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I missed it by a few pages but for whoever was asking about how long you can go on a single synthetic oil change, here's a mobil 1 study on the first 18000 miles. http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/mobil1.html
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dietcokefiend posted:I wonder if the shocks were blown on that Corolla beforehand and the lower ride height put the Silverado over the bumper in the impact. Shocks don't set ride height, springs and suspension geometry do. Its a case of a high body on frame vehicle being higher than 90s econobox that certainly was 'not designed for that crash'. Its the equivalent of being hit by a small dumptruck from the 90s. DJ Commie fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Jul 23, 2011 |
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Jul 23, 2011 17:29
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dietcokefiend posted:I wonder if the shocks were blown on that Corolla beforehand and the lower ride height put the Silverado over the bumper in the impact. If you look at the last picture you can see all her groceries in the wreckage that was formerly her trunk, so its possible that it was riding a little lower then usual. Though I'm not sure how much it would have mattered.
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Jul 23, 2011 17:40
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TheJeffers posted:Don't defer regular maintenance. Don't be so cryptic. I have no idea what that thing is, I don't have encyclopedic knowledge of all auto(?) parts, but I would like to learn something.
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Jul 23, 2011 17:57
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Return Loss posted:Don't be so cryptic. I have no idea what that thing is, I don't have encyclopedic knowledge of all auto(?) parts, but I would like to learn something. It's a distributor rotor. Doesn't really look that worn. VVV Oh no it's dirty! Lowclock fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Jul 23, 2011 |
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Jul 23, 2011 18:00
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Return Loss posted:Don't be so cryptic. I have no idea what that thing is, I don't have encyclopedic knowledge of all auto(?) parts, but I would like to learn something. Looks like a distributor rotor that is extremely old. The left end would be the metal contact where the "spark" travels through. As it is very worn & blackened I also wonder how it ran. /\/\/\ Really?
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Jul 23, 2011 18:01
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The tip doesn't look too bad, just got some dirt on it. Hit it with some wd40 and get that crap off of it and it should be good. Now, if the rotor was that dirty, maybe the gasket around the cap was bad? Also, the spark plugs in that thing must have hair-thin electrodes that are more carbon than steel.
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Jul 23, 2011 18:35
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Return Loss posted:Don't be so cryptic. I have no idea what that thing is, I don't have encyclopedic knowledge of all auto(?) parts, but I would like to learn something. That's not cryptic. It's fine that you don't know what it is, but anyone who has done basic maintenance on a car made in the 80s or earlier knows exactly what this is with no further explanation needed.
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Jul 23, 2011 19:03
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renraku posted:The problem was the truck rear ended the car. Fin. Look bro, we're not explaining poo poo to George Bush in here, we can go into detail about why that particular wreck loving devastated the Corolla where most other collisions at that speed would have been less damaging. 
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Jul 23, 2011 19:20
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thelightguy posted:Look bro, we're not explaining poo poo to George Bush in here, we can go into detail about why that particular wreck loving devastated the Corolla where most other collisions at that speed would have been less damaging. Touchy much? It was a joke.
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Jul 23, 2011 19:33
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Motronic posted:That's not cryptic. It's fine that you don't know what it is, but anyone who has done basic maintenance on a car made in the 80s or earlier knows exactly what this is with no further explanation needed. There were cars post-1980s that still had distributors, though coilpack or coil-on-plug got cheap enough to use and basically became a requirement once the emissions regulations got too strict for a spinning piece of phenolic with some contacts on it.
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Jul 23, 2011 19:44
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DJ Commie posted:There were cars post-1980s that still had distributors, though coilpack or coil-on-plug got cheap enough to use and basically became a requirement once the emissions regulations got too strict for a spinning piece of phenolic with some contacts on it. Hell, my Integra ('95) had a distributor, and IIRC, they continued that design through '01. And my rotor looked way worse when I finally replaced it (after ~100k miles) during troubleshooting of a failed ignition coil.
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Jul 23, 2011 21:15
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At my sister's today fixing her lawnmower, which wouldn't stay running. Cleaned out the carb, fired it up...knelt down next to it to check the carb & this horrible clanking started up. Thought the crank had gone, had the next loving thought...O poo poo ... & shut it off before I had my knees surgically removed. VVV Ja. Should be posted in "Expected Mechanical Failures" thread before it gets gassed. PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 13:15 on Jul 24, 2011 |
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Jul 24, 2011 00:21
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Not horrible, par for the course with MTD.
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Jul 24, 2011 00:24
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PainterofCrap posted:At my sister's today fixing her lawnmower, which wouldn't stay running. Cleaned out the carb, fired it up...knelt down next to it to check the carb & this horrible clanking started up. Thought the crank had gone, had the next loving thought...O poo poo What exactly am I looking at here? Is the blade falling off or something?
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Jul 24, 2011 02:01
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my factory original fuel filler neck has been leaking during fillups since last December. Over the last month it turned from a decent drip into a steady stream of gas which pooled behind my rear tire every time I put gas in. today after work was over i brought the car in and replaced it with a new one.   16 years of rust, no wonder it was so bad.
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Jul 24, 2011 02:11
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McDeth posted:Because every person that's died in an accident has resulted in the person at fault being charged with a crime. Maybe not always, but very frequent. (Charge!=conviction)
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Jul 24, 2011 05:28
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Ossetepo posted:I happen to be on a similar mailing list, but mine is for the worldwide electric power industry. Your failed turbine reminded me of these pictures, which I got several years ago. Wooooooooow! I've gotta show the people at work this. You lost a 500MW turbine? Unbelievable. Now as far as the Corolla goes, it the car had a gun, this would've never... wait... Three-Phase fucked around with this message at 06:38 on Jul 24, 2011 |
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Jul 24, 2011 06:35
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Three-Phase posted:Wooooooooow! I've gotta show the people at work this. You lost a 500MW turbine? Unbelievable. Well, to be accurate, I didn't personally lose it, it was some guys at a CC plant in Texas. The turbines in the megawatt factory where I am employed don't have compressors, and if one of them shook itself apart I wouldn't be posting pictures here because I don't want to be fired.
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Jul 24, 2011 10:13
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wav3form posted:What exactly am I looking at here? Is the blade falling off or something? The bolt securing the blade backed out, the blade and blade adapter are just floating on the shaft.
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Jul 24, 2011 11:50
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Breast Pussy posted:16 years of rust, no wonder it was so bad. 1991 Ford Escort GT (front passenger wheel) 
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Jul 24, 2011 13:22
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It's when you rip out a seatbelt reel, and six inches of bodywork around it, with one hand that you know you're having a good day.
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Jul 24, 2011 19:31
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InitialDave posted:It's when you rip out a seatbelt reel, and six inches of bodywork around it, with one hand that you know you're having a good day. jeep_wrangler.txt
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Jul 24, 2011 20:21
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Sockington posted:1991 Ford Escort GT (front passenger wheel) Do you own anything that doesn't rust?
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Jul 24, 2011 21:34
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Two Finger posted:Do you own anything that doesn't rust? Well, the Mazda 5 has an all-aluminum engine so there's that. Oh wait the cylinder liners are cast iron.
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Jul 24, 2011 21:37
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 I broke a lateral link on my subaru 
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Jul 25, 2011 02:05
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This truck I just bought was missing pretty badly... Best I can figure no one wanted to get the plug out, so they just left it in...and this is the result.
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Jul 25, 2011 02:17
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Blinky Blinkerson posted:This truck I just bought was missing pretty badly... Let me guess, V8 in a GM rwd vehicle, plugs right next to firewall?
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Jul 25, 2011 05:09
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Fucknag posted:Well, the Mazda 5 has an all-aluminum engine so there's that. The lustre that aluminium gets is baiscally its version of rust, since it's the metal oxide. It just so happens not to flake off afterwards!
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Jul 25, 2011 13:34
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EightBit posted:The tip doesn't look too bad, just got some dirt on it. Hit it with some wd40 and get that crap off of it and it should be good. Now, if the rotor was that dirty, maybe the gasket around the cap was bad? What is the relationship between that dirty rotor and hair-thin spark plug electrodes that are more carbon than steel?
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Jul 25, 2011 16:03
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If the rotor was never changed, neither were the spark plugs, it's safe to say. Surprised you couldn't see worn wiring arcing straight to the engine block though. Friend picked up an old Skylark that ran very rough for cheap, got it towed home and popped the hood... You could see the wires arcing inside the insulation in broad daylight. A tuneup brought that car back from "tired arthritic polio victim" to merely old.
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Jul 25, 2011 17:02
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Ignition systems are one of the big reasons modern cars behave so much nicer than old ones. Points systems required frequent replacement (and extremely frequent adjustment), standard coils couldn't put out all that hot of a spark, copper plugs don't last all that long, and long plug wires make those sparks even weaker. God help you if your advance mechanism failed for any reason (vacuum, mechanical, whatever). By comparison, most modern ignition systems really can go the better part of 100k miles without even a second glance, and even at 100k miles, they'll outperform a fresh points setup.
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Jul 25, 2011 17:13
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IOwnCalculus posted:even at 100k miles, they'll outperform a fresh points setup. YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH  (and get off my lawn)
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Jul 25, 2011 17:52
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Motronic posted:YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH I constantly catch flack from the older guys from going from a points to electronic ignition on my old motorcycles but it really does make a hell of a difference. Yea... I know how to use a dwell meter, just happen to like consistent spark and not having to carry sandpaper and feeler gauges in my pocket anytime I leave the house.  ...soon GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 18:16 on Jul 25, 2011 |
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Jul 25, 2011 18:09
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Motronic posted:YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH I put a $100 aftermarket HEI distributor (that $100 included everything from the drive gear through the cap and coil) in my truck to replace the old points setup, ran new 8mm plug wires, fresh plugs, and a non-resistor wire to feed the thing true 12V. Picked up at least two tenths in the quarter mile and 2MPG driving around town (went from averaging 10MPG to averaging 12MPG) If/when I ever pick up another vehicle from that era again, step one is making sure the brakes work 100%, step two is making sure it runs okay as it is, step three is ditching the points in whatever manner is most economical.
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Jul 25, 2011 18:18
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I'm just being sarcastic...but only to a point.....I think 100k on an untouched electronic ignition system running the same as a freshly adjusted point system is stretching it a bit......until you drive on the latter for like 8k miles and it's poo poo again. I converted my 70's pickups to whatever flavor of electronic conversion was cheap and easy at the time and it does make a big difference. Especially in keeping you out from under the hood as much.
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Jul 25, 2011 20:33
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A lot of the  stems from a lack of understanding, and suspicion of the flakiness of the circuitry - points may not be that reliable, but they're not too bad to coax back into life. They're also a common DIY fitment, and if this thread teaches us nothing else, it's that some people are remarkably stupid when it comes to working on cars. I'm guessing someone who's had their fingers burned with poorly-fitted or shoddy quality electronic ignition conversions would probably need convincing of their benefits.
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Jul 25, 2011 20:51
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EightBit posted:Let me guess, V8 in a GM rwd vehicle, plugs right next to firewall? Actually 3.4l V6 Toyota...it took a lot of patience to get out, but the new one went right in.
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Jul 25, 2011 23:47
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 This is horrifying. I saw this doing 60 on a highway. Let's see how long it takes to find the really scary part. Hint: it's not the fact that it's a bus towing another bus.
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Is that thing missing a couple of its back wheels or is it just me? At least I don't see any children in there...
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