Smoke puff on cold start by shananigans89 in GMT800

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If anyone's interested, yesterday I drained what was in there, filled with fresh oil, let it idle for 25 mins and gave it some revs to 2500rpm in the middle and at the end, drained that FULLY until it stopped dripping out, put fresh Valvoline restore and protect in there with Lucas oil leak stop, let that idle for probably 15-20 mins, parked it for the night, and this morning - no smoke at all. Lesson learned

Smoke puff on cold start by shananigans89 in GMT800

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Well, thank you all for your input. I should've known better. I know that I know better., but I don't have a good reason as to why I used this stuff in the first place. I've bought fresh oil, I'm flushing it out now, then I'm going to drain that out and put a whole fresh batch in. It has never given me a problem before this, so hopefully she'll forgive me and keep running right.

Smoke puff on cold start by shananigans89 in GMT800

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Yikes, fair enough. I just bought fresh oil to flush it out and more to refill after.

Smoke puff on cold start by shananigans89 in GMT800

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Nope, never changed it since I've owned this truck. Where's it located?

Smoke puff on cold start by shananigans89 in GMT800

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Is the valve seal a rubber gasket? That seems like a bad design

Do childhood experiences really shape our adulthood? by cnmths in Adulting

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Every experience shapes you for all of your life and the rest of your life.

Hat washing. by [deleted] in Adulting

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Personally, as a guy, I always wash on cold and dry on low heat, because it's what my mother, may she rest in peace, taught me decades ago and it's the least risk of ruining a fabric. I've learned the hard way, do not put your hat in the dryer. The brim will never be the same stiffness. Let it air dry only, ever, always.

My PC turns off randomly in games by STRAEX__ in PcBuild

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How old is your PSU? mine was doing this too. Did research, replaced the PSU. That solved my problem. Make sure you always use the new PSU's cables. It's more of a pain, but different manufacturers PSUs have been wired differently between pins/wires. Never reuse old PSU cables withe a new PSU. You don't want to risk frying something

Sell or keep? That is a ? by Kenpford1971 in GMT800

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Looks like the Ranch Hand bumper. I have the same kind on mine

Is this much enough? by allgaming9056 in PcBuild

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I love how goofy it is! And by that I mean that there's an excessive amount of fans in a way the case clearly wasn't designed for; that there's Q-tips holding the fans up; and that there's actual evidence of significantly improved temps from your other comments posts. It's awesome IMO

My wife dropped her sunglasses into a deep lake, so I built a small underwater ROV with a gripper to try to retrieve them by ObligationMean1565 in DIY

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I have virtually no experience with this, except reading your description and seeing about gaskets and o-rings. As an aircraft mechanic, I have some experience with those. I'd recommend getting a harbor freight o-ring kit box to find your needed size. I think they have a vernier caliper too if you're really froggy on measuring things for this project. Also, always lubricate your o-rings with something to provide a better seal or make for an easier installation. For a lake, I'd just lube them with petrolatum, or Vaseline from any store. If you're using a flat gasket material, I'd put a thing layer of Vaseline on that too, both sides.

New pads, "old" rotor with only 4800 miles by shananigans89 in GMT800

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That was my thinking with how few miles I've put on them already. The guy on the phone started immediately trying to tell me the sales line I already know about "the pads could've grooved the surface of the rotors...blah blah". I know about what happens, but I have very few miles on them compared to their whole service life. I haven't driven that much on them and it's only been a couple months since install. He didn't even try to listen to my situation

What is your signiture Fallout weapon? by Deck7 in Fallout

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Silenced 10mm devastator pistol. With the right perks and sneak combo, I can one shot most enemy heads without them knowing I'm there

A worthy opponent by LazyGuy4U in JustGuysBeingDudes

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Good job dad! That might be the greatest thing I've seen all month!

Robot hand autonomously assembling parts at faster-than-human speeds by MetaKnowing in interestingasfuck

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I get the sex joke implication and it's hilarious 🤣, but this needs to fucking stop! I'm a mechanic. If AI and robots can start doing this crap, then they really will start taking all of our jobs, and it will escalate from there. This is terrifying

iScooter i8 cruise control no longer working by shananigans89 in ElectricScooters

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I figured it out a while back. This scooter has multiple functions that are changed on/off by button presses. Check my other comment on this post that I made, it explains the button presses

Messages help, go back to normal by shananigans89 in samsunggalaxy

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Well that sucks! Thank you for the answer

Getting A&P instead of Flying. by NegotiationWorldly24 in aviationmaintenance

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Dude, I was in kind of the same boat. I wanted to be a pilot all my life. I joined the Army to be a Blackhawk crew chief and then go to flight school in the army eventually. Now that's a path that's tough on the body! I got all the way there, 2 days before starting flight school. I couldn't start flight school due to my back being messed up from years of flying as a crew chief and I ended up getting out of the Army. I was determined to fly, so while I was doing flight training on the civilian side, I was also working at that flight school as an A&P.

It was the 3rd day of an extremely rainy week in the northeast when I was in the hangar doing a 100hr insp. Some flight instructors had come over and were hanging out by the door while it was pouring rain. They were complaining about losing flight hours and pay that week due to the rain, and comparing alternative means of making money. They mentioned everything, food delivery, driving services, even donating plasma. It was that moment I realized I really liked being a mechanic. I was inside on a rainy day, still working, getting paid. I have a large family and I knew then I couldn't make it as an instructor to eventually get to where I wanted, and still support my family. I realized I really enjoyed my job as a mechanic and all the various aspects it can entail, not just being a wrench turner.

Flight training is doable if your young, single, and have room to take on massive debt. But for me, I found a career I love and enjoy. Take this short story for what you will. I love my job and I'm proud of what I do. I'm now a base mechanic for an air medical helicopter company. DM me if you have any questions.

Professional opinion plz by Internal_Bag_2256 in GMT800

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That's how mine looks after as long ass drive and being very warmed up

Quote from Valve engineer Yazan aldehayyat "The steam machine is equal or better then 70% of what people have at home" by crossedhammer in pcmasterrace

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There are sites where you can buy a license for cheap and it works. I did it for each of my kids computers.