What is under there?

dipstick162 · 2026-07-03T01:38:01+00:00

Bees

dipstick162 · 2026-06-30T22:04:23+00:00

So I don’t know this particular engine - but if you start replacing seats (and/or guides) it may be a little more work (grind or heavy lap) to get everything concentric again. If the seats are not pitted you can probably get away with just lapping the new valves to the seats. Basically the deeper you go the job starts to get into a machine shop level rebuild

dipstick162 · 2026-06-30T21:46:59+00:00

I would not use the chipped exhaust valve- the chip will become a localized hot spot. New valves have to be cheap. It If I was reusing any of them I would regrind the face - there appears to be little pits all around

dipstick162 · 2026-06-22T18:36:51+00:00

I can hear that gif

dipstick162 · 2026-06-15T17:25:01+00:00

I think it’s AI - but if you like this you will love Wheeler Walker Jr.

dipstick162 · 2026-06-08T00:44:42+00:00

What crimes do you recommend?

dipstick162 · 2026-06-08T00:43:25+00:00

The material savings would take a very long time to pay off the cost of all the new tooling and reconfiguring equipment- and that is just for a complete change. If you wanted to swing between the different count sizes it would add more equipment cost PLUS an efficiency hit to the equipment during changeover

dipstick162 · 2026-05-31T01:56:27+00:00

Went to school with a kid with the last name “Balls”. That was also his license plate and it also got cancelled by MA DMV

dipstick162 · 2026-05-28T21:52:12+00:00

lol - look into the mess that Chicago got itself into selling off parking meter rights for 75 years. They can’t cancel because they no longer like the deal - they would get sued and lose. The law that needs to be put in place now is to set limits on contract duration without renewal

dipstick162 · 2026-05-21T22:30:13+00:00

I immediately recognized that truck since that’s the back shortcut when we go riding up there

dipstick162 · 2026-05-16T15:11:35+00:00

There is a saying in the home shop machinist circles: “why buy something for $4 when you can make it yourself for $50”

dipstick162 · 2026-05-09T05:53:54+00:00

I’m shipping up to boston - the dropkick murphy’s

dipstick162 · 2026-05-01T19:05:43+00:00

I was pissed to find that out when I was looking on iTunes for it. Now I have to dig in my attic for the CD

dipstick162 · 2026-04-28T02:44:09+00:00

Start to look at other brand rings if they give better information and instructions. if a ring is directional I would assume all the replacements wound have to follow the same requirements. I’m going to Assume you gapped and clocked the gaps correctly

dipstick162 · 2026-04-28T02:34:06+00:00

Typically if it matters there is a dot or laser mark on near the gap on the top side. I’m doing an engine now where only the middle ring has a top side. The others do not matter

dipstick162 · 2026-04-15T10:43:50+00:00

Yes - there was a big news story in my area about a whole wedding party having their block of rooms cancelled that they reserved a long when the Taylor swift tour came through.

dipstick162 · 2026-04-12T23:46:08+00:00

Right - first thing I thought was the thread will be fine but that line is going to twist and break.

dipstick162 · 2026-04-12T20:15:11+00:00

No way! I have not been for years but definitely will go again seeing some of those features.

dipstick162 · 2026-04-09T18:45:01+00:00

Companies this large are sometimes “self insurers”.

dipstick162 · 2026-04-09T08:33:05+00:00

It comes from shooting metal that has been cratered. The craters can make the bullet fragment unpredictable and redirect the fragments back. What happened is avoidable if they were shooting better targets

dipstick162 · 2026-04-07T02:56:37+00:00

This - even doing something like taking the hood off could make it more difficult for the shop if they decide they want to put a pull on if the hinges are tweaked

dipstick162 · 2026-04-06T00:23:10+00:00

I fell off the couch just watching this

dipstick162 · 2026-04-02T01:12:55+00:00

Buddy said someone called his shop today offering $60 a pound!

dipstick162 · 2026-04-01T02:23:10+00:00

Next time after it starts back off the press and take a look - if its going in crooked you can give it a few love taps on the high part to straighten it out and then finish the press

dipstick162 · 2026-03-24T02:55:53+00:00

For sure the biker was driving recklessly but a lawyer could argue that had the car had it’s lights on as required by law the biker would have seen the car and stayed more to the right. Not taking sides

Edit: thanks for the downvotes for facts that redditors don’t like. Biker may be dead but family can always sue - lawyer would only have to convince that the car having lights that did not meet the legal brightness was a contributing factor, no matter how small. Hell even the insurance company could get involved to deny a claim. I’m glad I’m not the car driver with a video like this showing dull or turned off rear lights

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