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hunh, a decent subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAShittyMechanic/top/?t=all
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Nidhg00670000 posted:The Pontiac straight six was also a cool thing, at least the SOHC variant from 1966 to 1969. IIRC that thing had some crazy oil pump attached to it where the assembly would slide.
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buttcrackmenace posted:it is a smart decision to spend extra time hanging out next to someone who is demonstrably paying attention to their environment They were clearly trying to flag the person down, but they apparently thought they wanted to race
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GD_American posted:hunh, a decent subreddit lol 
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buttcrackmenace posted:it is a smart decision to spend extra time hanging out next to someone who is demonstrably paying attention to their environment Sometimes you just have to get the video. No one will believe you otherwise. That's not where I'd store spare coolant, personally.
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Aug 7, 2023 20:55
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"Coolant? Sure. Here you go. Sorry it's not in packages."
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sirbeefalot posted:"Coolant? Sure. Here you go. Sorry it's not in packages."  "Oh I also have gear oil, want any?" "Mmmmmm-nooo."
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sirbeefalot posted:"Coolant? Sure. Here you go. Sorry it's not in packages." Strong "gasoline in trashbags" energy.
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Speaking of gasoline in trash bags maybe that's what happened here? 
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Colostomy Bag posted:IIRC that thing had some crazy oil pump attached to it where the assembly would slide. Maybe, I'm not sure. I know the other OHC six engine, the Jeep Tornado engine, had some crazy oil pump and distributor drive, like so; 
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That’s not any worse than the Buick V6 and V8 had. Theirs was more vertical, and on the front cover, but the oil pump is external. Source: had a Buick 3.8. Front dress is identical to the V8 - 300 ci all the way up to the 455. Actually, I think the 215 is the same, too. Should be - the 300 is just a larger cast iron version of the aluminum 215 (which became the Rover 3.5L V8.) Buick’s engines have been around. The 3.8L belonged to Jeep for a while.
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Nissan KA24Es have an external pump too. Not sure about the DE.
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yeah isn't that normal? AMC V8 has an external oil pump, ford Y-block has one, that's half the engines that i own, and all of the running ones except the bike. plus all the buick motors you see around, like darchangel said.
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The more you know, I don't think I've seen an external oil pump on anything post-1930s.
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Subaru EJ engines have an external oil pump.
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Raluek posted:yeah isn't that normal? AMC V8 has an external oil pump, ford Y-block has one, that's half the engines that i own, and all of the running ones except the bike. Well, realistically, the SBC and LS engines are most commonly used for hot rodding purposes, and neither have an external oil pump. Neither do the Ford modular engines. Not sure about the SBF, and BBF. Mazda rotary does not have an external pump, either. edit: I don't know about "normal", but external isn't uncommon, I guess.
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Darchangel posted:Well, realistically, the SBC and LS engines are most commonly used for hot rodding purposes, and neither have an external oil pump. Neither do the Ford modular engines. Not sure about the SBF, and BBF. i looked at the windsor and FE before i posted, to see if they shared any dna with the Y-block, and both of those are internal. yeah it's not the most common, but it's not weirdo abnormal stuff, was my point.
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Aug 11, 2023 10:59
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one of the many fine vehicles here in Milwaukee
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Thanks for protecting some idiots privacy
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I didn't know any trucks except Fords could have a stroke..
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I want to know what they dropped in the bed like it was a tv commercial.
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like, a rock?
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Elviscat posted:Speaking of gasoline in trash bags maybe that's what happened here? Why don't they make the whole car out of license plate material?
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evobatman posted:Why don't they make the whole car out of license plate material? Mazda did for the longest time.
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Jonny Nox posted:Mazda did for the longest time. Is what happened to all of the protege5's?
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The Door Frame posted:Is what happened to all of the protege5's? and the first gen mazda 3's
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evobatman posted:Why don't they make the whole car out of license plate material? I've long wondered what would happen to the guy who stitches together a bunch of old license plates into a sheet and then uses it as their tailgate. What would the e-toll, red light or cop plate scanners do? I'd looked into license plate laws in my home state, and there's nothing in there about displaying novelty plates.. you just have to have your own on the back mounted +5" off the pavement, lit, and not swinging.
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`Nemesis posted:one of the many fine vehicles here in Milwaukee Rust belt: not even once.
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The Door Frame posted:Is what happened to all of the protege5's? Mine is still OK, although the bit that had damage repaired all the clearcoat is peeling off, but that's on the body shop's lovely paint system. Of course I don't live in the rust belt. They only made the protege5 for three years though, so there just weren't that many to begin with.
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NoWake posted:I've long wondered what would happen to the guy who stitches together a bunch of old license plates into a sheet and then uses it as their tailgate. What would the e-toll, red light or cop plate scanners do? I'd looked into license plate laws in my home state, and there's nothing in there about displaying novelty plates.. you just have to have your own on the back mounted +5" off the pavement, lit, and not swinging. https://adversarialfashion.com/products/alpr-state-crewneck-unisex-t-shirt
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Leperflesh posted:Mine is still OK, although the bit that had damage repaired all the clearcoat is peeling off, but that's on the body shop's lovely paint system. Of course I don't live in the rust belt. I spotted a Mazdaspeed Protege in a neighborhood near my house with peeling clear coat. I owned one 14 years ago, and I'm tempted to leave a note on their windshield asking them to get in touch with me if they ever want to sell it.
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Heh, I like that. No law against license plates on a person... edit: one of Junkyard Digs' project cars has a bunch of old license plates used as patches on the outside of the car. I imagine that will perform a similar service.
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The Door Frame posted:Is what happened to all of the protege5's? I thought a big contributor to their demise was when they perforated the already painted body to put pins in to hold the badging, and didn’t do anything to protect it. The rust would come in and rust out the back liftgate in half.
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`Nemesis posted:one of the many fine vehicles here in Milwaukee That reminded me of a picture I took a couple of years ago around town in Michigan: 
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Or this lovely Malibu I found when I went to the grocery store one day:   
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I would love to see this thing roll https://i.imgur.com/VNmKyIc.mp4
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LifeSunDeath posted:I would love to see this thing roll They should install a crane on the bed.
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https://v.redd.it/e8tnoe26hxhb1/DASH_1080.mp4
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