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Was that pump feeding standpipes, sprinklers, or both?
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So, not a horrible failure: But that piston is seized hard. Even disconnected I can't move it more than 1mm by hand.
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Sep 10, 2013 19:50
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Bugdrvr posted:The best way I've found to remove stuck pistons is to leave it hooked to the car, hang it as low as possible, put a catch pan under it and just pump the brakes until it falls into the pan. It's off a 91 Civic RT4WD, and new ones are $50. I'd consider rebuilding it but I don't have the much in the way of tools at this point.
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Sep 11, 2013 20:19
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Joe Mama posted:I can't find a picture but the Ford Aerostars were great for caved-in under bodies. They were kinda hard to get right on a lift and most mechanics would be like, "Oh, I'll just lift it up by the pinch weld." only to have them fold. I've seen a few with nice big crushed spots in front of the rear wheel openings. Weren't Aerostars on the Ranger chassis anyway, meaning they should've had a really obvious frame to use for lifting?
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Sep 26, 2013 21:24
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Or one of those "$5 for 5 swings with a sledgehammer for charity" events?
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Sep 26, 2013 22:01
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Carteret posted:Isn't that the Cummins badge on the fender? It also says diesel in the listing and the non-SRT V10 wasn't available in '05.
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Oct 31, 2013 03:10
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 I had to figure out why the passenger footwell in my Grand National kept flooding during rainy days. Pulled the whole loving front end off to do this job: 
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Dec 1, 2013 19:15
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Dr.Smasher posted:Dear god I can only pray this never happens to mine. gently caress Well... 1. This was longggg after I converted to vacuum boost brakes 2. Heater core wasn't the problem! Turns out the weatherseal that sealed the whole assembly to the firewall failed 
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Dec 2, 2013 03:34
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Dr.Smasher posted:I may have asked this once already, but what kit did you get to convert to vacuum boost? Christmas is going to be better for my car than it is for me. Some guy on the turbobuick.com forums was selling kits, but really they were just Monte Carlo vacuum MC/booster assemblies. They were a direct bolt in, only had to tweak the brake lines a bit to make them fit. I'm pretty sure the pedal assembly was the same as well. Honestly if I were you I'd just try to find a good used vacuum setup from a same-year G-body and swap that in.
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Dec 3, 2013 03:11
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Root Bear posted:
Is that from a TTB setup?
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Dec 13, 2013 07:54
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Namechange to Slim Slippins.
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Apr 12, 2014 18:11
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Nidhg00670000 posted:To begin with you can't just inject diesel and NOS into the intake as you would in a petrol engine. The injected fuel would ignite far too early in the compression stroke, way before it should. How? I honestly don't understand how injecting something incredibly cold like N2O in a diesel would increase instead of decrease preignition.
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Apr 13, 2014 01:56
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kastein posted:^^ For once you can actually trust the customer's report of the vehicle "dying" in the parking lot. Seems pretty literal to me. So a lower A/F ratio in a diesel can directly lead to preignition? Or does the N2O make that possible? Man I know so little about diesels.
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Apr 13, 2014 02:31
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kastein posted:You should probably re-read what I posted... that's not what I said at all. So more air and fuel than designed in a diesel can cause preignition, because there's more volume being compressed and therefore it hits its ignition point earlier in the compression stroke? Snowdens Secret posted:N2O adds oxygen, raising the A/F mixture, not lowering it I know this much. kastein said the extra fuel is the problem, I'm trying to understand why. N2O serves the same basic function as a turbo or supercharger but diesels love boost, so what makes N2O different is what I'm apparently failing to grasp.
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Edit:kastein posted:Stop thinking about the N2O at all, it's WHY you need to put more fuel into the engine as well, but it has no part in causing the preignition. Is my post VVV (didn't see your post before I replied) more accurate, then? CommieGIR posted:No no no, you are missing entirely: Diesel fuel is not present in the air like gasoline is in the air of a petrol car. So the compression stroke superheats the air and at TDC the fuel is injected, which is ignited by the hot air. Do I have it now? I'd always thought that the fuel was injected before TDC, so that the air and fuel were mixed pre-TDC. SyHopeful fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Apr 13, 2014 |
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Apr 13, 2014 04:18
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CommieGIR posted:Yup, thats how it works. Fuel is injected at roughly 0.1- before TDC, but VERY close to exact TDC to maximize the efficiency of work. Okay. I got it now, thanks fellas. 
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Apr 13, 2014 04:22
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iwentdoodie posted:My brief (7ish month) stint in Portland and southern Washington convinced me that the Pac NW has the worst drivers I have ever encountered. Especially Portland. Rains every day, but gently caress if they can drive in it. This is true. Drop of rain hits a windshield and OH poo poo PANIC BRAKE TO 15 BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT ALSO INEXPLICABLY MOVE TO THE LEFTMOST LANE
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Oct 22, 2014 17:49
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nm posted:Yeah, we've only half filled portland. also, Bend
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Oct 23, 2014 03:52
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nm posted:Californians moved to Bend? Oh yeah. Look at Bend's population growth over the last 20 years.
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Oct 23, 2014 16:07
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1500quidporsche posted:What model Audi are you driving? I test drove an old 5000 and the turbo lag was quite noticeable to me. My understanding on turbo CIS applications is quite limited and I know there isn't any feedback from the turbo into the computer, but those air plates are really sensitive and finnicky... I imagine the computer helps smooth out the fuel delivery when boost sends the plate flying sky high The B21FT in my old 242 Turbo had pretty bad turbo lag, but I always thought that had more to do with the ridiculously low compression ratio, something like 7.5:1 The cheese-soft aluminum Volvo used for the head is a horrible engineering failure 
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Nov 11, 2014 16:59
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Budget Monty posted:This is the front left tire off my Six-Fo.... This belongs in the Awesome AI thread. Holy poo poo. Get some video of you hittin switches please.
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LC2 motherf*ckers
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Anghammarad posted:Hrm, something not quite right here, but i can't quite put my finger on it... When did VAG move into commercial electrical supply?
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