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Old Mar 31, 2024 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Rescue Rogers
You will be happier....and
HAPPY EASTER!!!
Happy Easter RR....
I'm sitting here thinking about the torture Jesus went thru the last three days (having been in combat I have seen the violence of hateful men)
...I couldn't have lasted the 1st hour.

Happy Easter JESUS for giving us hope.
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Originally Posted by doorgunner
Happy Easter RR....
I'm sitting here thinking about the torture Jesus went thru the last three days (having been in combat I have seen the violence of hateful men)
...I couldn't have lasted the 1st hour.

Happy Easter JESUS for giving us hope.
Happy Easter Forum Members.

He endured a lot for our sins


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Update: This is why I know better than to work on electrics or the engine while the PTSD is acting up

I removed all the gauges/sanded terminals/cleaned the dust film off the faces/reinstalled the gauge a few months ago.Today I decided to test all the gauges before reinstalling the cluster. Fuel gauge INOPERATIVE

After 2 hours of testing using Willcox videos/testing the sending unit in the tank......still NOTHING.
So I decided to remove the resistor and Ohm test it.....there was NO resistor.
Not to be outdone/undone....
I went to the gauge spare parts box and there was a "SPARE" resistor in the box
which tested at 89 Ohms.
It is now installed on the gauge which works fine now
Now to put the dash back together (fingers/toes/eyes crossed)

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Old Apr 3, 2024 | 04:09 PM
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A spare...how lucky and a great coincidence that you actually had one when your gauge was missing the original.....SLOWLY I TURN>>>>>>

Hang in there Tony....your doing great!!
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Old Apr 3, 2024 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by doorgunner
Happy Easter RR....
I'm sitting here thinking about the torture Jesus went thru the last three days (having been in combat I have seen the violence of hateful men)
...I couldn't have lasted the 1st hour.

Happy Easter JESUS for giving us hope.
Happy Easter Forum Members.



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Hey Tony, What year were you in the NAM. I was there in 71 with the 23rd div. Infantry
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Originally Posted by Rescue Rogers
A spare...how lucky and a great coincidence that you actually had one when your gauge was missing the original.....SLOWLY I TURN>>>>>>

Hang in there Tony....your doing great!!





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Old Apr 3, 2024 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by rdroket
Hey Tony, What year were you in the NAM. I was there in 71 with the 23rd div. Infantry
I was there Sept 71 to Mar 73 mostly in the Central Highlands. I have amnesia and remember about 10% of my tour.
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Old Apr 3, 2024 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by doorgunner
I was there Sept 71 to Mar 73 mostly in the Central Highlands. I have amnesia and remember about 10% of my tour.
Maybe your kind of lucky. Most of us dont want to remember most of it.
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Originally Posted by rdroket
Maybe your kind of lucky. Most of us don't want to remember most of it.
I understand...but I have no choice.
After returning to the U.S. I would wake up soaked in sweat, screaming and cursing and not even realize it. My wife would tell me what I did the next morning.
I don't search for the memories...they find me...it's rough seeing things throughout the last 50 years that only fellow veterans can comprehend.
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Originally Posted by doorgunner
I understand...but I have no choice.
After returning to the U.S. I would wake up soaked in sweat, screaming and cursing and not even realize it. My wife would tell me what I did the next morning.
I don't search for the memories...they find me...it's rough seeing things throughout the last 50 years that only fellow veterans can comprehend.
I know exactly what your saying.
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Old Apr 4, 2024 | 09:37 AM
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God bless you guys... I served in the Navy for 6 years during the 80s. Didn't see any actual fighting....glad for that
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Tony, I was in Nam from 23 March 67 - 23 March 68. I feel bad for your experiences there. I was fortunate to only have experienced mortar attacks. I refueled helicopters on the base camp of the First Infantry Division in Di An. I was there for TET and had the only safe refueling pad that was within a one hundred mile radius of Saigon the first day. Take care brother! Lou Palfy.

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Thanks Everyone for your statements. Whether you were in a combat zone or not...you served your Country

As for the Vette, I wore my little self out yesterday, so I'm still trying to make it to the garage to reinstall the dash.
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Hey Tony,
Hang in there!
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Originally Posted by OldCarBum
Hey Tony,
Hang in there!
I'm trying OCB.........................


I'm trying !


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You’ll succeed and overcome.
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I'm still putting in my dash...been putting in the center console for a few hours now.....good luck....
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Originally Posted by Rescue Rogers
I'm still putting in my dash...been putting in the center console for a few hours now.....good luck....
Maybe I'll get it done tomorrow......(before it turns into a one year project )
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Originally Posted by doorgunner
I'm trying OCB.........................


I'm trying !....

UPDATE: I had a bad experience at the V.A, a couple days ago which brought the PTSD level up to about 95%
(NOT a good thing mentally/50% is a level I can half-way function at)
I'll take the weekend off to see if some down-time helps.
You guys keep at if for me!
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