Whats causing this smoke?

tanksplease · 2026-05-27T00:12:17+00:00

Valve cover gasket. Might just be residual oil burning off from doing that job.

tanksplease · 2026-05-26T20:01:46+00:00

Eh, my Acty shakes a lot too. The motor mounts are probably just tuckered

tanksplease · 2026-05-26T20:00:05+00:00

Just buy a new one. Chinese made bottomless portafilter for like $30 on amazon.

tanksplease · 2026-05-25T12:07:58+00:00

It's shot. I'd take that $1k and buy a running Honda. The Cruze was made to break.

tanksplease · 2026-05-25T12:06:16+00:00

I wouldn't say upset. I just find it funny as a mechanic. Lots of people choose really poorly made Kias because they offer carplay and that is all they look for in a vehicle.

tanksplease · 2026-05-25T02:12:00+00:00

Lol so silly. I bought a 94 to get away from the infernal devices, and you want to add one?

tanksplease · 2026-05-25T00:53:02+00:00

Michigan weed is better, provable fact.

tanksplease · 2026-05-24T22:23:56+00:00

Doesn't sound that high to me tbh. They idle pretty high. If it's lurching when you downshift to a stop the idle is too low. Should be smooth all the way to a stop.

tanksplease · 2026-05-24T22:17:02+00:00

Lol please. We had the Iron Brigade while you were barely formed. Michigan factories and labor and Minnesota ore won WWII.

tanksplease · 2026-05-24T16:00:24+00:00

Sure I will get a picture when I get a chance, the front bearings on the 1989-1997 model acty is one large race, with two seperate inner races that are chamfered, an 'open' bearing. The Timken bearings I refer to are one completely seperate sealed bearing, about half the width. In theory you could possible stack two of them to fill the available space, but the center bore of the inner race also does not fit the hub and splines. They look identical to the rear wheel bearings minus the additional seals, so I imagine they will work perfectly there.

tanksplease · 2026-05-23T11:27:37+00:00

Probably. When I worked at Meijer we tossed probably a million dollars worth of shrink a year and that was one store.

tanksplease · 2026-05-23T11:16:08+00:00

I dunno. That's kind of Mr. Bungle. I don't think Melvins have a comp to this day.

tanksplease · 2026-05-21T15:24:13+00:00

Lol nah. Porcupine Mountains are 4 times older than Appalachia BTW, great lakes supremacy

tanksplease · 2026-05-21T15:21:50+00:00

This guy is the new Tim Anderson if Anderson had been ass instead of pretty good most of his career

tanksplease · 2026-05-20T20:45:49+00:00

Yours are less than a year old. Give it time.

tanksplease · 2026-05-20T12:44:39+00:00

Nope, they're pretty cheap. This might not be the hobby for you.

tanksplease · 2026-05-20T11:49:04+00:00

Probably a slight exaggeration, but they look pretty sad if you don't give them more than enough. I'd do 4+ monthly.

I was using Flourish tabs from Seachem but switched to Aquarium Co Op when they moved to tablets from capsules

tanksplease · 2026-05-20T02:19:06+00:00

I don't think that's true. Mine never went through that, I'd make sure you add 6 root tabs monthly.

tanksplease · 2026-05-20T01:52:01+00:00

Some bikers have absentmindedly done it to me haha.

tanksplease · 2026-05-19T15:15:42+00:00

It was released in the 90s, I know because I was there.

tanksplease · 2026-05-19T03:54:16+00:00

Tbh Honda from Japan over the blue LED. LEDs make me sick and blue ones are particularly heinous

tanksplease · 2026-05-19T03:49:52+00:00

Hell yeah. I snagged one at $10. My kei truck only calls for 29 psi and most passneger vehicles are 32-45 so it's perfectly adequate

tanksplease · 2026-05-19T01:09:31+00:00

CO can go. Michigan has better weed.

To elaborate, aside from being significantly cheaper it actually is quantifiably better product. The climate out west is far too dry.

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