K2500 Suburban in Mankato Minnesota. Nothing exceeds like excess. Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L 1979 Caterham
- /html/autox/2009-11/msg00028.html (9,619 bytes)
- 16. Re: [Autox] (autox) Towing Upgrades (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:45:40 +0000 (UTC)
- Thanks, but I don't do pickups. It's a K-2500 Suburban. Took the wife, her mom and all the grandkids out to get a couple holiday trees. Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4
- /html/autox/2009-12/msg00001.html (7,011 bytes)
- 17. Re: [Autox] Cones and timers (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 05:25:20 +0000 (UTC)
- Still annoys me that this has made the 18" pylon the standard. 12" pylons are cheaper, easier to handle and store, and don't beat on the cars as hard. Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1
- /html/autox/2010-02/msg00004.html (7,296 bytes)
- 18. Re: [Autox] Cones and timers (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:08:23 +0000 (UTC)
- I don't agree. In fact, from the perspective of a low car like a Seven or a formula car, a lot full of 12" cones is a easier to read than a lot full of 18" cones. The taller the cones, thicker the f
- /html/autox/2010-02/msg00007.html (8,827 bytes)
- 19. Re: [Autox] On-Star makes car theft impossible? (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:20:49 +0000 (UTC)
- Cracks me up to see this in a thread about security! Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack" 1979 Caterham Super Seven FOR SALE 2004 Suburban 8.1 2007
- /html/autox/2010-06/msg00015.html (8,249 bytes)
- 20. [Autox] Anybody near Kennewick, Washington? (score: 1)
- Author: pethier@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:48:03 +0000 (UTC)
- I have a special car I'd like you to look at in Kennewick, WA. Send me private mail, please, and I'll tell you more. If you don't know where Kennewick is, you might not want to drive that far... Phil
- /html/autox/2011-01/msg00000.html (6,426 bytes)
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