Morning coffee

[lalessi1]

Community water systems are required by federal law to disclose the contents of your drinking water. it is probably published online somewhere. They would be a starting place. Hard water has high mineral content, typically calcium, iron, magnesium and the water system people should be able to tell you what type of water softener/filter would be the best choice. Here we have the opposite issue, people from out of the area complain they can't rinse soap off because our well water is extremely "soft". I looked online and whole home softeners at Sears are under $500. Let me know what you find out.

[jumping jack flash]

Zap, your fridge has a charcoal filter.It wouldn't be that tough to put in a whole house filter. You would have to change it out ( the element) most likely every month or so. I live in the TX hill country, and have limestone for a lawn. My well is 430 feet deep and the first 20 feet was solid rock. I wash my dishes in bleach about every other month to keep them looking good. I hand wash them, cause I hate the poor performance my dishwasher gives. Why me instead of the Mrs.? I'm retired and she gets home at dark. Besides I'm pretty anal when I get a glass of tea and there is spots on it.....Cost of a whole house filter wouldn't be that bad and I know you can do it yourself.. I don't have a filter except for my drinking water, and half the time I use the tap water anyway...so I get spots too. Maybe I should put one in too.

[canadian_ranchero]

now my air compresser quit working.it is almost like the garage gremlins do not want me to work on my 57 

[RICH MUISE]

Maybe the Gremlins were just getting in their last licks for the year..Yeah, things always seem to come in bunches, don't they? LOL...I am trying to get my 4.6 up and running before you do (since I had a 2 year head start), but I had nothing to do with it, honest!!
This Morning Coffee thread went over 20K views this morning. The only one ahead of it now is your post in the 4.6 4cam

[hiball3985]

A lo t of the early truck guys are using the CV front ends. One guy is decided to put the whole 1960 truck body on a 2003 CV police interceptor chassis and only had this much wiring left over. I wish I was young enough to tackle such a project, I'd like to try it on my panel.

[petew]

I wonder if he got the Check Engine light to shut off ??   

[RICH MUISE]

I'm no spring chicken..68! As we speak (or type), one of the projects going on in my friends hot rod shop is a 61 F100. They've put in a CV front end you mentioned, and has most of the 5.0 all wired up, just about ready for the sheetmetal re-installation and the final wiring. That CV front end looks like it was made for that truck. It makes the motor mounts and exhaust a snap also, as they obviously were a package.
A lot of the local guys are using the irs suspensions in the mid 50's pickups as well.

[jumping jack flash]

Yep, Now my compressor went out. Must be something in the air.

[hiball3985]

You guys are making me nervous  my compressor ( Craftsman ) is about 35 years old..

[hiball3985]

I'm up there with you Rich, will be 68 in March. The wear and tear over the years is really starting to show, the 57 will be my last auto project... But I said that three cars ago too..

[hiball3985]

We had an unusual cold snap the last few days with snow in some lower elevation areas. Should be back to the 70's next week.

I braved the cold to watch the B2 bombers circling above the house before heading for the Rose Parade..

[57 imposter]

Petew............if you eliminated the EGR without installing an EGR eliminator, your light will stay on for ever. They are available from the Detail zone and are not expensive.

[Limey57]

Just noticed this on a news site, incredible, 63 T-Bird turn signal found in mans arm.  I'm tempted not to believe it but it sounds believable:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11322235/Driver-finds-car-part-embedded-in-arm-51-years-after-road-accident.html

[lalessi1]

It is true. It made national news here if you can believe that!

[hiball3985]

That's amazing. I guess it could have ended up in a worst place