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    Coasting to a stop vs down shifting to a stop in manual transmissions

    What would be different between front and back of the gears? If they have no trouble being loaded on one side there will be no trouble on the other. As far as engine vacuum and pulling the oil, that only happens when the rings are stuck/partially stuck. If they are free, the extra vacuum helps...
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    These new self storage places

    If it isn’t a perfect manifestation of consumerism, I don’t know what is.
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    Coasting to a stop vs down shifting to a stop in manual transmissions

    None of it really matters as far as wear and tear. People like to worry about silly stuff sometimes. But as far as coasting vs downshifting it depends on the situation. If I know I will come to a stop, I usually coast, but if the traffic is slowing down, or the situation on the road seems...
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    Ford 3.7L torque specs

    I prefer the German torque specs “gootentight”.
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    Measuring ATF Temperature

    The first time I did the cooler line exchange on my minivan I used an IR gun as I didn’t have a monitoring software. I measured the aluminum case in few places and not the black oil pan. Recently I performed another cooler line exchange and this time I could monitor the ATF temp. The final...
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    Toyota Pink or Prestone red

    Anything Prestone is all the same formula that contains 2eha as the inhibitor. Stay away unless you fully flush the system. Not sure why people are so adamant at matching the coolant color instead of actually matching the coolant formulas. Color means nothing.
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    MB Ticking / Tapping noise only when warm

    Soapy water provides temporary lubrication either for the belt itself, so it stops making noise or for the bearing in one of the pulleys. Could be an idler or tensioner pulley. That would be my starting point.
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    MB Ticking / Tapping noise only when warm

    If that’s the case, the issue may likely be with the accessory belt or one of the accessories.
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    Now that Uber & Lyft destroyed taxis, they’re coming for their profits, and lowering their service…

    Compared to the taxi business, ride share business is a crawling infant. Give it some more time and a similar thing will happen to the ride share giants.
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    Morals and working with the public

    Here are a few example of morals. Don’t steal Don’t murder Don’t cheat Don’t lie I do not see in the OP where any of the above was violated. All this “be nice” bs is not morals at all. In fact it’s the opposite. Because it forces people to betray the true morals, in order to appear “nice” and...
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    BMW K1200s/1300s owners

    Nice! Those 1200LTs are beasts. I almost got one few years ago, but a nice Honda Valkyrie came up so I went with a Honda as I liked the looks better. You are right about the Japanese bikes feeling loose and rattly. The top box on that Valkyrie rattled very badly, even though everything was...
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    Employment quiz- would you have gotten this sample question correct?

    The answer should be: “unnecessarily true”.
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    Learning the Value of Money

    Child labor in my household is free.😉 But it’s good to show them just how much work is needed to save money.
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    Direct injection engine struggles to warm up(Mazda 2.5NA) am I overreacting?

    Yeah, that’s quite a fluctuation going on there. It Doesn’t look normal in a conventional sense, but if this is intentional one begs the question, what is the benefit of running the coolant temp up and down like that?
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    Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore) hit by Cargo Ship and Collapsed

    Your post reminds me of an episode of Futurama where they crash a tanker with 6000 hulls. You can never anticipate the future, no matter how hard you try.
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    Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore) hit by Cargo Ship and Collapsed

    Hopefully this incident is of a technical nature and not negligence from the crew members.
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    Direct injection engine struggles to warm up(Mazda 2.5NA) am I overreacting?

    Your Mazda should have a manual shift option. I would use that to keep the revs in the higher range during warmup. Otherwise it looks like we are back to the old school days of covering the front grills with cardboard boxes.
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    Can oil mixed with coolant turn black?

    The overflow bottle was full of oil. Even though HG was my first thought, the amount was too large for it to be the case. So it either had to be added by mistake or on purpose. I lean towards it being on purpose. I’ve been riding the bike every day a whole week without issues. The only thing...
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    Question about damage to new radiator from shipping

    If it's not leaking it will be fine. I can't find the after picture, but I was able to straightened this radiator out to where you wouldn't be able to tell it was bent unless you closely examined it.
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