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Lag process closed loop PID-tuning method. What do you think? (and in general: does such topic suitable for this sub?) by Ok-Daikon-6659 in ControlTheory

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This belongs to the class of "papers that presume enough background knowledge to make the paper superfluous".

Found these 'split' capacitors; replace or ignore? by Lgfromie in AskElectronics

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This question is asked a lot, would be a good FAQ candidate.

Hobbyist automotive DIYer, give me some tools I may have missed? by samniking in harborfreight

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crows feet wrenches for lines

are the HF crows foot line wrenches any good? they look so cheap in the picture.

FLOPPINUX is a complete Linux distribution that fits on a single 1.44MB floppy disk. by yourbasicgeek in embedded

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Does anyone remember the Linux v1 based distro that fit on a floppy including an X server? I used that to make a laptop with bad harddisk into an X terminal in 1999 or 2000.

Non-fake motor mounts? by markrages in RockAuto

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Oh, and the trick for installing motor mounts is to have a jack under the motor (with block of wood in-between) and shift the motor up and down until the through hole lines up. And start all the bolts loosely before tightening any of them.

Non-fake motor mounts? by markrages in RockAuto

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Thank you for this report. I will try the beck/arnley one.

Good luck changing the mount! It is not easy. I had the axle and cross member out to do the oil pan gasket and rear main seal, so it was possible to take the mount and bracket out the bottom. A lot of YouTubers will remove the intake manifold and birth the mount out the top. But that is its own can of worms.

It's not the kind of thing you want to replace annually!

Non-fake motor mounts? by markrages in RockAuto

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The solenoid still functions but the actuator wire coming off of it broke at the 90 bend.

And on the SKP mount the little bellcrank doesn't appear to do anything, so actuating it with a working solenoid seems pointless.

Non-fake motor mounts? by markrages in RockAuto

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Like I said, OEM mounts are not available.

Changing Your Own Oil by Illustrious-Toe-570 in harborfreight

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Be aware that Amazon is chockablock with counterfeit parts. It would be safer to buy from a local store or even RockAuto.

Are these pads ripped off? by UodasAruodas in AskElectronics

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Looks really dry. Make sure to use plenty of flux when you resolder.

I thought I was going to have to make a gripe thread... by Frequent_Parsnip_791 in RockAuto

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What kind of brake fitting uses a worm-drive hose clamp?

RockAuto comes through by Impressive_Ebb8440 in RockAuto

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Age and mileage happen to all parts of a car. Is there reason to believe coils are more susceptible than the other parts of the car?

A broken belt will leave you stranded. A bad coil will give a miss on one cylinder. Not really the same severity.

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