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We had a couple of -30F days here last year, and my new-beetle actually threw engine overheat alarms for a few minutes after startup, which was, ah, alarming. Those temps aren't really routine, here, so I don't really know what I was supposed to have done, or indeed if my coolant was rated for it, although it didn't seem to have injured the thing any. I certainly panicked a bit, though.
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No pics of the initial failure, but I can scrounge you one later of the fix; there's a coolant line that runs right across the top of your workspace when you're replacing the coil pack on this VW 2.8 V6, right. The thread is apparently familiar with them having the tensile strength of a frito. I nudged it while replacing said coil pack, and it crumbled. gently caress. I had no hopes whatsoever that it was even a numbered part that could be ordered, and gently caress if I was going to deal with any other portions of the system this evening. I hacked the stubs at either end of the break into sorta hose barbs, and replaced the run with a piece of goddamn hose like the entire rest of the universe uses. The snazzy engine covers don't fit anymore, but the poor thing runs. 
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Jul 16, 2015 01:24
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rainwulf posted:I wish that kind of stuff was available here in australia. They would make a fantastic outback vehicle able to run on the sweat of an aboriginal after he has been sniffing petrol for a few weeks. Legend has it they'll run on anything that's flammable and can be fed to the cylinders, but I haven't seen any really ambitious demos that I can confidently recall.
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Nov 6, 2015 15:08
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Geirskogul posted:Isn't stainless a fairly weak metal, though? Like "grade 2"? Basically you need to be more specific, because 'stainless' is a huge family of alloys running from 'lovely grade 2' to 'the stuff we make reactor vessels out of'.
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Aug 18, 2016 20:03
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Is there any possible mechanism of failure that would cause a 2001 Passat to eat its right front suspension repeatedly? I know that 'being a Volkswagen' and 'being an awful driver' are definitely on the table. E: It was a cracked axle initially, and the replacement either cracked immediately or was cracked from the get-go. After a good axle was finally fit, it made it about five months and then turned up a bent control rod. It's starting to worry me. ArcMage fucked around with this message at 21:33 on Feb 14, 2017 |
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Feb 14, 2017 21:30
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nm posted:When you says suspension, what do you mean? I edited details in, but, when doing shocks we found a cracked axle, and the replacement axle cracked essentially immediately somehow, and when it was in to have the left front wheel bearing done they discovered a bent control rod. So probably didn't mean suspension and instead meant 'things associated with right front wheel'. So far as I know it hasn't been lowered. It also just had the rear axle and right rear hub done after a sweet old lady drove directly into me, but I don't think that adventure resulted in anything else.
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Feb 15, 2017 01:49
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I've replaced the coil pack on this poor Passat four goddamn times in 20k miles, why is this?
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Apr 5, 2017 15:30
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sharkytm posted:or non-OEM plugs. If you put platinums or iridium quad-spark E2 fuel sippers in, the coils don't like it. OEM plugs aren't cheap, but they work. My old 2L Jetta needed the OE copper 3-prong NGK's to run correctly. I'm actually not sure about the plugs  As for the coil pack, it's a duralast, which at least has a lifetime warranty, which eases the annoyance a bit. That and the swap is a two minute job. And as for the other issue, maybe if I tear the badging off? I don't hate the car at all, it's survived like three attempts on its life with no more than door dents and a bent axle. The opposing parties totalled themselves. I don't even know.
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Apr 5, 2017 22:50
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:It's blood appetite is whetted. Unfortunately, either you or the car needs to die. It's eaten like a third of my hand every piece of undercarriage or coolant work I've done on it, but I suppose it has a thirst. quote:2010(?) Beetle: had a plastic coolant manifold that cracked somehow, was replaced with a Napa part, which cracked 6 months later and was replaced with another Napa part, which cracked almost immediately. This thing had a plastic coolant manifold that cracked while I was swapping a coil pack, which manifold was replaced with a couple segments of radiator hose, some clamps, and 43 seconds total of muttered imprecations. No trouble since. ArcMage fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Apr 7, 2017 |
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Apr 7, 2017 02:42
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loving fox news using '$100G' for 100000$ gently caress them.
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Dec 27, 2018 22:59
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Queen Combat posted:In marketing and advertising, M means thousand, too. Example, YouTube ad clicks. 100M equals 100,000. I don't think this is the case.
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Dec 28, 2018 13:51
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My safety glasses saved my eye from a length of schedule 80 tube departing a bender today, and I'd like it known that I appreciate it.
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Jan 11, 2019 23:05
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BlackMK4 posted:Back when I still daily rode motorcycles I would hear fuel boiling in the tank when I'd get stuck in traffic in Arizona summer...... it definitely didn't do this Gas cap was probably on.
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Jun 14, 2019 15:50
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Critical spares is where we're getting nailed right now, because our preventative maintenance program is well-honed after maintaining the same machines for sixty years or so.
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Jun 15, 2019 17:27
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Colostomy Bag posted:Sorry I was being obtuse with the question. Is there some tire inflator that was the root cause? Air gets outside the pressure vessel, basically, and under the squishy rubber skin
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Sep 10, 2019 18:32
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Assembly electrician carefully landed all 87 wires on the far side of this terminal strip one slot off.
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Oct 12, 2019 01:31
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nene posted:That's why I was taking it off, to investigate electrical and starting issues. Wire-brush a section of frame anywhere nearby and put a bolt there. You've already drilled the hole even.
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Dec 6, 2019 23:06
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nene posted:Yeah, the captive nut was welded in before the car was put together. If I could get underneath and wriggle an arm all the way up through the (double wishbone) suspension I would probably do that. If you can get a blind rivet in you should be able to get a sheet metal screw in, and that'll be somewhat better.
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Dec 10, 2019 01:26
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Cojawfee posted:Can nutrifuel also be a body wash? Probably good for degreasing.
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Dec 24, 2019 18:39
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Seat Safety Switch posted:That's a pretty good example of why your cage should tie through the firewall, isn't it? If anything, it's an example of why your cage should not tie through it, surely? In a crash like that I would much prefer the cage keep its integrity and the rest of the car can gently caress off to wherever it wants. I'm not actually sure whether the cage failed and let the driver out or if it was just that they weren't secured at all, though. I lean towards the latter.
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May 16, 2020 18:34
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Ferremit posted:Im leaning towards "PVC pipe's structural rigidity in an impact is not similar to the performance of DOM cromolly steel" There is always the third option, yes.
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May 17, 2020 00:46
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All the smoke came out.
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Sep 1, 2020 06:36
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Is that not just a matter of gasket material?
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Oct 12, 2020 22:47
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That's rough for the end user but seems like a real easy kit for an oem to throw together.
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Oct 12, 2020 23:05
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Any piece of semiconductor electronics.
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Feb 5, 2021 21:12
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StormDrain posted:You'll have to dumb it down for me kemosabe. Not that this stuff was original equipment on the sort of cars that have positive common, but things like LEDs care about polarity and generally assume that common is negative. Radios and such may also assume that the chassis is negative. It's nothing you can't make work, but you do need to know what you're working with. E: I see the question was answered, excellent.
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Feb 6, 2021 01:42
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Rolled up label for 'CHEESE NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION'.
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Used those specific ones extensively for joining motor wiring, which was all stranded; I think ferrules are actually discouraged for them? The grey-bodied type are easier to use with stranded wire, but both types are fine if you stripped fresh. Keep in mind that they have a minimum wire gage as well.
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