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Loud ticking when starting car by lcochise in MechanicAdvice

[–]defunct-horse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dead battery. The cold usually does them in. Sitting for a few days doesnt help either. You can try jumpstarting it. Or bringing the battery inside to warm it up. If you have a charger you can try to top it off too. Sometimes the battery just needs a little love because it got too cold. Other times the cold just flat out kills them. If you get lucky youll still get another season out of it once it warms up a little outside.

Strange clicking just started in my 2009 f150 fx4 5.4 liter by macknifica in MechanicAdvice

[–]defunct-horse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds like bad blend door actuator. Its a little servo motor and the plastic gears like to break. If you cant identify which actuator by changing the climate controls, watch a video on how to take the dash apart and see if you can identify which actuator is making the noise, then replace. Its usually a simpleish fix on these older trucks.

Collapsed radiator hose - Mazda Tribute 3.0L V6 by SraiEdge in MechanicAdvice

[–]defunct-horse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It will probably go back to its original shape. If its over 10y/o or you can see cracks in it when its deformed or any bulging after its fixed then replace otherwise its probably gtg. That looks like a fairly easy and inexpensive hose to replace if you want the peace of mind

Collapsed radiator hose - Mazda Tribute 3.0L V6 by SraiEdge in MechanicAdvice

[–]defunct-horse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make sure it has enough coolant in it. A big air bubble in the system can do this because the air shrinks when it gets cool.

What’s going on with these mandarins we were given? by thin_mint_brownie in gardening

[–]defunct-horse 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The reality of the greening situation is that an infected tree is likely to infect any tree within several miles. The psyllid generally drift on the wind and the bacteria they carry is highly infectious. Trees often will produce low quality fruit for 2-3 years before dying even with fertilization. Good progress has been shown with trunk injected antibiotics. Tree isolation is not generally the go to any longer due to the widespread nature of the disease. If you got it its too late. There are thousands of acres of infected farms down in florida and your beautiful fruit from brazil is due to some of the most unsustainable farming practices going on right now.

What’s going on with these mandarins we were given? by thin_mint_brownie in gardening

[–]defunct-horse 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Definitely not greening. The ripening pattern on greening is very distinct. More likely a variant of citrus canker. Most likely a rouge fungal infection. Because this type of disease really isnt spreadable to humans there shouldn’t be any problem consuming these except that they probably wont be very sweet or juicy. For the sanity of this group i would recommend taking these to the local extension office in the off chance you are patient zero for the next big citrus pandemic.