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Kazinsal posted:It's fine at whatever I hold it at but if I don't give it several minutes of gas and then slowly let the throttle off until it's at 650 (which is really quite difficult I might add) it'll croak. In my past experience with something similar it wound up being the valve cover gasket had an air leak. Have you replaced the valve cover and/or seals? Is it possible your valve cover is cracked?
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slidebite posted:Front load washer chat... Nice, thanks for this. We can probbo swing more than a grand since if it's an obvious quality increase it's worth it to me
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So I have a potential buyer for my e30 track car but he wants to put money down on it to hold it till he has money for it in a couple of weeks. I would never consider a payment plan but a contract with a non refundable deposit seems low risk to me
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Fo3 posted:My laptop died again, (Dell vostro 1400). I was watching a le mans stream while my desktop was stuffing around with a windows update and the screen just started flickering and then it locked up. http://www.microcenter.com/product/472308/Latitude_E6430_140_Laptop_Computer_Refurbished_-_Black I would buy something like this and throw a ssd and more ram into it later.
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Something like that in Australia would be good. They look to be about $350-400 here but I'll look into themBraveUlysses posted:So I have a potential buyer for my e30 track car but he wants to put money down on it to hold it till he has money for it in a couple of weeks. I would never consider a payment plan but a contract with a non refundable deposit seems low risk to me It's my experience that people who back out of a purchase never consider their deposit non refundable. So I would go into it as fine, take the deposit, but never unlist it. If any new buyer shows up with cash up front sell it to the new buyer and jst refund the deposit to the other guy. So many people treat it as lay by or a refundable deposit it's lost all original meaning/intention. When I sell stuff the deposit only covers a reasonable time to get to a bank, like 1-2 days, and even then I only take one if I know they are serious - I've refused many times to take one as it works against my best interests. Fo3 fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Jun 17, 2017 |
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Fo3 posted:Something like that in Australia would be good. They look to be about $350-400 here but I'll look into them I haven't shipped to Australia in a long time but I can get new Vostro 1400 motherboards for $50-100 what is shipping from US? Also I understand the love I had one new was a great machine even with Vista, upgraded RAM and HD and eventually Win 7 only reason I sold it someone I worked with saw it wanted it and paid more than I had in it after using it a few years. As far as I know they still have it.
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I got to hoon around in a G8 this morning, that's a pretty fun car. A shame it's more of a boat than my MS6 and every bit as old.
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It's a shame they are no more as well. Australia declines into irrelevancy with the demise of the commodore and falcon.everdave posted:I haven't shipped to Australia in a long time but I can get new Vostro 1400 motherboards for $50-100 what is shipping from US? Fo3 fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Jun 17, 2017 |
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Jun 17, 2017 18:27
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Rhyno posted:Sidebar: You're going to be New Jersey, right?
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I bought a super rare set of late 80s HKS temperature gauges for my GTX (to go with the boost and EGT i already have) and am going to need to figure out oil/water temperature senders. Anyone know of charts I can find a match for, or even a supplier for the actual sensors? I don't mind actually using an attiny or arduino to translate from gm or denso sensors, maybe then I could code in startup sweeps for gauges that never had them...
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I think it's awesome you still have the GTX, keep fighting the good fight. I completely forgot about the forgotten rally car even though they were available here as an import for ages and also the gtr.
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So, sitting in Discount Tire to get my tire with the missing chunk replaced. Two hours, and they finally pulled my car in. All covered by the warranty, at least. Spent the $18 for a new warranty on the new tire. Date code was FMR3315, which jibes with the purchase date. August 2015 versus, I believe it was October for the purchase. The other three are holding up fine, so probably a manufacturing defect. Once I get back home, it's time to put on the new brakes, which will involve painting bits. I bought a StopTech kit with drilled and slotted rotors and Centric ceramic pads. The rotors are for appearance only, don't hate me. I realize there's no real performance benefit on a daily driver. You probably will hate me for my painted calipers when you see them.
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DJ Commie posted:I bought a super rare set of late 80s HKS temperature gauges for my GTX (to go with the boost and EGT i already have) and am going to need to figure out oil/water temperature senders. Anyone know of charts I can find a match for, or even a supplier for the actual sensors? I don't mind actually using an attiny or arduino to translate from gm or denso sensors, maybe then I could code in startup sweeps for gauges that never had them... This is where the variable decade resistor network in the electronics kit from my schooling comes in handy. I've used it a few times to verify gauge operation. That and the power supply are pretty much all I've used it for since, though the prototyping area on it has come in handy once or twice.
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The best part of letting your in-laws borrow your car is fixing it when they gently caress it up. Also finding more poo poo wrong upon inspection when they want you to fix their "initial" gently caress up. Driving it 25 miles back home with the temp light on and the needle pegged to max is the proper way to do things, right? "We managed to get it home..." Also "the tags are due and it DMV says it needs to be snogged, are you going to do that for me while you're fixing the cooling issue?" No you assholes, you've had it for a year without buying anything else yet. Get off your rear end and pony up to borrow it. Sorry. Rant over.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:My girlfriend was given tickets to a Thrones tour in Ireland and asked if I wanted to go on the proviso that I watch the show. I relented aaaaaaaaaand it's actually really good. Basically don't fall in love with any character and your heart won't get broken. :'( Just don't read the books. The author has basically crawled up his own rear end in a top hat and decided to spend his time watching the Jets lose at football and perving on fans rather than write a word. freelop posted:Just encountered an unexpected hazard whilst cycling at night. Some oval office of a child was doing that from one of the apartments in my block a few months back. His parents really didn't appreciate it when he tagged one of the local cops and they rolled the place for loot at 1:30 AM on a Wednesday to make a point. Liquid Communism fucked around with this message at 20:25 on Jun 17, 2017 |
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Darchangel posted:You're going to be New Jersey, right? I mean, while I would look very dashing I think I'm obligated to be Buck. EDIT: CLOTHES CHAT I was wearing 38x30 pants and I just bought a pair of 34x30 for the first time in loving forever and they're a bit loose! Rhyno fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Jun 17, 2017 |
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Rhyno posted:EDIT: CLOTHES CHAT Good for you man. I really need to get off my lazy rear end and lose some weight myself. Glad to see someone doing it!
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Nothing like volunteering to help out on your day off to find out that Ia walkin freezer is down with a burnt-out compressor, and that compressor isn't available today. Honey, I don't care cuz I don't want to Lug you a compressor up on the roof today, but it sucks for them.
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Doing landscaping at our new house and realizing how small I am compared to some guys. I mean, I know I'm not small, I'm 5'11 and 235lbs (OK, fat), but was watching my 6'6 250lb, built like a brick shithouse, old farmer stock home builder grab my landscaping 4x6x12' rough sawed boards, 1 in each hand as we were placing them just made me think gently caress, I pity the dude that tries to does his little girl wrong in high school.
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Didn't we used to have a car photography thread? Being the warmer seasons in the northern hemisphere, should we make one? Had a nice car show up here in VT and I think snagged a few decent shots - a la Syf0n method.... If a new thread isn't worth it, I can try to post in here tomorrow/Monday if there is interest...
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:Nice, thanks for this. We can probbo swing more than a grand since if it's an obvious quality increase it's worth it to me I've got nothing but praise for my Bosch front loader. And I live in Australia with no air conditioning. loving tight arse landlady
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The hotter it gets, the more I want to say gently caress it and slam the cheapest compressor into my car. I was trying to save up for at least a name brand, but Jim Bob's AC Shop on ebay has a "rebuilt" compressor for $110. A Four Seasons reman is closer to $300; a new in box OEM compressor is only $25 more than the 4 Reasons to run reman on Rockauto. Car's throwing an evap code now too.  P0496, I'm assuming the purge solenoid is stuck open or something. New AC Delco solenoid is $22 on Rockauto (the aftermarket ones somehow cost more), so it's not exactly painful to just throw a new solenoid at it. It's been kinda grumpy about starting lately and my mileage went to poo poo over the past week.
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I put a junkyard (not reman) compressor in my camry in college and it was cold for the 4 years until i sold it. Cold is worth it.
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Problem is, most of the used ones I'm finding (hell, most of the reman ones too) are a Delphi CVC compressor. Mine has a Sanden PXV16 compressor. I'm not even sure of the difference when it comes to the car, except it seems like the Sanden compressor isn't used nearly as much. If the Delphi is a direct swap, that'd be awesome (especially since I've found Denso remans of that one for <$100), but I haven't been able to find anyone that can confirm/deny that.
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Do they list different ac lines based on the compressor?
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Not that I've found so far. The only significant difference I've found so far is the clutch. But I haven't sat down with one of each side by side. They also mount directly to the block, without a bracket, so if there's a mounting difference, it's not exactly a "meh, get another bracket" issue. I know both are variable displacement compressors of the mechanical sort, not electronic, so chances are they're probably interchangeable. There's differences between year models (03-04 and 05+ - different part numbers for the lines and compressor). I just don't want to get in there and discover "well poo poo, they're not interchangeable after all". randomidiot fucked around with this message at 07:23 on Jun 18, 2017 |
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[ASK] ME how hard it's been to find a loving 04 compressor for not $texas
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Oh c'mon man it can't be that bad. Look, I'll even pull up Rockauto right now, and... gently caress.  And you have the 6 rib pulley as an extra bit of gently caress you, don't you? randomidiot fucked around with this message at 07:43 on Jun 18, 2017 |
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At least you have plenty of options and availability... Edit: I just looked what headlight assemblies cost for a saturn ion. Your good/oe option is what I paid for my car's cheapest name brand option. 
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Only one of those options fits his, though, at least as a direct bolt-on. He has that nice little supercharger, which means a 6 rib belt instead of the normal 5 rib. Also  , yeah, there's absolutely no reason to drive an Ion with cloudy headlights. Not only are they dirt cheap, it takes 5 minutes to swap both of them, start to finish. They're held in with 2 pins, kinda like some GM trucks.e: ouch, they've gone up quite a bit since I last looked, but still, ~$120ish for a (coupe) set on Amazon. The sedan ones seem to be a bit cheaper, but the sedans are also far more common than the coupes. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 08:13 on Jun 18, 2017 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Can you cut through the interior frame to get access to the backside? Bit late to reply, but, I was mentioning JB Weld or epoxy resin because holy poo poo Do NOT cut or modify the door; it's part of the radiation shielding.
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So, been driving my 2006 BMW 116i hatch for like a month now and so far, no problems (none were expected). I have noticed a bit of jerkyness when it's cold. Terrified it could be a chain tensioner issue, which is apparently something it might do. But realistically it's the spark plugs, which according to the computer, need changing in 160km. Otherwise, have never owned such a well handling car. It's amazing around the corners. The light small body and wheels at the corners helps a ton on top of the BMW suspension magic. Could use more power, but I'll make do. When drivng fast, you can tell it's not very aerodynamic. Not surprising, as it kind of looks like a sneaker.
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meltie posted:Bit late to reply, but, I was mentioning JB Weld or epoxy resin because holy poo poo Do NOT cut or modify the door; it's part of the radiation shielding. Thanks, no radiation exposure risk occurred during or after this repair. I ended up with a hybrid of the options. I liked the christmas tree push pin idea, and ended up backing the existing screw out about 3/8" to have the screw head project into the cavity. I filled the cavity with as much JB Weld as I could make stick, then slathered more JB Weld on the handle side. Clamped and checked it 8 hours later... looks good so far. Thanks for the suggestions, it helped me work it out in my head! 
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Welp. Corvette was leading for a while and wrecked on the last lap of Le Mans. Crossed the finish with a locked wheel, in third place.
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Adiabatic posted:Welp. Corvette was leading for a while and wrecked on the last lap of Le Mans. Crossed the finish with a locked wheel, in third place. That was a little crazy. It's pretty uncommon to see action like that at the end of a 24 hour race. That poor car went from leading to straight munged-up.
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That finish saddened me. Wonder if the puncture happened from where the Aston tried to make the pass and banged into his left side coming back on or from him missing the chicane and loving up the car.
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Larrymer posted:That finish saddened me. Wonder if the puncture happened from where the Aston tried to make the pass and banged into his left side coming back on or from him missing the chicane and loving up the car. Which damage? It was pretty well beat by the end. Looks like his offroading took a tire down that sent him all over the track trying to keep catching it. The left front got taken out in a barely-shown off where he caught the wall. Kinda impressive that he brought it across the finish line after a lap and a half of various disasters!
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Seminal Flu posted:Which damage? It was pretty well beat by the end. Looks like his offroading took a tire down that sent him all over the track trying to keep catching it. The left front got taken out in a barely-shown off where he caught the wall. Kinda impressive that he brought it across the finish line after a lap and a half of various disasters! Guess the footage I was watching wasn't great. The Aston kissed it coming back on the track when it made the first pass and I wondered if that gave the Vette a slow puncture. He gained a lead initially from his better run off that corner but then poo poo went haywire when he missed the chicane. I didn't see the wall hit but makes sense when you saw the lack of front light on it. Thought I saw something where the team said he had a rear puncture, but all I could really see was the front left locked up and flat when he crossed the line.
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Larrymer posted:Guess the footage I was watching wasn't great. The Aston kissed it coming back on the track when it made the first pass and I wondered if that gave the Vette a slow puncture. He gained a lead initially from his better run off that corner but then poo poo went haywire when he missed the chicane. I didn't see the wall hit but makes sense when you saw the lack of front light on it. Thought I saw something where the team said he had a rear puncture, but all I could really see was the front left locked up and flat when he crossed the line. Yeah, I don't know the details for sure, it was tough to fully flow with the way they were presenting it...
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