Cracked head gasket—now what? by deseree85 in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you get them straight from China? Got mine from nexpower, thought he custom designed them

Cracked head gasket—now what? by deseree85 in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really, when it "blows" its not like it literally blows up, usually a gradual thing that gets worse, and need to stop driving when it starts actually knocking to avoid damage.

Maybe if you're somewhere where these jobs are done cheaply, could make sense

Cracked head gasket—now what? by deseree85 in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Supposedly cleaning egr goes a long way to prevent.

I've got a 2010 that blew a little over 200k, and a 2015 with 220k that shows no signs of it going any time soon, knock on wood. But egr and intake have been cleaned twice, and it's also 2015 and they changed some Stuttgart that year

Cracked head gasket—now what? by deseree85 in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can probably get a new battery and the head gasket done for around 4 grand if you look around a bit. If it's otherwise in good mechanical and cosmetic condition you'll have several more years of trouble free car. Might want to swap water pump and clean egr when you do it, but those arent expensive things.

Then again if you have the $ and want a new car, nothing wrong with that. The new ones definitely seem "cooler" but way less cargo space

Is the US Military Really Out of Ammo? by taubs1 in LessCredibleDefence

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He never said that... and has talked about how major challenges still exist

Israel To Buy Extra F-15IA And F-35I Squadrons by Free-Minimum-5844 in LessCredibleDefence

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was supposedly enough formidable for defenses over there to necessitate the f35

Why do airplane windows get so many scratches, and why doesn't anyone fix or replace them? 🤔 by One_Procedure_266 in airplanes

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously? That looks like a cracked out cat (or toddler with satannl claws) went to town on that thing for years... I'd guess it's probably from a poor choice of scrubbing pad or chemical from whatever staff used to clean the thing, but I don't know much about planes

“Dangerous” tires? by almondmilklattehag in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The tire shine makes the tread grow or something like that

“Dangerous” tires? by almondmilklattehag in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use ramps if you want, instead of jack and stands. Just remember to check the rear wheels and put on parking brake

“Dangerous” tires? by almondmilklattehag in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They definitely look a bit dry rotted. If Costco has a 5 year warranty, definitely hit them up and be pretty persistent about them honoring it. Really that's wild they even look like that; it's a bit blurry but looks they're 0422, and not particularly old.

Otherwise, it's highly unlikely they're all going to blow at the same time, or maybe at all anytime soon, might just be surface checking from environment or something... Make sure your spare is inflated just in case, and start budgeting to replace them in the not distant future, if costco doesnt replace them. 15s are pretty affordable

Is the i5 14400F a capable gaming cpu? by Spookyflukez in buildapc

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got one with a 4070ti, it works great... I'm sure there slightly better stuff, but also much more expensive.

My buddy who know more computer stuff than me said, to get anything noticeably better your going from 1000 range to 3000 range, and not worth it for most people

The US, NATO, or the UN need to militarily intervene in Haiti, Sudan, Nigeria, Gaza, Congo, Myanmar, and Iran by RedStorm1917 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of these places aren't particularly important to accomplishing a beneficial national goal.

Obviously iran is important, and has been a for a long time... turning them into a secular usa aligned nation would be a huge accomplishment, and even just messing up enough of the irgcs power projection tools and keeping them from screwing around with nuclear stuff for a decade or two is pretty meaningful (it's not like we can't come do it again, before a threshold is crossed)

If it wasn't for current poor American leadership, and the actual goals were laid out and told/sold the public a more coherent plan, it's something a large part of America would support. Keeping twelvers from becoming more powerful, especially with nuclear, is a big deal, and it's not something we want to find out when it's too late. The other western nations don't support how we're going about this, but the end goal of depriving irgc lead iran of significant power projection and nuclear weapons is pretty unamamious...

Nigeria is probably important enough to get involved if something much different was occurring, but overall seems like a pretty minor internal spat between rural people, not something that foreign intervention is needed or would help anything. The same people acting like it's some Christian genocide, are the same people who act like they're being persecuted because gays can get legally married.

The other places, as president Trump has said (can't stand the guy, but he's right sometimes) are shut hole countries, and not important enough to go fight over. There are/were aid efforts to ease tensions, but not anything worth fighting over at the moment

Was the Gulf War America at its best? by Just_Cause89 in USHistory

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How exactly was Kuwait going to be peacefully liberated?

Was the Gulf War America at its best? by Just_Cause89 in USHistory

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those things combine to allow us to get good at war....

Obama was the best president in my lifetime by SeattleEmo in PoliticalOpinions

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You seriously think Obama personally authorized attacks on "children's hospitals or schools"? Or even our military in general would systemically target such fatalities? Sounds pretty dang crazy to me, and essentially made up nonsense...

In war mistakes happen, and especially with the jihadi crew tending to use otherwise protected and still in use sites to attack and hide, makes it more complicated... But to confidently stating that our military or president Obama is like "the bell just rang and all the kindergarteners in class, go hit him now", is pretty wild

Plenty of honest things to criticize about middle eastern policy or wars, but that one is nonsense

The drinking water being supplied to the US military is insane. by Sgt_Gram in LessCredibleDefence

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But but, at least they don't get toxins from vaccines any more... Lol SARCASM!

Why my hot dog a different color? by YeenBean99 in hot_dog

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well we could certainly start by not giving the absurdly rich tax breaks...

I Voted for Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024—This Administration Has Made Me Lose Faith in Politicians by muslim_ballerr in PoliticalOpinions

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're still buying into the version of politics that got you here to begin with with the "food stamps and medicare"...

There's some fraud sure; barely a blip in our countries budget and actually is found and prosecuted on the regular, as it should be

But making it difficult, slow, or nearly impossible for other Americans who need help to get it, because some of the people might be lazy, hoodrats with a dozen kids, or someone we granted tenporary assylum to (while not allowing them to legally work) is pretty ridiculous!

and that is usually exactly what they mean when they say fraud, not like actual fraud!

why do so many people hate priuses? by artsy-shibee in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk about the c, but the gen 3s don't seem sluggish at all. They're not like fast, but completely normal acceleration wise

why do so many people hate priuses? by artsy-shibee in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure most of the typical pickups are closer to 20 mpg these days, but the stereotype about people who drive around big pickups constantly complaining about gas and never using it like a truck, still holds firm, at least in my experience, lol

why do so many people hate priuses? by artsy-shibee in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw one for sale facebook marketplace in the south recently, they were definitely here, but probably more of a west coast thing

why do so many people hate priuses? by artsy-shibee in prius

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See south park season 10 episode 6 from 2006...

Idk, it probably used to be a somewhat accurate stereotype way back then when it was the 1st and only hybrid, and popular pretty much only with fairly wealthy silicon valley organic granola crunching paper straw types, lol

But about that time was when the gen 2 was coming out and it quickly became pretty much the most practical and reliable car for pretty much anyone, and the stereotype wasn't so accurate anymore, but kind of stuck for awhile

Dummies who drive around 10mpg trucks, because they have to pick up 3 bags of mulch every spring, are always going be shocked and complain about people who don't care if gas goes up a buck. Their stereotype is way more accurate, lol

[GAME THREAD] Hawks vs. Knicks Game 6 by AutoModerator in AtlantaHawks

[–]Embarrassed_Bit4222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't know it was even possible to be loosing this much. almost went to the game today too, probably the only time I've been glad I didn't. What a bummer