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TrailerParkTed · Jun 19, 2023

vanzandt said:
That's what I was gonna say, but I went down this road with him 4 years ago about this bucket of rust he loves so much. I think AMC used throttle body injection on that engine if I recall correctly, I looked it up for him and went step by step on a few things. As always he lost interest in that little adhd brain of his, and I never got any feedback or anything.

One thing to always look for in a vehicle that sits up all winter outside, especially in a colder area, is for those friggin' mice doing damage. especiallly on older vehicles because the insulation on the wiring contained some form of vegetable oil... whatever it is... and mice love to chew it up.

Let me see if I can find the old thread.
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Definitely agree, he’s probably on S/A looking for a quick Jeep fix but got distracted on some RAIN like biotechs!

vanzandt · Jun 19, 2023

TrailerParkTed said:
Definitely agree, he’s probably on S/A looking for a quick Jeep fix but got distracted on some RAIN like biotechs!
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Hahahaha. And the thing about Stoney, god love him, while he's trying to find a fix, he'll find us new hair-brained stock idea.
And to his credit, I kinda do that too... it's just the ones I find actually work out because I go the distance and do an analysis of the financial metrics.

Let's help him out again though. Blast from the past

vanzandt said:
Stoney,
As always, allow me to draw upon my vast repository of usually worthless knowledge to help you out here.

As I was fortunate enough to come up dirt ass broke, I learned a thing or two about cars along the way. I had no choice if I wanted to roll. And I always wanted to roll.

Your problem is in the fuel system more than likely. The first thing I'd go after is the fuel filter. Its a $5 part and it should be right there under the hood. A cylindrical can. I'm sure a youtube search on your part will cover how to swap it out. It's probably less than $15 on Rock Auto.

Next, if that doesn't work, run some carb cleaner down the throat of the carb, and make sure that butterfly valve moves freely. I suspect it has an electric choke, easy to test, just throw 12V on the leads and it should flop that butterfly valve. Again, youtube will make this easy.

The next thing is a carb rebuild. But you don't have to do that. There'll be a little plate on top of the carb where the fuel line comes in and that plate is where your float is (underneath it, inside the carb). Sounds hard, but its not. A phillips screwdriver is all you need. The float has a needle valve attached to the hinge on it. That needle valve controls fuel flow into the float chamber and keeps it a predetermined level. Kinda like your toilet lol... in a way. That needle valve has to seat perfectly or you'll run rich af and you'll be blowing black smoke. Not blue, that's oil... but black. No need to remove the carb, just that plate, the float and needle valve, and then clean the little funnel shaped thing the point of the needle valve seats on. Use a little wire to poke down in there.

See here's the thing Stoney. Eythynol in gasoline eats rubber. You'll get all kinds of debris in your system over time as the rubber breaks down. Especially if the car sits up. So 109K miles on yours, yeah... that can be the problem. Its an easy fix though, it really is. I suspect its the filter though, start there for sure.

If that doesn't fix it, its a vacuum leak. Which is also a very real possibility. Those tubes get old and decompose too. Easy find. Buy a can of starter fluid, let the truck idle, and spray the starter fluid around the engine compartment while its running. Concentrate on all those black rubber hoses. The engine will rev up when you get near the leak as the vacuum will suck the aerosol starter fluid into the carb. You just zero in from there. I'm sure some old redneck has a youtube on this too.

For real that truck is a classic. And with 109K on it, if it doesn't have a lot of rust which most AMC/Chryslers did... its worth keeping up with.

New plug wires never hurt either.
Just like I told you with the AC at the house, and the circuit breaker panel, if you don't want to do this stuff, you need to find some old retired cat that works out of his garage to make spare $'s to keep away from his wife. Ask around. Go into a cheezy used car dealer and ask who they know. They'll know someone cheap.

Ok, back to stocks.
ttyl Stoney.
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vanzandt · Jun 19, 2023

vanzandt said:
And to his credit, I kinda do that too... it's just the ones I find actually work out because I go the distance and do an analysis of the financial metrics.
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And along those lines, a segue into my next thought.

Know what stands out about both Walmart and Kroger's quarterlies? Both saw huge increases in their house brand labels. Now I know they don't make those themselves, so today I was gonna dig around and see if I could find one or two publicly traded companies are in that biz. If we could find one that hasn't reported earnings yet, or at least has a decent chart, we may find a decent short term granny play.

TrailerParkTed · Jun 19, 2023

vanzandt said:
And along those lines, a segue into my next thought.

Know what stands out about both Walmart and Kroger's quarterlies? Both saw huge increases in their house brand labels. Now I know they don't make those themselves, so today I was gonna dig around and see if I could find one or two publicly traded companies are in that biz. If we could find one that hasn't reported earnings yet, or at least has a decent chart, we may find a decent short term granny play.
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I saw private labels mixed up with Heinz packaging many times selling at outlets. THS private snack label, CPB and CAG were not above selling under private. You can tell CPB’s chicken and tomato products, the private label(non-CPB) soups don’t have the flavor.

Why are CAG, KO, PEP, GIS, CPB, KHC, MDLZ getting dumped for AI plays. Hope over profits? JB Sanflippo the exception.

vanzandt · Jun 19, 2023

stonedinvestor said:
GBA China Plays)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

A) IQ-

B) PDD-

C) DQ-

D) VIPS-
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PDD aside, of the other 3, I think DQ has the potential to be the biggest winner, just based on the charts.
IQ is gonna have some resistance around $6.90
VIPS might carry some momo for a bit, but it'll consolidate around $18 +/-.

I do like DQ though.

Not a big fan of Chinese accounting so imo the bottom could fall out on any of them at any time without warning, but for now Stoney stock DQ gets a moderate upgrade to buy based on the chart, and only the chart.

TrailerParkTed · Jun 19, 2023

Cramer has warned us again and again about the PPC’s pulling a Lucy. He’s been 500% correct! Here goes Stoney for the goal!

stonedinvestor · Jun 20, 2023

GM GM--

DICE + $12!!!

stonedinvestor · Jun 20, 2023

Went to the service station and the thought is: The breaks may be engaging thus slowing the vehicle down and causing the burning rubber smell. That I can't fix. The Wagoneer has a date with a wrench and bolt a week from Monday. I don't think it's safe to drive right now.-

stonedinvestor · Jun 20, 2023

Alibaba chief quite or was fired or was killed. This could be very good for PDD!!!

stonedinvestor · Jun 20, 2023

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