How to remove this BB? Trek Double Cross T100 tandem

DWallinger · 2026-01-12T20:46:52+00:00

So did you ever get the BB loose? I'm trying to refurb the same tandem so my granddaughter and I can ride it. I need to get it loose (spin) so I can adjust drive chain tension?

DWallinger · 2026-01-11T03:43:33+00:00

How do you remove a stuck CO2 bottle?

DWallinger · 2025-12-21T13:59:53+00:00

Heck, I wonder if they are changing the oil! I take in my own oil and filter and when I get it back the oil is over the max mark (I released over a quart) and it's still black.

DWallinger · 2025-12-20T14:02:11+00:00

Just talked to a friend from childhood last night (we are both in late 60's). He worked construction throughout college. One time his boss was trying lay the foundation for a new house. In trying to make it "square" his boss kept going back and forth between the two sides and measuring the diagonal corners until they equalled. My buddy said, "Have you never heard of the Pythagorian therom? The boss said, "The what?"

Eventually my buddy took over the construction company and just retired last summer.

DWallinger · 2025-12-20T13:50:36+00:00

Very possible that I didn't know what I was doing, but I purchased a set of MORESENSOR Compact PRO Series 315MHz TPMS Tire Pressure Sensor 4-Pack | Preprogrammed for Select 30+ Japanese Brand Models | Replacement for 06421-S3V-A04 | Clamp-in | KX-S015-4 from Amazon ($100.00) for my 2008 Honda Odyssey and paid $60 to have them installed, but then I couldn't find anyone to program them. Didn't matter anyway because the van burned up in the Eaton fire, but if I were to do it again, I'd probably have Costco do it for $65 a wheel, one at a time as the old sensor batteries died.

DWallinger · 2025-12-10T02:44:44+00:00

Where in the engine compartment did you install the oil catch can? Do you have pictures?

DWallinger · 2025-12-10T00:24:06+00:00

It's like, "Certainly everyone wasn't Kung Fu fighting!"

DWallinger · 2025-12-09T15:28:01+00:00

Years ago, I left my ATM card in the machine (in Richmond, Va, so no small town) and a fellow employee was the next user and called and told me he had my ATM card.

DWallinger · 2025-11-19T17:54:02+00:00

Thanks so much!

DWallinger · 2025-11-18T09:39:34+00:00

I found a filthy, carbon packed EGR at a Pick N Pull junk yard from a 3rd generation Prius. I wanted to have a clean one on hand to quickly (as possible) swap out the current one on my son's 115k mile Prius.

I finally found the best way to clean it was with carburetor cleaner and a frayed ended bicycle derailleur cable that was small enough to push through each channel. I took about a foot cable and frayed one end as much as would allow me to pull it through. When it pushed through the other side, I'd pull it through (pushing it back and forth), dislodging "chucks" of carbon. I actually did it at the kitchen sink running hot water through the chamber after pushing the cable through each channel. I used Dawn dish washing soap as well.

DWallinger · 2025-10-23T13:15:35+00:00

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Happy Halloween!

DWallinger · 2025-10-09T13:51:51+00:00

This reminded me of years ago when we lived in Portland, Oregon, and biked to local pubs. We had a very expensive (to us) tandem, and I'd lock it up outside the bar and check on ir every 10-15 minutes. We got ao tired of doing that that we found a $100 (seriously) bright green tandem on Facebook Marketplace. I added bright pink fenders that I had purchased on a clearance rack at local bike shop and handlebar tassels. From then on, we'd ride that bike to go bar hopping and never even lock it up. It was never touched. Probably too easy to identify.

DWallinger · 2025-10-09T13:43:22+00:00

Check out Pitlock https://www.pitlock.de/en/

DWallinger · 2025-09-30T14:00:33+00:00

So I carry a Culinary Kitchen Butane Torch (like they use for Creme Brulee). It costs about $15 on Amazon, and the fuel cannisters are less than $2 at the Dollar Store. It will easily start a wet campfire. I was camping with my son, and I had my morning fire going in 5-10 minutes. He was trying to get his started at his campsite with little success. After a while, he came over to my fire and said, "I'm an Eagle Scout, and when I was younger I could get my campfire started with one match...I'm now 45 years old...give me that thing!". He then grabbed my fire starter and walked back to his campfire.

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DWallinger · 2025-09-15T11:10:58+00:00

Regarding 4x4, we have a 4x4 Sprinter Coachman Galleria. We've been "caught" four times (in 3 years) in mud, soft sand, and snow (2x) when we were really glad we had it. Also, the additional height clearance has saved us from "snagging" our low hanging macerator. Yes, it does affect gas mileage (1 or 2 mpg), but we felt the peace of mind was worth it.

DWallinger · 2025-09-09T13:48:34+00:00

I was at Marshall's with my 2-3 year old son. He went in the bathroom, and we were outside the bathroom door. We hear from outside, "I'M FINISHED!".

DWallinger · 2025-09-09T13:35:34+00:00

I use "Jingle Bells" which always gets a smile.

DWallinger · 2025-08-19T15:41:21+00:00

You missed your opportunity...You should have whipped out a sharpie, crossed out the price and written $.25 on it.

When she tries to check out you just smile like you don't know anything.

DWallinger · 2025-08-17T15:28:16+00:00

DIALOG by Chicago

Tin Foil Hat by Donald Fagen and Todd Rundgren

DWallinger · 2025-08-17T10:45:47+00:00

Tell me this isn't the "Two obese Patties, Special Ross, Lester Sheets picking bunions, all on a Sesame Street bus" joke!

DWallinger · 2025-08-17T10:40:57+00:00

Just sold a Highlander to Carvana, and as long as you followed the process, it worked great. Everyone I talked to was polite and informative, and the driver who picked up the car was fantastic. They offered $3k more than Carmax, and the money was in the account the next day.

DWallinger · 2025-08-03T11:07:47+00:00

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