01-26-2021, 07:04 PM | #4797 |
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I wanna preface this by saying I'm no stranger to turning a wrench on my vehicles, because it makes this so much worse
Today I drove to the dog park and when I came back, my car was dead. Put fob in, nothing, not even my gear indicator LED was on. Ended up having to call AAA so I could jump my car. Dude finally gets there only to find my battery was fully charged and I just forgot to tighten the negative terminal the last time i was working on it
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01-27-2021, 02:23 AM | #4798 | |
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01-27-2021, 07:55 AM | #4800 |
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My mom passed away a couple of years ago. She bought this 98 jeep brand new and kept it because she loved it. I kept it because she loved it. It's an automatic but still loads of fun with the top off. It's funny because when she bought it, I hated it. Now I love it.
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02-03-2021, 09:23 PM | #4801 |
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I have a new to me E90 manual and i keep literally stalling right at the gate of my place. I live on this hill and i have to turn right onto a steep driveway enough to make any sportpkg e90 scrape if your not slow. Its been 2 months and I still stall sometimes. I have a fear that my gate will close before i get into it and my car would be sandwich with the automatic gate. Do i need to practice more on some hills? Today I stalled and started again but release the clutch to quick and the car went real quick in. I smelled clutch after but it felt fine. Am i messing up my car by stalling at this hall alot? It has a new alternator, clutch, and rear main seal.
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02-03-2021, 10:30 PM | #4802 | |
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Based on your statements I highlighted in color and your question, the answer is YES you need to practice on a hill with no gate in sight. |
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LOL am i messing up my clutch or anything by doing this every week? I press the gas little by little and kinda poke it while releasing the clutch and I always stall
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02-03-2021, 11:04 PM | #4804 |
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Yes you are wearing the clutch.
If you are doing it here you are doing it at other situations too. Probably why it has already been through one clutch. It takes practice but shouldn’t take too long to learn. I would suggest more even throttle plus a bit more throttle. At the same time, a bit slower on the clutch pedal release. You need to be able to FEEL what the car is doing through your feet and pedals. |
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02-04-2021, 10:56 AM | #4806 |
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When I return a rental car, I would fill up the tank with cheap low octane gas even when it requires 92 and above. BMW, Mercedes, Audis. You name it!
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02-08-2021, 08:46 AM | #4808 |
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noisy bathroom fan repair
first attempt- remove bathroom fan, cleaned up motor, blades and sprayed WD40. i let it sit for few minutes, then i installed it. turn switch on, no more loud noises! few hours passed by bathroom fan is working, i go in to do number 2...after few seconds. POP POP POP reached over to turn switch off. smell of burn took over bathroom. so disappointing. Later at night i went back to bathroom and removed fan. checked all wire connections and maybe WD40 shorted it out motor. 2nd attempt- order replacement for fan motor and arrived yesterday. removed old fan, install new on bracket and all working 100% i dont mind these minor repairs that i can manage but i pray they stay this small lol Last edited by nyalpine90; 02-08-2021 at 08:52 AM.. |
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02-08-2021, 08:48 AM | #4809 |
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I'll confess... My wife doesn't know exactly how much I've spent on car repairs with the BMW, and I wonder if she knew how dead I'd be. I never lied to her about anything, but she's never asked about how much this stuff costs, so I never volunteered that information
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02-08-2021, 09:33 AM | #4810 |
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LOL. I go to the mountains with it and try to see the limits of the suspension and handling of any given rental car. My fave was the VW Jetta 2019 and nissan sentra isnt so bad. With loaner cars I do the same but rear wheel drive is more fun ehehhehe
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02-09-2021, 12:46 PM | #4811 | |
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I will say that with my bathroom being so small with 60 CFM, it damn near creates a vacuum in there. I'm going to have to secure my towels. Sneaky name change there 213.... |
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02-09-2021, 02:00 PM | #4812 | |
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the new motor was $25, and it took me less then 15mins to swap motors, me being extra careful. i do have a separate light fixtures, but switch turns on fan and light. |
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These were delivered yesterday. https://www.ralphlauren.com/men-clot...nt/397965.html I went for the making damn sure I won't get laid pants. Camo and cargo. On a serious note though, a black t-shirt and white low tops.....women will be looking. |
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Did new motor come with fan and if so did it come with a clamp or bolt to secure the fan to the motor shaft? My uncle's fan went out I was going to replace it for him while he is in Florida for the winter. The fan he has a pinch clamp and I afraid I'm going to break it when I pull fan off.
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this is exactly what i bought. they do have mounting kits and upgrading kits. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Broan-Nu...2038/202920964 |
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Yeah, I know, when you aren't buying it for yourself there is a little let down to be honest. But I've never had an experience where I got to go directly to the general manager of the dealership and deal with them directly - that was a new one for me, but very pleasant as it was short and sweet. No salesman running back and forth 10 times coming back with a different number each time. In the end, I got the payments reduced by $130 per month over 36 months on a vehicle that MSRP's at $60K before tax. Which is reasonably significant as the profit margins are typically lower with lower priced vehicles. What did that dealership eventually let it go for discount wise? |
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