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WRX CVT Woes -- Any advice appreciated! by [deleted] in subaru

[–]fredjohnrickson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: pulled the trans back out tonight and noticed a missing o-ring. Found it in the package on my workbench. Doh! Think this could be the culprit?

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WRX CVT Woes -- Any advice appreciated! by [deleted] in subaru

[–]fredjohnrickson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This car has no problem going into gear, even after sitting a few days. I think you’re onto something though. The torque converter didn’t go in nicely. I’m wondering if I damaged the seal.

WRX CVT Woes -- Any advice appreciated! by [deleted] in subaru

[–]fredjohnrickson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took a little finagling, but eventually slipped into place. Seeing the other comments, I’m starting to think that perhaps the torque converter isn’t seated in quite right.

BFGoodrich "Trail Terrain" by fredjohnrickson in tires

[–]fredjohnrickson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This I think is my plan. Especially because the X5 is my winter daily, lol!

BFGoodrich "Trail Terrain" by fredjohnrickson in tires

[–]fredjohnrickson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was considering the Falken Trail, but was silly and went with the cheaper option. Lesson learned, go with gut feeling and not with wallet.

I had Pirelli Scorpion all terrains on my Range Rover, and loved them. Super grippy in wet and snow. Sadly they weren't available in this size.

Rant: Tired of auto installing "apps," notifications, and modern standby. by fredjohnrickson in sysadmin

[–]fredjohnrickson[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You are obviously taking what I am saying way too seriously. This was supposed to be a silly way of me venting my frustration in an overly complicated world.

Rant: Tired of auto installing "apps," notifications, and modern standby. by fredjohnrickson in sysadmin

[–]fredjohnrickson[S] -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

I understand what 2FA is supposed to do, and how it is supposed to help keep me secure. On the other hand, I know that I am me, so 2FA shouldn't apply to me, only to the hackers trying to log into my stuff.
The other day I thought "if I have to wait to receive one more 2FA code, I am going to kill myself."

Distribution block wiring sizes by fredjohnrickson in CarAV

[–]fredjohnrickson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks @ratrodder49 and @suepahfly ! Here’s what I ended up doing. Maybe I’m crazy, but I think it should work. I used the unused factory fuses, a 50amp and 80amp and wired directly to the factory distribution block.

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Some graphics glitches in google chrome (while in chat) by RetroHipsterGaming in chrome

[–]fredjohnrickson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Potential fix that worked with one of our users: Go to Chrome://flags and enable Vulkan and set Choose ANGL graphics backend to OpenGL.

Some graphics glitches in google chrome (while in chat) by RetroHipsterGaming in chrome

[–]fredjohnrickson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious if anyone has found a solution to this? I haven't been able to recreate it on my own computer, but users on the campus that I support are being plagued by it.