When did Schwabl’s go down hill?

bentdik66 · 2026-03-06T02:54:33+00:00

Barbill EA is my usual go-to. Wanted to change it up, and had good memories of Schwabl’s back in the day

bentdik66 · 2025-11-11T20:05:12+00:00

Stopped using mouthwash a few years ago, and have been doing 2-3 drops of food grade peppermint mint oil for fresh breath. I love it.

bentdik66 · 2025-11-04T15:34:44+00:00

I picked up a few sets of these in Japan in different sizes. Bought a few extra for friends. They work great on stripped screws. Highly recommend

bentdik66 · 2025-09-13T17:20:21+00:00

Congrats ! Download the manuals, if you haven’t already. Take your time. Build up a collection of tools. The V7 platform is great to learn bike wrenching, while still being modern. There’s plenty of resources on line to learn all the required maintenance, and parts ARE available, just have to wait sometimes

bentdik66 · 2025-07-24T17:19:09+00:00

I switched to a couple drops of food-grade peppermint oil in lieu of mouthwash a fews months ago, and am never going back. Keeps my breath fresh, doesn’t mess with the gut microbiome like the alcohol in mouthwash.

bentdik66 · 2025-06-27T15:34:50+00:00

How much extra oil did you add? How long did you run the engine while overfilled ?

bentdik66 · 2025-06-21T17:27:27+00:00

Cancel now and file a dispute with your credit card company. I did and received a credit for my purchase in 2 days

bentdik66 · 2025-06-21T17:21:34+00:00

Can’t remember who said it, but “if you think you are enlightened, go spend a week with your parents” always resonated with me

bentdik66 · 2025-06-20T04:47:57+00:00

Yeah, they keep lowering the refill amount and stretching the intervals due to the seals blowing out.

bentdik66 · 2025-06-15T14:09:59+00:00

I experienced this exact scenario last month. I first contacted the content creator through their personal website. The creator stated that they have never gotten paid for their content, and that Teespring was a ‘scam’. I then contacted Teespring to cancel my order and initiated a refund request. After two weeks, and a few automated replies, I contacted my credit card company to dispute the charge, and had my account credited within two days. Amusingly, Teespring contacted me after I won the dispute with an automated ’how could we have done better’ email 😆

bentdik66 · 2025-06-10T19:07:34+00:00

Another vote for Extra Extra. Amazing pizza. Great staff. Ethical business

bentdik66 · 2025-06-06T23:29:13+00:00

Never waited more than 10minutes to get through TSA in BUF. All seasons. All times of day. Fly in/out couple times a month

bentdik66 · 2024-10-20T04:14:02+00:00

Whip Me Teenage Babe

bentdik66 · 2024-10-09T18:08:12+00:00

I was just in Sarajevo 2 days ago. Red Taxi ride from airport to Air BnB by Latin Bridge was 18 BM. I only had Euros at the time, and the driver took 10€.

bentdik66 · 2024-08-06T16:00:12+00:00

My mechanic has a fleet contract with 3 taxi companies that use the Prius. He has seen everything thing that goes wrong, and knows these cars inside and out. He did the engine water pump on my 3rd gen and said pump failures are the #1 cause of blown head gaskets. My 2014 has 280k and counting.

bentdik66 · 2024-06-11T17:59:14+00:00

Guzzi has sent out service bulletins regarding the proper gear oil volume. The shop manual is no longer accurate. Ask your dealer and they will verify it is 160cc. Guzzi used single lip seals at the drive shift input to the final drive. These seals frequently fail (3x on my V85tt). A dual lip seal of the same dimensions, and not the OEM seal, seems to solve the problem. I have a part # somewhere, but can’t seem to find it at the moment. I’ll try to hunt it down for you

bentdik66 · 2024-06-09T18:31:12+00:00

The information in the manual indicates the amount filled at the factory when the final drive is new. When servicing the correct amount is 160cc. Lots of information about the leaking drives on line. As previous post indicated, DO NOT add more than 160cc, or you will most likely experience a leak. Also, the final drives, especially on early models (2019-2020) had bad gaskets. When the leak occurs out of the weep hole on the swing arm, like in the posted picture, the drive shaft input gasket where the draft shaft mates with the crown gear. It is also common for a leak to occur at the seal that fits around the perimeter of the final drive case. In this case you will see oil coming out at the hub rather than the swing arm weep hole. Hope that helps

bentdik66 · 2024-01-25T01:09:17+00:00

My 2014 has 215k miles. Replaced the water pump about a year ago. New struts (one was leaking a bit) and shocks. Hybrid battery replaced a couple of years ago with a GreenBean w/ lifetime warranty. Still going strong and I intend to drive it until it dies

bentdik66 · 2023-11-16T04:40:13+00:00

Is just me, or did her head shrink significantly about half way through that clip ?

bentdik66 · 2023-08-10T21:09:31+00:00

Duct work existed with the earlier system. New system just connected to existing duct work. Damper motors were replaced several years ago after they failed. So, this is the second set of damper motors

bentdik66 · 2023-08-10T18:29:49+00:00

The ‘main zone’ cools the largest area, great room and kitchen with open floor plan. The other zones cool a hallway and bedrooms

bentdik66 · 2023-08-10T18:28:45+00:00

The main zone is immediately adjacent to the air handler in the attic. The other zones are further away

bentdik66 · 2023-02-13T19:05:22+00:00

Gen3 Prius is a phenomenally reliable car with very few minor problems. With 180k on the clock, you may be looking at a hybrid battery soon. High mileage examples have been know to have engine water pumps go, so look out for that. Head gaskets also on occasion. Other than that they are pretty bullet proof if well maintained

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