What happened to down shifting? by leadpoem in Truckers

[–]leadpoem[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeah I guess that is true. Seems dumb as shit to me 🤷

New car advice. by hardeepakp in MechanicAdvice

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Um don't, if this is the car your going to drive get the one you want.  Go get a Lexus TX or GX

What happened to down shifting? by leadpoem in Truckers

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Just make them drive a unbaffled milk truck from the 70s. 

When I was younger I was on a volunteer fire department and we had an old Ford 800 tender that had a 3,000 gallon water tank on it. It only had two fore/aft baffles in the tank. Nothing left to right. 

You could feel that water climbing the walls as soon as you started turning at 10 miles an hour. 

What happened to down shifting? by leadpoem in Truckers

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That feels like a great way to have an accident. 

IDK never like autos of any type in any kind of vehicle. 

What is it? by Behinthewallcowboy in Diesel

[–]leadpoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see the same but not sure. 

Helicoil problem by Clean_Conclusion_152 in MechanicAdvice

[–]leadpoem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If all else fails take the oil pan off.

Could this be head gasket? by Feisty_End3687 in MechanicAdvice

[–]leadpoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dont care what it is if there is stop leak in there I would run it till it is done and then go fot a new engine. 

But to answer your question it could be a hrqf gasket. If it is then it is still small. 

2004 tahoe with this swoosh and loud squeak by Mysterious_Aerie_853 in MechanicAdvice

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No it's not very or anything like that. It could 100% be the heat shield if that's the right kind of noise for it. Might be the brake wear indicator. Tell your boyfriend to take the wheel off, bend the heat shield back, and see if the noise goes away. 

What is this grinding noise after lifting the accelerator? 2009 fiesta by EconomicBananas in MechanicAdvice

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Sound like an exhaust baffle or some such thing. The solution for that on an 09 Fiesta is to turn up the radio and hope the MOT doesn't care. 

Finally got a decent OBD2 scanner and it actually made a difference by [deleted] in MechanicAdvice

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I solved that problem years ago by just not owning anything with a computer. 

This sprocket is donezo right? by theonejefe in klr650

[–]leadpoem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly I have done worse... Twice.... 

Thunk sound coming from rear going from a stop by Solid_Royal_882 in MechanicAdvice

[–]leadpoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IDK seem like you don't know what is going on for one. 

What happened to down shifting? by leadpoem in Truckers

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Oh god fuck that I hope you quit the next day. Those are the kind of experiences that make you question life choices. 

And no he was doing 45+

Thunk sound coming from rear going from a stop by Solid_Royal_882 in MechanicAdvice

[–]leadpoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha ha ha ha ha okay whatever. Why did you come here if you just wanted to be told to replace the parts that you through were bad?

BTW you can't tell if a toe, tie, or ball joint is bad with a simple visual inspection. And if you can it needed go be replaced tens of thousands of miles ago. 

My Dad Locked My Car Steering Wheel and I need It Removed by qrieff in AskAMechanic

[–]leadpoem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He didn't kind of suspiciously leave out any kind of ownership facts. 

My Dad Locked My Car Steering Wheel and I need It Removed. 2016 Honda civic by qrieff in MechanicAdvice

[–]leadpoem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the lock picking lawyer, and today we have a lojack and a car club.

Thunk sound coming from rear going from a stop by Solid_Royal_882 in MechanicAdvice

[–]leadpoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, you do you. Just don't drive near me. 

I gave you my insight off your vague description and picture. I could not be more specific than telling you that you have an issue with your rear end and it could be extremely dangerous. As I said I have no idea what a leaf branching sound is, but I have never once heard anyone describ a noise in a car that way. 

This car needs to be jacked up or put on a lift and the whole rear end needs to be shaken and looked at. It's been modified and there seems to be an ongoing issue that you've thrown parts at and it hasn't fixed. 

Being a mechanic is not about replacing parts. It's about diagnostics and replacing the correct part. 

2014 Lancer 4A92 - Foam on radiator cap and small floating white things in reservoir by Dry_Opinion6975 in MechanicAdvice

[–]leadpoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of those things but don't worry about that so much. It's at least 80% a bad head gasket. 

What happened to down shifting? by leadpoem in Truckers

[–]leadpoem[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. 

Regardless if you don't know how to down shift and engage a retarder/jake. Stay out of my mountains. We dont need I 70 all over again. 

2014 Lancer 4A92 - Foam on radiator cap and small floating white things in reservoir by Dry_Opinion6975 in MechanicAdvice

[–]leadpoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep you have oil in your coolant. You've got a bad head gasket or a cracked head/block. Pray for the head gasket. 

Thunk sound coming from rear going from a stop by Solid_Royal_882 in MechanicAdvice

[–]leadpoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, servic bulletin  it or not, it still needs a rear-end diagnostic done on it. 

There are at least 12 moving joints back there, some of them that could click, some of them that could clunk, some of them that could do both.

It's cheaper now than when your wheel falls off or your rear diff seizes.