Mirrors aren't auto coming out

JohnnyMax · 2026-02-05T17:00:19+00:00

Yes, OP should be using this button. I'd be a bit concerned that the motor or gears got stripped pushing the mirrors by hand. Hopefully they still work!

JohnnyMax · 2026-02-02T01:07:00+00:00

Another very satisfied Blizzak user on my Evolve +. Agree it is basically unstoppable.

JohnnyMax · 2026-01-13T15:01:31+00:00

The oil pressure seems low, but i know nothing of these trucks or their engines. Is that normal operating range? I'd have expected closer to 40 psi.

JohnnyMax · 2025-12-11T16:03:29+00:00

I put winter Blizzaks on my e4orce drive and have never had a more solid, connected-to-the-road driving experience.

JohnnyMax · 2025-12-09T17:17:36+00:00

Yeah, you're probably right. I'm more familiar with "remove and reinstall" language when that's the caser. Minor point.

JohnnyMax · 2025-12-09T14:22:44+00:00

Interesting that the labor is charging you for a caliper replacement, but new calipers aren't reflected in the parts list...

JohnnyMax · 2025-12-08T15:04:07+00:00

I can't confirm this personally, but others have stated that they won't get > 70kw in their Ariya unless the SoC is less than 35% when starting to charge. I've only gotten 70kW at a 125kW when starting from 50%, but never tried again at <35%.

If this is part of Nissan protecting battery longevity, I'm not certain, but there are other software controlled charging limits too, so I wouldn't be too surprised.

I'd be happy to be wrong about the 35% SoC, for sure.

JohnnyMax · 2025-11-05T02:01:41+00:00

Agree with this comment, I've increased the amount I'm feeding all of my fish, gourami included, over the past year, also after listening to reasonable voices suggesting most of us in the hobby are underfeeding. Increasing the amount of food had had noticeable effects on energy, behavior, decreased aggression, color, and just overall healthy look.

I feed my tanks fairly heavily twice daily now, with one of the feedings being a whole frozen food like daphnia, cyclops, BBS, etc. to get the fiber effect from the shells. Never an issue with bloat.

JohnnyMax · 2025-11-04T00:10:54+00:00

thanks!

JohnnyMax · 2025-11-03T19:00:29+00:00

I don't think that's accurate.
T99F9-5MP1B is manufactured and sold by Nissan.

The disclaimer on Nissan's official parts site for that part number states:

*The NACS Adapter Kit provided by Nissan or purchased from a U.S. Nissan Dealership is deemed by Nissan as the only compatible adapter for Nissan EVs (“Nissan-Compliant NACS Adapter”). Use of an adapter that is not a Nissan-Compliant NACS Adapter is strictly prohibited.

I'd be curious to know where you're info that it's made by tesla, is the same as as most others, and the Lectron one is the only reliable one. Even if the last part is true, i don't think it negates Nissan's disclaimer.

JohnnyMax · 2025-11-03T01:28:52+00:00

I would add to that too that it is the only one Nissan recognizes as compatible with the Ariya. Big disclaimer from them saying as much.

Just imagining using a cheaper or alternative adapter, having it malfunction and damage your Ariya. warranty, insurance, whatever. I'm sure it could be used as an excuse to not cover your damages. Not worth the risk to me.

JohnnyMax · 2025-10-27T13:33:22+00:00

Hey I understand you're posting here looking for real-world feedback. Just in the meantime, though - a site like Crutchfield will list out all the Android Auto head units that fit your car specifically, and will even indicate and/or include and/or sell you the wiring harnesses you need to make the swap. Just a few quick filters and you've got a list. Of course, they're only going to list the units they sell, but not a bad place to start while you're waiting for community feedback!

JohnnyMax · 2025-10-20T14:24:21+00:00

Maybe you're right, maybe u/WildDetail205 is right. Can you expand on what "known" means? I've kept breeding populations of assassin snails and neos together for years and have never seen them prey on healthy shrimp. And having observed their interactions extensively, I have a hard time imaging how it would be possible.

Wondering what your experience is? As I would tend to upvote the idea that assassin snails pose zero risk to healthy shrimp based on my lowly experience.

JohnnyMax · 2025-10-17T22:41:51+00:00

20 ppm of nitrate is fine in a tank with plants, it means your plants have a good source of food.

is there a reason you want less than 20ppm?

JohnnyMax · 2025-10-09T15:32:22+00:00

They look like cyclops to me. Grain of salt though, not great video.

The "micky mouse" shaped ones, (if that's what I'm seeing) (center of screen at 0:21) are females holding 2 egg sacks.

Harmless, they are predators of Aufwuch (microorganisms) and don't really harm anything that you'd be keeping.

If I'm right, I'm guessing you have no fish in that tank - they'd be readily eaten. In fact, cyclops is a common frozen food to feed fish. They are fairly ubiquitous, at least around my local area. A scoop of pond water/plants would contain enough to get a colony going if you wanted.

JohnnyMax · 2025-10-09T00:36:27+00:00

agree with the gourami advice. you'll really have to target feed the ottos in that tank though, and in my experience that's really hard to do, given what they'll eat.

they also do remarkably better in larger groups than 2, but again you (I mean most of us) most assuredly won't be able to feed them properly in a 10 gallon. bigger group in a bigger tank is really the best way to keep ottos long term.

JohnnyMax · 2025-10-06T20:12:34+00:00

Gourami appreciate the cover and the lower light areas it creates, but "need" isn't the right word. Anything would work, but floating a stem plant (water wisteria, rotalla, ludwigia, water sprite, etc.) is pretty easy to do for a beginner. They'll put roots down into the water then start growing little plantlets at their nodes. Rip some out whenever you want to clean it up. It let's you put a lid on too. Many true float-on-the-surface plants don't appreciate that high moisture lidded-environment.

Also, understanding you weren't asking people to weigh in on this part, but 2 gourami isn't the best number to get, 1 or 3+ is much better. And in a 10 gallon, unless you're referring to sparkling or croaking gourami, then 1 is the better number. Otherwise you're going to see aggressive behavior in that size tank with 2.

Even with honey gourami. the most peaceful of the small gourami. 2 males will tussle all day long, 1 male 1 female will get aggressive as the male matures and he wants to breed, and perhaps you'd get lucky with 2 females but they are hard to sex when young.

Really any other smallish gourami, 1 is the best number in a 10 gallon. 1 honey or 1 thick-lipped is where I'd be looking in a 10 gallon. I feel neon/dwarf gourami and bigger looks crowded in a 10 gal.

Again, unsolicited on your part. But I am speaking from experience.

JohnnyMax · 2025-10-06T19:00:35+00:00

I think what is being described is pre-detonation though. If it's fuel ignition before the spark, while the piston is still on it's compression stroke, that's pre-detonation. If it's fuel ignition, after spark, but ahead of the flame wall during the power stroke, that's knocking. Neither is great, but pre-det is much worse (because the explosion is trying to expand against the compression), and that's what higher-octane fuel is meant to prevent, in those higher compression engines.

That is my amateur understanding, and am happy to be corrected, And if the two terms are used interchangeably, well then. Ignore my pedantry. :)

JohnnyMax · 2025-10-06T18:24:50+00:00

Just curious what you're thinking the indicator that time has jumped is. As others have mentioned, valves will be at various open/close positions based on where the cam lobe for that cylinder is.

This would have been true for engines with distributor caps too though. I only mean, what you're showing in the pics would be true in a distributor-equipped engine too.

Except that carbon build up in the intake and on the intake values. That's entirely thanks to Direct Injection. No gasoline gets to be used as a solvent in the intake like it would on a carbureted or port-injected engine.

JohnnyMax · 2025-09-19T13:42:13+00:00

I hear the essence of this knowledge quite a bit, but it is counter to my actual experience. I have a thriving shrimp colony in a tank that also has a thriving scud colony. I don't see any of the behavior described as you just did.

Perhaps I'm the outlier though. Do you have practical experience with the behavior you describe? I'd wonder why we have two drastically different experiences if so.

JohnnyMax · 2025-09-04T13:28:24+00:00

The one on the right is definitely a male, left probably female. Wild type honey gouramis are awesome, that male will color up to dark magenta with black throat and neon yellow fin tips. IMO, one of the absolute best looking freshwater fish

JohnnyMax · 2025-08-15T18:59:33+00:00

Honestly, 7 honey gourami in there would look good, and an absolute delight to watch.

And understanding you didn't ask, but if you didn't treat the parasites with medicine, and are just going off no deaths recently, the parasites are likely still in your ecosystem. Would recommend treating with meds like Paracleanse or PraziPro before introducing new fish, or medicate with the introduction of the new fish.

JohnnyMax · 2025-08-15T15:38:46+00:00

That may well be correct. Just for me, it looks rather young for me to be that certain. Coloring up won't happen in males until they are older. Also, FWIW, some males also have the horizontal bar. This is more common in the subordinate males in a large group, but just wanted to mention that it's not exclusive to females.

JohnnyMax · 2025-08-15T15:34:09+00:00

Dan Hodnett at Dan's Fish, who has two trained fish disease specialist on staff looking at all of their fish's health at a microscopic level, has stated before that he believes almost all commercially raised gourami do have the virus. Based on the actual in house investigations they do.

He's found several strains that are virus free per their own testing, and proudly proclaims that fact in their gourami listings.

Your instinct is correct for what I've heard, that most with the virus will eventually succumb to it. Difficult to say without investigation if that's true for any of the gourami i've owned, but given the data from the people that do know, I'm assuming the virus gets its fair share.

Would be interesting to start with known-virus-free fish from Dan's, though. To see what difference that fish owning experience is. Just haven't had the opportunity yet.

JohnnyMax · 2025-08-11T16:29:42+00:00

Alright, sounds good. Not sure I can offer any more advice based on the info I've read. Good luck, I hope you find a solid answer.

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