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Blackvegetable » 09 May 2025, 6:03 am » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 6:03 am

I drive manuals, **** idiot.

 

Good for you.  I guess you are ready for those older 18 wheeler tractors.

*Huey » 09 May 2025, 2:46 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 2:46 pm

Good for you.  I guess you are ready for those older 18 wheeler tractors.

Stalk on, Bitter Little One...

Cannonpointer » 09 May 2025, 1:59 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 1:59 pm

You got four of mine - no tools, no gloves, wtf is he "working" on, and what a dirty under-hood. And I'm not a car guy.

You can see there's a new hose, which can only mean one of two explanations. The first is laughable on every level:

1. Tampon Timmy installed that hose, but left his engine compartment in that condition, in spite of the glaring contrast;
2. The service center installed it and was not paid to do more, nor inclined todo it for free.

Good observation.  That's an AC line. Yes, it looks new and I don't think its supposed to run over the top of the engine (over the engine cover) like that.  Looks like he got someone to buy a generic line and replace it on the cheap.
 

DeezerShoove » 09 May 2025, 2:19 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 2:19 pm

Machine shops must be toxic dumps then. Metal shavings are how they make a living.   

Automatics are way better than they used to be. At least the myth about fuel efficiency part.
Used to be they were slushy, at idle in traffic, gear selection, etc. all added up to inefficiencies that could be compared to the difference in a manual. Drivetrains as a system these days are better for general public with auto-trannies.
Of course they're more complex and expensive and backyarders can't fix **** anymore...

Yeah, I know, they are better. As long as I can get 300K miles out of the truck, I'm good. Its made to tow up to 12,000 lbs, so the transmission should be robust enough for what I need, and a little occasional towing.  Try not to lead-foot it too much.  The actual auto-trans's don't fail, its the stupid electronics for them that fail.
 

*GHETTOBLASTER » 09 May 2025, 7:00 am » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 7:00 am

What's the point of claiming that someone can't drive an auto...?
That's the real question.
An honest man might say that he had a brain fart...but BV is not an honest man.

BV thought  he could flash some "Car Guy" terminology to the men at this forum and now he is in damage control mode.......

Like that photo holding a gun. A real Tampon Tim move, that - tiny feet and all. 
 

Skans » 09 May 2025, 2:55 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 2:55 pm

Yeah, I know, they are better. As long as I can get 300K miles out of the truck, I'm good. Its made to tow up to 12,000 lbs, so the transmission should be robust enough for what I need, and a little occasional towing.  Try not to lead-foot it too much.  The actual auto-trans's don't fail, its the stupid electronics for them that fail.

Electronic transmissions fail as often as non electronic ones. I worked on transmissions from 1980 until a few years ago. The electronic components are the most reliable parts in them. What is mostly unreliable are the people who work on them. I can say I've mostly seen it all.
 
 

Cannonpointer » 09 May 2025, 3:04 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 3:04 pm

Like that photo holding a gun. A real Tampon Tim move, that - tiny feet and all.

I think the "Car Guy" term for manual trans that BV couldn't recall is CRASH BOX.

A Crash Box is a modified manual trans that makes high rpm up shifts more reliable....but at the cost of making your downshifts less smooth.
Every other tooth of the synchro gears is removed.
The term eventually became slang with some people for any manual trans. 
Amazing the things that Hot Rodders have come up with over the years just to get an edge over the competition.
 

*GHETTOBLASTER » 09 May 2025, 3:26 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 3:26 pm

I think the "Car Guy" term for manual trans that BV couldn't recall is CRASH BOX.

A Crash Box is a modified manual trans that makes high rpm up shifts more reliable....but at the cost of making your downshifts less smooth.
Every other tooth of the synchro gears is removed.
The term eventually became slang with some people for any manual trans. 
Amazing the things that Hot Rodders have come up with over the years just to get an edge over the competition.

Gear box. Removing synchro teeth is stupid and would not have the effect you stated. Now are you talking about the blocking rings or the synchronizer hub?
 

Skans » 09 May 2025, 2:51 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 2:51 pm

 That's an AC line. Yes, it looks new and I don't think its supposed to run over the top of the engine (over the engine cover) like that.

In my experience never underestimate the stupid of automotive engineers.
AC lines are preshaped and will run the way they do.
The other possibility is that for some unfathomable reason they had one made like that.

*GHETTOBLASTER » 09 May 2025, 3:26 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 3:26 pm

I think the "Car Guy" term for manual trans that BV couldn't recall is CRASH BOX.

A Crash Box is a modified manual trans that makes high rpm up shifts more reliable....but at the cost of making your downshifts less smooth.
Every other tooth of the synchro gears is removed.
The term eventually became slang with some people for any manual trans. 
Amazing the things that Hot Rodders have come up with over the years just to get an edge over the competition.

I know that my Mule, Cornwallis, caries a sluice box when I prospect.

If anyone wants to grubstake me, they're in for a cut when my yellow fever pays dividends. 

Beevee is a google-fueled, glimflashy gabble-ratchet.   
 
 

Blackvegetable » 09 May 2025, 2:47 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 2:47 pm

Stalk on, Bitter Little One...

Why be bitter?  I am a much better, and well rounded driver and more experienced then you will ever be. 

I have driven everything from original muscle cars, sports cars, 18 wheelers, motorcycles, have flown planes and helicopters, etc.

Even a GTI.

Skans » 09 May 2025, 2:55 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 2:55 pm

Yeah, I know, they are better. As long as I can get 300K miles out of the truck, I'm good. Its made to tow up to 12,000 lbs, so the transmission should be robust enough for what I need, and a little occasional towing.  Try not to lead-foot it too much.  The actual auto-trans's don't fail, its the stupid electronics for them that fail.

This is true. But with all the dinky **** going on inside, the tranny is the weakest part of the drive train.
I'm hard on my stuff. Not impossibly so, but, I tow **** and pull stumps, etc.
That's why I get a truck. My little guy can tow 7500. Way more than I need 95% of the time.

I know guys with small dicks (big trucks   ).
 

Blackvegetable » 09 May 2025, 2:03 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 2:03 pm

I assume given your education, language handicaps and paltry vocabulary that you fancy yourself something of a savant by extension.

Big assumptions, ***.
You don't know enough to jump to conclusions like that. However, given your intense fear of rendering an opinion on anything public knowledge, it's understandable that you go this way instead.

Go back to your fetal position next to mommie, queer.
 

Vegas » 09 May 2025, 9:47 am » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 9:47 am

He is using Lysol wipes to clean the area.     

That's because when you're on the freeway your car collides zillions of Covid 19 virions...!!
 

DeezerShoove » 09 May 2025, 5:12 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 5:12 pm

This is true
 

It's not true. I already said why.

DeezerShoove » 09 May 2025, 1:03 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 1:03 pm

If you thoroughly wash your hands and dry them, then do your best to not touch the glass while making the switch, no problem. Some facial tissues have oil so you can't use them. My point is you don't absolutely need gloves if you respect that the glass should not have residue present after the install.

Now Timmy, if changing a bulb, was told to use a tissue while doing so. He thinks it's to wipe his hands after handling the messy light bulb. No problem until after dark.

You can just use a fresh tampon to grab the bulb with.
That's the real reason why our nation needs tampon machines on every street corner and every men's rest room  too...!!

*GHETTOBLASTER » 09 May 2025, 5:36 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 5:36 pm

You can just use a fresh tampon to grab the bulb with.
That's the real reason why our nation needs tampon machines on every street corner and every men's rest room  too...!!

A fresh tampon...

Is that fresh from the package?
...or...
nevermind.

murdock » 09 May 2025, 5:29 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 5:29 pm

It's not true. I already said why.

 

They are better than they were. Automatics have improved.

murdock » 09 May 2025, 3:24 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 3:24 pm

Electronic transmissions fail as often as non electronic ones. I worked on transmissions from 1980 until a few years ago. The electronic components are the most reliable parts in them. What is mostly unreliable are the people who work on them. I can say I've mostly seen it all.

This^^^ I definitely agree with.   

Many "mechanics" today merely remove and replace parts.
This is sometimes the only recourse when electronics go to ****.

I've had cars where "the fix" was to unhook the battery. Wait a while. Reconnect.
That was the easy way to reset the computer. Sometimes the garage just flashes the drive.
I guess that's just a reset in safe mode. It is different than reconnecting the battery somehow.

**** computers are great when they work. Pain in the *** when **** up.

murdock » 09 May 2025, 3:24 pm » wrote: ↑

09 May 2025, 3:24 pm

Electronic transmissions fail as often as non electronic ones. I worked on transmissions from 1980 until a few years ago. The electronic components are the most reliable parts in them. What is mostly unreliable are the people who work on them. I can say I've mostly seen it all.

Now, that's interesting.  So, basically, change the fluid and don't let anyone touch them?  So, what usually fails mechanically, the clutch packs?