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Hi all, I just joined AC after lurking here for awhile in order to post the two fan posts I wrote with word earlier. This is the second one, so if you haven't read the first one yet, you can read it HERE. It's helpful to read the first one (but not required) before reading this one so that the idea of the Ducks becoming the next "Chicago Blackhawks" and winning the Cup next year doesn't sound so far fetched. You need a full understanding of my view on just how good some of the Ducks young players are, even ones with very little NHL experience like Peter Holland, before you can understand why I think the Ducks can win multiple Cups in the next five years, and that's what I go over in my first fan post. But here is my second one.
When the Ducks won the division last season, it seemed like many Ducks fans were surprised. Most did expect the Ducks to beat the Red Wings, however, and were obviously disappointed when we lost in seven games. Still, I didn't get the sense Ducks fans expected a Cup last season, even after our great regular season showing, and now with Bob Murray trading Bobby Ryan for prospects, it seems the attitude eminating from the organization and into the collective psyche of most Ducks fans is that we're rebuilding a little on the fly, and that we're just going to continue on with our normal routine, just see what happens, remain competitive, and not necessarily really spend to the Cap and put a push on for the Cup any time soon...
But this attitude concerns me. Why? Because I'm not sure most Ducks fans realize, but this team is actually on the verge of becoming a powerhouse. With the right push, of course. Bob Murray's scouting staff has compiled maybe the best stable of prospects of any team in the last decade. Kyle Palmieri, Peter Holland, Emerson Etem, Rickard Rakell, Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen, Devante Smith-Pelly, Hampuis Lindholm... And most of these prospects were drafted at least two years ago. Now they're not just prospects anymore, many of them are on the verge of, maybe NHL "stardom" is not the right word, but becoming impact, top-six NHL players. And with a team that already has Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, and many more great veteran NHL players, that's all they'll need to be for this team to become a powerhouse. And I mean this season. All that's missing is some help on defense and for all the young talent up front to be used properly. But that's how close we are. If managed properly this offseason, we should have the best roster in the NHL next season, and the best chance of anyone in the NHL at winning the Cup.
The problem is, like many Ducks fans, I'm not sure Bob Murray even realizes that he's sitting on a gold mine that's ready to explode into a starry display of fireworks, one that will illuminate the warm, black Anaheim sky next summer, high above the parade roaring down the concrete streets below, in celebration of franchise's second Stanley Cup. All Murray has to do is light to spark. Yes, let it be heard throughout every corner of Orange County as if Paul Revere himself were riding through downtown yelling from the top of his lungs, let it be pontificated from the summit of every building and the bottom of every sewer, reverberating out from the pale, rotten lungs of the sewer-crab-people: this team is ready to win the Cup next year.
Let that sink in for a moment. This team is in an even stronger position that the Chicago Blackhawks were before the off-season of the year they won their first Cup a few seasons ago. We already have our Toews and Kane in Getzlaf and Perry; throw in Teemu, a great 3rd line center in Saku Koivu, a fantastic third line period when you add in possession machine Daniel Winnik... and then you have just a host of young players, Emerson Etem, Kyle Palmieri, Peter Holland, Jakob Silfverberg, Rickard Rakell, and potentially Devante Smith-Pelly and Stefan Noesen all still on their entry-level deals, and all on the verge of breaking out themselves, as well as Nick Bonino who is a good solid young player. As well as a few decent free agent options. And then you have Cam Fowler and Francois Beauchemin on defense, with Hampus Lindholm coming up. All that's missing is Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook! I know what you're thinking, "that's all, huh?" But Francois Beauchemin finished fourth I believe in Norris voting last year, Cam Fowler skates exactly like Duncan Keith if only he could figure his game out (this better be Bruce's number one project over the offseason, turning Fowler from a fantastically skilled defenseman into a fantastic defenseman), Hampus Lindholm should be ready to contribute next season, Luca Sbisa is the same boat as Fowler where he has all the tools and just needs to figure it out, plus on top of it all off the Ducks are in a better position than any other team, with all their prospects and two 1st round picks next summer, to trade for a top defenseman.
And the reason for all those great prospects is that the Ducks have done a fantastic job drafting the last few years, the likes of which I've rarely seen in the NHL the last few decades(at least in terms of the quantity of good prospects... still not Pavel Datsyuk unearthed but otherwise), but besides last summer when Bob Murray made some nice moves, Murray has been less successful crafting the team at the NHL level. But now is the moment for the Ducks. They are at that pivotal point in a team's evolution when all their new young faces are becoming impact players in the NHL, but they're still on their entry level contracts so they're cheap, and all the veteran stars are still around and contributing as well, like Getzlaf and Perry but also Teemu and Saku. And that might not be true two seasons from now, so next season is really the time, and the Samueli's need to step up and go for it. I'm just worried the Ducks as an organization have become so focused on what has become their expertise, their prospect pool, that they've forgotten they actually have the potential to win it all at the NHL level if they put some of that focus on filling the major holes left on the NHL roster. And to do that, the Samueli's also have to be willing to spend. I have this sinking feeling that the reason Bobby Ryan was traded for more cheap prospects and a draft pick, instead of a top defenseman like we really need, is not just because Ottawa made the best offer and it just so happened to include futures, but also because the Samueli's wouldn't allow Bob Murray to take back equal salary. And if my suspicions are correct, that is a very concerning problem.
Because remember, the Blackhawks were in a similar position a few seasons ago with tons of young emerging talent, but also some holes on their roster, and their ownership and management realized it, and capitalized on the opportunity their young talent granted them by also ponying up the cash in free agency to fill in their few remaining weak areas. They went out and signed Brian Campbell to solidify their defense, and Marian Hossa to provide another two-way force up front. The Kings, also, were just an average playoff team before they went out and added Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, both on mammoth deals over 10 years in length. But Dean Lombardi traded for them anyway because he knew they'd make the team better. Are the Samueli's willing to make that same choice when the time comes? I'm not so sure because guess what, that time is right now, and I still haven't seen any moves from the Ducks that you could equate to the Brian Campbell and Marian Hossa signings, or the Mike Richards and Jeff Carter trades. But hopefully they will come before the offseason ends.
And if they do, what is so unbelievable is that the Ducks may be in an even better position now than the Blackhawks were at that time (or the Kings), because we have even more top young players coming up. Just an unbelievable amount. But Bob Murray and the Samueli's have to decide, are they going to win another Cup or not? Are they going to be the Blackhawks, and spend the money required (meaning to the cap) to fill the holes at the NHL level that the draft hasn't fixed? Because even the best drafting teams never draft a full, complete Cup calibre roster all from the draft. There are always pieces you miss that you need to add later through trade or free agency.
So do Bob Murray and the Samueli's have the guts and the ambition and the willingness to invest in wining to do what's necessary and fill the roster holes that remain, which are few in quantity (basically just top defensemen) but significant and expensive, or are the Ducks going to be more like the Oilers than the Blackhawks, loaded with top young talent, but never spending to add any big pieces on top of them, constantly rebuilding.
Naturally, the Ducks are going to be better than the Oilers next season no matter what just because they already have Getzlaf, Perry, and the veteran stars up front to go with their young emerging ones, where the Oilers just have the young ones, but on defense the story is similar. The Oilers have Justin Schultz. The Ducks have Cam Fowler. The Oilers have Andrew Ference now and some other pieces. The Ducks have Beauchemin, Souray, and some other pieces. The Oilers have Smid the Ducks have Sbisa. I like our defense and goaltending better than theirs, but the point is the same. The Oilers need to add a top dman to become a good team. We need to add a top dman if we want to become a great team. And our need, and hurry, is much greater and more immediate because Selanne won't be around forever, Saku won't be around forever, and our kids won't be cheap forever. This is our window, this season. Not that we shouldn't be able to win Cups two and three seasons from now as well, because it's not like Teemu (or Saku) is still our irreplaceable, franchise player. But when he's in shape and not worn down from a long, shortened season (nice paradox eh?), Teemu (and Saku to a lesser degree) is still a very good player, and Bob Murray would do well to go for that Cup while we still have him
So what needs to happen? The Ducks need to be willing to trade prospects and draft picks, which are cheap in salary terms, for a #1 dman, who usually have expensive salaries. They need to be wiling to trade a top prospect (but not one imperative to next year's roster), maybe a Devante Smith-Pelly as much as I hate to say it, a 1st round pick, and maybe Matt Belesky and maybe a 2nd round pick, some sort of package like this, for a top defenseman, and be willing to add on 5 million or so more in salary, unless you can get someone to take Bryan Allen off your hands to mitigate that. This is our year. Bob Murray and the Samueli's just need to go for it with the roster additions. That is step one.
Step two is much simpler, but potentially just as far from happening if Bruce continues on the same path as last year, and Bob Murray encourages him. Bruce needs to play the best players the most even if they're kids. Having six great new forwards is nice, but if you only play each of them 10 minutes a night, that's really like only having three great new forwards (playing 17-18 minutes a night like they should), and that greatly diminishes the improvement you can have as a team by adding all these great young players to your lineup.
For example, next year's lineup should look something like this...
Kyle Palmieri - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry
Emerson Etem - Peter Holland - Teemu Selanne
Jakob Silfverberg - Saku Koivu - Daniel Winnik
Andrew Cogliano - Nick Bonino - Stefan Noesen
Francois Beauchemin - New #1 defenseman
Hampus Lindholm - Sheldon Souray/Cam Fowler
Lucas Sbisa - Ryan Whitney/Ron Hainsey/someone else in UFA (I really don't like Bryan Allen)
Bryan Allen (I don't like you, in case you couldn't hear from the floor below the line above you)
A lot of the line combinations are interchangeable, so don't get too hung up on them. What's important is that this a Cup winning roster. Really quality contributors from last year like Andrew Cogliano who would be in most other team's top 9 forwards if not top 6 are on our 4th line because that's how f***ing deep this lineup is.
Our fourth line with Noesen also on the wing besides 2nd line calibre forwards Bonino and Cogliano is fast, aggressive, defensively capable, and has more scoring touch than most 3rd lines.
Our 3rd line has a possession monster on one wing in Winnik, a 20-goal-scoring talent on the way up with a truly elite shot on the other wing, and another center who would be playing in some team's top 6 in Saku Koivu in the middle. And the line will score as well, yet again something you don't say about most 3rd lines.
Our second line has two emerging stars with speed and tons of skill in Etem and Holland, with another 25-30 goal guy in Teemu Selanne on the right wing.
And our top line is one of the best in the NHL with Getzlaf, Perry, and Palmieri. That's two 30 goal talents with the potential for 40 in Perry, and a point per game elite #1 center in Getzlaf.
This is, simply put, if the Ducks roll this way with the kids and playing the skill guys like they deserve, instead of clogging up the works with guys like Beleskey or worse Staubitz, will be the deepest, fastest, most skilled, most explosive four line attack in the NHL. Period. It's not even close. No other team has anywhere near that talent on the 3rd and 4th lines, and most teams can't match that first line either. And the 2nd line with Etem and Selanne is far from a weak spot either. Some might worry about it because they don't know what Holland's about, but I'm telling you he's right there with Etem, maybe even further along at this point, another stud, just never got much of a chance last year under Bruce.
Our goaltending is also good. The only question left when you look at that lineup that's not league-best or near close to it is the defense, and if we make moves like I suggested with this lineup and add a top pairing dman, and hopefully upgrade the bottom pair as well, this will be the best roster on paper in the NHL. A unique, fast, explosive team with speed, skill, and youth everywhere. Don Cherry might not like it because he believes you can't win without a bunch of Colton Orr's, and i'm worried Bob Murray might also believe this, in which case we have a problem... but that's not true at all. A lineup like I just laid out will dice up the rest of the NHL. It would be like watching the St Louis Rams when they had Marshall Faulk, the "greatest show on turf." They would probably name this team in hindsight too if we rolled it out like this. The amount of skill and speed and depth and youth on that lineup I just typed out is not like anything I've seen in the NHL in awhile, really only the Blackhawks come close in the two years they won their Cups recently, and what's amazing is it's completely possible. Besides the defense, I'm not inserting a ton of unrealistic UFAs like you see in dream lineups posted by fans online. No, every single forward in that dream four line attack I posted is already on the roster. And given that Jay Bouwmeester got traded for just a 1st round pick last season, and we have two 1st round picks in next year's draft plus an unbelievable amount of prospects, we all know that adding a top defenseman is possible as well. Not that Bouwmeester is actually that great, but, well, you know.
I have doubts however that Bruce and Bob are going to put the lineup out there like that though, unfortunately, even if Bruce is an attacking coach. It just seems no matter who the coach is, NHL teams can't help themselves. They always fall for grit and locker room leadership and all that very overvalued stuff that leads to Matt Beleskey, god love him, getting as much ice time as Kyle Palmieri. And this lineup is kind of like the Moneyball notion in baseball, where it won't work when you do that. You can't alternate a bunch of batters hitting .200% between every one of your Moneyball on-base-percentage guys and have it work. You need to string them all together, no weak spots. You need to line up all the skill on every line, side by side, and just run teams out of the building. If you roll it like I wrote it down, scoring 5 and 6 goals will be something that happens semi-regularly. But you have to roll it out just like that, with those twelve forwards getting to play (within that you can flip a lot of players around and it will still work) and I guarantee everyone, it will be a sight to see.
Unfortunately, after hearing some terrible news considering a certain former Oilers enforcer midway through writing this fan post (wrote the beginning of it a week ago and then sat down to write the rest yesterday), it doesn't look like Bob Murray sees it the same way. In the Bobby Ryan trade, he just acquired two more top young players who will need ice time in the NHL next season, and even before that, we already had more great young players waiting in the wings than we have roster spots for. Peter Holland, Rickard Rakell, Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen, and potentially all Devante Smith-Pelly are all ready to be important NHL players for the Ducks next year, and yet for the most part none of them had a roster spot last year. Additionally, Kyle Palmieri and Emerson Etem, two players who had did have spots for most of last season, didn't get near the ice time they deserved or required.
The Ducks need to open up MORE spots and ice time for all these emerging young star forwards, not less. So what does Bob Murray do? He signs Zack Stortini, of course. That's just a total disaster signing. Even if he just gets 4th line minutes, which is all I expect he'll get, that's one line out of four basically ruined. Might not sound like much, just the fourth line, but it matters. Ten minutes a night of Cogliano - Bonino - Noesen is ten minutes of gold. They will skewer other team's fourth lines, and most importantly, they will keep the avalanche of speed and skill rolling through all four lines, never letting up. Unfortunately, Cogliano - Bonino - Stortini will not have the same effect at all. That's a lot closer to a normal NHL 4th line. You may still have Cogliano and Bonino kicking fourth line ass on that line, but Stortini will still sink the whole thing and really handicap what they could do.
But it goes beyond that. What about Matt Beleskey? I love his worth ethic and great, but he has hands of stone, and can't make plays to save his life. If you replace Kyle Palmieri, Emerson Etem, or Jakob Silfverberg with Beleskey in the top 9, you are handicapping another line. Now you're down from four dynamo lines to just two, and the whole identity of the team that was built around four-line depth, speed, and unrelenting skill is gone. Yes, two players can make that much of a difference. And throw in a third grit guy with no skill just because Murray feels like it, and now you're potentially handicapping up to three lines, while also keeping some of these fantastic young talents out of the lineup completely, when they mean everything to the team.
So the Stortini signing really, really concerns me. But I'm going to keep going with what I believe needs to be done to win the Cup with the hope that Stortini never plays a game with the Ducks.
Next step, defense.
You'll see that I penciled in "New top pairing defenseman" in the depth chart, so that plan is pretty self-explanatory. Bob Murray needs to trade for a top defenseman. I'm not an NHL GM so I don't know which ones are available, but surely someone out there is, and Bob Murray needs to find one.
I also know Ducks fans don't like Ryan Whitney, and he did totally suck last season, and he's been injured a lot. But we hated him because he couldn't play the powerplay, and at the time we had no powerplay quarterback. Now he would be much cheaper, and his role would be mostly depth defenseman to play 5 on 5. And if you'll remember, the last time we won a playoff series, he played a big role in our defense against the Sharks and was excellent 5 on 5. He's very talented, blending size and skating. If he's healthy again and available for cheap, he would actually be an upgrade over Bryan Allen. But there are other options as well. Whitney is just an example.
The ultimate point though is that, if lined-up correctly, we already have a Cup worthy forward group. I'm not saying in a perfect world we couldn't use a totally established guy like Ryan Kesler as our second line center to spell Holland one more season, or just an extra veteran top winger to slot in above Etem or Palmieri one more year, but I honestly believe Holland, Etem, and Palmieri have all reached a level where they are going to be as good as anyone we could acquire short of the very top end guys. I'm very excited about them.
But other than a few spots in our top 6 where having Peter Holland as a second line center isn't quite as good as having Evgeni Malkin as a second line center, the forward group is fantastic because the depth more than makes up for any question marks on say the second line, and the top end talent of Getzlaf and Perry does too. As long as you line up the roster correctly, those third and fourth lines are going to shred absolutely everybody.
So the forward group is Cup-quality. So is the goaltending. It's all about the defense now, and we have some good pieces there, too. As I've already touched on, Beauchemin had a great year. Lindholm should be ready. Cam Fowler is super talented but needs to learn how to turn that talent into production and positive impact on the game. Sheldon Souray is slow but hopefully his slap shot can make up for his weaknesses. I know his turnovers and footspeed will drive people crazy over the season, but a lot of those plays don't end up in goals against us. They're not good but he's a unique player because he's giving you 10-15 goals in a season out of nowhere, which isn't normal at all for a depth defenseman. So unless his weaknesses create an extra 10-15 goals against us out of nothing, maybe he's still coming out ahead. He's one of those unique players where his corsi rating or his possession rating maybe doesn't even tell half the story because his slap shot creates goals from thin air whether he's a good possession player or not. And then there's Sbisa who has size and skates really well and has pretty solid hands, and sort of similarly to Fowler, he needs to figure out how to turn his gifts into positive impact on games.
But there are pieces to work with there. If the Ducks can just trade some prospects (not ones who are key to our NHL team's success next year) and draft picks for a top pairing defemseman, and maybe add another depth D to upgrade over Bryan Allen through free agency, then the defense will be Cup quality as well. And if that happens, we are favorites next year, and barring injuries, I believe we should win the Cup.
Next year is our year, baby. Unless the Samueli's keep being cheap and refuse to spend to the cap, or Bruce Boudreau and Bob Murray are stupid and don't play the best players.
On a side note just to depress everyone, the way this team is constructed with the forward group the way I lined them up, having that identity of speed and skill through all four lines, having Jake Gardiner and Justin Schultz on defense would compliment that forward group so well. I mean Beauchemin has been great, but man that would be sweet to see a roster like this grow up all together:
Joeffrey Lupul - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry
Emerson Etem - Peter Holland - Teemu Selanne
Jakob Silfverberg - Saku Koivu - Kyle Palmieri
Andrew Cogliano - Nick Bonino - Daniel Winnik
Jake Gardiner - Justin Schultz
Hampus Lindholm - Cam Fowler
Lucas Sbisa - Sheldon Souray
Haven't checked the cap, but we might have even been able to keep Bobby Ryan with that lineup too. Could you imagine, Getzlaf, Perry, Ryan, Lupul, Selanne, Etem, Holland, Rakell, DSP, Palmieri, Koivu, Jake Gardiner, Justin Schultz, Hampus Lindholm, Cam Fowler? Could you imagine having Schultz, Gardiner, Lindholm, and Fowler as your top 4? More skating ability in a top 4 of anyone in the league, maybe anyone I can ever remember, to go with all those burners up front. The transition game of that team would have been supersonic.
But it's not to be. We can still be just as good, though, if Murray goes and gets a top defenseman some other way, and most importantly, has Bruce Boudreau use the forward group correctly.
Also, that's the end of the fan post that I wrote yesterday, but now more news is coming down today since I wrote it that Dustin Penner might also be close to signing in Anaheim... I don't hate the move or anything, but the way Penner has declined since leaving Anaheim, and especially since leaving Edmonton, even considering the few positive blips on his radar of decline that have happened in the playoffs, at this point in his career, this just seems like another veteran player coming in who will take ice time away from the young players. Of course, if he was better than said young players, that would be a good thing. That would be the definition of upgrading and improving your team. But my point is that Penner isn't better than Etem or Palmieri at this point in his career, if he ever was given how good Etem and Palmieri are getting. I don't think he's even better than Peter Holland or Rickard Rakell, although he's certainly more proven at the NHL level, particularly more than Rakell. I also think Silfverberg is better than him.
So it's hard to hate this move because if they put his big ass with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, that seems like the type of line where the two great players would negate the weaknesses of the one mediocre player to the point where mostly only his strengths would show, and his size would just become too much for defenses to handle when he has two great players on his line to do everything else and actually gain possession and move the puck into situations where he can actually set up the cycle and use that size, that the line becomes excellent as a whole.
But then, you could say that about almost anyone with any talent at all playing with Perry and Getzlaf. Maybe not the size thing, but you could talk about Perry and Getzlaf letting Silfverberg use his great shot more, or helping to make up for some of Palmieri's deficiencies, or Etem's lack of size, or whatever. This applies to everyone but Beleskey who really hurts the top line, and of course guys like Stortini. And there are only so many roster spots, so I'm not sure I like the idea of Penner taking one away from Rakel or Noesen or DSP if he's finally ready. The roster I laid out is not going to work with Stortini, Penner, and Beleskey getting significant ice time while the fast, skilled young players sit on the pine or worse in the press box or the AHL.
But, that's really more to do with Stortini and Beleskey. As long as they don't play (period in Stortini's case, period or barely both work for Beleskey), it can still work with Penner, as long as he's only getting 10 minutes a night and Etem, Palmieri, Holland, and Silfverberg are getting 17 minutes, and not the other way around.


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Thread: Longevity of the 350
Longevity of the 350
It seems to be pretty common knowledge that the 350 is a strong motor, but just how strong is it?
We have 215,000 on our Tahoe and it runs really well. Burns some oil, has a bad rear main seal, provides ample power. No real compliants. It gets 38 lbs. of pressure hot, and about 20-something cold. I figure that's about average for the miles it has. As far as I know it still has the Dexcool. Plugs and wires are old, but it still runs just fine.
How much longer can I expect this truck to go before needing a new motor? I figured if I could run it to about 240,000, I'd be happy...then sell it off. Is that an unreasonable expectation?
The reason I'm curious because I find a lot of older vehicles with the 350s for sale that say something along the lines of "170K on the truck, 50K on the motor", or something like that. What's killing those motors so early?1997 Chevy Tahoe
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It basically depends how you take care of your motor. MY one relative had a 98 two-door tahoe and his the first problem he had with it was at 380,000 when his transmission went out. and after 150,000 miles on his motor he just added engine oil but it still runs to this day. MY friend has a 94 two-door tahoe he has 150,000 on it still runs. And one of my dads customers has a 350 with i think 400,000 on it and no problems. so i think if you get a good motor and keep care of it it will lasts for a long time.
ive seen a few over the years that have gone 380k + if properly maintained ive got 180k on mine and it drives and runs like new
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My son has 320K on a 4.3L V6 (3/4s of a 5.7L). It does need a rebuild, but it still gets him to work everyday.
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172000 on the Tahoe. runs great, uses very little oil. Have a friend with a 96 Sub. Last I knew 330,000.When you hear hoofbeats, look for horses not zebras.
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my last truck was a short bed 1500 with the 5.7, 1990, i bought it with 350,000 sold it for 1000$ the kid lifted it 8 inches, put 40x18 interco boggers on it, ran it too over 400,000, odometer finally quit, truck is parked now but still runs, no smoke no knocks,and trust me i ran it HARD when i had it, current truck is a 94 2500 with 5.7 a tad over 200,000, hypertech chip tbi spacer cai shorty header to x pipe, its not fast but will roast the tires all day, starts everytime, no smoke, if you change ur oil on time the 350 will last longer than the truck
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My 1998 Suburban-2wd 1500- has 210,000 miles on it runs great-gets21 mpg hy and 14 mpg city(I drive like the old man I am, of course). I bought it 2 years ago with 195,000. I just put $500 in it-intake gaskets, changed timing chain(probably didn't need it).It doesn't use any oil-good power.
The PO obviously took care of it.
I've done other replacements-radiator, water pump, hoses, belt tensioner, brake booster etc.PO had trans rebuilt,AC redone, alternator.
Everything breaks/wears out, but the actual motors-350/5.7 are obviously pretty sturdy, and will probably be the last to go.It doesn't use any oil, and the mpg means it has good compression(good power also)
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MY 95 Cheyenne with the 305 has 188000. It doesn't smoke, use oil, and has great power. I average 14-16 mpg in the city, but thats because I like to make music with the gas pedal. When I'm on the interstate and I do 70 with the cruise on and the windows up, I get 21-22 mpg. Its not fast, but loads of torque.2010 Equinox LT
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my dad has been a prof. mud bogger for most of his life and swears by them, he had tried 454s and 327s but always said you cant beat a 350, i watched a guy at a mudhole get drunk one day and break a u joint, got pissed so he put the truck back on the trailer and stuck the throttle wide open and walked off, me along with about 500 other people stood around and watched in horror waiting for this thing to go pow, it ran out of gas, chewed on the rev limitr for about 5 mins and finally ran out of go juice, 350s are bad to the bone
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TBI: Hargett's Fear of 'Terrorist Threat' Unwarranted
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Bernie Ellis, Tennessee organizer of Gathering to Save Our Democracy, says two TBI agents came to his Maury County home Tuesday to investigate him for a "terrorist threat against a government official."
TBI spokeswoman Kristin Helm Wednesday confirmed that the agents had visited Ellis in response to concerns expressed by Secretary of State Tre Hargett.
After talking with Ellis, Helm said, "we found that the target who felt threatened shouldn't have felt threatened by the comments that were made." As far as the TBI is concerned, she said, the case is closed.
According to a widely-distributed email from Ellis, the TBI agents told him he had "recently sent an email directly to the Tennessee Secretary of State's office, threatening violence against that office by invoking the memory of the Battle of Athens."
In the Aug. 1, 1946 "Battle of Athens," according to an account in the Tennessee Blue Book, "a pitched battle occurred between ex-Gis and supporters of the entrenched political machine of McMinn County." The veterans basically contended that election fraud was afoot.
Ellis said he had never sent any emails to the secretary of state's office, but has occasionally invoked the Battle of Athens in his writings as "the only alternative available to the citizenry if the sanctity of the ballot box cannot be assured."
Ellis was active in the past legislative session opposing legislation that would have postponed until 2012 the scheduled replacement of voting machines in most Tennessee counties. The postponement bill failed, leaving current law in place that calls for the new machines to be available by the 2010 elections.
Helm said the TBI routinely checks into reports of public officials who feel threatened.
"We will go and talk to the person and determine if we need to open a case," she said. "In this case, we did not open a case."
Blake Fontenay, spokesman for Hargett, said the secretary of state's concern was prompted not by an email but a comment Ellis posted last week on this blog after the bill had failed.
"He was calling something to the TBI's attention out of an abundance of caution for his employees," Fontenay said.
In the June 18 comment, Ellis sharply criticized state Elections Coordinator Mark Goins, who was appointed by Hargett and who pushed for passage of the voting machine bill.
"Mark Goins was put in his position for one purpose -- to keep our elections unsafe and unverifiable in Tennessee. He will do and say anything to accomplish that," Ellis wrote.
At the end of the comment, Ellis said: "We need to nip this nonsense in the bud, or we need another Battle of Athens (TN) -- sooner rather than later."
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Saudi Arabia is poised to gain control of nuclear weapons from Pakistan, according to recent reports, and could follow through on threats to arm up against perceived Iranian belligerence.
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Multiple sources tell BBC Newsnight that Pakistan has prepared nuclear weapons for Saudi Arabia which are currently waiting to be delivered. The Islamic kingdom has previously invested in the Pakistani nuclear program. A special envoy for Saudi Arabia previously said "we will get nuclear weapons" to counter any such progression in Iran, a known adversary.
The BBC reports a former head of Israeli intelligence who claimed the Saudis would follow suit if Iran got the bomb. "The Saudis will not wait one month, they already paid for the bomb, they will go to Pakistan and bring what they need to bring," Amos Yadlin said at a conference in Sweden in October.
A 2008 report prepared for the Senate Armed Services Committee reinforces this chain reaction.
"The development of a Saudi nuclear weapon represents one of the most serious and most likely consequences of an Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons," it states. "If Iran obtains a nuclear weapon, it will place tremendous pressure on Saudi Arabia to follow suit."
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"High-level U.S. diplomats in Riyadh with excellent access to Saudi decision-makers expressed little doubt about the Saudi response. These diplomats repeatedly emphasized that an Iranian nuclear weapon frightens the Saudis ``to their core'' and would compel the Saudis to seek nuclear weapons."
A "restored U.S.-Saudi bilateral relationship" is the only factor that could stop such a crisis from spinning out of control, the report adds.
This news comes at a time of heightened tensions amid Saudi Arabia's foreign affairs counselors. The Arab nation recently refused a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, citing international inaction to regional crises, including the ongoing and bloody civil war in Syria.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was in Saudi Arabia on Monday trying to mend fences with his counterparts there. He stressed that the Saudis remain a "very, very important ally," and a "senior player" in the Middle East.
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I had four drinks. FOUR. I was sober as hell when I drove home. I was praying to the heavens above that there won't be a road block coz I'm a cop magnet.
Guess what?
No don't guess, you know from the title of the post.
I kena road block. Jalan Kuching while going back from Zouk.
The first car was stopped, the second car was let go, and I was hoping mine would be too since I was ferrying 2 girls and didn't look too dodgy.
That was not meant to be.
The police asked me if I had drank tonight. I wanted to be truthful so I said yes, a little.
Enter breathalyser.
I blew (cheated coz I held air in my mouth and exhaled halfway).
The cops asked me to do it again and I failed. There isn't even any indication of how much I have exceeded the limit. It can't be much since 1 drink per hour is the usual rule of thumb.
I was told to get out of the car and you know the drill. Go to police station, blood test if you want to contest the breathalyser and overnight in jail.
I said I'll settle it for RM 300.
The police refused. They had the BALLS to ask me to go back to my car and ask my friends for money. They took another look at me and said I had to go for a urine test too. WTF????
I went back and rummaged further and discovered I had RM 400. Mich passed me RM 100 and I told her not to give me anymore, not going to pay the pigs so much.
The fucking porker came over and I said RM 500 is all I have and passed it to him.
He was pretty happy and let me go, even telling me that there is an (unopened) can of beer in my car. It's been there forever!
I am giving the middle finger here as a big fuck you to the men in blue not coz of the DUI (wasn't even drunk but I shall not comment further). I'm not saying they are assholes for probably messing with the breathalyser to fail everyone who has taken a single sip. I am not angry at them for doing their job, staying up late at night, manning road blocks so your tax money is hard at work GETTING THEM SIDE INCOME.
I am pissed off coz they had the audacity to get me to ask my friends for more money.
Hello PDRM? It is my fault, what's it gotta do with them? BTW, you have corrupted cops (not that it's breaking news – it's stale as a 4 year old slice of bread) every weekend pocketing money from people driving home from clubs.
…and to all the sanctimonious fucks out there, get off your fucking high horse – it happens to everyone. Yes, I was over the limit but 4 drinks within 3 hours isn't that much. Yes, it is technically wrong to bribe cops. I'll like to see you stick to your untested rationale when you're damn tired and just want to go home and is threatened with a night in jail and a urine test. We'll see what you'll do then. Judge not lest ye be judged yourself.
Oh, and of course I know certain opportunist parties out there will say "See, that's why you shouldn't sit in Huai Bin's car" and trying to pass it of as a joke. YOU are the joke my friend. Everyone knows you slam others in front of everyone else, I don't know about other people but I certainly don't take you seriously. I think you're a malicious little fuck.
Anyway, if you don't like reading rants, please go watch Barney the cute purple dinosaur on TV. Yeah, switch on that idiot box.
Ending on a more positive note, thanks Mich, you're an angel. Cheers for agreeing to take over the wheel after that just in case there are more road blocks and for everything else. <3
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This is a whole new level of 'negotiation'. o_o
Wow. Talking about foot in the door!
anyway, let it go dude. don't let it spoil an, otherwise, awesome night. cheers
Yah man, fuck the popo.
Brings to mind this timeless classic from Black Flag:
well hopefully on your court date when you talk to the judge you can get a chance to tell your side of the story.
That sucks dude. Fucking assholes.
U went to Zouk without me?? ;p (joking)
On a serious note, wahh.. they really askin for big sum now weii.. crazy..
This is quite a little compared to what my friend went through. He got caught in a secluded area with his girlfriend and the police threatened to call the media and him, being very naive bribe the police. (I say naive because, according to the law, it is not wrong to be in a secluded area unless you're a Muslim and they cannot threatened you with the media.) He agreed to pay them the amount they asked – RM 800!!!!! Of course he didn't had that much cash with him so the police asked him to go to the bank , but he cannot bring his gf along. Left with no choice, he went to the ATM alone … and the worst thing happen – the police TRIED TO touch his gf.
PDRM? hopeless lah… hopeless!
how much is the compound if issued summons? no jail terms right?
I always extra careful on Saturday after midnight. Those uniform guys are out on full force.
Ouch tough luck man…been there done that, 4 times to be exact. Each time they gave me the breathalyser, i passed. Heres the secret man, whenever the police ask "ada minum tak", just say no. DO NOT ever say a little cos little to him means yes. Have to be a good actor on this, give him the poker face. If he still decides to give you the breathalyser, either blow lightly or blow other direction. Imagine I've drank 2 bottles of wine, felt like floating in the car, couldn't even feel my feet or seat, whole face red like a tomato yet they still let me pass. What i find weird is the shape and size of the breathalyser…some are as small as the straw, some are as big as an exhaust pipe! And from what i heard the bribe amount is based on what car you're driving. Facing this kinda situation i believe you have to be an expert in haggling lol…
I bet the rigged the breath analyzer. There was once, I didn't drink any alcoholic drink and the analyzer came out positive.I stood firm that I didn't had any drink at all. You can charge me for speeding but not DUI I told the police and he let me go wtf.
Hey everyone in the car is responsible don't say things like it's your fault and it has nothing to do with us le ok?
Thanks for driving even when it's such a big detour :S You prolly didn't even need to pass through that road if you were goin home T_T
WHOA, RM500…big damage
4.04 am? u must have feel better waking up at home today hehe, tho is not worth it. just one of those days eh
dude how come you had to pay so much? I had friends who got caught with some drugs and they paid rm500 per person only. Usually when it comes to DUI you shouldn't need to pay this much!
Did they pull off the bad cop good cop routine? usually if you kiss enough ass they'll lower the price lol.
Just a very very wild thought
What happens if you step out of the car and open up a can of beer in front of him and down it before you do the test ?
Confirm to fail, but he got no proof u are drink driving because you drank after you step out of the car ? He cant charge you for drink driving right ?
Dont drive to drink next time la.
Wow, squeezing every drop they can get out of you guys huh? Dick move, PDRM.
OMG!! RM500 I've passed that pig with the reason where i brought my frens from sarawak to linger around KL City with a mouthful of chewing gums…lol…It's Unlucky for u…god bless~~!!
Summore…we down a bottle of Hennessy, 2 tequila pops and a flaming lambo….and some beers…LOL~~
Sorry about the bad luck. Better luck next ime ;-)
dude. . .keep a bottle of breath freshener and tell them its the alcohol frm there. Get one frm AMWAY – GLISTER. . .they cant charge u then. spray b4 breathalyser.
500 is a huge amount to pay them. hope you hv better luck.
Wow, tough luck.
But dude, maybe you shouldn't have told them you drank. If you look sober enough, they'll let you go.
be careful nx time …
Real tough luck there bro. Sometimes the cops are just plain too much. There was once, I was forced to do the breathalyser test even when I was yet to touch a drop of alcohol. Guess they were just taking advantage of the situation as I had a few girls in my car.
And I don't think the cops deserve the name PDRM, it's more like PRDM – Polis Raja Di Malaysia.
One glass only – more than that you will fail the test already. Be a responsible drinker if you want to drink – take a cab! Definitely less than RM500. Ah well, you can always go up to Genting some more…
RM500 is a lot loh.. those ppl really buaya lar !!
the blue uniform pork is OWES like that.. i kena a lot of time asking for more…. and like if only me alone..then i will show them i don have enuf money.. but IF i have passenger.. HOHOHO!
they will tell me.. kami sini ada 2 orang.. macam mana cukuP! !~@##$%^&! suruh kawan tolong… *doubled ~!@#$%^&*! *
celaka betol neh! catch thief din see they so li hai.. bribing.. wah! number one!
i guess it's because you have the gangster look! which means for sure you'll be out drinking! lol..
heh. 2 consecutive posts about pork.wonder what popo BKT would taste like……500 bucks is not to bad a deal for a good nights sleep. imagine being locked up for a night. you may have to do squats and get filmed by some cunt with a mobile phone….heh.
Genova: It's very common over here actually, they WANT the bribe more than they want to put you away. Think about the amount of cars they stop and a few hundred per driver…imagine how much they can net in a single night. :)
Michelle Chin: Yeah, very unfortunate. :(
Genova: Yup, have actually forgotten about it and written it off as a loss. :)
ShaolinTiger: Yeah, ridiculous! My friend had 3 drinks – one less, and she kena stopped too. Passed the breathlyzer though coz that 3 drinks was 3 hours before, same time. I was unfortunate in that I took a drink after that.
Jhnhth: …and also NOFX – Murder the Government. ;)
WEEN: There is no court date buddy. ;)
I paid the cops off.
Augustus: Yeah, I can't believe I blew positive. I only had 4 drinks. Sheesh!
thenomadGourmand: Yeah, they're damn greedy nowadays. The most I ever paid was a RM 5,000 bribe but that's a different story. Also on the road. T_T
chefmel: That's the worst! He tried to molest the gf too? That's Malaysian men in blue for you, corrupt as hell, licensed gangsters. :S
jasonlow: Yeah man, my sentiments exactly.
horace: I think it's quite a bit…and with my dubious record, I think my license might get suspended too. I got DUI before this too. I didn't want to risk that so I paid up. :(
No car = can't do shit.
Jason Chow: Heh! Okay, will try that next time. I just thought if I said the truth, it'll be alright. I was sober as hell, so perhaps next time I'll just say no, I didn't drink. :)
Simon Seow: Yeah, I won't be surprised if they do. However, a friend of mine blew negative with 1 drink less than me though. Not sure if it's the same road block.
michellezyenn: No worries! Thank you for taking over the wheel that night. Yeah, I probably won't have had to take that road, but then I might get stopped elsewhere so it's no one's fault. :)
seonpcs: Yeah, win from Genting, straight into police's pocket. T_T
58200: I just got back at that time, showered and wrote this long rant. Heh! I only went to sleep at 5 or 6 am.
keep this anonymous: No good cop bad cop routine, just one cop. I think they had KPIs to meet coz they were serious about pulling people over and hauling them back to the station. Guess they had to hit to quotas that night.
mrPP: HAHAHA! That is a REALLY good idea and a REALLY bad idea at the same time. The cops will be probably so pissed off they'll haul you off on some bullshit charge. :)
Fahriee: Yeah man, they're getting very greedy. :(
Cweelee: Yup, luck wasn't on my side that night. It was a common road block spot but I was following the GPS so didn't realize it until it was too late. :(
Cherry: Thanks Cherry! :)
foodcrazee: Hmm…it might work but they wanted me to go back with them to the station and have the girls drive my car home for a blood test to check my BAC levels. I'll be fucked then coz it'll show up anyway. :)
crappy booze: Good luck in Genting, bad luck with cops. :(
lightyoruichi: Yeah, I was VERY SOBER coz I was sober. T_T
I should have said I didn't drink.
headsteadi: Yup, will do! :)
Marlboro Guy: Haha! Nice one. Yeah they're getting a bit too much these days. The amounts they ask are starting to border on the ridiculous. :S
suituapui: It's one standard drink per hour – I had four in 3 hours so I guess technically I was over the limit by a bit, but 3 of them was taken in quick succession during the first 15 minutes so it's only 1 drink. Oh well. :)
ahlost: I paid 10 TIMES that amount to four cops who stopped my car on a Saturday AFTERNOON once. 5k. 3k wasn't enough for them. Now that was ridiculous. :(
yienyien: Yeah, it's like their SOP now – getting EVERYONE in the car to fork out some cash. A bit too much! You're right, better time could be spent doing ACTUAL police work.
eiling: …but I don't. T_T
I look like a nice guy and I was wearing long sleeves to boot. :)
spike: Haha! Yeah I still remember that. I've spent time in jail and prison before – it's not that bad since it's not very long (not as long as rehab anyway) but still not something I want to do when I'm tired. :)
Would it be cheaper to take a cab?
Just follow law like how jack neo would put it, then those fat porkers can't take a cent off ya..
no supply, no demand..
dont feel bad. done it my self. and am sitting here drinking a damn beer. and I read about your 29th birhday. and I have royally fucked things up. multiple times. really. am 50 now. at your age ( 29) I was an up and comming leader in my plant. I could do every thing. open pit minining. this was after I was busted out of the air force cause i failed day celestial navigation. cause I was drunk the night before. but no matter.. I worked ten years. and a good guy. too. untill I was runing the locmotive and I blurted out somthing I should not have said…. and they drew blood fore the test. dismissed. shamefull.. right? but I learned my lesson, right? wrong. I worked for years in the motel and hotel bussiness. nice people, and I learned a lot. at this age i would be about 36. but alot of pressure. talking care of my mom and dad. well… I blew it again. ended up in the hospitalital at age 38… what a promosing carrer… well managed to screw it up again.. was on disability… could not speak or walk even.. then worked as a qc guy at a cd dvd plant. and became night shift supervisor. then… they shut it down… but this time, it was not my fault… its just the way things happen some times at age 49. but dont feel bad… HB… you cant be as bad as me… yet.. the people you have helped.. just by your example… thanks and happy birthday..
AN0N E MAU5: Hmm…not a bad idea, but doesn't work in KL. The cabs rip you off big time. :(
Thanks for the suggestion though. :)
tom: Yeah, we've all been there before so when we're old enough (not that I can claim to have your wisdom) we just don't judge anymore coz we've been there and done that.
Hey sorry to hear about that…but take care alright buddy?
Thanks for the birthday wishes and I wish you all the best too my friend. :)
Seriously, im the last person to not break rules if i can, but if you drink and drive your a total asshole, doesn't matter if you "feel drunk" or not. And im not justifying the cops, they are a fucking disgrace but, serves you right.
i think it's worth the money.. rather than the hassle of going to the police station, asking someone to post bail, attending court and having a criminal record..
reminds me of my time in uk.. got stopped by police on christmas eve 8pm.. i was asked to sit behind their car and take the breath analyzer.. i was drinking from 2pm so the only thing i could think of is to "dilute" the breath with saliva.. (disgusting i know but i was a bit desperate) i ended up blowing saliva on their windshield and effectively messed up the machine..
might be worth a try next time!
happened to me b4 few years back.. was blocked at Jln Pudu (opposite prison) on our way back to Cheras.. a 'po' took us for a stroll around Imbi threatening that he'll detain us unless we want his help.. all of us hid our money, leaving RM50 in our wallet.. at last we were freed with RM210 'fee' + 6 remaining cig.. LICENCED ROBBER..
Wtf: Mom? Is that you?
aaron: Indeed bro! I totally agree on this account. :)
I don't think there is any way to get around a breathalyser test. :(
coolesy: That entire bumming your cigarettes bit is just disgraceful. :(
PDRM = Please Donate RM.
Magnet: HAHA! Good one mate. :)
hey HB keep on drinking and driving.. forget what these fucks are posting… you keep on doing what you want to do man.. impress the chickas that you can still drive after a few drinks… and have money to throw too…
after all who are these people to tell you what to do.. don't like don't read and post lar right… gotta do all these while you are young and unmarried and without kids.. get this out of your system.. or not… hell keep on doing this as long as you want.. theres more fan club waiting to praise you antics…
fucker: I think you failed to get the point of the entire post mate. ;)
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A Toolkit for Pediatric Practices
Step One: Assess Practice Readiness
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A Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) can provide a critical feedback loop that enables practices to enhance service and improve quality. Best practices in patient and family involvement show that engaging patients and their families in meaningful ways improves services, makes service delivery more responsive to the needs of families, and ultimately saves resources. Strong family involvement can lead to better service delivery and improved health outcomes.
A thriving PFAC requires some planning and effort to get it off the ground, even before a single member is recruited. Every high-functioning, engaged PFAC needs to receive support and resources from practice leadership and staff early to ensure its success.Back to Top
Is Your Practice Ready for a PFAC?
Your practice may be considering creating a PFAC for a number of reasons. You may feel that a PFAC is an effective way to listen to your patients and families talk about their experience with your practice. You may also be in the process of transforming your practice into a medical home using guidelines or tools like NCQA Medical Home Standards or the Center for Medical Home Improvement's Medical Home Index. Both require or encourage that practices demonstrate continuous quality improvement initiatives and patients and families are part of this process.
Regardless of why your practice is considering a PFAC, creating one requires the commitment of resources from your practice, leadership and staff. You will benefit from assessing your readiness in order to determine what resources your practice possesses and what it lacks.
We welcome you to explore the ideas and resources contained in this toolkit and wish you good luck in creating your own PFAC.
Leadership Readiness Assessment
Use this self assessment as the basis for a conversation among leadership to determine your practice's level of readiness for launching a PFAC. Consider to what degree the statements on the assessment are true for your practice.
Staff Readiness Assessment
Most staff and providers are both excited and nervous about the idea of asking patients and families for direct feedback about their experience. Setting aside time at a staff meeting to discuss a possible PFAC early in the process is critical to future engagement.
Some staff resistance may be due to a lack of information about what PFACs do. This video from MaineGeneral's PFAC may be helpful to show staff to give them a general vision of how patients and families are getting involved at other organizations.
Ultimately, acknowledging and assuaging concerns is critical to meaningful family-professional partnership. This self assessment contains some questions that can facilitate an open, honest conversation.
This video, from MaineGeneral's PFAC, may be helpful to show staff to give them a general vision of how patients and families are getting involved in PFAC's at other organizations.
Creating a PFAC Launch Team
Once your practice has determined that it is ready to support a PFAC, a team can be convened to manage the launch. One practical way to do this is to create a small PFAC launch team which includes practice members who have the authority to commit resources and the time available to do the necessary work to get the PFAC off the ground. This often means including someone in a leadership role as well as someone with administrative expertise.
Authentic patient and family engagement means including them not only in the evaluation of your practice, but also in the planning and implementation of the PFAC launch itself. The earlier the patient and family voice is included in the process, the more authentic your PFAC will be.
Creating a PFAC launch team that includes leadership, staff and a family member is one way you can ensure that both adequate resources and a genuine patient and family perspective are present right from the start.
Here are some possible roles and responsibilities for a PFAC launch team.
PFAC Champion
A leader of the practice who values family-professional partnerships.
- Confirms practice readiness and supports the work of the PFAC liaison (see below) by securing financial and personnel resources and negotiating the removal of barriers with other leaders in the practice.
- Defines the purpose of the PFAC and ensures its alignment with other leadership activities.
- Determines the general structure of the PFAC.
- Advocates for the PFAC with staff and leadership and keeps leadership informed about PFAC activities and accomplishments.
- Helps to recruit patients and families. Provides PFAC launch team with data on practice demographics to support the recruitment of PFAC members who reflect the culture and experience of all patients and families.
- Ensures that recommendations of the PFAC are implemented in practice policy and works with PFAC leadership to communicate improvements back to PFAC members.
- May attend PFAC meetings.
PFAC Liaison
A staff member of the practice who values family-professional partnerships.
- Acts as an active link between the PFAC and the practice.
- Works closely with the PFAC champion to launch and sustain the PFAC.
- Coordinates the launch of the PFAC: creates recruitment materials and plans, recruits and selects interested members.
- Prepares and distributes pre-meeting materials.
- Books meeting space and coordinates logistics, such as parking and catering needs.
- Supports the PFAC chair or co-chairs in the planning and facilitation of PFAC meetings.
- Works with PFAC chair or co-chairs to identify training needs and materials for members and staff.
- Creates a budget for PFAC activities.
PFAC Launch Partner(s)
One or more patients or family members who have some family leadership or advocacy experience and value family-professional partnerships.
- Assists the PFAC champion and liaison in launching the council and represents the patient/family perspective until a chair/co-chair is selected by the PFAC.
- Reviews or co-creates the recruitment material, recruitment plan, selection process and first meeting agenda "through the eyes of the patient/family," to ensure that they are patient- and family-centered.
- Functions as the family voice in facilitating early meetings until a chair/co-chair are identified. May transition into role of chair/co-chair officially after PFAC launch.
Clarifying the Structure of Your PFAC
There is no single model for a successful PFAC. They vary in the formality of their structure and size, as well as in their frequency of meetings. Some PFACs are highly structured, with bylaws, officers, term limits, applications and a formal interview process. Others are much less structured, functioning more as a series of stand-alone focus groups open to any patient and family member who wants to attend. However, a focus group, while helpful, is not a substitute for the establishment of a PFAC. It is possible to start with a less formal group and let it organically evolve. Our goal with this toolkit is to urge practices to move toward full patient and family engagement and quality improvement strategies.
As your practice assesses which PFAC structure is right for you, here are a few considerations:
Informal, Focus Group-Style PFAC Structure
- Requires less work to get it off the ground
- Easier to become more structured over time than vice versa
- Can engage more patients and families
- Open to any patient/family member; no need to turn anyone away
- Ensures a wide range of perspectives if promoted and facilitated effectively
- Lower level of engagement from members
- Difficult to sustain a conversation with same members over time
- Some time spent on orientation/introductions at every meeting
- Informal nature makes it easy to put off as a practice priority
- Easy to skip important steps
Traditional, Formal PFAC Structure
- Creates deeper, longer term relationships with and among members
- Allows members to increase their skills and knowledge of your practice
- Clear guidelines and term limits
- Opportunity to screen for particular skills and traits
- Accountability to bylaws ensures that meetings happen regularly
- Opportunity for thoughtful planning
- Requires more work to launch
- Engages fewer patients and families
Transitional Informal-to-Formal PFAC Structure
- By launching informally and becoming more structured over time, as capacity and leadership are identified, this structure shares the advantages of both models
- May require more active leadership to facilitate the ongoing transition
Clarifying the Purpose of Your PFAC
The PFAC purpose and structure that is right for your practice will be based on your practice's resources and needs as well as the needs of your patients and families. The PFAC champion is likely in the best position to ensure that the PFAC aligns with the practice's goals and vision. He/she may also be able to best assess the practice capacity and guide the process for determining your PFAC structure. Other members of the PFAC launch team and the practice can also be asked for feedback and ideas.
This worksheet contains some questions to help you identify your PFAC's purpose and determine the right PFAC for your practice. Let the answers to these questions be your primary guide when creating a purpose statement for you PFAC. A few examples from established PFACs are available below for reference.
Purpose Statement: The Massachusetts General Hospital for Children's Family Advisory Council (MCHC PFAC)
The Massachusetts General Hospital for Children's Family Advisory Council is dedicated to fostering the partnership of parents, children and professionals working together to ensure a climate of responsiveness to the needs of children and their families in all areas of care delivery within Massachusetts General Hospital. The council's goals are to align with the broader Mass General/MGHC goal of enhancing patient-physician communication by fostering family-centered communication and promoting the principles of patient- and family-centered care:
· Dignity and Respect: Honoring patient and family perspectives, choices, knowledge, values, beliefs and cultural backgrounds.
· Information Sharing: Communicating and sharing complete, unbiased, accurate and timely information with patients and families so they can effectively participate in care and decision-making.
· Participation: Encouraging and supporting patient and family participation in care and decision-making at the level they choose.
· Collaboration: Partnering with patients and families in the delivery of care; policy and program development and evaluation; healthcare facility design; and, professional education.
Purpose Statement: BJC HealthCare Patient and Family Advisory Council
To serve as a formal mechanism for involving patients, family and staff as partners for policy and program decision making in healthcare settings.
Purpose Statement: The Missouri Baptist Medical Center Patient and Family Advisory Council
The Missouri Baptist Medical Center Patient and Family Advisory Council will be a partner with the Missouri Baptist Cancer Center team, involved in decision making and committed to creating an environment of safety, dignity, respect and honesty to assure the very best for patients and families.
This worksheet contains some additional questions you should be prepared to answer before you begin reaching out to patients/families.
|• For practices that have decided to launch a less formal PFAC, skip ahead to Step 2 of the PFAC Toolkit.
• For practices which have decided to launch their PFACs through a more formal structure — including bylaws and an application process — please continue to the end of Step 1.
Creating PFAC Bylaws
Most PFACs working at the hospital level require bylaws as a way of establishing transparent guidelines, procedures and expectations. On the practice level, it can be useful to create bylaws as a way of clarifying and communicating expectations to patients and families who are thinking about becoming members. If your PFAC is essentially organized as a series of open-invitation focus groups, you may not need them at first, or at all.
If you do decide to create bylaws, here are some helpful guidelines.
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PFAC Launch Checklist
Use this PFAC Launch Checklist from the BJC Health Care Patient and Family Advisory Council: Getting Started Toolkit as a template to create your own project plan. [source]
Devote an all-staff meeting to discussing development of a Patient and Family Advisory Council using the resources and tools mentioned above.
Possible Agenda:
1. Explain the benefits. What can a PFAC help us achieve that we can't do without them?
2. Share this video from MaineGeneral's PFAC and/or show web reports of other organizations to help staff understand what a PFAC does.
3. Encourage an open, honest conversation on concerns using the Staff Readiness Assessment.
4. Discuss the PFAC's purpose and structure using the worksheets in Clarifying the Purpose of Your PFAC. Acknowledge that concerns may not have been entirely addressed, but ask staff to answer these questions above as if they were.
5. Circle back to unresolved concerns. Now that you have some clarity on the purpose and structure of your PFAC, have some of these concerns been resolved?
6. Solicit or introduce PFAC launch team members and describe what they will do.


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