Not fake news, Thursday the 2nd May was Scotlands summer day, it's all downhill from here until next year

abscate wrote: ↑06 May 2024, 07:35 Took Mrs Dr ABscate to hospital for second knee replacement.

We went with Stryker over URO for the parts

That's a great decision... I'm not sure I'd want to try out URO knees...

Prayers for a speedy recovery!

Turns out I forgot to replace the plastic cover that shields the battery. I suspect the metal fitting at the end of the hanging strap shorted the battery. Gotta be more careful about reassembly.

abscate wrote: ↑09 May 2024, 04:51
In many States, you can pass inspection with your car on fire. Flames have to be smaller than 6 cm though.

We're not animals, a larger flame would possibly obstruct the view. Also, we use inches here, none of that metric stuff!

Encourage users to not post repair information in the “What did you do today…” threads. I wonder how much great information is lost in these thousands of pages. Start a new thread.

Out with the...new, in with the....old? 20240520_203507.jpg Poor showing from a rein engine mount. I noticed it was bad on the second day after install. 20240520_192205.jpg 20240520_203716.jpg Completely broken through. Surprisingly, not as bad as you'd think, but definitely noticable when accelera...

Does anyone know their 60’s Corvette trims to figure out abscate’s year? I don’t, but I think those turbine wheels might make it a ‘67…..? And way less of the frilly chrome trim, except for the rockers. I’ve always liked a dark blue or black Stingray roadster, but without the heavy big block and sid...

I have a stubborn oil filter, an insert type filter with the stupid plastic housing that I can't get a good grip on... A followup & appreciation: the plastic filter housing successfully removed. Seems like the trick this time was cleaning the oil and grime off the filter housing with some iso a...

mrtinker wrote: ↑24 May 2024, 13:39

mrtinker wrote: ↑08 May 2024, 11:50 I have a stubborn oil filter, an insert type filter with the stupid plastic housing that I can't get a good grip on...

... some iso alcohol ...

Some apply alcohol earlier in the process...

Not cars, but funny...


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