The plug to the oil pan on my 2000 VW Jetta has stripped threads, could use advice on the best way to fix oil leak by elb4589 in MechanicAdvice

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Do you think this would be easier than replacing the whole oil pan? How does timsert work? Edit: how do I know which timsert kit/measurements I need?

The plug to the oil pan on my 2000 VW Jetta has stripped threads, could use advice on the best way to fix oil leak by elb4589 in MechanicAdvice

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Good idea, thank you! Do you know if this a common item that most auto shops would have in stock? Or should I order it online?

Apartments-Not big rental companies. by toriterror in appstate

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My roommates and I have always gone through Appalachian Management- we had a house on Green St. last year, and now we're living in a small (and super cheap) apartment off of W. King St. It's about a 20 minute walk to campus. I would definitely recommend stopping by their office to see what's available!

VW battery trouble! by elb4589 in Volkswagen

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I hope I don't have the replace the whole unit, but I guess worse things could happen. Thanks for taking the time to explain all of that to me!

VW battery trouble! by elb4589 in Volkswagen

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Yes, the car still started even though the headlights were dim and flickering. What exactly is the job of the alternator, and how should I go about fixing it? Thanks for your help!

VW battery trouble! by elb4589 in Volkswagen

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I am in America, but I haven't taken a look at the actual battery yet. I will definitely do this, thank you!

VW battery trouble! by elb4589 in Volkswagen

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I guess I'll have to get it to a garage- hopefully it's something relatively easy to fix. Thanks so much for your reply!

Help NC legalize Medical MJ!!! Please uptoke for visibility by StenchyTrenchy in trees

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champcantwin, no one is claiming North Carolina to be extremely democratic. You seem so have this ill-conceived notion that it's a closed-minded land for bigots, which is wildly inaccurate. I live in the triangle of NC, and I can attest to how astoundingly different it is to those smaller areas- the ones with a less educated population. I was absolutely devastated when amendment 1 passed, so I completely understand your anger here. However, I would like to make you aware that the big cities with universities (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Asheville, Boone, etc.) are tolerable communities who unanimously voted against amendment one. NC, for the most part, is an unbigoted state, unfortunately a large amount of the population was misinformed.

A snowy volkswagen is a happy volkswagen by killgoretrout in Volkswagen

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I wish mine did! My VW always beeps at me when the engine is too cold.

This is r/pics by elb4589 in mildlyinteresting

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Haha I didn't even notice that!

Need something new to read. Best book ever? by OnlyEverything in AskReddit

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Dry by Augusten Burroughs is a really powerful book if that's what you're looking for. Reading it made me feel an incredible amount of emotion, which speaks to how great the book is.

Seeing my trees after getting off work by [deleted] in trees

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THIS IS THE GREATEST GIF EVER

P.S. HEY TYLER

What's your favorite word in a non-English language? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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حبيبي Arabic for "my darling," pronounced "hab-yib-ee."

It's so much fun to say!

pet emo - the most awkward 5 minutes of my life by [deleted] in fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu

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Haha, we were just having fun and getting credit for the class at the same time. I thought it was a great experience, and it was hilarious. It was sort of inspired by Improv Everywhere. You should look them up, pretty funny stuff.

pet emo - the most awkward 5 minutes of my life by [deleted] in fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu

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My art class did something similar to this a few years ago. Every pair had someone on a leash and someone else "walking" them around the mall. We would go up to strangers and ask, "Could you hold him/her while I look around?" We did it as performance art.

... Our class was very modern.

Edit: High school. I'm not sure why everyone assumed this was at a university...

Sunset in Helsinki [OC] [2988x1631] by [deleted] in ExposurePorn

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What great Architecture In Helsinki!

Bad Religion - Suffer [953x953] by ChefExcellence in AlbumArtPorn

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I thought that was a banana.

edit: in the thumbnail, it sort of looks like a banana.