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Powershift posted:There are 3000 cities with a population over 10,000 but under 100,000 population in between those urban areas for which it doesn't make sense to have a dedicated sorting and distribution center. There are only 306 cities in the EU with a population under 100,000. That's why I live in Reno, it's the perfect place to stick a DC because you can hit the whole west coast in a day. My "short" run is 724km one way and the biggest place I hit is 33,000 people at the turnaround, until I hit home base.
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InitialDave posted:Not plastic. You hear me, Germany? Not plastic. This is what killed my wife's 2000 new beetle. Well, that and her complete ignorance of not continuing to drive with the temperature needle pegged on the hot side of the gauge in stop and go traffic in the middle of summer.
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Oct 14, 2014 23:31
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Is that a common failure on water pumps? The pump on my dakota worked fine up until it decided it wasn't going to turn anymore and broke the serpentine belt. That was fun finding out I had no power steering entering a curve I can normally take at 40-ish mph.
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Oct 15, 2014 00:13
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InterceptorV8 posted:Yes, we should know, but that doesn't include people being fuckups. As someone who just got his CDL-A in New York, gently caress bridge height signs. They are NEVER ANYWHERE near the actual heights.
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2004 Jetta VR6. Coil caught fire and burnt a hole on the bottom of the (plastic) intake runner. Dealer list: Intake $900 harness $700.  Recommended fix: JB weld and 1 pigtail from the junkyard.
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Oct 15, 2014 00:53
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:Mine were OEM (have a switch on the dashboard for them) and as far as I can tell the stock location for the relay was screwed into the side of the engine bay just above the battery. So, if the screw popped out or the stupid little plastic casing broke, it would fall down behind the battery like that (mine had). Liquid Communism's Jeep is a 97+, so it's got different wiring than your '88. My 95, if it had OEM foglights, would be like yours, and yes, it's just attached to the inner fender. It's also wired in a really convoluted way so that the fog lights only work with the park lights on, but not the headlight high beams, AND feed a ground back to the switch to light it up when it's on. I know this because I acquired a replacement bumper for my PO-bent one, it has OEM fog lights (which are actually Blazer brand, but with a Chrysler pigtail), I've acquired a factory fog light switch, and I want it all to work OEM-like. I had to repaint mine because the chrome was all rusty (don't like chrome anyway), but the lenses are glass, so I won't have that melty problem Liquid Communism had. CommieGIR posted:I always wanted to get one of those and put a diesel in it.  They did that from the factory (you probably already know this).
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InitialDave posted:
I have no idea how or why you misquoted me saying Powershift's post, but I just want to point out what is going on in case anyone thinks I'm a bigger dick than I really am.
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EightBit posted:I have no idea how or why you misquoted me saying Powershift's post, but I just want to point out what is going on in case anyone thinks I'm a bigger dick than I really am. You must have really pissed him off.
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Sorry EightBit, I'm not entirely sure how I managed that. Powershift, I think you need a hug.
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Darchangel posted:
He almost certainly means a different diesel than the one you could get from the factory.
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:Mine were OEM (have a switch on the dashboard for them) and as far as I can tell the stock location for the relay was screwed into the side of the engine bay just above the battery. So, if the screw popped out or the stupid little plastic casing broke, it would fall down behind the battery like that (mine had). Mine's actually bolted down there, probably because it was the flattest piece of sheet metal they could reach.
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Oct 15, 2014 11:58
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Horse Divorce posted:Ok, now how can I fix it? I've looked into hot tanks and nobody around here does it. Prestone Flush & Fill kit http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1289874&KPID=976112&kpid=976112&pla=pla_976112 Been using these for thirty years. Also a great way to eliminate air pockets in yer fancy modern recovery-we-don't-put-a-cap-on-the-radiator systems.
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Oct 15, 2014 14:47
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Fun fact: there are electric postal trucks in Vancouver and they are used daily.
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Oct 15, 2014 16:38
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Balljoint failure in action! GIFSouphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHt8iKZcAxE
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Oct 15, 2014 17:31
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Neat, but gently caress that person so hard for taking a vehicle they clearly knew was unsafe onto a public road.
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Oct 15, 2014 17:35
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That guy is a loving moron for many reasons. Apparently he doesn't know how to check fender clearance without driving it around while waving a camera out the window with one hand on the wheel.
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Oct 15, 2014 17:37
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Aluminum vs steel. LCAC hit a ship.  
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Oct 15, 2014 18:40
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Is the black stuff rubber? What sort of scale are we looking at? I picture the rubber part being like half a foot thick.
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Oct 15, 2014 18:49
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And what is an LCAC?
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Oct 15, 2014 19:20
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Military hovercraft - "landing craft, air cushion."
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EssOEss posted:And what is an LCAC? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Air_Cushion
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Slavvy posted:Is the black stuff rubber? What sort of scale are we looking at? I picture the rubber part being like half a foot thick. Yep, and you're about right. And the distance between that front I beam that's shoved in and the skin of the craft is a little over a foot. All of that aluminum is .125"-.250" thick. What's not shown is the top side deck, which looked like well cooked bacon. One hell of a hit.
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Having worked with LCACs onboard LSDs, I would be surprised if this didn't happen on a fairly regular basis.
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Gunktacular posted:Having worked with LCACs onboard LSDs, I would be surprised if this didn't happen on a fairly regular basis. Couple times a year, it seems, and usually not this much damage. Funny part is, it wasn't a navy ship. It was civilian, and part of a training exercise. Oops. What was your rate, if you don't mind?
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iwentdoodie posted:Couple times a year, it seems, and usually not this much damage. Funny part is, it wasn't a navy ship. It was civilian, and part of a training exercise. Oops. I left as an ET1 earlier this year, I served onboard an LSD for a couple years.
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Oct 15, 2014 20:39
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Looks like this limited slip 10 bolt chevy rear has turned its last.
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Oct 16, 2014 04:47
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kastein posted:Looks like this limited slip 10 bolt chevy rear has turned its last. Thats whats in my roadmaster! (poo poo)
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kastein posted:Looks like this limited slip 10 bolt chevy rear has turned its last. It's now an unlimited slip differential.
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Powershift posted:It probably states in the contract the vehicle requires XX mile range, which is possible with a fresh battery, but after 300 cycles from a year of use, with 90% capacity it falls under the range and USPS turns into a dick. Had no idea Spintires had such lifelike graphics.
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Posted in /r/justrolledintotheshop as "Came in for a balance and rotate"
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it's mesmerizing. How does a tire get that hosed up?
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Sitting and sinking into soil over a long time will do that.
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Huggable Bear King posted:Balljoint failure in action! There was a recall about this in 2003 or 2004. Affected Durangos and Dakotas since they were platform mates.
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Huggable Bear King posted:it's mesmerizing. How does a tire get that hosed up? I don't know but I see at least one a week in that state on the highway. Owners of the demon tire just oblivious to it hopping up and down getting ready to blow out.
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Dr.Smasher posted:There was a recall about this in 2003 or 2004. Affected Durangos and Dakotas since they were platform mates. Yeah, this guy is lucky the wheel even stayed somewhat connected. normally once one goes, the torque from the wheel on the other one snaps it off and the wheel fucks off into the next county.
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Do dealers get recall stuff done on trade-ins they get? I have a used 2004 dakota and I had no idea about the wheel-b-gone thing.
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SperginMcBadposter posted:Do dealers get recall stuff done on trade-ins they get? I have a used 2004 dakota and I had no idea about the wheel-b-gone thing. In Virginia anyway, any open recalls need to be done before the vehicle can be resold to the public. Wholesale (ie to Manheim or similar) or a dealer exchange is a different story.
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SperginMcBadposter posted:Do dealers get recall stuff done on trade-ins they get? I have a used 2004 dakota and I had no idea about the wheel-b-gone thing. I think legally they're supposed to. Some scummy dealers put it in the sales contract that you're responsible to ensure all recall work is done. Either way, the first thing you do when you buy a 5-10 year old vehicle is take it to the dealer, get them to check for outstanding recall work. There could be non-potentially fatal, but costly mechanical stuff they will fix for you for free until it breaks and costs you money, or breaks something else and costs you tenny mucho mucho di nero. For example, 05 f-150s with the 5.4 had an injector recall. If you don't deal with it, the injectors gets stuck open and either wash the oil off the cylinder wall leading to wear and poor compression, or hydrolocks the cylinder tanking the engine. A lot of people pay out of pocket for a new engine when ford might cover it under the recall.
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Splizwarf posted:In Virginia anyway, any open recalls need to be done before the vehicle can be resold to the public. Wholesale (ie to Manheim or similar) or a dealer exchange is a different story. Cali is the same way. A friend went to trade in his 06 Cobalt that had none of the repairs done and backordered parts for a few months, they offered him ~$1500 since they knew it was a) terrible in every way and b) would sit on their lot for a month or two before even being able to be sold.
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CarForumPoster posted:Cali is the same way. A friend went to trade in his 06 Cobalt that had none of the repairs done and backordered parts for a few months, they offered him ~$1500 since they knew it was a) terrible in every way and b) would sit on their lot for a month or two before even being able to be sold. Cobalt are also the poster child of the kevorkianesque ignition switch recall. People view it as the most corvair-like and I wouldn't be surprised if dealers have piles of them sitting basically unsellable by now.
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