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Ammoland article on this: https://www.ammoland.com/2020/10/nj-gun-owner-trusts-police-gets-arrested-charged-home-raided/ Supposedly this is the ad:

Reman'd starter and new gaskets came in a few days ago. I'm about 6 hours in over past 2 days and finally got daylight on the starter tonight. Went for the "long" method taking off the intake manifold as I don't have everything needed to get the element up in the air. It's the first time I've really been poking around under the hood/under the car in a couple of years - I am ***STUNNED*** at how bad the corrosion is in the engine bay and the undercarriage. Every clamp/bracket/bolt that is steel is rusting, bad. Have already had a couple of 10mm bolt heads break off when trying to loosen them. This car has always been my winter driver and I rarely washed it. I suspect the winter road brine has really eaten it up.

Stolen from: http://counterjockey.blogspot.com/2020/10/talking-tuesday.html

Also read my write-up and the whole thread it's in:

If anyone else is going tonight, I'll be in the green "Behind Enemy Lines" shirt. Say hi!

You do understand that the FPC *submitted a brief* in the case that ANJRPC, the NRA branch organization in New Jersey, *originally started and has funded thus far* ? I contribute to the FPC too, but keep some perspective here.

@Malsua - that video is exxxxxcelllent, thanks!

I did, actually, because I had thought along the same lines - starter struggling/battery is good means that the torque needed to turn the crank increased for some reason? Oil level is good, between the dots, looks maple-syrup-ish. Muffler bearings were lubed just last year!

2007. I'll check the linked video out when I have time.

Looks like it's going to require unbolting the intake manifold and undoing a couple of radiator hoses to get at it. OEM rebuilt starter and intake manifold gasket sitting in online basket. Will pull the trigger on those if the negative jumper doesn't start it.

Thanks for the ideas - battery terminals are clean, still shiny metal on the leads. Will try to jumper negative to vehicle ground, however researching on Honda Element forums seems to indicate worn brushes on the starter, with lots of people going through the same thing I've been doing - car barely turns over, assume it's battery, new battery makes no difference, go to replace starter, nearly choke on the brush dust that falls out of the starter while replacing it, car starts as good as new once replacement starter is in.

Have a Honda Element that's my "hauling vehicle". Air conditioning in it crapped out in the spring so I haven't been driving it all summer. Last time I drove it was probably June. Went to start it a couple of days ago, dead battery (as expected). Trickle charged battery overnight, next morning went to start it and the engine barely turned over. Figured the battery was toast, got a new battery. New battery went in yesterday, went to start, same thing, engine barely turns over. Ok, maybe new battery wasn't charged. Put a trickle charger on it overnight. This morning, go to start it again, same thing. The starter can barely get the engine turned over - I get a "rrrrrrrrrr *chug* rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr *chug*chug*"; meanwhile the lights on the dash are dimming. Pulled out a fully charged lithium-ion "battery booster" and hooked it up to the battery, tried to start one more time, same thing. I don't think I have a battery issue anymore. Is it possible the starter has gone bad while sitting for ~4 months?

Hey there "Blue Star" - have seen your posts over on /r/njguns and been curious to meet and talk with you. I'm reserving the date, will RSVP over at your site and look forward to hanging next week.

Does that one work with a tire installed on the wheel and pressurized? Asking for a friend...

Possibly:

@Rob0115 - relevant to your interests: https://savejersey.com/2020/10/crime-guns-reoffending-criminals-new-jersey-phil-murphy/

I've done business with Tactical Concepts. Can't speak to their Armslist listings, but as a home-based FFL he accommodated me to do some after-business-hours transfers and they went smoothly and easily. I'll probably transfer through him again.

Curious to know this also. Does the "new" management offer the same deal for NJGF as the past mgmt?

Yup. And you'd better be able to account for *every* handgun on their list. Sell one out of state a few years ago? Better have the paperwork showing that, or your residence is going to get searched lovingly.

I'll take it.

Tex, want to buy this from you but not sure if I can get down your way in the near future. If I paypal/venmo in advance do you mind holding until the next shotgun shoot?

Dunno, don't have any direct experience with shotgun magazines. Depends how "squishy" your shotshells are, I guess. Did find this discussion from elsewhere though: https://www.vepr.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5870

It's legal to purchase a *LONG GUN* (not handguns) out of state. The transfer will have to be *FROM AN FFL* (not a private seller) and will have to adhere to legal requirements of both the state the transfer is taking place in (PA) and the transferee's home state (NJ). Just because it's legal doesn't mean each and every FFL at the PA show is obligated to do a NJ transfer. Some may not want to deal with the hassle. You'll have to ask. Take your NJ FID card and several NJ COE forms (https://www.njsp.org/firearms/pdf/sp-634_20180914.pdf) with you in case you do find the long gun you want from an FFL who is willing to do a transfer to a NJ resident. Also take a case so you can transport it back home legally (or lock it in the trunk). There is still a NICS check - you'll go through the NATIONAL instant check, which really is near instant, as opposed to the NJ NICS check which is routed through the NJSP office which usually only has a couple of people handling checks for the entire state of NJ.

I'm actually pro-abortion rights (although I wish more attention was given to making contraception easier for everyone involved), but couldn't resist:

You may want to periodically check any shotshells that you have loaded inside mags for long periods of time - it's possible for the shotshells to get ovalized from the magazine spring pressure to the point where they won't chamber.