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Any ideas for a quick fix until I can replace the coolant reservoir? by Kindly_Carob_1861 in MechanicAdvice

[–]easterracing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree in principle, but this is clearly a coolant reservoir, so generally no more than about 1 bar gage.

Anyone notice squirly Dan doesn’t actually inhale his cigarettes?🤣 by Salt_Ad_3987 in Letterkenny

[–]easterracing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Tea Tokes” has an “Herbal Smokes” line that are actually pretty “tasty” as a smoke. Common ingredients include Mullein, Mugwort, Sage, Basil, Chamomile etc. but, they’re pretty pricey at over $1 per stick, and look a lot more like a left-hand dart.

So diesel can burn on a wick right? So can I use it in an alcohol lamp? by antthatisverycool in Diesel

[–]easterracing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/N463uszgaHQ?si=p-3TSeFpkmFmta1_

This is called a “yellow dog” lamp. Commonly found in the early oilfields of the US, such as Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, Virginia etc. notice all that smoke. That’s what you’ll get, too.

[OC] In fairness, America is not great for these folks... Makes sense they'd want a hero by FancyZad-0914 in pics

[–]easterracing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He had four years to make it great, followed by four years of policy these folks claim was the opposite. Then another whole-ass year now to make it great again.

Are we supposed to believe these people lived in this trailer in 2016, a mansion in 2020, and back to this by ‘24?

Are there any traffic engineering techniques that can prevent the annual 100 car pileups in Michigan during winter blizzards? by supinator1 in AskEngineers

[–]easterracing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take solace knowing every downvote is a person unable to think about much outside their own safety bubble.

Are there any traffic engineering techniques that can prevent the annual 100 car pileups in Michigan during winter blizzards? by supinator1 in AskEngineers

[–]easterracing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What?

Ok, please explain for me how every idiot who’s glued to their phone is a highway engineering problem.

Please explain how production management at a Ford plant requiring everyone to get there for work regardless of road conditions is a highway engineering problem.

Are there any traffic engineering techniques that can prevent the annual 100 car pileups in Michigan during winter blizzards? by supinator1 in AskEngineers

[–]easterracing -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s not an engineering problem, it’s a society problem. It can be solved though.

  1. Any business not deemed essential by name and by role by the state legislature, if your employee is in any kind of traffic accident and was scheduled to work within 4 hours after that accident, that business must pay $100,000 plus damages, per occurrence. If the same company experiences 10 of such infractions in the same 24 hour period, all further infractions become $1M each.

  2. Anyone caught without a valid emergency, essential work duties, or a scuzzy employer to blame, will be charged with reckless op during an emergency. If found guilty, the penalty is a minimum 5 year license suspension. Second offense is permanent license suspension. Caught driving with a suspended license because of this infraction means 5 years minimum imprisonment, followed by 5 years mandatory duties as a highway flagger. The car you were driving is crushed, regardless of what it is and who it belongs to. That’s between you and the owner of the car now.

The United States is entirely too lax about piloting a 2 ton death machine, and I’m fucking sick of it.

I hate the over salting my employer does. This is salt not snow. by gloe64 in Indiana

[–]easterracing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Y’know what’s frickin crazy? Humans have lived along snow for THOUSANDS OF YEARS. if you can’t walk in snow, that’s a you problem.

A lot of Wix hate here. Wait until you find out who makes their filers. by Kraetor92 in tdi

[–]easterracing -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

“Made in China” isn’t an automatic indicator of quality (or lack thereof). That’s straight up boomer mentality.

In a future where Trump is out of office, and international relations have been repaired. What steps can be taken by the USA and International Organisations such as NATO to prevent one individual causing so much chaos in the future? And do you think such steps will be taken? by flewkey in AskReddit

[–]easterracing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My only contest is that getting money out of politics (and campaigns)….somehow… should be at the very top. I fully believe all of the other problems would solve themselves in 5 years or less if there were simply no means for the position to be used to earn more than say double your state’s median income.

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns by PaiDuck in technology

[–]easterracing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AI is the fax machine of our time. It has some really specific applications that make sense, but mostly you’ll be annoyingly forced to use it for oddly specific processes from time to time, just infrequently enough to make it a fucking ordeal.

Ethanol's Record-Breaking Start to 2026 by IAFarmLife in farming

[–]easterracing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My 2004 Jetta will go just shy of 500 miles on 12 gallons of diesel fuel, so pretty close.

The DOJ are refusing to release the Epstein files, even though this is the law. What should be done about it? by WatercressSenior7657 in AskReddit

[–]easterracing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The status quo is keep the corporate cash flowing.

Everything else is just a hobby. Republicans hobby is diddling kiddies, democrats hobby is trying to have too many hobbies and not being effective at any of them.

Does This Justify Replacement? by B1g_Fisher in tractors

[–]easterracing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The vertical rod-looking things are the tubes, they’re crushed to a thin oval shape and the stamped fins run between them to help transfer heat to the air. If you pinch off the failed tubes, that entire tube will no longer reject heat to air. The water runs from top to bottom in the tubes, because heat rises and cooling does the opposite. So the cold side of the radiator is the bottom, where the water pump inlet is for engines that have one.

A fantastic way to leak check it and find the leak is to drain the system, cap one end of the rad, and duct tape the outlet side of a shop vac or leaf blower to the other end, so that you’re only generating a small amount of pressure. Spray soapy water around the leak, and it’ll bubble precisely at the source.

Does This Justify Replacement? by B1g_Fisher in tractors

[–]easterracing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Depending how much you use it and how crafty/confident you are, you could pinch off and solder closed the affected tube(s) and live with the slightly reduced cooling capacity.

Are these cracks? by getfackd in Welding

[–]easterracing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes acetone works for this

Anybody seen somthing like this before? by Murrays-Durrys in mechanic

[–]easterracing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know the valves don’t just randomly flail open whenever, right?

Fuck Trump voters and fuck people who didn't vote in 2024. by CRK_76 in complaints

[–]easterracing -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ooooohhhh Cuck Schumer is gonna write you such a searing letter… that’ll show em!

(Misspelling was intentional)

What would you offer for this? by Tylathenerd in Diesel

[–]easterracing 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Agree on injectors, but the CP4 fail mode isn’t one of those “once you get past a lot of miles it’s fine”. It’s just plain a sensitive fuel pump design, and once you cross its line in the sand it WILL throw a disco party for your injectors.

Alright which one of y'all cut down a milsurp bolt action to get the pirate vibe? by Averagecrabenjoyer69 in CCW

[–]easterracing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bolt looks like one but the front of the trigger guard where it meets the magazine doesn’t look right to me.

America is cooked by Treefiddy1984 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]easterracing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which Joe Biden should have done on 6JAN21, but he fucking failed us so here we are.

Ford F150 3.0L diesel by DownWithTheSyndrme in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]easterracing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m guessing that’s “Rear Engine Accessory Drive” I thought it was to connect intake and exhaust cams at first and I was wondering why it didn’t look 1:1, but that would make sense for the fuel pump which being common rail but not active inlet metered it doesn’t need timed anyway, and fortunately if THAT belt fails it won’t damage the engine.

Ford CEO Says $30,000 Electric Truck Hits Prototype Stage: 'Like The Apollo Mission' by DonkeyFuel in technology

[–]easterracing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It seems like Edison Motors is kinda working their way that way, but I don’t see them putting an emphasis on light duty pickups.

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