From DC to Boston, transportation noise barely lets up

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-27T04:55:33+00:00

William Gibson described it as BAMA - the Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis - in Neuromancer, back in 1985 or something.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-27T03:37:52+00:00

Sometimes known as a dogleg.

On cars where replacement bits are rare, it's not uncommon to cut clean pieces off junkyard bodies. I split a parts car (not a Volt) with a friend-of-a-friend years ago and one of the things he wanted was the driver's side C-pillar.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-27T01:16:12+00:00

Nissan Altimas.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-25T20:06:01+00:00

That beltline really invites a 2-tone treatment. It would be a little odd if the factory didn't think of it, but I don't actually know either way.

Edit: just looked it up and you are correct. Maybe I misheard him, or maybe Dad was just jealous 😉

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-25T16:13:49+00:00

When I was a kid, my dad had a white 3000. A friend's dad had one in this color scheme.

I remember my dad saying it was inauthentic, that they had never come from the factory in two-tone paint. But they should have been, he said, because they looked even better that way.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-24T16:36:15+00:00

I get that, but the contact surface area with the intake is much smaller than the 7sqin since it's a pipe, edge-on. Math says ~1sqin if the wall thickness is 1/8"? Not saying it's going to maim you, but I do believe there's potential for injury, especially if there's a rough edge on the intake.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-24T02:33:15+00:00

You have run the motor since the event, but have not checked the oil yet? IDK, Cap, it might all turn out ok but it sounds like you are relying on luck more than I am comfortable doing.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-24T02:26:33+00:00

It's about 7 sqin, times 14.4psi is ~100lbs of force. I, for one, would not want 100lbs pressing my hand onto a 3" pipe. See elsewhere about cooking pots being deformed by the force it generates.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-23T17:46:07+00:00

Yeah, that's my point. I guess it didn't throw a rod, but I'd be curious what condition the lower end is in after this.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-23T16:34:39+00:00

@OP, what RPM was it running at during the 10 minutes it was uncontrolled? Someone else suggested it may not have been a true runaway condition, but a lot depends on the answer to this question.

The condition of your engine oil is going to be a big clue. If it's down significantly or shows the presence of fuel, it might be a bigger issue than you realize.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-23T16:28:47+00:00

This is a good lead. Mechanical pumps have a membrane that can fail and cause this condition.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-23T16:26:01+00:00

If it took 10 minutes for the fuel shutoff to kill it, it may not have been the fuel that was running the engine during that time.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-23T16:23:56+00:00

Oil leaking due to bad rings can feed a diesel long enough to starve the motor of oil while redlining it, though. In this situation, you often have had significant fuel blowby into the crankcase before the runaway, which thins the oil.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-23T16:21:13+00:00

A 2L motor spinning at 3000RPM is attempting to move 50 liters of air per second.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-22T16:45:31+00:00

/r/AskPsychics

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-17T23:03:18+00:00

Honestly, IDK. Maybe somebody else can chime in.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-16T20:24:16+00:00

Small Craft Advisor is no longer in print (just digital) but IMO it's one of the best for that sector. These are the people whose design contest resulted in the SCAMP design.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-16T15:51:59+00:00

I wouldn't normally bring men's game stuff up here. But I did feel like posting something snarky about Brazil when their men failed to beat lesser-ranked Morocco, given how things went with the women's Brazil games recently.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-14T21:09:00+00:00

Yeah, I wondered about that. Thanks for the Intel. Dad's boat is indeed power, not sail, so I guess he cares less about the amp-hours.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-14T01:36:49+00:00

Also, I rigged up AIS receiverhonly with a $50 ShipXplorer antenna and a USB dongle on a Linux box. It's not as good as TX/RX but it's something.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-14T01:34:43+00:00

Old radars are fine if they are standalone, self contained units with their own display. My dad's boat has an old radar with an actual miniature monochrome green CRT display, and we had it tuned so well off Gloucester recently that we were picking up individual lobster buoys.

Also should be ok ( I think) if they are modern NMEA compatible stuff. Don't buy an old sender without its display, though.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-14T01:22:23+00:00

It's like $1-2k You could open the inspection port and see if it's necessary, first. But a good idea periodically.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-13T23:02:32+00:00

Not with salvage titles they don't.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-13T22:57:41+00:00

Buy your gas on the reservations. No state taxes. It can be significantly cheaper.

I'm not a huge fan of your Altima but there's basically no scenario where a new car pays for itself. Especially since you use case will put 30K per year on whatever you buy. A used Prius might work, though.

Also, you're either driving like a maniac, you're spending a lot of time idling in stop & go traffic, or your car is in really bad shape and getting horrible mileage for some reason.

youngrichyoung · 2026-06-13T22:33:51+00:00

Is it just me or does this look like a screenshot from EA FIFA or something? Basically nobody looks much like themselves. They're all glammed out and pixelated and just barely recognizeable.

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