Ontopic The new car-seching thread

[fly]

Did they change the filter when he drained it? Might be a good idea now, if he didn't.

He did not. I fully intend to have our mechanic look at it.

 

[HipHugHer]

He did not. I fully intend to have our mechanic look at it.

Yours seems to be an actual case of bad gas which is fairly rare. Lot of people point to that when it's really something else but yours seems legit.
Likely no harm done as you caught it pretty quick.
Filter...maybe a bottle of system cleaner, or not, be fine.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

If it went lean, there may be some slight damage to the sparkplugs as well, might ask if he thinks those need to be looked at.

 

[fly]

Yours seems to be an actual case of bad gas which is fairly rare. Lot of people point to that when it's really something else but yours seems legit.
Likely no harm done as you caught it pretty quick.
Filter...maybe a bottle of system cleaner, or not, be fine.

Yep. Mechanic said he's never actually seen a case. They just got a FUCKTON of rain up there, he was thinking there may be water in their storage tanks.

 

[Jehannum]

I thought @Mustard Dispenser and I were the only ones who regularly got bad gas around here.

 

[HipHugHer]

^ good point on the plugs.
I don't know if yours has actual fuel/air sensor or O2 sensor.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

I thought @Mustard Dispenser and I were the only ones who regularly got bad gas around here.

I certainly can ruin someones day with it

 

[Jehannum]

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

The linkage between rod ends, where it has a left hand thread and right hand thread so you can spread it or narrow it without removing it from the mounts? Anyone know what it is called?

Turnbuckle gives me lousy Google results

 

[Jehannum]

The linkage between rod ends, where it has a left hand thread and right hand thread so you can spread it or narrow it without removing it from the mounts? Anyone know what it is called?

Turnbuckle gives me lousy Google results

turnbuckle's what I always read

 

[Jehannum]

@Mr. Asa, A quick google of "tie rod pieces" says that it's the "center adjusting sleeve".

 

[HipHugHer]

The linkage between rod ends, where it has a left hand thread and right hand thread so you can spread it or narrow it without removing it from the mounts? Anyone know what it is called?

Turnbuckle gives me lousy Google results

We call the ball joints tie rod ends so maybe it's the actual tie rod?

Or some type of link?

 

[HipHugHer]

^ there you go J has it.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

@Mr. Asa, A quick google of "tie rod pieces" says that it's the "center adjusting sleeve".

I was more looking for something along throttle linkage or shift linkage size. That just seems to pull up steering parts.
Jackscrew gives me some results.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

Like this, that bastard on the right
Amazon product ASIN B078WHZQRB

 

[Jehannum]

Broke the clutch pedal in the Audi on the way off base today, so that was a thing.

Found out it'll start in gear, though.

 

[Jehannum]

Here's what happens:


It's a common failure for S6 owners with heavy clutches, on account of the thing's a cast aluminum part.

I'll figure out how to TIG it back together and add some gussets. Worse comes to worst, and I'll figure out how to 3D scan the thing, and have my friend CNC it out of steel.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

Gussets? We don need no steeenking gussets.
Just tig-tack it in place, then weld a 1/4" plate of aluminum to it front and back

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

Also, no need to 3D scan it. Get good solid measurements for the points, then you could just whip something up in whatever you want yourself.
3D print it to install and test fit, then CNC it.

 

[Jehannum]

Also, no need to 3D scan it. Get good solid measurements for the points, then you could just whip something up in whatever you want yourself.
3D print it to install and test fit, then CNC it.

I'm not sure I'm good enough to do that, but I'll give it a go.