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  35. GeorgeH @ GeorgeH:
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  37. GeorgeH @ GeorgeH:
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    @GeorgeH, Brian Westbrook is a former professional American football player who played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was born on September 2, 1979, in Fort Washington, Maryland. Westbrook played college football at Villanova University before being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft.

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  41. GeorgeH @ GeorgeH:
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  43. xenonph @ xenonph:
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  44. M @ motocrossseadoo:
    the switches worked fine before changing the rubber bumpers
  45. M @ motocrossseadoo:
    i have a 1979 countdown pinball and just finished changing all to rubbers along with a few bulbs, now everything works fine except the rubber switches, any ideas , help
  46. xenonph @ xenonph:
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    searched evil knievel and night rider...no results....maybe some FP but no vp9...i tried both searches on the home page and the resource page.
  48. G @ Guest:
    well, the search is better but still not....you said all the old vp and vp9 tables are here.....i did a search and 0 came up.
  49. xenonph @ xenonph:
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