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Why do they (and who are "they?") put a big ugly dot of paint on new tires? I have purchased many tires before, and most of the time, they have a 1 inch or so dot of white paint that is very hard to remove. Why do they do this? Especially on $200 performance tires. If I spend more than $100 on a tire, I probably am going to care that it looks good on my vehicle. And who does the painting? The tire wholesaler or the tire shop I get it from?

My 5.0 302 overheated in my 1989 F-150 and I'm looking everywhere for replacement options. So far, one of my favorite is a cheap 460 with transmission. What extra components and modifications will I need to be able to match this engine with my truck?

Also, I know that 460 was an option for my year model, but I think only on F-250s or larger.

The store I work at has had some problems recently about employee shrink, and now at work, they are requiring us to lift the legs of our pants so they can check our ankles to make sure we are not stealing product. This makes many associates, especially females, very uncomfortable. Is this legal?

So, about a month ago, I bought a Taurus 38 special revolver. I noticed that the cylinder stop would get stuck down if you attempted to pull the trigger with the cylinder out to the side. At first, I didn't think this was a major problem because it would only get stuck if the cylinder was out and the trigger was pulled, plus it was easy to fix when it did happen--I just dislodged the stop with a knife. But recently I cleaned the gun and oiled the cylinder stop in hopes of fixing this problem. It all seemed great until we went out to shoot the gun the other day. I handed the gun to my girlfriend to shoot, she pulled the trigger and nothing happened. We emptied the ammo and the firing pin had struck the primer, but it stuck it off-center. On further inspection, we realized the cylinder stop started getting lodged down every time you ****** the hammer back. I tried cleaning it again, and the problem did not improve. My question is, can this be easily fixed? or Does this problem work itself out over time? Also, I know Taurus has a lifetime warranty on their guns, but I don't want to have to ship it off if I don't have to. Any KNOWLEDGEABLE input is greatly appreciated.

The sight seems very full of many different types and qualities of ammo, but a few small things raise my concern. The first is that there is no copyright at the bottom of the website, and it seems like the site was created from some cheap site-builder (Quik Web Design). Then, I click the "About Us" section, and that page doesn't seem to exist. Most everything else seems well with the site: they have a customer service number, business hours, "in-stocks" and "out of stocks," etc. Has anyone ordered from them? If so, how was their service?