Originally Posted by Doc Olds

Do your part to keep the forums tidy, BEFORE you post, LOOK at the date the thread was started and the dates of the last few posts. Posting in old threads, or 'necrobumping' is generally discouraged in the subforums, since it can potentially create disjointed 'zombie' information; outdated posts with data which is no longer relevant due to the rolling nature of membership, changes in part numbers or technical service bullitens, recall information, part availability and sources, and combined with more recent posts reflecting more current circumstance.

"OLD Threads" are not weeks or even months old, OLD threads are 1, 2 and 3 year + OLD.

USE the SEARCH feature FIRST!

Rules of thumb

■If you have a question, start a new thread and link to the old if relevant.
■If you have something to add and judge that your information is related, but more up-to-date, start a new thread and link to the old if desired, but avoid duplicating effort by posting information already contained in the Archived Thread Section, sticky threads (at the top of the forum) and the old thread itself.
■If you have a version-agnostic or corresponding solution, necrobumping can be appropriate in limited circumstances.

Originally Posted by AutoshopTeacher

so, that’s how someone NEW who realized they made a mistake, correctly posted a thread or question is treated here?!?
GOT IT.
no worries....clearly you didn’t have the proper information to help hence the garbage you allowed your fingers to type out.

I should have expected this kind of treatment when clearly none of you are actual mechanics but merely shade tree types.

best wishes

Originally Posted by AutoshopTeacher

so, that’s how someone NEW who realized they made a mistake, correctly posted a thread or question is treated here?!?
GOT IT.
no worries....clearly you didn’t have the proper information to help hence the garbage you allowed your fingers to type out.

I should have expected this kind of treatment when clearly none of you are actual mechanics but merely shade tree types.

best wishes

Originally Posted by Murray H2

Old threads still provide useful information. You keep regurgitating this over and over about “necro-bumping” but I’ve learned more from the old threads than I have from the trivial little NEW things the “experts” have us doing over and over that just lead us back to square one. Thank you for all that have helped along the way. Not so much the moderators. Happy Easter 😁