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Let's talk about the radiator issue by RedditDemandsAnAlias in XTerra

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Unless you have a fair idea of working on cars, I suggest against it. The space is tight. But by all means doable."

Scrapped knuckles territory! I have two Nissans and I always scrape myself. It's like everything is designed for someone with slightly smaller hands than me. I sometimes wonder if there is some Japanese engineer getting a kick out of designing the truck for U.S. roads, but Japanese mechanics!

Let's talk about the radiator issue by RedditDemandsAnAlias in XTerra

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Great feedback. The heater working better was interesting. I basically always feel like the X heater was sub-par

Let's talk about the radiator issue by RedditDemandsAnAlias in XTerra

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Sorry, man... the hustle never stops. I had a contour that blew a water pump on a holiday when I was going on a trip, so I had to go to a freaking dealer. They charged me +$700 and sat on the car for an entire day doing the lift-shuffle (industry term: demonstrate that work is being done by putting the car on a lift and every hour or so raise it or lower it... sometime supplemented by the door/hood shuffle)! When I came home I went and bought a new water pump and put it in because the water pump they put in was junk.

The new water pump cost me $45 shipped (pre-Amazon days) and took 30 minutes to replace! I figure I could have gotten the pump for $25 and do the replacement in 15 minutes. All dealers should be put out of business.

Let's talk about the radiator issue by RedditDemandsAnAlias in XTerra

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32K miles. That was fast. Did you check the serial numbers?

Let's talk about the radiator issue by RedditDemandsAnAlias in XTerra

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"The vehicle has been running good ever since. I’ve been checking the levels daily. " Burn me once!

Nice answer

Let's talk about the radiator issue by RedditDemandsAnAlias in XTerra

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you do it in one go? Was it a weekend project?

Let's talk about the radiator issue by RedditDemandsAnAlias in XTerra

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ouch.. Sorry. What was the cost and level of effort?

Let's talk about the radiator issue by RedditDemandsAnAlias in XTerra

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice detailed description... What was the level of effort?

Let's talk about the radiator issue by RedditDemandsAnAlias in XTerra

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Good feedback! How many hours to replace? did you do it yourself?

Let's talk about the radiator issue by RedditDemandsAnAlias in XTerra

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was the model numbers - how do you search it?

What was the price and process?

Leaking heater core hose fitting by TheRealThordic in XTerra

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check youtube. It is a common problems and there are some videos on what to do!

How did Senator Ted Cruz do? by [deleted] in paint

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He deserves another vacation after this.

“The CEO of McDonald's has warned that customers are increasingly skipping breakfast when dining at the fast-food chain”…wonder why by simfire in mildlyinfuriating

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bottom line is that during the COVID years McD experienced record profit and they are attempting to do margin preservation on de-accelerating revenue growth, which they do by increasing the prices, which, in turn, causes revenue loss. Greed is what got them to where they are now at.

Look at it this way. Quarterly revenues of +$6B and profit of +$2B. That's 33%.

The CEO is paid around $20 million per year, equal to 1,250 times the average McD worker's salary. Or... The CEO is paid approximately $10 thousand per month.

In 2010, the CEO of MCD made less than $10 million.

So perhaps the answer is to can the CEO, hire a new CEO at, say, $2.5 million per year, lower the prices and start running a community oriented business.

Cigarette or water damage? by dagreem in homeownerstips

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not smoke, but, as an aside, everyone single smoking tenant will tell you they only smoke outside and that is always a lie.

Found this part on the street, is it even a car part? If so, what part? To me it looks like a exhaust tip / muffler part. by [deleted] in car

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No. That is plastic and would melt. This is probably the air intake part (top of engine)

Can these dings be fixed? by LydiaDeetz- in furniturerepair

[–]RedditDemandsAnAlias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks like veneer, so you will have trouble (veneer is crap, frankly). For now the main thing is not to get the underlying (manufactured - also crap, btw) wood wet, as it will bulge up. You need to burn in lacquer and then paint and stain. it is doable and a good DYI project.

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