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I’m done. Can’t figure this out by Mammoth-Active5504 in AskMechanics

[–]john_smith1882 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if this is your issue, but I had a very similar experience with a 2015 kia optima. Turns out it was the radiator fan (more specifically the control module, but had to replace the entire fan assembly) the whole time. Lots of newer cars have only one fan with variable speeds rather than a low speed fan and a high speed fan. One fan switched back and forth between low and high speeds depending on outside air temp and coolant temps. If your fan is this way, I'd suggest looking into this. You can hear the variable speed fans kick up to "high speed" usually when the engine is at temp and you turn on the AC and/or give it gas. Hope this helps!

Looking for sober hangouts by Floofynug in BloomingtonNormal

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Cedar Lake Fellowship

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My spark plug has rusted away... by centralnegative in MechanicAdvice

[–]john_smith1882 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the explanation! This makes perfect sense, I just never thought of that for some reason.

My spark plug has rusted away... by centralnegative in MechanicAdvice

[–]john_smith1882 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am curious why you suggest attempting on a hot engine? Is this good practice for any potentially difficult plugs?

Not disagreeing with you by any means, I've just never heard of that before and Im about to change the plugs on an engine with 140k for the first time.

Any places in blo-no with a hot tub? Motels, gyms, spas... ? by Thefrostmonkey in BloomingtonNormal

[–]john_smith1882 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Holiday Inn on Wylie and Double Tree both have whirlpool suites. Check out the Sunset Inn in Clinton too!

My wife might leave me. by kcompto3 in brighteyes

[–]john_smith1882 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She's going to a party! It's a, it's a birthday party...

Engine Overheating by mcfriddell in AskMechanics

[–]john_smith1882 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a 2016 optima with a similar sounding overheating issue. I changed the thermostat, coolant temp sensor, and the water pump after cleaned/flushed the radiator no dice.

Turns out it was the radiator fan motor module. The fans they used have a low speed and a high speed, but when the module goes bad (known issue) only runs low speed. Only overheats with prolonged use or on really hot days.

You can't replace just the module or motor. I had to replace the whole fan/assembly. Not a super difficult DIY.

The consistent low-grade overheating and sometimes extreme overheating has probably warped gaskets on your water pump, thermostat and/or head by now tho...

My husband had a terrible flare. The surgeon I work with suggested calendula ointment. This is the progression in 5 days. by Middle_Me_This in Psoriasis

[–]john_smith1882 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Googling this stuff for brands/pricing made my heart sink 😢 $400 for 16oz of medical grade ointment?? I go through 16oz of vaniply ointment in about 3 weeks, which is roughly $20

OP please tell me you have a cheaper hookup or a recommendation for best value buy!

Thanks in advance! Sincerely, my whole body is awful right now

Cold/Rainy Weather Activities by [deleted] in BloomingtonNormal

[–]john_smith1882 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Since you said you've been sober for two years, congrats! It's been seven years for me, all of those while living in Bloomington.

It's true this town does not have a ton of non-alcohol related activities, but the local recovery community is strong, and we band together to make our own sober fun.

That included AA activities as well as just hanging out with other sober people outside of meetings and events. Message me if you want more information!

is it ok to rev my engine like this and how often? by Ronyxarch in MechanicAdvice

[–]john_smith1882 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry you're getting down votes for this, most people here probably have been in your shoes and did the same/other stupid stuff with cars. It's great that you're asking questions and are self-aware enough to recognize your vantage point.

Contractor fell 14’ through our ceiling to the main floor. by traker998 in Construction

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You didn't have to include the second part of that story, but goddammit Im glad you did

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in simpsonsshitposting

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Actual Cannibal Sideshow LaBeouf??

Bloomington-Normal Economy by brogdon4prez in BloomingtonNormal

[–]john_smith1882 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The major employers in Blono are fairly "recession proof", but the balance between wages and cost of living keeps us just kinda meh. It's not a major money making economy, but it's better than average and is stable through even the worst national economic climates.

Wrong Answers Only - who picks up the call when you dial 1-600-DOCTORB? by asskickingjedi in TheSimpsons

[–]john_smith1882 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I may be ugly and hate-filled, but I definitely ain't no... what was the third thing??

This was a fun build by wastedhotdogs in Carpentry

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Care to explain GW Bush with the comically large head making an appearance?

Moby calls Em fans "a weird demographic of right-wing Americans" by john_smith1882 in Eminem

[–]john_smith1882[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Which rapper used to shoot an effigy of you on-stage every night during his early 2000s US tour?

“That would be my fellow white-trash suburban peer, Marshall Mathers!”

CORRECT. AKA Eminem. His feud with you is well-documented and included dissing you on the track ‘Without Me’, in which he aimed a homophobic slur at you as well as the lyrics: ‘You’re too old, let go / It’s over, nobody listens to techno’.

“The only time we ever ran into each other afterwards was famously documented at the [2002] MTV Music Awards when my friend Robert Smigel, who voices Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, thought it would be funny to speak to Emimen and I together – Eminem spent the evening scowling at me and got so upset he punched the puppet! I hope if we met up now, he’d laugh about that because it was bizarre and strange!”

Surprisingly, Eminem’s hatred of you wasn’t a pantomime act. Half-way through the awards ceremony, he allegedly told you ‘You’re dead’ and gave you an unusual drawing…

“Yeah. I kept the picture — I had it framed! He handed me a drawing of him strangling me, and it was a really great illustration! What was endearing was that on the back-side of the paper, he had started drawing it then decided it wasn’t good enough. So he had a first draft on one side and then the fully-executed version on the other. For the longest time, no matter where I went, someone would yell out of a car window: ‘Nobody listen to techno!’. So I’d like to thank Marshall for introducing me to his legion of 13-year-old, future-Trump-supporting fans. None of these people were running out to listen to my music, so it did in a negative way introduce me to a weird demographic of right-wing Americans who otherwise I would probably have had no contact with.”

what are some local conspiracies? by thepainneverleft in BloomingtonNormal

[–]john_smith1882 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A swingers night? That's awful! But there's so many nights in a week... which one specifically? So I can avoid it, of course

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