Horrible Mechanical Failures: Looks Like the Tin Man's Undies After Taco Tuesday

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Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

lazer_chicken posted:

90's domestic autoboxes are the worst. The A4LD in our '91 explorer exploded at 40k. I really don't understand it, either. The old 2 and 3 speed autos were rock-solid, and as soon as they added gear #4 they all went to poo poo.

That's true. My big Ford has a C6, and while it's not the world's best transmission, it IS reliable.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2011 19:09

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# ¿ May 20, 2024 05:22

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Sponge! posted:

Keeping along with the hot-bulb engine theme, I found this in the youtube thread. Not a horrible mechanical failure, but its totally AI and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCSMOXcTMYQ

This is the most awesome thing.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2011 22:23

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

M4rg4r1ne posted:

Will them Duke boys be able to get back to the farm with the deed before before Roscoe forecloses on it? We'll find out after these messages.

The best caption.

# ¿ May 30, 2012 15:50

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

More of a horrible aerodynamic failure. This is bird strike 18 for my truck.

# ¿ Aug 3, 2012 06:35

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

MATLAB 1988 posted:

There's definitely a 'bulletproof' myth about old cars that pops up on car blogs and forums. Sure, a Mercedes or Volvo 240 will run forever, but does anyone mention all the weekends spent wrenching, reading cryptic forums and the thousands of dollars for that to happen? I guess it's similar to when someone looks at an insanely difficult project car and thinks 'that's an easy fix.'

W124 build quality was pretty good for the early 80's, but the car came from the factory riddled with expensive and really stupid flaws caused by German engineerink hubris or something. And all of them on the road today need a rolling restoration. There are a few reasons to buy an elderly Mercedes-Benz, but safety, reliability and low costs aren't any of them.

I am literally buying a 26 year old Mercedes 300 on Saturday in order to drive long distances. It's in pretty good shape!

# ¿ Jan 2, 2013 19:05

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

InterceptorV8 posted:

I'm pretty sure this belongs here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En47S7LM9zE

Those big rear end pieces of cottonwood are a bitch. I've done enough of them that I'd do the same thing. Those guys have to be from around here.

# ¿ Dec 23, 2013 19:58

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Normally we reserve the finger for ez-out work, but in this case the photo is the culmination of 3 hours of work.

The strut broke internally, which in itself wasn't really the problem. The problem was that the top nut would release no matter what. No matter the tool or combination of tools, no release on it. So I cut the strut and ground flat spots on the shaft afterwards so I could stick it in a vice and turn it, eventually getting off the nut and salvaging what parts I needed.

It was only later that it occurred to me that using a sawzall inside a spring compressor may not have been the brightest idea.

# ¿ Feb 16, 2014 02:59

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Throatwarbler posted:

"Stolen Viper found in parking lot stripped"

No doubt to feed the burgeoning market for fiberglass fenders and bumpers.

Work on the Supperleggera has begun, I see.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2014 22:45

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

My hand tools are all Craftsman because my father used Craftsman and so did his father before him etc. etc. and they've been good.

But my Harbor Freight Sawzall, floorjack, engine hoist, jackstands, etc. etc. have been holding up for years and years of shop and race abuse. I really have nothing negative to say about those things.

# ¿ Mar 28, 2014 19:12

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Godholio posted:

How the gently caress? I got a paperclip stuck in a tire and every time it scratched my fender I could hear something. It drove me nuts after about 1/4 of a mile and I pulled over to figure it out (and was mildly annoyed, because seriously a loving paperclip?).

I've got a little collection on my desk at work of the things I've picked up in my tires on my commute. Among the usual collection of roofing nails and drywall screws are a 1/4 20 bolt with 2 nuts, a 10mm box wrench, a total of 6 hand forged nails from the late 1800s, two railroad spikes, and a horseshoe.

# ¿ Aug 29, 2014 17:41

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Pony Express Trail. :clint:

# ¿ Aug 29, 2014 17:46

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

And we were seriously considering a new Golf for our next family car. Welp, back to Japan!

# ¿ Jan 12, 2015 22:37

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Slavvy posted:

You wish. I'd kill for an AE100 series corolla but brand new. 4AFE, manual trans, 500,000km of trouble free motoring. Bliss.

Truly some dreams are just so fantastical......

:angel:

# ¿ Feb 24, 2015 21:35

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Plinkey posted:

Right there with ya buddy.

My U-Joints have always looked like this when I've changed them. How else are you supposed to know it's time to change them?

# ¿ Mar 12, 2015 21:29

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

wolrah posted:

Didn't know about this so I went searching.

While this is actually not a bad system, in that it works perfectly well and has no issues, I'm glad that my W124 wagon is a 2WD and so has normal springs up front. It's not the spring setup that worries me - it's the halfshafts running through the oilpan that I don't trust.

# ¿ Apr 20, 2015 02:51

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

CharlesM posted:

Search for "household hazardous waste" + name of your city.

I tried that when I dug up the radium containing spigot from my backyard. Nobody would take it, though, so I just put it on the windowsill in my garage as a decoration.

From one of these:

# ¿ Apr 27, 2015 18:37

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Humbug Scoolbus posted:

Absolutely on the engine noise. When you're driving one it feels like you've stuck your head next to a front end loader's engine bay.

It is important that everyone understands this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePvi8w22ZqI

I mean, the engine is a good engine. But it's pretty loud.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2015 23:43

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

So, there not being hail out here, where does one buy these magical perfect hail damaged cars?

# ¿ Jan 11, 2016 17:36

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Genius, thanks!

# ¿ Jan 11, 2016 18:13

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

stevewm posted:

I once vaporized a screwdriver...

I did that once, using a screwdriver to jump the starter contacts on a caterpillar DP-40.

And there was that time I dropped the box wrench on the fully charged and unprotected ultracapacitor, resulting in the wrench welding itself to both posts. That was an exciting day.

# ¿ Oct 6, 2018 06:20

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Nothing good about 16R20s.

# ¿ Mar 22, 2020 03:52

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

um excuse me posted:

A bung is definitely a recommended load bearing interface.

As a boiler and pressure vessel inspector, I've gotta say: that's not optimal.

# ¿ May 20, 2020 19:52

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Heh, my HF jack stands are 20 years old, the recall doesn't effect me....

Hmmmm........

# ¿ Jul 8, 2020 07:24

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kastein posted:

Turns out pinion bearings really prefer it if you keep the oil topped up

That's a spicy pumpkin.

# ¿ Jul 16, 2020 05:56

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

BitBasher posted:

Driving around Vegas...

Oh hay, that guy lives in my neighborhood! I see him at Tacos Tijuana sometimes. His vantruck is a cool vantruck.

# ¿ Sep 2, 2020 19:15

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

I think it's fair to say that I am the most liberal and pc poster in this thread, if not this forum. And I for one still love to watch the AvE videos. Sure, his schtick is unenlightened and regressive as hell. But it's also tongue in cheek and hilarious.

Like, everyone should remember that there's a difference between being non PC because you're a caveman versus knowingly trying to be transgressive. Hell, if we couldn't be transgressive on purpose, there wouldn't even be such a thing as punk rock.

My liberal commie rear end is gonna keep watching AvE.

# ¿ Dec 5, 2020 04:06

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chrisgt posted:

Almost every aftermarket fan clutch is a pile of poo poo, it's pretty much always better to try and rebuild your OEM part or just replace it with OEM. I have never, ever had good luck with any brand of aftermarket fan clutch.

The best aftermarket fan clutch is an electric fan mod with new radiator.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2021 06:57

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

kastein posted:

Those really don't move as much air as people think, it's usually a downgrade from the factory fan clutch honestly, despite the marketing to the contrary.

I've never had an issue, on everything from racing camaros and Ford pickups with 460s to little cars with 1.5 litres of displacement in the hot hot desert.

Having a properly big radiator from Be Cool or someone helps tho.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2021 06:56

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

mischief posted:

50 cal is hilariously fun, you just have to find a place to shoot them.
I can't imagine 20 mm has many ranges that allow it but I would be first in line if I found one.

You can do that at Big Sandy.

But agreed that guns are stupid and dumb and we should quit talking about them in this thread.

# ¿ May 11, 2021 03:06

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Sagebrush posted:

In Phoenix, all the roadside bus stops have the asphalt by the curb rippled outwards like a wave of lava, presumably from buses standing there repeatedly on hot days.

That's more an issue with asphalt liquidity though. It's in issue in several southwest cities.

# ¿ Jun 27, 2021 16:00

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Shifty Pony posted:

How many impact wrench dakka-dakka-dakkas is that? I can never remember the conversion.

About 9-10, depending on air pressure.

# ¿ Jul 20, 2021 05:10

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Wouldn't have happened if it had been properly disposed of in the ocean.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2021 04:56

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

As a real life boiler inspector, please let me emphasize that you should not, ever, no matter what, gently caress around with steam. I wouldn't be caught anywhere near one of those kettles until it's been gone over inside and out and been given a clean bill of health by a commissioned inspector.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2021 21:20

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

The biking to work thing is great but doesn't work if you have to wear a suit and don't have a place to clean up and change at the office. I mean I guess you could make it work if you lived in Oxford or something, but it's not tenable in the American Southwest.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2021 00:16

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

MRC48B posted:

It was the heat exchanger for a domestic hot water boiler.

More info necessary. Boiler size?

# ¿ Dec 7, 2021 21:52

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

I have rear drums in my Mazda2. Someday I'll upgrade to the Fiesta ST discs all around, but with the upgrade I did to the fronts already it's not really necessary. I can already do a stoppie.

# ¿ Aug 2, 2022 22:06

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Darchangel posted:

I want to see that.

It's...not as impressive as you might think. Just a little chattering from the front wheels under abs, rears pick up just an inch or so. I reinstalled the back seat and it helped a little.

To be clear, stoppies are a suboptimal condition in your daily driver.

# ¿ Aug 3, 2022 01:22

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

That was a shovel job, no way around it.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2023 21:02

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Applebees Appetizer posted:

Yeah right, can't have engines lasting too long anymore can we, gotta sell more cars

I really wanted a new Maverick but Ford is just bad, I'm better off sticking with Toyotas.

Gotta wait for the Stout then.

# ¿ Jan 13, 2023 00:26

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# ¿ May 20, 2024 05:22

Mr. Wiggles: Dec 1, 2003; We are all drinking from the highball glass of ideology.

Really torn between the HMMTT, the 5 ton, and the old cabover. Two of those probably have a 12V92 though which would sell it for me over the multifuel any day.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2023 04:54

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