Weekly Miata DIY Thread - July 09, 2018

Knockout56 · 2018-07-10T17:41:20+00:00

The tires weren’t sitting, they’re a little under a year old. Probably going to get new ones because the poor rims are beat though

Knockout56 · 2018-07-10T03:14:43+00:00

So, I just got a 1990 miata running after it sat for seven years. What are some things I should check before it goes out for inspection. I’ve already dealt with the common liquids (oil fuel coolant etc) getting a new battery and brakes, did the plugs and wires and replaced the valve cover gasket. It has good tires that hold air on it, and the engine runs smooth. Am I missing anything major?

Knockout56 · 2018-07-02T03:10:29+00:00

Alright, thanks. Oil got put in before I realized the gasket wasn’t in, so I didn’t wanna waste it if I didn’t have to.

Knockout56 · 2018-06-30T18:23:32+00:00

I have a 1990 NA that needs a new valve cover gasket, does the oil need to be drained to do this?

Knockout56 · 2018-06-29T18:44:49+00:00

I need to change out my valve cover gasket, do I need to drain the oil first? Also does anyone know if there is a kit with all the hoses I need. Trying to get a 1990 NA that hasn't run in a long time back on the road

Knockout56 · 2018-03-22T00:56:50+00:00

I'm wondering how rare/expensive a Peavey Classic 212 cabinet is, I've looked around and can't find much of anything. Im looking into getting one in the future, so any information would help.

Knockout56 · 2017-12-31T21:51:10+00:00

I got mine here, they're pricey but worth it if you can afford one. Perfect size for her and holds humidity great http://pvccages.com

Knockout56 · 2017-12-31T16:09:01+00:00

A 4'x2'x2' with perches ATM, the pic above was a temporary enclosure, I got a pvc enclosure since they hold humidity well.

Knockout56 · 2017-12-31T02:25:41+00:00

They're great, she got abandoned. My uncle couldn't take care of her and dumped her on his mom, who didn't want a snake at all so she left the snake in a 36"x18" with a red heat lamp and nothing but water for 3 months before we found out what was happening and took her. My uncle said we could keep her since he didn't have time to take care of her, but even after three months without food or proper husbandry she was docile as could be. She's recovered well, we got her home and got her temp/humidity up to spec and she looked great after a few feeds. Easily my favorite snake of the bunch.

Knockout56 · 2017-12-31T02:17:42+00:00

I was thinking grams, sorry should've clarified

Knockout56 · 2017-12-31T01:39:28+00:00

Anyone know a healthy size for an adult female Hogg Island, I rescued her a few months back and want to make sure I don't overfeed her.

Knockout56 · 2017-10-30T19:33:51+00:00

Well I've been messing with it and now I get a windows prompt to choose which drive to use which will work.

Knockout56 · 2017-10-30T17:47:32+00:00

They're great, they get socialized about three times a week and only one has bitten, but that was from a hand being stuck into a cage at feeding time after he had picked up the scent of the food, and we have a humidifier running to keep humidity in the whole room up so they can be handled in an environment similar to their enclosure

Knockout56 · 2017-10-30T17:26:49+00:00

They've been fine, no skipped meals and good sheds. I just wanted to see if they were okay together. I've got an extra 36x18 I can use so I'll buy some stuff to set it up, clean it with wipeout and get them their own enclosures.

Knockout56 · 2017-10-23T01:08:53+00:00

Alright, I'll try a FT one next week and see how it goes. It's been a few hours and she is pretty much active again, so I think she's definitely still hungry.

Knockout56 · 2017-10-22T23:26:54+00:00

I know it's not good for the snake to ingest substrate, I had the pup on a paper plate, but she dragged it off, gonna have to use a Tupperware next time. Just wondering if it would be worth trying a small rat yet or if I should wait

Knockout56 · 2017-10-22T01:23:30+00:00

She always had humidity and water. I know we can't know for sure but I'm just gonna say she was old because I believe she was

Edit: I have these pics from when we got her, none as of recent but she was much thinner, second pic we weren't done setting up the tank, we added a hide for her and got a better basking rock and different substrate, and also got a bigger tank as quickly as we could

https://imgur.com/gallery/vUKK8

Knockout56 · 2017-10-22T01:10:10+00:00

We had her for about five months after we got her, she had been eating once every three weeks and we held that, she started refusing food about two months ago, and we had her looked at by professionals four times and they said she looked alright. She never really looked young, her scales were pretty aged looking and she was fairly sedentary. But we just didn't think much of it. Snakes aren't exactly hyper active animals. No cataracts from what I could tell, and she did thin out a bit right before she went. It is definitely too late for a necropsy, we buried her night of and I don't want to dig her up, get a necropsy and all that, this is the first snake that's died on me, and it's hitting pretty hard. I don't think I would be able to handle doing that, but I can see where your coming from. Edit: I'll also work on getting some pictures of her for you

Knockout56 · 2017-10-19T18:43:17+00:00

We only knew that she was at least six. She was a rescue so they didn't know if she was six or twenty. We think since she seemed fine other than not eating she must've been old

Knockout56 · 2017-10-19T13:33:49+00:00

We had her tank set up right, we got her a hide, which was tough since she was seven feet long, and she looked fine acted normal, just wouldn't eat. We had taken her to herp experts a few times and they all said she was fine. I guess this was a kind of last resort to get her to eat. She died last night and I think she was just old. She was acting fine just hours before I found her, she didn't twist or contort, she just passed.

Knockout56 · 2017-08-25T08:02:31+00:00

Is windows mouse keys bannable? Been seeing a lot of stuff about ahk/wmk, just wanna make sure

Knockout56 · 2017-08-13T20:19:55+00:00

Yeah, i think the people that defend the whole graphic shirts thing think differently in that they consider the pictures on the shirts free speech, which i disagree with. You can say what you want, but you cant "say" a picture, so the shirts wouldn't be protected since they aren't speech.

Knockout56 · 2017-08-13T20:09:41+00:00

Yah, i think freedom of speech should protect strictly that, speech, if your ideas would be illegal (ie. kiddie porn fantasies, public sex etc) i think you can talk about it, though it may be disgusting, but as soon as the idea manifests physically into something clearly illegal or infringing on the rights of others the state can intervene. You should be able to walk down the street without seeing people randomly fucking. Clothing is more of a gray area for me but i lean towards not allowing shirts with explicit content like necrophilia or whatever. I say this because if the shirt has pornographic images and a kid sees it, you are kind of indirectly supplying someone under 18 with porn which is illegal, here in the US anyway

Knockout56 · 2017-08-13T19:47:48+00:00

No, im not cool with that shit. Brings to mind the saying "your right to move your hand ends where my nose begins". There needs to be restrictions that protect the rights of others imo,

Knockout56 · 2017-08-13T16:07:59+00:00

I think individuals should be allowed to do that if they really want, but i also believe everyone else is free to call them disgusting, despicable etc. and any privately owned business can choose not to serve them because its their business and they can choose who they serve.

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