Glad you got things going with the generator. Mechanical things are frustrating. Electrical gremlins moreso. We've got a fairly new 60 kW generator at work for our building (replaced a 30 kW) that took about a year to get installed properly. The 30 kW didn't have a neutral line and the new one didn't like that (it would throw an over-voltage error just after startup). Once the wiring was right, it's been fine. It's amazing how long things take sometimes... :-/

The friction material disappeared on my right-front disc brake outer pad on my 2004 VW recently. Only 2 years old (maybe 5,000 miles since we aren't going anywhere). Ordered the parts (new rotors and pads), started replacing them yesterday. Then the bottom caliper slide bolt stripped where it threads into the cast iron knuckle. Pissed me off. I decided to try a quick repair using some epoxy, but had no confidence that it would work. The car hasn't moved. The idea of spending hundreds at the shop to get this fixed was not appealing...

Did some checking around, of course it's a common problem and there's a $15 replacement pin with oversized threads that's available. One came this morning. Yay! Now I just have to wait for it to stop raining. (I also ordered a helicoil kit (9 mm x 1.25) that will be here Monday if this doesn't work.)

Hang in there. We're finally turning the corner starting Wednesday!!

Cheers,
Scott.