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Munin posted:Audi eat your heart out: First thing that came to mind, couldn't help it.
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:Which actually occurred in new mexico while they were at Los Alamos if I am remembering correctly. On the way to the hospital for the final time he got three flat tires, and one on the way back. Los Alamos泡lbuquerque is a trip of about 100 miles, and I致e wondered if there was some factor explaining all those flats (substandard materials due to war rationing?) or it it was just coincidence.
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Platystemon posted:On the way to the hospital for the final time he got three flat tires, and one on the way back. Los Alamos–Albuquerque is a trip of about 100 miles, and I’ve wondered if there was some factor explaining all those flats (substandard materials due to war rationing?) or it it was just coincidence. Running tires past their prime because rationing, extra weight from hitchhikers, extra heat from June in NM, extra heat and stress from going faster than usual, and bias ply tires being more susceptible to heat problems.
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Slung Blade posted:One of the old guys who works the blacksmith shop with me in irricana on special events used to feed one of those when he was a kid. He's in his seventies now so I think it's been a thing earlier than the seventies. Early torpedo boats, which were bleeding-edge tech back in the 1880s, usually wore out their hulls before their machinery. The hulls were scrapped and the engines and boilers ended up powering dockyard poo poo.
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HAHAHAHA! Oh my god yes. Kept picturing the waving clown statue and bikes and poo poo. Lol!
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So we just killed a Bissell vacuum in my house because the HEPA filter was clogged, causing the motor to overspeed. I didn't notice the overspeed condition despite the fact the plug was hot and the engine was clearly racing. Eventually it started making a horrible ragged sound, so I pulled it apart to find the belt was worn and looked like it had been sliding on its pulley. Assuming the ragged sound was some kind of motor internals failure, I swapped the belt for a fresh one, did it back up, and ran it. The horrible ragged sound continued, then suddenly stopped with a loud clunk. Now the carpet beater bar doesn't work. Go back in there again, the beater bar is stuck at a weird angle, has melted its way through the plastic race that retains it to the vacuum, and then melted itself. Once all this was done, the now-seized cam was still trying to be driven by the belt by the overspeeding motor, and the belt was melted in two. Bought a new vacuum since I don't think I can replace the plastic in the case. Sucks 
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Nov 21, 2015 02:28
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No, it doesn't.
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Nov 21, 2015 02:45
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VOR LOC posted:No, it doesn't. 
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Nov 21, 2015 02:49
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You want to know what blows? Well, I mean, not anymore.
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Nov 21, 2015 16:49
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That oneo dem exhaust turbos? Makes the exhaust exit the car faster?
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Nov 21, 2015 17:34
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So that's what muffler bearings look like.
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Nov 21, 2015 17:43
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SouthsideSaint posted:So that's what muffler bearings look like. I think that's exactly the title of the reddit post that came from.
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Not from my shop but ive witnessed this amazing miracle before. 
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Nov 22, 2015 01:19
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Preoptopus posted:Not from my shop but ive witnessed this amazing miracle before. 
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Nov 22, 2015 03:12
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That's what that is! Nice.
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Nov 22, 2015 03:14
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Same flashlight! Fuckers awesome.
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Nov 22, 2015 03:29
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Preoptopus posted:Same flashlight! Fuckers awesome. You're telling me.  
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hot gently caress... Heres some terrible stuff... Ive left mine resting on a control arm of an eldorado, backed out crushing, and then driving over it in front of my general manager who just got back from lunch and its all good. Ive managed to keep this one tho. Ive legit lost 3 mini stream lights, one streamlight hl and the magnetic blue point light which is still probably stuck to the frame of that Chevy. Near 400 bucks of flashlights ive lost. Terrible... Also you wouldve loved my old boss (the one who sued me and lost) who made me do this....  Edit:drunkpost sorry IOC Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Nov 22, 2015 |
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Nov 22, 2015 08:05
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We joke about VW's coolant migration but anyone ever see pics of the main harness repair?
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14 INCH DEVITO posted:We joke about VW's coolant migration but anyone ever see pics of the main harness repair? Please don't post gore inline thanks
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Nov 22, 2015 19:06
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NMS that poo poo, jesus
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Nov 22, 2015 19:20
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What's book time on that? Somewhere around 3.7 hours?
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DefaultPeanut posted:What's book time on that? Somewhere around 3.7 hours? Well it is a warranty repair 
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Nov 22, 2015 21:25
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14 INCH DEVITO posted:Well it is a warranty repair So you're paid 1.85?
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You do warranty repairs?
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warcake posted:
Seems like that situation will work itself out.
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warcake posted:
what's up with the 3 oil filters?
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Enourmo posted:what's up with the 3 oil filters? Pfft, look at this guy. He doesn't even know how to use the three oil filters.
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When you've got a couple gallons of 15W45 oil and a motor the size of a Civic, a couple filters can be the best way to increase filter media area cheaply. For a sense of scale, each of those oil filters is significantly larger than the ones on 1 ton diesel pickups. That swaybar is probably 1.5-2.5" diameter.
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Uthor posted:Pfft, look at this guy. He doesn't even know how to use the three oil filters. 
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Seat Safety Switch posted:So we just killed a Bissell vacuum in my house because the HEPA filter was clogged, causing the motor to overspeed. I didn't notice the overspeed condition despite the fact the plug was hot and the engine was clearly racing. Check ereplacementparts.com with the make/model number, you may be able to buy the parts.
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Enourmo posted:what's up with the 3 oil filters? Because its a big fookin truck m8 with 12.8L of Swedish fury.
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Hahah. Now I know how I'm going to decorate my garage bathroom.
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warcake posted:Because its a big fookin truck m8 with 12.8L of Swedish fury.  -worthy
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The Master Tech rides a pale horse  He had a full size v8 dodge van from the 90s come in for rough running, snapped a spark plug off, spent the last 4 days extracting the plug remains, to find the original issue was a hole in the piston.
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warcake posted:Because its a big fookin truck m8 with 12.8L of Swedish fury. yeah i didnt twig that it was a semi at first, makes sense now 14 INCH DEVITO posted:The Master Tech rides a pale horse for those not in the field: if you see this happen to someone you run that or laugh manically in solidarity
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Enourmo posted:for those not in the field: if you see this happen to someone you run And the service writer opened the seventh seal, and the angels said "come and see"
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Uthor posted:Pfft, look at this guy. He doesn't even know how to use the three oil filters. This might be my favorite quote in recent AI memory.
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14 INCH DEVITO posted:The Master Tech rides a pale horse How were you able to dig around inside the cylinder looking for spark plug pieces for four days without noticing the hole?
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