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2mo ago
inThat time a customer's 'engine knock' was just a socket wrench rolling around in the frame rail
Found a kids toy fire truck once.
2mo ago
inJust realized a $40 set of pin gauges beats my old feeler gauge method for checking firing pin protrusion
That Model 10 cylinder gap is a perfect example. You can get a 0.006 feeler in there, but is it dragging or just kissing? Pin gauges remove the arm strength variable. I set my K-frame at 0.005 and it's the same reading every single time, no guesswork. It turned a frustrating process into a thirty second check.
2mo ago
inTried a new flux paste on a tough PS5 HDMI port job
The no-clean stuff wipes right off with some IPA.
2mo ago
inMy car odometer hit 122,122 miles on a Tuesday drive home
Ever notice how the trip meter seems to sync up with weird odometer readings? I started resetting mine at fill-ups to track mileage, and now I catch patterns all the time. Last month it was 123,456 miles with 100.0 on the trip, felt like a slot machine payout.
2mo ago
inMissing the old trail camaraderie
My buddy had that happen on a hike. Said the quiet was so thick it felt like the world had paused. Kinda freaked him out.