Oh baby. You can almost hear that!
What are you working on today?
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You and me both. Ouch! I thought I'd prepaid enough...
Hermann
Site Donor 2023
Today I did a level-it-out mowing after changing the oil in the rider. Fired up the Worx weed wacker and charged the batteries afterward.
Yes, That shaft runs the oil pump & balance shafts. Pretty impressive for a little 4 cylinder!
Mowed grass and then washed the truck. Birds decided to bomb the front end last night. Also wanted to get rid of that nasty silicone base tire shine the dealer puts on it. Just my luck though, couple hours after washing it, despite only a 3% chance of rain...
So that's how it's gonna be...
So that's how it's gonna be...
Still not working on anything car related.. well I did measure the tire circumference on the Festiva to see if a 13 would fit in the spare tire location, verdict is it'll be close. Looked at the Escape to see if I could locate the rattle towards the front of the engine, hate to say might be the timing chain I checked all the pulleys and all were tight. Main job of the night sealed around the edges of the kitchen with spray foam, I hate that stuff. Started working on the wall around stairs.
Yesterday put the back cover on the cabinets and got the dishwasher properly mounted in place. Planning on getting bids for a countertop next week. Goal is to be done with the inside of this house by the end of this year. I'm tired of living in a constant construction zone!
Yesterday put the back cover on the cabinets and got the dishwasher properly mounted in place. Planning on getting bids for a countertop next week. Goal is to be done with the inside of this house by the end of this year. I'm tired of living in a constant construction zone!
Ours still isn't growing. Guess I'll have to fertilize this wonderful KCK dirt somehow.
Ya know....I never learn. It's my own fault. I'm an idiot apparently incapable of absorbing and storing new information.
We know from results this is true.
I know aftermarket radiators often fit poorly. I've experienced it before. And yet here I am trying to install a Murray CU13301 into a '14 GMC 2500 w 6.0
I triple verified the lower mounts are dropped into their respective holes and there is no adjustment- left side is slotted but right side is not. This is what the upper mounts look like before slipping in their rubber bushings.
The original rad was not like this coming out, so that pretty well rules out body damage
We know from results this is true.
I know aftermarket radiators often fit poorly. I've experienced it before. And yet here I am trying to install a Murray CU13301 into a '14 GMC 2500 w 6.0
I triple verified the lower mounts are dropped into their respective holes and there is no adjustment- left side is slotted but right side is not. This is what the upper mounts look like before slipping in their rubber bushings.
The original rad was not like this coming out, so that pretty well rules out body damage
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Got the cam and lifters installed in the 77 K10. Reinstalled the timing chain, timing cover, water pump, crank pulley and other associated pieces. Adjusted valves. Reinstalled intake and distributor. Got it running, timing set, and performed the break in procedure. I've put about fifty miles on it this evening. So far so good. Will check for lifter noise in the morning.
All was good until a few days ago. Turning the key to start, all that happens now is click. Tried every morning since and it refuses to crank.
I suspect the solenoid contacts are worn. Rebuilt Denso starter and gaskets arrived yesterday. I started tearing down the engine this afternoon.
I'm having to work on the driveway; hopefully, the weather stays clear. The slight breeze this morning was cold (I waited until this afternoon for the temps to rise a bit). Froze my face off. Some would agree that I look better without a face.
That last comment was out of pocket
I can agree with the first one tho
Why not contact the proprietor of the piss poor performing part?
It's a Spectre Premium item
https://www.spectrapremium.com/en/contact#contact-form
The better one that fit was an Agility (APDI) brand item
Start using different parts
Apparently you don't learn from your mistakes, and keep making them
There's a word for doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome
I wish getting decent parts wasn't such a struggle these days
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AutoMechanic
Site Donor 2025
On the way to work my right signal in the rear blew. So I purchased the bulb at work and replaced it when I got home. I prefer to do my repairs at home.
Work was very slow today and the internet was down so that was no good. Luckily I ordered all my parts while the internet was still working. The parts guys love me cause I’m always carrying a $200-$300 parts tab and they are commission based. Tomorrow I have to price out about $1,000 worth of parts as my brother in law wants to overhaul the suspension on his minivan lol. I think the reason we have been so slow is because they keep raising our prices. Higher than any other dealership around. Today the raised the price of our lowest priced oil change from $69.99 to $79.99 the $69.99 just got raised about 3 weeks ago from $59.99. They said due to the limited production of oil the price will temporarily go up to $79.99. I don’t see why anyone would pay that. It’s insane. And add about $90 on top of that if they want air filters or anything. Today I finished up the Tacoma interior the one that was molded. Sent that out. Done a used car trade in 4Runner new hub, bearing and axle in the back right. Customer who traded it had already gotten the parts so they told me to use those to save the company some money so I did and I hated too because they were really cheap some off brand that I hadn’t heard of from some place online I think it was like SKP or something IIRC, which I looked on RockAuto and it might be their brand. I tried to get them to get different ones and they said nope if it’s in there use what’s provided. Even something from a parts store would of probably been an improvement over this stuff but oh well I have to do what I’m told. They aren’t warranting the car as it has too many miles so I guess that’s why. I still felt bad about putting the cheap stuff on there though. It even felt rankity jank as I call it lol. I just know the finished result was a lot less noisy than the intial test drive and diagnosis that I did. That thing was rumbling and popping like a mad man. I just hope the parts last for awhile. This was a 2018 with 101,000 on it.
Then in the afternoon after lunch two oil changes. One 2019 4Runner with the uncommon plain RWD base model package. Then a 2007 Lexus not sure the model as I don’t know any Lexus models right off.
Work was very slow today and the internet was down so that was no good. Luckily I ordered all my parts while the internet was still working. The parts guys love me cause I’m always carrying a $200-$300 parts tab and they are commission based. Tomorrow I have to price out about $1,000 worth of parts as my brother in law wants to overhaul the suspension on his minivan lol. I think the reason we have been so slow is because they keep raising our prices. Higher than any other dealership around. Today the raised the price of our lowest priced oil change from $69.99 to $79.99 the $69.99 just got raised about 3 weeks ago from $59.99. They said due to the limited production of oil the price will temporarily go up to $79.99. I don’t see why anyone would pay that. It’s insane. And add about $90 on top of that if they want air filters or anything. Today I finished up the Tacoma interior the one that was molded. Sent that out. Done a used car trade in 4Runner new hub, bearing and axle in the back right. Customer who traded it had already gotten the parts so they told me to use those to save the company some money so I did and I hated too because they were really cheap some off brand that I hadn’t heard of from some place online I think it was like SKP or something IIRC, which I looked on RockAuto and it might be their brand. I tried to get them to get different ones and they said nope if it’s in there use what’s provided. Even something from a parts store would of probably been an improvement over this stuff but oh well I have to do what I’m told. They aren’t warranting the car as it has too many miles so I guess that’s why. I still felt bad about putting the cheap stuff on there though. It even felt rankity jank as I call it lol. I just know the finished result was a lot less noisy than the intial test drive and diagnosis that I did. That thing was rumbling and popping like a mad man. I just hope the parts last for awhile. This was a 2018 with 101,000 on it.
Then in the afternoon after lunch two oil changes. One 2019 4Runner with the uncommon plain RWD base model package. Then a 2007 Lexus not sure the model as I don’t know any Lexus models right off.
I've always thought this should be a 2Runner....??
The funny part is, I’ve had luck with a Murray radiator as an 11th hour replacement on a Civic, and a Spectra Premium on a Chevy. To me, all the Chinesium radiators are almost the same.That last comment was out of pocket
I can agree with the first one tho
Why not contact the proprietor of the piss poor performing part?
It's a Spectre Premium item
https://www.spectrapremium.com/en/contact#contact-form
The better one that fit was an Agility (APDI) brand item
Start using different parts
Apparently you don't learn from your mistakes, and keep making them
There's a word for doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome
I wish getting decent parts wasn't such a struggle these days
Yeah, I'm not even sure if the Denso ones are much better.
Yeah around 2018 I put a radiator in an '04 Forester turbo. From O'Reilly and fit was horrible. I had to slot the upper holes in the plastic mounting tabs and there was BARELY enough meat. Ironically I stumbled upon a reviewer on Amazon for the same application and same issue. So, write it off to a "bad batch".
Two years ago a radiator from Autozone in an '01 Ranger. I think it was a Spectra because of the CU prefix, but maybe not. Fit was "meh it'll work" but not very good.
Last year I put a Koyorad in an '02 Impreza - fit was perfect.
And now this. I just don't learn. But as with everything people want their vehicles back quickly and Autozone/O'Reilly has it in stock.....
The last radiator I installed was a new Denso (COO China) around two years ago. It had a nice twist to it.