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Posted: 7/11/2023 12:36:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By maslin02: We had a kid do that on a car and split the cast pan. That car got a really good oil change  Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By maslin02: Originally Posted By cat-mechanic: Hit it with a hammer before trying to loosen it. 2-3 good solid whacks and then it should loosen with reasonable force. We had a kid do that on a car and split the cast pan. That car got a really good oil change Not a drain plug but we had an intern that couldnt get something loose. Lead tech said to get the 1" and hammer on it. He goes to check on him later and hes literally hammering on whatever he was trying to loosen.
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Posted: 7/11/2023 1:24:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By maslin02: We had a kid do that on a car and split the cast pan. That car got a really good oil change Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By maslin02: Originally Posted By cat-mechanic: Hit it with a hammer before trying to loosen it. 2-3 good solid whacks and then it should loosen with reasonable force. We had a kid do that on a car and split the cast pan. That car got a really good oil change Oh snap. At least the D8 has that plug in a 2 inch this steel portion of the housing. |
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Posted: 7/11/2023 8:37:32 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 545days]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: This old building has so much RF interference that the new EV diag equipment only works outside Does it have LED lighting? If so try turning out the lights. My garage was fine until I installed LED lights. Now I can see but the remote for the garage door opener won’t work due to the RF interference. |
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Posted: 7/11/2023 8:40:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By maslin02: We had a kid do that on a car and split the cast pan. That car got a really good oil change I was smacking the fill plug on a D8’s final, and the entire flat bit broke off. On the bright side, I was able to take it out by hand. |
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Posted: 7/11/2023 9:57:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 545days: Does it have LED lighting? If so try turning out the lights. My garage was fine until I installed LED lights. Now I can see but the remote for the garage door opener won’t work due to the RF interference. That could get interesting... EV Sprinters come out end of the year, our shop is all LEDs and no light switch. They've been on 24/7 since we opened 5 years ago. |
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Posted: 7/11/2023 10:28:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/11/2023 10:37:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AgeOne:
Taco Bell |
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Posted: 7/12/2023 9:46:03 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/14/2023 10:21:32 AM EDT
[Last Edit: DirtDivision]
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Well after roughly two months finally have resolution with my misfiring xterra. @scatterbrains and I got the suv to his place after I removed the o2 sensors and drove it over. Jacked it up and cut out the old cats. Strangely enough the nuts for the primary cats to the exhaust manifold all broke free with relative ease and no PB blaster. Everything else was cut. An evening of work and we had everything out and the two primaries bolted up before the rain ran us off.
Yesterday we got the secondary cats in and everything bolted up. Everything was hooked back up and test fire. Clear the codes and she’s running like a champ. The passenger primary cat shit the bed and ended up down in the secondary cat. This was where the clog was. Now to repair the brake line that sprung a pinhole as soon as I started driving it to his house for repairs.  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/15/2023 2:35:29 PM EDT
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well, the vacuum advance hold down bolts broke in my distributor
any advice? just drill it out? |
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Posted: 7/15/2023 3:25:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: well, the vacuum advance hold down bolts broke in my distributor any advice? just drill it out? Probably the best bet. Unless a new distributor is cheap. |
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Posted: 7/15/2023 3:28:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: well, the vacuum advance hold down bolts broke in my distributor any advice? just drill it out? Nope screw that. Time for an LS swap 
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Posted: 7/15/2023 3:48:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By chrishag: Nope screw that. Time for an LS swap Replace my mighty 460 with a baby LS? You serious? |
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Posted: 7/15/2023 4:03:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: Replace my mighty 460 with a baby LS? You serious? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: Originally Posted By chrishag: Nope screw that. Time for an LS swap Replace my mighty 460 with a baby LS? You serious? Double the gas mileage and double the ponies.
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Posted: 7/15/2023 6:29:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Double the gas mileage and double the ponies. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Originally Posted By LittlePony: Originally Posted By chrishag: Nope screw that. Time for an LS swap Replace my mighty 460 with a baby LS? You serious? Double the gas mileage and double the ponies. And double the reliability |
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Posted: 7/15/2023 7:01:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrashWrencher: Ok cat dudes, what's with the drain plug on the bottom of a D8T for the trans? You can put that sucker on finger tight, and the next time you go to drain the trans you need a 4 foot ratchet with another 3 foot of cheater. We just cheesed the 1/2" hole on one today trying to do a service, and ended up having to weld a nut on it to get it off. Any tips and tricks? |
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Posted: 7/15/2023 7:10:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By newguy2k3: I stopped bothering with trying to loosen them the "right" way. Get a small groove across it with a sharp air hammer chisel then switch to a blunted one and rattle it out. I've been able to do this without ruining them and tighten them back with the square drive. Man, I like that. |
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Posted: 7/15/2023 9:40:53 PM EDT
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Does anyone know what the pan off refill capacity is on a 2017 gmc 2500 with the duramax/allison combo. I've seen 7.4qt online but I think that's just pulling the plug and replacing the spin on filter. I dropped the pan and replaced the pickup strainer also. I put 10qts in and it looks like I'm right in the middle of the hot and cold ranges at 140f trans temp.
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Posted: 7/17/2023 9:03:09 AM EDT
[Last Edit: LittlePony]
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People are shitting on me for trying to find headers
This time irl and not just ar15.com I hate "Car People" most days God fucking sakes one of the iron smog logs is slightly cracked and I just want some shorties for better flow, engine is not gonna go passed 400hp when I rebuild it anyway so I don't really need long tubes even if it would be cool as hell And no, I'm not going to go find another 45 old piece of iron to bolt up to the Dang thing to replace the passenger side log that's cracked. |
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Posted: 7/18/2023 8:45:33 AM EDT
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Well holy shit one of them actually apologized first thing today.
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Posted: 7/19/2023 1:23:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: Well holy shit one of them actually apologized first thing today. |
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Posted: 7/20/2023 12:21:32 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LittlePony]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Aspp: What motor? I seem to remember a town car, but I can't find the thread. I'm just retarded tired. CA fire season is kicking off and the heat + work has melted my brain. 78 with the 460, last year of the passenger car 460 even, oval port heads rather than the square port truck heads of later years. |
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Posted: 7/21/2023 10:15:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: 78 with the 460, last year of the passenger car 460 even, oval port heads rather than the square port truck heads of later years. |
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Posted: 7/21/2023 10:57:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/21/2023 11:06:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrashWrencher: Operator complains AC doesn’t work well. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258113/IMG_7589_jpeg-2894111.JPG He is probably correct. |
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Posted: 7/21/2023 11:23:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: He is probably correct. Nah, that evaporator gets cold as fuck, so the AC works. The air is just too lazy to move through it.
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Posted: 7/26/2023 10:14:58 AM EDT
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I am not a Technician
I am a warranty claim vice-administrator with a wrench and multimeter. |
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Posted: 7/26/2023 10:28:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LittlePony: I am not a Technician I am a warranty claim vice-administrator with a wrench and multimeter. /parts guy/forklift driver/toilet repair technician/tree trimmer/sublet manager/equipment tech? Welcome to the big money
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Posted: 7/26/2023 6:13:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By maslin02: /parts guy/forklift driver/toilet repair technician/tree trimmer/sublet manager/equipment tech? Welcome to the big money Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By maslin02: Originally Posted By LittlePony: I am not a Technician I am a warranty claim vice-administrator with a wrench and multimeter. /parts guy/forklift driver/toilet repair technician/tree trimmer/sublet manager/equipment tech? Welcome to the big money At this job, I'm just a tech. At my last job, I was interim service manager 3 times, parts manager, on-call plow driver/mechanic, on-call mechanic for breakdowns within a 2-hour drive, after-hours coordinator of repairs of trucks/trailers on the road, load securement inventory manager and tarp repairer, vinyl cutter operator, and scheduled service coordinator. All for the low low cost of 1/3rd of what I make now. 
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Posted: 8/1/2023 8:03:15 PM EDT
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Off to FL for the entrance exam to the CDT program for MB. Hopefully they let me in. If not, I'm gonna be hugely embarrassed.
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Posted: 8/1/2023 8:05:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By saturnstyl: Off to FL for the entrance exam to the CDT program for MB. Hopefully they let me in. If not, I'm gonna be hugely embarrassed. Good luck! |
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Posted: 8/1/2023 8:47:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By saturnstyl: Off to FL for the entrance exam to the CDT program for MB. Hopefully they let me in. If not, I'm gonna be hugely embarrassed. Enjoy the process, you’ll be good. We had a young guy make it through to the final test and fail. Company declined to fund the retest, he was never the same. |
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Posted: 8/7/2023 4:29:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/7/2023 5:33:20 PM EDT
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Fuck drum brakes that have never been replaced in 45 years
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Posted: 8/7/2023 6:33:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrashWrencher: I’d say tracks need to be cleaned out more often than every 250 hours. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258113/IMG_7757_jpeg-2911729.JPG Nah, you're good. Makes more work for peeps like me.
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Posted: 8/7/2023 9:15:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Nah, you're good. Makes more work for peeps like me. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SecretSquirell: Originally Posted By TrashWrencher: I’d say tracks need to be cleaned out more often than every 250 hours. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258113/IMG_7757_jpeg-2911729.JPG Nah, you're good. Makes more work for peeps like me. We’re replacing all the rollers, guides, idlers, and track this week. |
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Posted: 8/7/2023 9:20:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrashWrencher: We’re replacing all the rollers, guides, idlers, and track this week. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrashWrencher: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: Originally Posted By TrashWrencher: I’d say tracks need to be cleaned out more often than every 250 hours. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258113/IMG_7757_jpeg-2911729.JPG Nah, you're good. Makes more work for peeps like me. We’re replacing all the rollers, guides, idlers, and track this week. Nice. It's been a minute since we've had any u/c work come through. I did have to convert a new 308 from rubber pads on steel tracks to all rubber on Friday. Pretty easy except getting the track on was being a pain. |
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Posted: 8/8/2023 8:45:56 AM EDT
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Must be old iron week here. We've got a D4C and a D6D in the shop.
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Posted: 8/8/2023 9:50:41 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Ubaddog]
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I know this could be of interest here.
A bulldozer accident Monday seriously injured its operator who had to be rescued with a rope extraction https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/suffolk/bulldozer-operator-seriously-injured-suffolk-industrial-accident/291-bd910ec4-35f4-4590-a287-8d42da0c1726 Landfill heavy equipment oops, hospital vist. |
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Posted: 8/8/2023 10:09:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ubaddog: I know this could be of interest here. https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/suffolk/bulldozer-operator-seriously-injured-suffolk-industrial-accident/291-bd910ec4-35f4-4590-a287-8d42da0c1726 Landfill heavy equipment oops, hospital vist. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ubaddog: I know this could be of interest here. A bulldozer accident Monday seriously injured its operator who had to be rescued with a rope extraction https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/suffolk/bulldozer-operator-seriously-injured-suffolk-industrial-accident/291-bd910ec4-35f4-4590-a287-8d42da0c1726 Landfill heavy equipment oops, hospital vist. Dollars to donuts says he didnt have his seat belt on. I dont see any crane there to right the dozer so it doesnt look rolled. Probably got tossed into the dash/windshield/ROPS. |
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Posted: 8/9/2023 12:57:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/9/2023 2:36:36 PM EDT
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What are you making? Chisel plow?
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Posted: 8/9/2023 2:38:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/9/2023 5:26:33 PM EDT
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It's so clean!!
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Posted: 8/9/2023 6:15:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrashWrencher: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258113/image_jpg-2913820.JPG Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrashWrencher: Originally Posted By SecretSquirell: What are you making? Chisel plow? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/258113/image_jpg-2913820.JPG You guys don't have stands? |
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Posted: 8/15/2023 4:25:51 PM EDT
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So I was at the aiport, got on the plane to go to training... we got on the runway, turned around and went back to the terminal due to weather. I waited around a bit, changed my connecting flight, and was texting my group, one of which was at the connecting flight's airport. As the situation grew increasingly dim, I figured that I could drive there faster than I could fly. Worst case scenario I drive there and get an extra hour of sleep.
Jumped in the Benz, and still flew to Jacksonville, just at a much lower altitude. I didn't really have the tread depth to deal with rain, because I wasn't planning on driving, and I have a new set of wheels and tires coming to me later this month. That 2006 E320 CDI will do 39.7mpg at 90mph. At an average speed of 73mph for the trip down, it did 41.7mpg and the return trip netted an average speed of 63mph due to much worse weather but 42.7mpg. I have little doubt that given the right conditions it could go a thousand miles on a tank of fuel. I got 5 hours at the hotel and was off to take the entrance exam and then at 3:30pm back on the road to drive home. What a shit show. |
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Posted: 8/16/2023 6:43:14 PM EDT
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Got my email that I have been accepted to the CDT program. Thanks for the prayers, good vibes, support, whatever you have to offer.
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Posted: 8/16/2023 9:55:24 PM EDT
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Congratulations! I'm just a home gamer car guy, but that is really cool.
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Posted: 8/17/2023 1:17:15 AM EDT
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Congrats!!
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Posted: 8/17/2023 1:47:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By saturnstyl: Got my email that I have been accepted to the CDT program. Thanks for the prayers, good vibes, support, whatever you have to offer. Congrats! Will you be at NDTD next month? |
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