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Don't have a clue how this happened. The white stuff draining from my clutch is oil/water mix. I never rode in the rain last year, so it must have just been condensation from all the short trips to work. Pretty crazy.
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that'll teach you to put mayonnaise in your crankcase
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robo, did you happen to be riding the bike when the wheel broke in half like that?
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Armacham posted:that'll teach you to put mayonnaise in your crankcase Then what the hell is he supposed to put on his fries? 
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Wiglaf posted:robo, did you happen to be riding the bike when the wheel broke in half like that? More importantly, if you were, what do you do when that happens? Can you recover from that with enough time to stop or is it just brace for impact?
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Apr 4, 2011 08:34
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Ola posted:
 McDeth posted:Did those cylinder rocks come standard?
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Blocko posted:Raceish? Aren't the Hawk Blue considered "Track Only" pads? you think that'd be warning enough. In the latest news, nothing I've been able to get my hands on that's paint safe even dents this crap. I resorted to a time of scrubbing with a brillo pad and brake cleaner, but even that eventually got the best of me. I tried a small test spot of heavy duty EZ-Off, which is the recommended way to clean this crap off, and letting this stuff sit for five minutes removes it with no scrubbing. It must be caustic as poo poo, and if I get any more of it on my hands, we're going to have another horrible mechanical failure involving human beings. I rinsed it off quite a bit, then rubbed a small spot that wasn't coming off easily. Rinsed right afterward. Three days later, I can still feel the rough spot on my finger. Jesus. gently caress. The goal now is to fabricate a barrier, and use the EZ-Off very carefully to remove this stuff from the wheel. There is no way this plan can go wrong, so I will update you on the progress. In other news, I ended up with a free set of Pagid Yellows (also race pads, but none of the issues of the Hawk Blues), so that sort of makes up for the Hawk Blues I'll never use again. einTier fucked around with this message at 16:51 on Apr 4, 2011 |
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Apr 4, 2011 16:38
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Aluminum is a room temperature catalyst for sodium hydroxide found in EZ-off. It breaks down the molecule and releases hydrogen into the atmosphere, so do it outside, I guess. Sodium hydroxide is what Tyler Durden was burning the poo poo out of people with in Fight Club. It's basic as gently caress with a pH of 13, so maybe neutralize it with ammonia, then wash with soap? I don't know about that, but battery acid is easily neutralized with baking soda. Soap just spreads it around.
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Skyssx posted:Aluminum is a room temperature catalyst for sodium hydroxide found in EZ-off. It breaks down the molecule and releases hydrogen into the atmosphere, so do it outside, I guess. Sodium hydroxide is what Tyler Durden was burning the poo poo out of people with in Fight Club. It's basic as gently caress with a pH of 13, so maybe neutralize it with ammonia, then wash with soap? I don't know about that, but battery acid is easily neutralized with baking soda. Soap just spreads it around. You need an acid to neutralize a base, vinegar works decently well, just add it slowly.
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RoboCriminal posted:Can someone more knowledgeable explain this to me? Valve dropped out of the head and into the cylinder. Probably the result of an improperly installed/failed valve retainer.
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Skyssx posted:Aluminum is a room temperature catalyst for sodium hydroxide found in EZ-off. It breaks down the molecule and releases hydrogen into the atmosphere, so do it outside, I guess. Sodium hydroxide is what Tyler Durden was burning the poo poo out of people with in Fight Club. It's basic as gently caress with a pH of 13, so maybe neutralize it with ammonia, then wash with soap? I don't know about that, but battery acid is easily neutralized with baking soda. Soap just spreads it around. grover fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Apr 4, 2011 |
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Apr 4, 2011 19:49
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Undiluted industrial ez-off is good at cleaning the worst oil stains off of concrete 
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einTier posted:Jesus. gently caress. If you're looknig for a barrier for your hands, at Princess Auto in Canada, which is our version of harbour freight, you can get some pretty heavy duty gloves. I can't find the one in particular I'm thinknig of which is a big 1/8" thick rubber horse jerk off glove but they do have a bunch of chemical resistant ones chemical resistant ones. Something like this: http://www.princessauto.com/worksho...blasting-gloves
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^ When handling caustic poo poo you'd probably want to use something more like this: http://www.princessauto.com/surplus...esistant-gloves
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Yeah, the ad notes that they are alkali and acid resistant. I don't know if they would be resistant enough though.
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Paul Boz_ posted:Undiluted industrial ez-off is good at cleaning the worst oil stains off of concrete Is this true or does it just dissolve the concrete?
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Paul Boz_ posted:Undiluted industrial ez-off is good at cleaning the worst oil stains off of concrete Welp, I'm off to buy ten gallons of that poo poo.
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scapulataf posted:Yeah, the ad notes that they are alkali and acid resistant. I don't know if they would be resistant enough though. I would guess they'd hold up better than the sandblasting gloves. Usually gloves rated as "chemical resistant" are safe to use with anything you can buy over the counter. I wouldn't be surprised if the sandblasting gloves would start to break down immediately upon contact with a strong acid/base.
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Geoj posted:I would guess they'd hold up better than the sandblasting gloves. Usually gloves rated as "chemical resistant" are safe to use with anything you can buy over the counter. I wouldn't be surprised if the sandblasting gloves would start to break down immediately upon contact with a strong acid/base. No it was the sandblasting gloves I posted that were chemical and alkali resistant.
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einTier posted:Pagid Yellows (also race pads, but none of the issues of the Hawk Blues), so that sort of makes up for the Hawk Blues I'll never use again. I've used their RS-14 Black pads on the RS 4, and its wheels are fine. I think the Pagids will be safe. Carbotech's XP-10 and Enduro compounds also have easily removable dust.
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Cakefool posted:Is this true or does it just dissolve the concrete? At least the stain is gone! 
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Ephphatha posted:At least the stain is gone! What about the hole in my driveway?
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EightBit posted:What about the hole in my driveway? Fill it with more cement, duh.
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Paul Boz_ posted:About nine months ago my brother was helping me bleed my clutch and he mashed the pedal hard, shooting me in the face with hot brake fluid. I scrambled to get out from under the car but slipped in wet leaves and face planted on concrete. I tried to brace my fall and tore all of the ligaments and tendons that provide lateral support for my left thumb. I was between jobs with no insurance so I put it off. To repair it the doctor drilled a hole in the rear thumb bone then routed a tendon from my wrist through it. Lastly he drilled a pin through it and set it in a hard cast to immobilize it until next Friday. Sorry for no details yesterday, my pain is at a persistent 5-6/10 even with hydrocodone. That's pretty spectacular. not to continue a derail, this is car related quote:The ziconium coating on the fuel rods is used to prevent corrosion. When heated sufficiently, it's failure mode is to start to oxidize, and will pull the oxygen straight out of water. That releases hydrogen. As the core temp goes up, it can even reach temperatures that will disassociate oxygen and hydrogen, without the zirconium sucking up the oxygen. (this was actually a proposed method for generating hydrogen...) edit: Other potentially very dangerous but innocuous item in a car fire? Shocks. In bumpers or suspension, when exposed to fire for any real time, can whip that metal rod out the end faster than you'd think. Revolvyerom fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Apr 5, 2011 |
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Paul Boz_ posted:Undiluted industrial ez-off is good at cleaning the worst oil stains off of concrete I think you mean cleaning the worst concrete off of concrete. I would attempt to get most of the oil up with purple power and a broom then hit it with some muriatic acid. That usually does the trick without creating craters.
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Wiglaf posted:robo, did you happen to be riding the bike when the wheel broke in half like that? Not my bike, found the pic in a folder while I was looking for something else and figured it belonged here.
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Paul Boz_ posted:Undiluted industrial ez-off is good at cleaning the worst oil stains off of concrete Brake fluid is better, and brake fluid is soluble in water. edit: I didn't realize you meant this as a prank to wreck driveways  My suggestion still stands.
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Do you mean brake cleaner or brake fluid?
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Fluid actually.. the hydraulic stuff that goes in your master cylinder. It is an old mechanics trick for cleaning anything off of a work bay floor. You pour it down, and as long as your shop broom has natural bristles (it will melt the other kind) you broom it around a bit, then it is water soluble so you just hose it off. Probably not very environmentally friendly, but for a person with a singe irritating spot in their driveway or garage floor it can work wonders.
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Brake fluid is also a great weed killer.
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Skyssx posted:Brake fluid is also a great bee killer. This too. My boss can hit them from the hip when we are working way out in the auction yard with the abandoned vehicles.
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Skyssx posted:Brake fluid is also a great liver killer. don't do this if you or any of your neighbors have pets. you'll find 2 dead squirrels and a dead cat in your yard the next day.  edit: actually I was thinking about ethylene glycol... GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 13:47 on Apr 6, 2011 |
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:don't do this if you or any of your neighbors have pets. I must be doing it wrong then.
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Skyssx posted:I must be doing it wrong then. just add some antifreeze. that'll fix 'em
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Horrible biological failure: An uncovered vertical exhaust pipe? How could that be a good idea?  
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Is that an acorn?! 
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No, it's a Hercules 
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c355n4 posted:Is that an acorn?! Yes, but thankfully the mud daubers partially filled the exhaust pipe with mud so no more acorns would fit.
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