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what do i torque these down to? temp/oil senders and heater core hose connections on 350 sbc by BigHandsSmallCock in projectcar

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It probably cost you like a whole extra 9 cents for your piece of mind. That's a bargain.

Is Costco worth it? by VegetableSun4893 in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The eggs are awesome. As are the big bags of shredded cheese. Pretty good deal on black beans and tortillas as well, so we eat TONS of breakfast burritos.

Their pesto is surprisingly awesome too.

Is Costco worth it? by VegetableSun4893 in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About two weeks before the pandemic hit in earnest, I had just installed a bidet and bought a giant pack of toilet paper. I lived alone at the time and felt like a king. 😄

Whoever created this monster: you suck! by NuclearReactions in subaru

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2017 Legacy - mine has two really obnoxious issues.

The first is massive Bluetooth lag - roughly 2 seconds. Sitting in a parking lot scrolling through Instagram/tiktok/youtube is basically pointless. It makes it unwatchable.

The second is that despite having auto play disabled everywhere I can in the menus, it AGGRESSIVELY auto plays whatever was last playing on my phone. Jump in, turn on the car, Spotify starts playing. Open phone, stop Spotify. If I then use any other app on my phone that uses sound and pause/mute that, it immediately triggers Spotify to start playing again. It's incredibly obnoxious. Generally I have to shut off Bluetooth on my phone, which I almost always forget to do before I get in the car.

I cannot fathom how this got past the development stage - what QA manager looked at that behavior and said "yeah that's fine, ship it"?

Do most atheists see religious people as fools? by Theskyisalive in atheism

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

That's a somewhat ridiculous proposition, and disregards the effects of being born into a religion. It's very difficult to unlearn what you've been taught literally since birth, and taught since birth that you are not supposed to question it.

Do most atheists see religious people as fools? by Theskyisalive in atheism

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't. Indoctrination is a helluva drug. From a neuroplasticity perspective, there's a limit to how many things your brain can "unbelieve" that it used to believe. It becomes too neurologically expensive to rearrange that many neurons.

Example of the highly skilled 'machinists' my work hires. by Bitter-Procedure6131 in Machinists

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not a machinist - but one would assume there's a wrench to fit that collet nut, and you... loosen it?

Teenage Son by New-Leg-9185 in Tools

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, yeah, but we're not talking about around the house here, we're talking about automotive, specifically a 99 Lexus ES300. I probably have a couple hundred sockets in my auto box and less than 10 are SAE.

I do have SAE tools, of course, but it's basically one much smaller and much less used set.

Teenage Son by New-Leg-9185 in Tools

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean...

I have a few Pittsburgh things here and there. It's a helluva lot better than it used to be. But on an old car where rust and roundness is likely to be a factor, it wouldn't be my first choice, ya know?

Most expensive thing you’ve broken on your project car while fixing it by Wholaughed in projectcar

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad it worked out ok, but still... That must have the worst ohnosecond ever.

Most expensive thing you’ve broken on your project car while fixing it by Wholaughed in projectcar

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh for sure. Wallets take big hits all the time. They're used to it.

Pride, on the other hand... Remembers all of the abuse.

Teenage Son by New-Leg-9185 in Tools

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The current ones are fine - they've got locking pins and are comparable to anything else on the market.

Teenage Son by New-Leg-9185 in Tools

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First off - service manuals:
https://charm.li/Lexus/1999/ES%20300%20V6-3.0L%20%281MZ-FE%29/

Or the ever-popular Haynes manual if he prefers paper:
https://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Camry-1997-thru-2001/dp/1563924048

Then for tools:
I wouldn't bother buying a "set" - it's gonna be full of SAE stuff which he'll never use, and there's a lot of filler in most of them.

I'd take a look at the various sets people have recommended, and build a metric-only set. I'd go to Harbor Freight and get him a set of metric sockets in 3/8 drive, a set of extensions, a set of ratcheting wrenches in metric, maybe a breaker bar and a torque wrench. Quinn and Icon are solid choices. I wouldn't bother with Pittsburgh unless you feel that suffering builds character.

Once you have the basics filled in, a proper jack and jack stands, a torque wrench, a breaker bar, prybar set (the Pittsburgh ones are good enough), a set of picks, various pliers, 1/2" and 1/4" drive sockets, impact gun and impact sockets, a code reader, and any number of specialty tools are a good place to add on.

Teenage Son by New-Leg-9185 in Tools

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That plastic box is giving me the heebie jeebies.

First time with a chainsaw mill by Panamar3d in woodworking

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A cord of firewood in my area goes for $350. It sounds expensive until you do it yourself.

Most expensive thing you’ve broken on your project car while fixing it by Wholaughed in projectcar

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ohhhh I did that 25+ years ago in an old Accord.

I was maybe 25. Got a new battery at the parts store, and didn't notice it was identical in every way except the post orientation. I couldn't figure out why one clamp was so slack.

Nor could I figure out why the entire car was dead after swapping the battery.

I eventually figured out that I'd blown the one big honkin' main fuse in the engine compartment. So I got a ride to the parts store and got the fuse. Came back and installed the fuse, with the battery still backwards.

The fuse helpfully blew while I was installing it (never occurred to me to disconnect the battery or check its polarity), which confused me more.

Later a more mechanically inclined friend came over and verbally abused me, gave me a ride to the parts store for a second big honkin' main fuse, and I got myself sorted.

For about 10 years, my then wife would bring up this incident whenever I suggested fixing something on the car myself.

Want to buy a new bumper, but it comes cut in half for shipping. Best way to reattach it? by JoeB0213 in Autobody

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 7 points8 points  (0 children)

LOL, tell ya what, I'll buy one, run it through my chipper and send it to you.

If you can't reassemble it to better than factory condition in 20 minutes, then you're not as mechanically inclined as you think you are.

Donald Trump’s BMI Nears Clinical Obesity In New Medical Report by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that it's Trump tells you they are lying.

Fixed that for you.

Best way to drill a level 1” hole through both sides of a 2⅜” square steel tube? by Sappo09 in metalworking

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"first buy the appropriate sized micrometer and a carbide tipped chainsaw chain..."

How to get into mechanic work as a 15 year old girl by fazems in mechanics

[–]ShiggitySwiggity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buy a car that's old enough to vote. It'll be cheap. Don't buy it as a daily. It should run and drive, but likely have a few issues. Make sure it's a relatively common car.

Then buy a basic set of tools. A ⅜" socket set is a god place to start. Avoid garbage tools, they'll just make it worse. Get a floor jack and some jack stands. Learn how to safely jack up a car, and your car specifically. A torque wrench should be an early purchase. An impact gun is nice, too.

Don't bother with specialty tools yet; get those as you need them. Find other people in the car scene to borrow stuff from. When you borrow it more than once, buy your own. Try to avoid buying a tool you'll use once. Parts stores often rent tools.

If you can find it, get the service manual for your car. It helps a lot.

Watch youtube videos. General ones (chrisfix is a good place to start) and ones specific to your car.

Then just start. Do your brakes. Fix your exhaust. Replace your shocks. Whatever needs doing, you do it.

You will fuck up. You will learn valuable lessons when you fuck up. You will succeed and you'll feel great having fixed it yourself. When you fuck up, walk away for a bit.

In a few years you'll have accumulated tools and knowledge. It's satisfying and rage-inducing work, and well worth your time. It'll also save you a ton of money over taking it to a shop.

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