What did you accomplish today?

Singlemalt

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sunni

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Laughing Grass said:
Is it just me or is the site badly broken. Been getting timeouts since yesterday evening on all devices. Only thing that works is hola from the UK.

it won't let me delete or change my avatar grrr! connection timeout.

edit. Seems to be a lot of countries that are having issues.
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Cloud fare went down this morning probably why
It affected like everything not just Riu
Discord was gone for hours this morning

Not much we can do on our side when that happens
 
BudmanTX

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Hello everyone, hope everybody had a decent weekend of it......

Today we got light rain, yes i said it....light rain...which is good just sucks when the humidity starts rising.....80F for a starting temp this morning.....

Coffee is ready and hot.....just started the first cup, cking on the pooches seeing if they're ok before i head of to work....

Chopped the experimental space tomato over the weekend, two light kids are having a time of it with the heat and the humidity me and the mrs are gonna talk about what we need to do for the next round. At least i can go in and clean things up and make some adjustments as it were....tallest spire measure 8ft with the pot , with second tallest at 7 1/2(that one thing i need to look at is size of the pots i'm using) smell lemony and very sticky......let the drying time begin....
 
TacoMac

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curious2garden said:
Yeah I have bins of extra parts for her. But who keeps an extra roll over valve? Even if they don't pass smog we can keep them. They simply aren't street legal unless they qualify for an exemption. I think we can sell them out of state or gift them to a relative but they aren't street legal here anymore, sad.

Overall we benefitted from the smog program however now they allow the manufacturers to buy out of the program so the repairs fall on the owner and other shenanigans, it's annoying.
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I thought there were exemptions for certain counties in California. Barring that, I'd cannibalize any Mazda from 92-97 and go from there. They're cross compatible from the 2.0 4 cylinder to the 2.5 V6.
 
curious2garden

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TacoMac said:
I thought there were exemptions for certain counties in California. Barring that, I'd cannibalize any Mazda from 92-97 and go from there. They're cross compatible from the 2.0 4 cylinder to the 2.5 V6.
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The GD and GE platforms were almost entirely cross-compatible, but not the GT Turbo. Further they were compatible within their generations. Since mine is a 1989, first generation, GT Turbo there are not many crossover parts available from first generation cars, much less second generation cars. For example, the fuel dampener crosses which is probably why it is still available. However the Rollover Vent Valve does not, and many other parts do not.

Finally I'm in Los Angeles County. My husband is a Smog Tech and ASE Master Tech. He also worked for the BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair). I'm a hobbyist who loves my 1989 Ford Probe and we cooperate to keep me happy.
 
TacoMac

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If worse comes to worse, put it in the Autotrader. Make sure you list it in the South East as well. Our emissions laws are virtually non-existent and you can get 14 to 16 thousand for it if it's in good shape. They're quite collectible these days.
 
curious2garden

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TacoMac said:
If worse comes to worse, put it in the Autotrader. Make sure you list it in the South East as well. Our emissions laws are virtually non-existent and you can get 14 to 16 thousand for it if it's in good shape. They're quite collectible these days.
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I don't want to get rid of her hence why I have a garage full of extra parts for her. I believe I mentioned my husband was a master tech and smog tech. So if my car has to pass smog she can. I'm aware of her value on the used car market as I get notes on her windshield and people coming to my door asking if I'm interested in selling her. She is a lovely car and my answer is always no. One day she will go to one of my kids most likely my CHP kid. She is probably the only one who can drive her safely without tickets.
 
curious2garden

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TacoMac said:
Actually, yes I have.

I'll just ignore you from here on out and not try to help in any way, shape or form since it upset you so much.
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LOL upset me? I don't like having useless advice dispensed. For example thinking the GT could cross parts with the GD or GE much less a second gen. Mazda. I'm open to an actual, useful dialog. BTW tell me about how the Mazda door handles work on a Probe. You haven't mined that avenue of irrelevant advice yet.
 
BudmanTX

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TacoMac said:
Easiest car I've ever worked on: My old BMW 525i. Bought it new in 1996. Not a day goes by I don't miss that car.
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i have a couple of customer that have that car. I also have a customer with a early M3, that thing is a rocket very smooth driving car. Last week we did a 740il, front brakes, rotors and a oil change......

this week is aircooled Vw's basic stuff really, adjust valves, tune ups and such......gotta swap a transmission later in the week.....once it comes in from R&R......
 
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