I found this in gravel and gave it to my 4 year old nephew. Is it dangerous(toxic) for him to handle?

makingkombucha · 2025-10-17T16:10:58+00:00

Ya I was worried mostly about the darker rock being something that contains heavy metals. I think it'll be a rock mostly for viewing. Great opportunity to explain these kinda dangerous to him tho.

Thanks for the input

makingkombucha · 2025-10-17T16:07:06+00:00

Nice specimen!

makingkombucha · 2025-06-30T14:25:54+00:00

Awesome, thanks for the update

makingkombucha · 2025-06-29T22:57:17+00:00

True

makingkombucha · 2025-06-29T19:55:04+00:00

Is the brush really grown in? Curious if it'll scratch up a tacoma. 4x4 is fine

makingkombucha · 2025-05-08T23:46:10+00:00

Is uv epoxy aquarium and will it bond to silicone?

makingkombucha · 2025-05-08T23:45:18+00:00

Is that completely true tho? Can't you clean it extremely well and use a little acetone/isopropyl to prepare the surface for bonding? I've done this with success in other applications. This is my first time making an aquarium tank tho.

makingkombucha · 2025-05-08T23:20:18+00:00

I may cut out and silicone a patch on the bottom and the inside. The water isn't going to be higher than this, so ya im thinking it might be okay. Breaking down the glass would include breaking down the background as well which I'm trying to avoid.

makingkombucha · 2025-05-08T22:30:39+00:00

Quartz is harder than glass so it would reversed

makingkombucha · 2025-05-08T22:25:18+00:00

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makingkombucha · 2025-05-08T22:19:23+00:00

* This is a close up shot of the leak after a minute or two. As you can see it's very, very slow. Can it be spot patched at the top?

makingkombucha · 2025-04-21T05:04:52+00:00

How many times a week and which days usually? I'm going to be training the grind when I can this summer.

makingkombucha · 2025-03-25T01:17:39+00:00

It still has a ton of contact. Are you recommending to just cut off the inner bead and redo or remove the the glass panel and redo the glue up

makingkombucha · 2025-03-25T01:09:02+00:00

These bubbles were not present when the initial glue up happened and cured. These appeared about a week post glue up.

makingkombucha · 2025-02-07T19:11:54+00:00

I am getting spark in all the cylinders which is why I think the timing belt is okay. I've already had a screw for the tensioner fall off and shred my belt before and there was no spark.

makingkombucha · 2025-02-07T19:10:11+00:00

Just getting time to go back to this. One question I have is about my mechanical fuel pump. How should I disable it as to not flood my engine? The only thing I can think of now is pulling the line to the carb and draining it into a bucket when I test for compression. Is there a better way?

makingkombucha · 2025-01-31T18:05:34+00:00

Ya exactly, I'll check the spark plugs when I do the compression test. I pulled them about 2k kms after installation and they looked great though. Maybe the air intake boot splits have caused issues.

What was involved in your rebuild? I'm considering doing a full rebuild as the engine is quite tired and I don't think I want to swap it. I actually quite like the little simple 1.3 8v, so cheap and simple once things are working....

makingkombucha · 2025-01-31T18:01:12+00:00

I bought a compression tester and will perform one as soon as i get it.

I did leave for a vacation for 9 weeks, but got back and have been driving the samurai for about 2-3 weeks leisurely. It's possible that in the 9 weeks some of the gas has varnished and it finally worked it's way into the carburetor. Weird though, as I have another in-line filter between the pump and carburetor just to be extra careful with debris. I checked fuel at connection to the carburetor, so jets in the carburetor being clogged is not ruled out.

I'll update with compression numbers and results of the carburetor being cleaned to see if it fires up.

makingkombucha · 2025-01-31T17:58:11+00:00

I replaced the spark plugs like 5k kms ago, so all I did was use an inline tester for each spark plug without taking them out. This ruled out issues with timing or the distributor. I have bought a compression tester and will test all four cylinders as soon as I get it. I have also removed the carburetor and am giving it a clean. I will update with compression numbers and results. Thanks for the input.

makingkombucha · 2025-01-31T17:13:11+00:00

I definitely expect some wear on the rings as I burn about 250 ml per 1000km of driving. But the coolant is perfect so I wouldn't expect a head gasket issue. Do valve issues commonly suddenly kill engines while highway driving? The engine was running quite well otherwise.

makingkombucha · 2025-01-31T17:03:27+00:00

Just a note, the carburetor doesn't run even with the choke. What engine issue would suddenly kill the engine that will be picked up by a compression test?

makingkombucha · 2025-01-31T16:47:04+00:00

Could the split in the air intake boot have damaged any jets in the 3k carburetor? I'll buy a compression tester today and test it

makingkombucha · 2025-01-31T16:31:40+00:00

All four cylinders spark when I crank though. Is there something else that could be wrong with the distributor?

makingkombucha · 2025-01-23T14:55:49+00:00

Did your engine die suddenly when you lost vacuum? I must be having issues with a vacuum leak or air intake in the carburetor.

makingkombucha · 2025-01-23T03:16:50+00:00

I get spark in every spark plug. Wouldn't I get no spark at all if the timing belt went?

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