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CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


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"My lift/wide stance kit is a threat to myself and others."

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CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


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Cojawfee posted:

Must have missed lug nut day.

That's axle shaft clip day. Kinda like core day.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


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cursedshitbox posted:

Repeat after me
There is no security against physical access.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


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Imperador do Brasil posted:

“A KEI TRUCK IS ALL YOU NEED!”

I scream into the hellscape that is the American automotive landscape

I would gladly own a Kei truck. American trucks are loving stupid.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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Phanatic posted:

This is a dumb question on my part but I never studied fluids.

If I've got a pipe containing fluid at 1000 psi, and I put a small hole in that pipe, like .001 square inches, what's the force of the fluid coming out? Naively I'd expect 1 pound, but that doesn't explain the horrificness of hydraulic injection injuries.

Its the pressure and the velocity of the fluid combined if I had to guess.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
Solder over crimp where I can, but crimp when no other option.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


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Salami Surgeon posted:

This is why I recommend butt splices over soldering. They just work. They always work. They're easy. No skill required.

So many people suck at butt splices I cannot count the number of times I've troubleshot only to find out they didn't crimp it right or didn't use the right gauge butt splices for the wire

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

no no nO NO NO NO NO!

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


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fridge corn posted:

Everybody in AI is a computer toucher who drives a Toyota camry

Never, although I recommend Toyota/Honda to people who ask me for car advice.

Still VW/Audi family.
I run a gaming laptop for my main machine and have a massive homelab because I'm a nutcase who works in Infosec.

Shifty Pony posted:



isn't that how it is for every profession though? Don't ever try to make money doing your hobbies, it just ruins the hobby.

Yeah. We have smart devices like Nest for thermostats/cameras but no cameras inside the home and we keep our Amazon devices covered until we need them.

CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Jul 10, 2023

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
What the gently caress, like you said is it not getting sufficient oil?

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
Ah yes, stacks: I want to catch the rain and rust my exhaust FASTER.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
I lost control of my Quattro during Snowmageddon '17 in Atlanta because I hit black ice while trying to brake for an intersection. Haven't really spun out yet, at least in an uncontrolled manner.

https://www.weather.gov/ffc/20171208_Winter_Storm

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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StormDrain posted:

What is that a Bucking Bronco

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
Well, hopefully that extra crankcase ventilation will help.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

Midjack posted:

I also miss Group B.

I suspect they windowed fewer engine blocks.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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Humbug Scoolbus posted:

Joaquim Santos widowed some rally fans, though.

Oof.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

Straight to loving jail.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

Platystemon posted:

“You won’t care.”

"Because you'll be dead or severely injured"

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
Never have I spent years chasing wiring harness issues only to discover the ECU was massively corroded internally and I was chasing ghosts.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


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Applebees Appetizer posted:

Ugh that's horrible and i feel the pain. I bet you check the ECU first every time now :v:

The irony being after reflowing the ECU it works like clockwork now.

But yeah, never again.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
And nothing of value was lost.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


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Wasabi the J posted:

Wait so it's just exposed stainless? you could just brush plate a cybertruck???

Again - Musk refuses to learn lessons already learned before by previous manufacturers because he's a god damned moron

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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babyeatingpsychopath posted:

I can't wait until one veers into a water-filled ditch and the ensuing electrical catastrophe puts sicknasty anodizing lines all over the body.

Ah, this generations Tribal Tattoos, Lichtenberg scars.

CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Jan 21, 2024

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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ili posted:

Wouldn't the diesel be slushy or just plain frozen at those sort of temperatures?

Depends on if its winterized, but yeah it'd be close even with winterized diesel.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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wesleywillis posted:

Yeah, I was going to say isn't a "proper" coolant mix good down to -45?
At -30 you'd think thats far enough away that it would be ok. Maybe once you get below -40 it would start getting close to frozen

Depends if you just bought the concentrate and mixed it yourself like a lot of people do. But yeah if mixed properly it'll hold up to lower than that. If you do it 70/30 will hold up down to -80

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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Pillbug
Whats a few leaky injectors and melted pistons between friends?

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
Basic safety inspections would go a long way, even ignoring engine/performance mods.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
Even with my worst failure, I'd never go for spray foam. It just seems to add to the work than remove or even delay.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

Platystemon posted:

got that dawg in him

Yeah mine does that when it gets worms, too

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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Sel Nar posted:

So.

Ford Pinto 2.0 has now been revealed.

https://twitter.com/rustbeltenjoyer/status/1770230067932594633

Impending explosions all over the place.

The other problem is that Hydrogen fuel cells are just another way to prop up Natural Gas, since 96% of Hydrogen is fossil fuel sourced.

So its a dumb bait and switch.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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Pillbug
When compressor turbines go, they go hard.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


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weirdly chilly pussy posted:

We hit it with an xrf analyzer and it's 0.6% nickel, 0.6% copper and 0.4% iron but only trace elements of other metals. Silicon carbide might be one option.

Most pistons are aluminum so it'd be shocking to be that specialized.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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CarForumPoster posted:

I cant recall ever seeing a cast O Ring gland, is that groove just a locating/holding feature for the gasket? The dimensions of the casting seem pretty risky, impressive.

My Audi waterpumps also have a casting groove for the o-ring to seal.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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Her engine mounts must've been poo poo because there's no to hit the oil filter and housing otherwise.

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CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

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Large Testicles posted:

the oil filter housing is in the loving valley??

It is on my TDI as well.

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