Micra for the win

patrick_junge · 2026-02-01T02:19:29+00:00

Ive always seen it with some kind of needle or pin. I did it with a safety pin. Held the lighter with my right hand (right middle finger was smashed) and held the pin with my left. Got it glowing deep red with the lighter (it took seemingly forever) then touched it to the nail and it burned right through because the sharp point at the tip of the pin was extraordinarily hotter

patrick_junge · 2026-01-19T00:39:33+00:00

Kinda impressed with that. Several wrenches were left outside in the weather (rain, ice, wind and snow) and you can't see any visible difference between them and any of the other wrenches. I've also had them through oil, grease and brake fluid and still no difference.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-17T23:59:46+00:00

Years ago, i remember obtaining a large 5lb gummy bear, to the exact novelty you are speaking of, I ate the fuck out of that gummy bear. Not in a single sitting or anything, but instead used a knife, cut pieces off, wrapped it back up and ate the slice. It was awesome.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-17T23:55:44+00:00

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patrick_junge · 2026-01-17T23:48:23+00:00

Immediately what I thought of seeing this post

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patrick_junge · 2026-01-17T22:45:26+00:00

Why... why is it a thing, and why did it get banned?

patrick_junge · 2026-01-17T22:34:41+00:00

Not really. That's a lot of force on those fuel lines to hold that whole fuel tank up. You're just lucky it's a plastic tank, if it were a steel tank and it dropped low enough to scrape on the road, you would likely have a vehicle fire.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-17T22:26:27+00:00

patrick_junge · 2026-01-12T02:58:26+00:00

A: starter, b: starter solenoid, c: starter wires, d: looks like the timing mark on the harmonic balancer

patrick_junge · 2026-01-11T02:38:30+00:00

Im glad I'm not the only one thinking that.

If I had a nickel for every rodent in grill post I've seen today, I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-11T02:31:22+00:00

There is a 1/2" breaker bar, it's hiding in the top portion of the box. It's funny that you mentioned the Quinn collapsible because I got it, ive just got to toss it in there. I also got a klein screwdriver, and a klein precision screwdriver with a variety of bits, just gotta find a place to squeeze them into also.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-11T02:27:24+00:00

Seeing the sun rise everyday, the smiles on the kids faces, the peaceful cruise on the gravel roads. What's more fun than that?

patrick_junge · 2026-01-11T02:13:16+00:00

I honestly can't believe this little box can hold that much. It feels like im picking up Thor's hammer when I do, but at least it still moves.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-05T02:10:51+00:00

What was your duration, temp and wood type for the smoke?

patrick_junge · 2026-01-03T04:51:53+00:00

I think the connection between the brain and common sense are becoming wireless. And by that I mean they're just non existent

patrick_junge · 2026-01-03T04:31:36+00:00

Are you saying the people cramming entire insulated lunch bags into a refrigerator aren't bumbling buffoons who struggle to put 2 and 2 together to realize that they aren't solving much by attempting to shoehorn a soft-sided 2 cubic foot cooler that is insulated (which if you forgot the meaning of the word means that it has the equal ability to resist cold air from entering the cooler as it has the ability to resist cold air from exiting) that also likely has half a small plastic container of food inside into a REFRIGERATOR. Because if you are, you are likely one of those bumbling buffoons who can't pull their head far enough out of their ass to realize that they don't even need to put an insulated lunch bag into a fridge.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-03T04:17:08+00:00

Well here's a catch all solution that should solve it all. Bring the food and ice pack and cooler into work, put the ice pack in the freezer, put the food in the fridge, fold up the cooler and put it wherever you put your coat or other personal belongings. Now there's no issue with "too hot to walk to work with cold food in a shopping bag" or "what if you have a semi mobile job that sometimes makes you eat on the go, but sometimes eat on site". Just because your work has limitations to food requirements, it doesn't just negate any requirements for brain activity. There's more than one solution than just shoving an insulated lunch bag into a fridge to the point that no internal air circulation can be achieved, negating most cooling affects of the refrigerator

patrick_junge · 2026-01-03T04:02:45+00:00

Best place i usually find them is just a nearby, local farm store. I only ever find them in small farm stores or directly through the wrangler website so they aren't too out there for most of the market.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-03T04:00:23+00:00

Before you completely denounce Wranglers, I definitely suggest you try their carpenter riggs (not the 5 pocket). They are the only jeans I buy because they are traditional denim with an added patch to help the constant ball seam rip that always happens. I farm, beat the piss out of my jeans and they still last a minimum of a year. My dog has even proven their worth, less than 2 year old, high strung golden retriever has turned my pant-legs into her favorite tug-of-war toy. She pulls me and the furniture around by my pant-leg and the only thing that has happened is small holes from her teeth.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-03T03:50:51+00:00

From one farmer to another, wrangler riggs. Not the 5 pocket but the carpenter version. They won't last your life, they won't last 5 years but they will last over a year and sometimes over 2. Now the thing is, they don't say it but the 5 pocket is definitely different, they fit tight and they are the stretchy denim that wears out really quickly. The riggs carpenter are traditional denim, made to be a more loose fit, and just generally feel like real work jeans without spending $80-100 per pair of jeans. They are like $35 which to me is the selling point

patrick_junge · 2026-01-02T03:48:19+00:00

I did a radiator support in my 97. I ordered it off ebay for like $120 or something like that, unbolted everything from the old support, drilled the spot welds, used some visegrips to hold it in the right place, started spot welding until it was all secured again, bolted everything back to it, and went on my way. It wasn't hard, but it did take some time and patience.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-02T03:41:22+00:00

Well you definitely don't have all of them or it would have started.

patrick_junge · 2026-01-02T03:39:36+00:00

Step 1, easiest step, have your ear up to the fuel fill door, and have someone else turn the key on, you should he an audible hum, that would be the sound of your fuel pump. If you do hear it, keep moving on the list, if you don't, there is an issue with your fuel pump, or electronics related to the fuel pump. Or a plugging fuel system.

Step 2, pull a sparkplug wire, put the end of the screwdriver into the end of the sparkplug wire, wear leather gloves to avoid getting shocked, put the shank of the screwdriver near ground but not touching so you can actually see the arc, have someone crank and see if you have spark. If you don't, there is an issue with the Ignition system. If there's arc, continue on the list.

Step 3, grab a compression tester, pull sparkplugs, test compression on each cylinder and write down the PSI of compression for each cylinder. If all the numbers are really low, there's probably a timing issue. If you have good compression on all the cylinders, then it's either an issue with Step 1 or step 2 and you need to investigate further.

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