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BlackMK4 posted:Only loving Ducati would attach the kick stand to the oil pan. Crankcase. It's different / much worse. Repair estimate: $6,800 
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Well, if they want to total it I'm looking for a Ducati to make into a trackfighter.  They aren't too bad to weld up.
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Jul 22, 2014 00:23
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 Apparently this happens on BMWs sometimes. Hopefully it just tore when I unscrewed the cover but it felt more crumbly then pliable. Wix filter with about 7k on it, replaced it with a Mann filter. Bibendum fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Jul 22, 2014 |
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Jul 22, 2014 00:35
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I get that the truck driver probably can't see the van but you'd think he'd feel and hear it right?
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Jul 22, 2014 00:52
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Bibendum posted:
If the filter media is crumbly, even if it did not have a tear in it, I would not expect it to be doing a very good job of capturing and retaining debris. This is one of the drawbacks/advantages of not using a spin on filter, you get to see all the filter elements that fail.
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Huggable Bear King posted:I get that the truck driver probably can't see the van but you'd think he'd feel and hear it right? "Jeez, my fuel economy went to poo poo on that last tank. Wonder why?"
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Jul 22, 2014 01:17
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On the plus side, that car has to be getting excellent mileage! Screw hypermiling!
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Jul 22, 2014 01:32
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Captain Bravo posted:On the plus side, that car has to be getting excellent mileage! Screw hypermiling! In a world where replacement tires are free, this is the new best way to get to work.
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Jul 22, 2014 09:16
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Captain Bravo posted:On the plus side, that car has to be getting excellent mileage! Screw hypermiling! He is going sideways, does it count? The wheels aren't turning 
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Jul 22, 2014 11:17
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If they're not turning he's not increasing the odometer either, so the car preserves its resale value!
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Jul 22, 2014 11:54
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That trucker is living the dream right there, deep down that is what I really want to do when some rear end in a top hat cuts me off. That is the happiest day of that trucker's life. Given that it's most likely  the authorities won't even consider revoking his license.
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Jul 22, 2014 12:50
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It's  From the trucking thread: quote:Mar 18, 2010
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Jul 22, 2014 14:01
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Collateral Damage posted:
And nothing of value was lost.
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Jul 22, 2014 14:04
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Ok forget what I said about resale value.
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Jul 22, 2014 17:15
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Reminds me of the jiffy pop airbag system.
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Jul 22, 2014 17:21
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Collateral Damage posted:It's Picture of the driver: 
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Maybe this isn't the best place to ask this, but does anyone know what damage occurs when you transport an A/C sideways and run it a few hours after? Most importantly, how can I tell if the damage occured? (Background: Bought a mobile A/C, there was not even a THIS SIDE UP sticker on it, and I put it on it's side while unpacking as well.) I didn't read about the fact that you are supposed to leave them upgright for 24h until after I ran it for a while :/ (It also seems to not really blow cool air atm). Shut it off for now.
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Jul 23, 2014 13:34
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SEKCobra posted:Maybe this isn't the best place to ask this, but does anyone know what damage occurs when you transport an A/C sideways and run it a few hours after? Most importantly, how can I tell if the damage occured? (Background: Bought a mobile A/C, there was not even a THIS SIDE UP sticker on it, and I put it on it's side while unpacking as well.) I didn't read about the fact that you are supposed to leave them upgright for 24h until after I ran it for a while :/ (It also seems to not really blow cool air atm). You can get a slug of liquid refrigerant going into the compressors intake which often kills it immediately and might make for a picture worthy of this thread. Do you hear the compressor running?
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sirr0bin posted:You can get a slug of liquid refrigerant going into the compressors intake which often kills it immediately and might make for a picture worthy of this thread. I didn't pay close attention in the beginning, but at one point I think I heard it come on. I don't really feel safe turning it back on for a while now.
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Jul 23, 2014 13:52
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F53zdTU850 Jesus christ that guy is lucky. Pretty sure he walked away.
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Jul 23, 2014 16:10
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When I first saw this I laughed because I thought that was the lid of a rubbish bin. Oh.
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Gorilla Salad posted:When I first saw this I laughed because I thought that was the lid of a rubbish bin. well. it is on a rubbish era of engine.
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Jul 23, 2014 16:19
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It is a trash can lid.
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Jul 23, 2014 17:34
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kastein posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F53zdTU850 That's terrifying-I'm surprised that the driver still has feet. Seems really weird that the car didn't have a bellhousing blanket/shield given how thin that transmission tunnel sheet metal looks...
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Collateral Damage posted:If they're not turning he's not increasing the odometer either, so the car preserves its resale value! Back when I was younger and hybrids were brand new, I really wanted a Honda Insight (still do, they're  ) and posted on some Insight forums. One of them rapidly turned into a hypermiling forum. The post I remember most distinctly was one person saying he'd discovered an amazing new way to boost your mileage. See, it's normal for hypermilers to line up for a parking space and then shut off the engine and coast into it rather than driving in, so they can save that extra half-milliliter of gas. It's also normal for them to avoid using their brakes as much as possible, because that's wasted energy! This guy put the two together and suggested that you not only shut off your engine as you approach the parking space, but also shoot for the farthest one you can get to before the car stops, bleeding off your speed without using the brakes and adding a free eighty feet to the odometer!I wonder how many times he ran out not-quite-into the space and had to get out and push (because, of course, starting the engine just to move a mere ten or fifteen feet is totally verboten)
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Also, why are there shredded holes in the metal on top of the dash?
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Sagebrush posted:Also, Exploding flexplates / flywheels / torque converters / clutches do not gently caress around. There's some serious loving energy right there and if you're running considerably more than stock power levels you should really consider a scattershield or blanket a good investment in having feet.
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Sagebrush posted:Also, Consider this. A flexplate bolt a mere 15cm from crank centerline experiences nearly 100G acceleration... at 750rpm idle. At 6k rpm, it's SIX THOUSAND Gs. Say you have a flywheel that's got an outer diameter of 16 inches. The starter ring gear (which is really pretty thin and generally thermally shrink-fit or pressed onto the edge of the flywheel) experiences an acceleration of over 14000G at 8000rpm. 14000G means a 1 gram machine nut behaves like it weighs 14 tonnes. Be careful with ANYTHING spinning. The G forces experienced are linear with respect to mass and radius, but square law with respect to rotational speed. poo poo gets serious in a hurry. Because if something goes kablooey, everything suddenly wants to move in a straight line. And if there are ANY flaws in something that big spinning that fast, things go kablooey very, very suddenly and vigorously.
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See also: youtube videos of people spinning CDs at higher and higher RPM until they explode.
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Here's a fun one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7gKbk0jyyM And another. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK9TX82c2VI That one was just the clutch, clutches are pretty light compared to flywheels and pressure plates. kastein fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Jul 23, 2014 |
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I seem to recall someone going off-roading in the US, Moab, maybe? They were bimbling along in low second or first, and came to a nice, wide run down a slope, so just dipped the clutch and rolled down it, getting up to a reasonable speed and modulating with the footbrake. The clutch disc, being attached to the input shaft of the gearbox and therby driven regardless of the pedal being dipped, did not like seeing what was later calculated as nearly 20,000rpm, and made its escape in exactly the way you would expect.
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InitialDave posted:I seem to recall someone going off-roading in the US, Moab, maybe? They were bimbling along in low second or first, and came to a nice, wide run down a slope, so just dipped the clutch and rolled down it, getting up to a reasonable speed and modulating with the footbrake. Yeahhhh, I think I'll start putting my car in neutral when I decide to coast down a hill. (Never thought about this, honestly)
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Coasterphreak posted:Yeahhhh, I think I'll start putting my car in neutral when I decide to coast down a hill. (Never thought about this, honestly) So now your transmission detonates instead of just the clutch. I'd think leaving the car in gear would be the safest option because engine braking would limit how fast stuff can spin.
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InitialDave posted:I seem to recall someone going off-roading in the US, Moab, maybe? They were bimbling along in low second or first, and came to a nice, wide run down a slope, so just dipped the clutch and rolled down it, getting up to a reasonable speed and modulating with the footbrake. "...and that's why they call him Johnny Five Toes"
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xzzy posted:So now your transmission detonates instead of just the clutch. If you're in neutral, the only part of the transmission spinning would be the part designed to spin like that that's connected to the driveshafts.
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Jul 23, 2014 22:49
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Don't coast down hills.
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xzzy posted:So now your transmission detonates instead of just the clutch. In gear is the right answer. In neutral with your foot off the clutch is also a fine answer - the output shaft will spin at the speed it normally would if you were traveling that fast under power. The input shaft and countershaft will spin at the speed your engine is spinning at. I completely believe 20k rpm accidental clutch speed - figure even 3.55 gears and stock tires, you'll get around 20k rpm in first/lowrange at 45mph in an XJ with a manual if I'm doing my math right. I'd expect a clutch to explode at half that, honestly, and hitting 20mph rolling down a hill after stabbing the clutch isn't too surprising. e: beaten
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kastein posted:In gear is the right answer. is this an american car thing ? As I used to regularly coast down hills in my '78 VW van (it's currently off the road for welding) and have done the same in pretty much 20+ other cars over the last 20 years I've had a licence, all with no exploding anything.
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