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Darchangel posted:If it's horrible but it works, is it horrible? Pee. Tee. Cruiser.  Darchangel posted:That's my line of thought. Did they drill and tap the aluminum pan, or did they remove the oil pan to use nuts inside? Of course I know the answer, in my heart I mean, would it really be that bad if they drilled and tapped? Any shavings that would make it into the pan are going to have to get through the pick up screen and the oil filter first...
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rndmnmbr posted:What the ladders or board is rated at is my least concern. What concerns me is that an errant bump, or hell a gust of wind, could knock over this lump of random poo poo unconnected by anything but friction and gravity and leave an expensive piece of what is now scrap on the floor. And maybe slam a propane bottle into something sharp and cause what might be described as "fun and excitement". Depends. If it doesn't spark, just "excitement". The real fun starts with a
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Beach Bum posted:Pee. Tee. Cruiser. The integrity of the aluminum taps would be a greater concern than shavings to me
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EvenWorseOpinions posted:The integrity of the aluminum taps would be a greater concern than shavings to me Manufacturers have been putting steel drain plugs in aluminum oil pans for awhile now...
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Most of the time they probably design the pan to be able to handle having the drain plug in that location. The pan may not be thick enough for tapping everywhere else
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Jan 3, 2020 19:53
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So now I'm picturing kep nuts on the inside because apparently they didn't have a welder.
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Beach Bum posted:Pee. Tee. Cruiser.
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Jan 3, 2020 20:29
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Ask me about using rtv to stick a snapped valve cover bolt back on I just really didn't want to deal with it ok
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taqueso posted:So now I'm picturing kep nuts on the inside because apparently they didn't have a welder. This is generally good advice no matter your profession.
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Don't ask me about using an umbrella pipe cap and tin foil as gasket to get my car home without an oil cap. Also don't ask how I opted to pull the oil pan after since some of the tin foil tore and went missing.
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Galler posted:Most of the time they probably design the pan to be able to handle having the drain plug in that location. The pan may not be thick enough for tapping everywhere else That’s what I meant. SeaGoatSupreme posted:Ask me about using rtv to stick a snapped valve cover bolt back on Now, really, who here hasn’t done something like that at least once, whether from lack of skill at the time, or a lack of fucks given? I have definitely used RTV and JB Weld inappropriately more than once. Most of the time it worked better than expected.
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Galler posted:Most of the time they probably design the pan to be able to handle having the drain plug in that location. The pan may not be thick enough for tapping everywhere else  okay that's fair my badChris Knight posted:But enough about the President. Your definition of work... needs work 
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Darchangel posted:That’s what I meant. Oh we all have. Hell I put a couple of ladders on cinder blocks and propane tanks to hoist an engine. Then I realized the timber I used was cracked. So I used JB Weld on it and off I went. I used the quiky-cure stuff.
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Guilty. I stripped an m6 nut on an exhaust heat shield so I tried to weld a bigger nut on over top so I could turn that poo poo, but ended up burning through the nut in to the threads. So I got a small piece of aluminum round bar that was kicking around the shop, 5/8" diameter, drilled a hole as close to the centre as I could, tapped it and threaded it on. As far as I know, its still there because the heat shield isn't rattling. I even filed some flats in it so I could get a wrench on it. Also twisted a brake bleeder screw almost all the way off. Welded that bitch back together. Wish I had a picture of it. It wasn't even straight or anything.... It was half melted and crooked as gently caress. Bonus was that the heat from welding actually caused it to unsieze enough that I could turn it and "bleed" the caliper. I bought new bleeder screws (for both calipers) but never ended up getting around to changing them out. Also re: oil pan chat We all know they should have done the same thing for that that people do for rusted out floor pans. Silicone and self tapping screws. E: Oh and some sheet metal or whatever...
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SeaGoatSupreme posted:Ask me about using rtv to stick a snapped valve cover bolt back on Yeah but that's (generally) on top of the engine, gravity is your friend there.
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wesleywillis posted:
Expired license plates are the usual goto.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Expired license plates are the usual goto. And stolen street signs....
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wesleywillis posted:We all know they should have done the same thing for that that people do for rusted out floor pans. Silicone and self tapping screws. The trick is to use a smaller drill bit than required, punch it through with a tapered drift to extrude the metal out the other side a bit, and then this gives something for your self-tappers to bite into better.
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InitialDave posted:The trick is to use a smaller drill bit than required, punch it through with a tapered drift to extrude the metal out the other side a bit, and then this gives something for your self-tappers to bite into better. Cripes, this should be some DIY/PBS series.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Cripes, this should be some DIY/PBS series. You know, for a more professional finish.
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Memento posted:Yeah but that's (generally) on top of the engine, gravity is your friend there. The 1HD-FTE engine my mate bought for his landcruiser engine swap had a loving exhaust stud glued in with copper RTV... Welded a nut to it and it came right out after we removed the manifold
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Any bolt is a self‐tapper if your material is soft enough.
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Platystemon posted:Any bolt is a self‐tapper if your material is soft enough. This is my policy with anything that will allow it. And if it doesn't, try anyway then pipe epoxy into the now too big hole to hold whatever I'm trying to secure. I'm very lucky my partners don't know anything about home repair, otherwise I would get poo poo on constantly when I stop caring about a repair.
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LifeSunDeath posted:Merry Merry! Even better, this stuff migrated down the axle shaft and took the seals in the ARB air locker out, now i gotta pull both shafts, drop the carrier and change the o-rings in the locker.
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Dacheat posted:Even better, this stuff migrated down the axle shaft and took the seals in the ARB air locker out, now i gotta pull both shafts, drop the carrier and change the o-rings in the locker. Ugh, that loving blows. I wonder how my pops got so lucky on his Titan. Then again, he has an open diff. Actually, I bet I know exactly what it was, his bearing didn't explode until the seals had leaked all the fluid out, and thus all the bearing mess didn't have a good way to get back into the diff (because, you see when he finally started hearing bad noises, he was doing 85 down the interstate).
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Beach Bum posted:Ugh, that loving blows. I wonder how my pops got so lucky on his Titan. Then again, he has an open diff. Hasn't been my month for jeep related things. the '76 block that the PO put in my '84 CJ7 cam bearings finally wore out, $2375 for a remanned motor, $1200 for EFI, and $2000 in various parts/labor for the install (garage too small to stab the engine in myself). Got 1000 feet down a trail after getting it back and the ignition quit, tech miswired and toasted the hall effect distributor, duraspark module and coil. Just replaced that whole mess with a self contained HEI setup. Now the locker issue.
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Had a nice little moment just now. Work van spewed two quarts of oil from the filter all over a client's driveway. Lawn guy saw the leak and stopped to let me know, thank you lawn dude. Luckily there was a mechanic right around the corner. Cause: wrong (oversized) filter, the gasket on top of the filter blew out after holding on for 2,500 miles. Seriously considering doing my own maintenance on this thing, this is the third time we've lost money because of dumb preventable stuff. I should have caught that earlier, oh well.
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madeintaipei posted:Had a nice little moment just now. Work van spewed two quarts of oil from the filter all over a client's driveway. Lawn guy saw the leak and stopped to let me know, thank you lawn dude. Luckily there was a mechanic right around the corner. Cause: wrong (oversized) filter, the gasket on top of the filter blew out after holding on for 2,500 miles. Seriously considering doing my own maintenance on this thing, this is the third time we've lost money because of dumb preventable stuff. I should have caught that earlier, oh well. What is your role in this entire operation? Cleaning up messes?
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Colostomy Bag posted:What is your role in this entire operation? Cleaning up messes? Seems like it sometimes. Used up all my paper towels sopping the oil up. Seriously though, I drive the van. Non-emergency medical transport, which is why I (try to) chance nothing as far as the vehicle goes. One owner 2007 Dodge Caravan wheelchair conversion van, less than 45,000 miles on the odometer. My boss had a mechanic, "go over it completely". Pulling the intake to find a brand-new IAT sensor and a filthy throttle body right next to it, or finding the air filter clogged, or the EGR sooted up, should have told me otherwise. I do get paid if I spend my own time fixing the thing and use the company card to buy parts.
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I have a buddy who runs non-emerg transport and its my understanding that they are hyper-post-peak-capitalism vehicles (no pun intended) to just fleece medicare and keep olds that no one cares about alive. Working, even if getting paid, to fix company kit, if it is not your primary job function, is absolutely idiotic.
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I'm on disability and these guys take me to my doctors appointments - https://www.southeastrans.com/ They're interesting. The last time I needed a ride they sent a taxicab to come and get me, and then another to take me back home again. It's not every day one gets a free cab ride, let alone two. The story was that the driver who usually comes got into an accident on the way to my house. I missed the transportation van once and they sent a Lyft. When I ride in the van it's usually just me. I guess I'm worthless and no one cares about me but at least I get a free ride to my doctor so I can get my medication.
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Vanagoon posted:I'm on disability and these guys take me to my doctors appointments - https://www.southeastrans.com/ You are not and I hope you don't really feel that way. We are a smaller company, with limited aims. One client at a time, more of a limo service than a bus. We do wheelchair and stretcher, mostly return clients, some for years. Crunchy Black posted:I have a buddy who runs non-emerg transport and its my understanding that they are hyper-post-peak-capitalism vehicles (no pun intended) to just fleece medicare and keep olds that no one cares about alive. 1st part: It definitely can be a heartless thing. If you give a poo poo, it doesn't have to be. You could end up driving a paraplegic who needs to go a county over for a specialist appointment, a person who has to (as in has to) go to dialysis three times a week, a person who would otherwise be mobile but has suffered an injury which doesn't allow them individual mobility, someone going to the hospital not knowing if surgery will work out, all from where they live, and taking them back, in a safe, timely manner. The money is there to do that because you must have some sort of insurance paying for the ride. Take it up with insurance. Pray you do not get old yourself. 2nd part: Basic maintenance only, there is a really good mechanic close enough to my house to push the loving thing there for anything more complicated. I just don't want stupid failures on someone else's part to impact our riders or (and I gotta think about me) my paycheck.
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Crunchy Black posted:keep olds that no one cares about alive. gently caress, dude. How long did you have to train to get that compassionate?
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Exit Strategy posted:gently caress, dude. How long did you have to train to get that compassionate?  
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Crunchy Black posted:I have a buddy who runs non-emerg transport and its my understanding that they are hyper-post-peak-capitalism vehicles (no pun intended) to just fleece medicare and keep olds that no one cares about alive. I'm on the app so this is just a guess, but I think it's time for you to get out of cspam.
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taqueso posted:this isn't cspam, but the point is still valid right I meant that posting in cspam too much was giving him the wrong kind of insanity instead of the right kind (automotive).
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madeintaipei posted:One owner 2007 Dodge Caravan wheelchair conversion van, less than 45,000 miles on the odometer. Chrysler products sure are special.
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As someone who has to get to medical places to get things done and my "heated" garage is now <40F because it's -8F outside and it's just too goddamn cold to do anything with a blown out front hub, I appreciate the work y'all do.
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Vanagoon posted:I guess I'm worthless and no one cares about me but at least I get a free ride to my doctor so I can get my medication. madeintaipei posted:Pray you do not get old yourself. Dannywilson posted:As someone who has to get to medical places to get things done and my "heated" garage is now <40F because it's -8F outside and it's just too goddamn cold to do anything with a blown out front hub, I appreciate the work y'all do.
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