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Had to leave the Niva at the shops and walk home. Tried to start it. Thought it did but it didn't. The sound of a nearby B-double rattling past masked it. Tried again. Nothing. Not this poo poo again. It left me stranded at the tip (dump) in the next town recently. Had to get a pull start. I'm heading back over to it a bit later to start it. It'll start first try. It does every goddamn time when it pulls this bullshit. Weird thing is when I changed the steering box a while back I had to take the starter out so I took the opportunity to check it over and test it. It spun every single time. Never with the brief pause it sometimes does. I don't know if it's a screwed battery or the starter solenoid. None of the batteries here are exactly healthy. I have to drive the drat thing a couple of hundred km with some family tomorrow. Ughghhhhhh.
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Enourmo posted:For the Beetles, a common way to check for problems is to look at the grille. Often, they'll have a mark left over from the manufacturing process, resembling a capital W with a V just above it. If you see that mark, it's a defective car and should be scrapped. 
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Just walked back to my car. Started first go, as predicted. Took a multimeter with me. Battery is about 12.3v so kind of meh. Interesting thing is when it's running the voltage at the regulator is 13.8v and elsewhere it's 14.8v. wtf?
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Way late to radio chat but I picked up a Kienzle MCR 1016 BT for the E28. Decent amount of functions while not being too flashy or ugly to look at in something older. edit: I bought mine off eBay in Germany or UK NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 10:34 on Nov 14, 2017 |
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It's not been a good month. You guys heard me whine enough about the job poo poo. Friend B got his positive HIV diagnosis the other day, after developing symptoms recently (also we've slept together, once, but it's been a couple of years.. protection was used, but still makes one go  about their own health)Friend C got a positive Hep C diagnosis. I'm getting tested again tomorrow (last test was a few months ago), but I'm pretty sure friend B and I had our fun before he was infected. I got tested this summer and was negative, but after finding out someone you've been with has HIV, step 1 is go get tested again. Step 2 is start trying to find out what resources there are for said friend, since he's working a minimum wage job with no health insurance. C is an IV drug user that shares needles, so that's.... not a massive surprise, but still sad. Unfortunately, he still uses IV drugs, so there's a decent chance the next funeral I go to will be his. I don't mean to sound totally stone hearted, but I've pretty much accepted that this will be happening. A good friend lost her mother to hep C this year (she acquired it from a blood transfusion back before blood donations were tested for C), another friend got a liver transplant due to Hep C and is doing well (... probably the same liver friend's mother was going to get if she'd lived it a bit longer, they were both at the same hospital, on the same list). Hopefully December is a better month. Hopefully 2018 is a better year. I lost a good friend to a heroin OD this spring, and I had no clue he was even doing any drugs beyond drinking and  these days.
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Holy gently caress STR, I'm so sorry.
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General_Failure posted:Just walked back to my car. Started first go, as predicted. Took a multimeter with me. Battery is about 12.3v so kind of meh. Interesting thing is when it's running the voltage at the regulator is 13.8v and elsewhere it's 14.8v. wtf? That's not that weird. The charging circuit can get up into the 14's sometimes. My dually loses a lot of power during startup between the glowplugs and massive compression to overcome, so for the first 10 min or so that it's running the dual alt's output 15ish dash indicated and 14.8 through the various engine management monitors I run.
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Bid on house accepted! Now we just need to get good soil samples, sell apartment, tear down ruin, decide on house, find a temporary rental, move there, build house, not get shafted by contractor, not get divorced and move again, and we're golden! (focusonthegaragefocusonthegaragefocusonthegarage)
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Cop Porn Popper posted:Yeah, ours is about 35% LS powered, 30% GTR, 35% everything else as well. Sadly, it kinda goes with the territory of top speed events like wannagofast/tx2k/fl2k/etc. People tend to drive what works if they're out there trying to be competitive. Also, I saw video of that 250mph warmup run. Apparently on followup runs he got up to 268mph before breaking something. I don't recall any 300Cs, but I did forget to mention the handful of Chargers and Challengers. I saw at least one that was a Hellcat. Basic stereos: maybe look at an import site like Banggood? Thy have some basic stereos, but of course the quality is going to vary widely. Something like this: https://www.banggood.com/Auto-Car-Audio-Stereo-In-Dash-MP3-Player-USB-SD-FM-AUX-Input-Receiver-p-915186.html?rmmds=category&cur_warehouse=CN or this: https://www.banggood.com/Car-Stereo-In-Dash-MP3-Player-FM-USB-SD-AUX-Input-Receiver-p-916248.html?rmmds=category&cur_warehouse=CN Though that second one I would avoid since it appears to be common-ground given the look of the wiring, which is bad.
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I just watched a whole bunch of roadkill garage and I have to say, Steve Dulcich is a uniquely shaped human-being.
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 This poo poo takes so long but boy what a cool-rear end insurance card. Now I can plate the things.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Way late to radio chat but I picked up a Kienzle MCR 1016 BT for the E28. Decent amount of functions while not being too flashy or ugly to look at in something older. It has Bluetooth? I dig it.
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spog posted:Hopefully the misspelt manufacturer won't get your car impounded by a cop in a bad mood. The import paperwork said 'Faihatsu Rugger' and if that's good enough for the Department of Homeland Security then it should be good enough for a cop  Although when I get back from the DMV I will be calling my agent up to fix it. I still trip up on Daihatsu spelling.
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Somehow the Landie passed what is potentially its last MOT straight through with no advisories. Huh.
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KakerMix posted:The import paperwork said 'Faihatsu Rugger' and if that's good enough for the Department of Homeland Security then it should be good enough for a cop Those are the people who impounded a bunch of Land Rovers because they didn't know the difference between a 1983 and a 2000 car and didn't understand that you need look at all the digits in a VIN, not just the last 12?
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spog posted:Those are the people who impounded a bunch of Land Rovers because they didn't know the difference between a 1983 and a 2000 car and didn't understand that you need look at all the digits in a VIN, not just the last 12? lol 'people'
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Seat Safety Switch posted:It has Bluetooth? I dig it. Yup that's the BT designation in the name (Kienzle MCR 1016 BT). I can't comment on how it works though because it's still sitting in the box waiting to be installed.
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spog posted:Hopefully the misspelt manufacturer won't get your car impounded by a cop in a bad mood. My insurance card says I drive a SATN. I like to think Geico is just trying to say GM is Satan...
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NitroSpazzz posted:Way late to radio chat but I picked up a Kienzle MCR 1016 BT for the E28. Decent amount of functions while not being too flashy or ugly to look at in something older. That is fantastic and you should sell me it! I was looking for one of these last night but can't even find it on international ebay. It even has a full pixel display. Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:I think that's still hitting on something OP was complaining about - just not enough display to navigate easily through folders. Stereos with actual pixel displays (even low resolution) seem to be what he's looking for. You get it STR, after one uses pixel display it's hard to go back. The instant clarity of reading album and track titles by a decent pixel display is great. The continental can be bought via ebay international. The MCR1114 can be bought from germany but it is really not quite as good as the older versions:  Especially because it gets rid of the pixel display! 
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Australia votes yes for same sex marriage. Well I am surprised and gladdened. We're not entirely stupid
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Australia votes yes for same sex marriage. Wasn't it just advisory?
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Motherfucker I just hauled almost 150 records out of Goodwill today for $100 (including some other things.) I probably overpaid, but c'mon... How often do you find a DJ's entire collection in fantastic shape for $.75/record? https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbfn4xbHiWB/?taken-by=paperassgasket
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Why the hell did I move to Seattle? Cool city and all, but I'll need a second job to afford a parking place.
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sigtrap posted:Why the hell did I move to Seattle? Cool city and all, but I'll need a second job to afford a parking place. Because circle houses are terrible.
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Yay for Australia doing something right for once. Found a photo of my first car last night, KE30 Corolla. Slow as gently caress, and pretty rusty as well: 
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sigtrap posted:Why the hell did I move to Seattle? Cool city and all, but I'll need a second job to afford a parking place. Oh look at this guy over here
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so after 5 months of being out of the business my new career move isnt gaining any traction. Old shop called me today asking if id come back. I really dont know what to do and never been so lost before. 
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Preoptopus posted:so after 5 months of being out of the business my new career move isnt gaining any traction. Old shop called me today asking if id come back. I really dont know what to do and never been so lost before. No shame in going back, especially for more money/autonomy. Obviously you were valued.
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sigtrap posted:Why the hell did I move to Seattle? Cool city and all, but I'll need a second job to afford a parking place. There are no more broken trucks in Nebraska, so I think you're sol.
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nm posted:There are no more broken trucks in Nebraska, so I think you're sol. I think you are seriously underestimating Nebraska.
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Plenty of parking in Nebraska sigtrap
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Was in a 3 car accident on the way home from work tonight, ugh. I got rear ended by a car that was rear ended by another car. Luckily I didn't have anyone in front of me so I didn't hit anybody. My car is okay, the rear bumper is damaged but my trunk wasn't hurt. Both drivers had USAA, hopefully they're not a pain to deal with. Could have been much worse!
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Garage2Roadtrip posted:That's not that weird. The charging circuit can get up into the 14's sometimes. My dually loses a lot of power during startup between the glowplugs and massive compression to overcome, so for the first 10 min or so that it's running the dual alt's output 15ish dash indicated and 14.8 through the various engine management monitors I run. Interesting. Only mine has a single 35A alternator, and bugger all that needs to run off it. Had to take it for a 200-ish km drive today with the family. Hottish day. Made a few stops. Started first time every time. I keep an eye on the voltmeter which IIRC I wired to the gauge power feed. Sitting at about 15 for maybe half of the first half of the trip. Ie half an hour or so. Then ??? and it went to about 14v. Don't remember what it was about town. On the way back it was around 15v again. On the trip back I was a little concerned because the whole way I could smell what kind of smelled like freshly laid bitumen. Got under it after we got home. It was just splattered grease from all the U joints. Some had hit the exhaust. Oil pressure was just about non existent when I got home too. I really want to understand how sandwich adapters work so I can fit an external oil cooler. Oh yeah... got to the parts place. No record and no sign of the motherfucking Jeep balljoint. They had the one which they already had in stock. It's interesting within seconds they worked out that there's a courier that does a run through my town and set it up so it'd be delivered tomorrow. Not sure if it had something to do with the look on my face. While I was in town, I did ...something. The drivetrain seems louder and more vibey. When I was under looking at the grease platter modern art I looked at the donut and U joint. That U joint had way more grease splatter than the rest. It must have been an illusion but I swear it looked like one of the bolts through the donut was bent. Did I mention I can't turn the heater off completely in my car? I'm going to shove a sprinkler system poly ballvalve in. gently caress it. Let me turn it off completely from the engine bay. So yeah hot, tired and cranky. Everyone the worse for wear. Still, looking on the bright side. it didn't leave us stranded. It's my poo poo hauler / errand runner / offroad explorer. Not a long distance car.
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Wife's grandmother isn't doing great, got diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this last go around (she's 90) - We all love her, and flights from Houston were very cheap for this time of year, $120 round trip on United. Good news is they want to treat it, so either they are dragging out insurance or medicaid (booo) or she has a shot. I'm 50/50. I didn't want to take all of the kids up there. It's just a huge poo poo show with car seats, airport security and renting a car and everything. Planning on going up there in three weeks. But, s/o doesn't like flying and would be by herself and with a 3 month old so I gotta just bite that bullet. Her brother has his head in the sand and her sister can't go at all. My grandmother was similar and made it to the hospital and never left. Let her lean on me and she lets me lean on her. Bleh. I have about 3 good family friends that I don't expect to make 2019. They don't tell you when you get older and have kids that you end up having to deal with that kind of stuff.
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