Message from @wolfwood

Discord ID: 531324245050130463


2018-11-24 21:57:32 UTC  

@DeusVolk Sorry to hear about your head unit being stolen. Crutchfield's website should have what you need to get rolling again.

2018-11-24 22:32:43 UTC  

Thanks I’ll check them out.

2018-11-25 00:40:35 UTC  

I'd give them a phone call first @DeusVolk one of the very few modern companies that speaking to over the phone will be time/cost saving and helpful.

2018-11-25 15:15:54 UTC  

While I’m here, can anybody recommend anti theft devices, whether they be alarms, steering wheel / brake locks, etc. for a 90s Camry?

2018-11-27 08:26:33 UTC  

I found a useful comment on YouTube:

2018-11-27 08:26:36 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/322712586741088256/516892588427706369/image0.png

2018-11-27 20:31:06 UTC  

@Tanner - SC interesting. This seems to corroborate your comment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctpVCWjd8b4

2018-11-28 01:18:39 UTC  

<@&435155863217504256> is hitting a starter with a wrench a valid method of preventing this?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/322712586741088256/517147278910291988/20181127_145502.jpg

2018-11-28 01:22:19 UTC  

This is the starting motor from a Honda air compressor engine. During a cold start the starter remained engaged after the engine started and the key was turned to the off position. Apparently this was my fault because I didn't hit it with a wrench.

2018-11-28 03:27:18 UTC  

Hitting a starter with a hammer is a work around for stuck starter. It will need replaced, you are just giving in another lucky start or 3 of life with that work around.

2018-12-08 02:07:48 UTC  

CEL keeps coming on about every week and a half. Throws code for EGR valve. Cleaned EGR valve and all lines 3 times now.. think I'm going to have to replace the valve itself. Diaphram still moves, but a little sticky. No effects on RPMs when I press diaphram during idle.

2018-12-13 19:13:57 UTC  

Vehicle type/age?

EGR valves usually aren't that expensive.

2018-12-13 19:14:03 UTC  

Oh, does it need inspected @Sonic

2018-12-13 19:50:00 UTC  

Trusty 95 Geo Tracker. Easy to work on. CEL hasn't come in over a week since I cleaned it again. Yes, CO requires emissions test every other year. New valve is $60 for federal emissions, $180 for California emissions version. If CEL comes on again, I'm replacing it.

2018-12-13 20:15:10 UTC  

AH the tracker, I'd love to lift one and take it rock crawling

2018-12-13 20:16:08 UTC  

I have heard of egr and other valves having seasonal issues - sticking in the winter.

2018-12-19 18:53:38 UTC  

when worlds collide

2019-01-06 04:12:51 UTC  

@DeusVolk I got this for my truck and swear by it. http://www.ravelco.com/

2019-01-06 04:15:11 UTC  

It's a cap that makes important connections for the vehicle to start and run. If the cap is not plugged in, the engine won't start. If the engine is running and the cap is removed, the engine shuts off. If I am parking my truck somewhere out of my sight, I pull the plug at the same time I pull the keys. After that, my 4x4 truck is going nowhere without a flatbed tow until I come back with the cap. It's like two-factor auth for your vehicle.

2019-01-06 04:18:02 UTC  

The CA branch had someone drive out to my house and do the work on the driveway in a few hours, for about $540 IIRC.

2019-01-06 04:21:35 UTC  

I figured nobody cares about car alarms, you hear them go off and don't investigate. The Club™ (both steering wheel and brake versions) is easily broken by publicly available tools. Tracking systems means your auto is already stolen at that point and you're playing catch up before it's disassembled in a chop shop. The newer electronic keys are easily hacked/copied by thieves who only have to get within a few feet of you...it's all so tiresome.

2019-01-06 04:23:26 UTC  

But Ravelco is only any good if you get in good habits to use it, and it's second nature to me now.

2019-01-06 04:25:01 UTC  

As for people breaking in to steal stuff, that's a different story. Some sort of alarm that personally alerts you on your phone would be best IMO.

2019-01-16 18:55:42 UTC  

Tfw an hour from home and your brakes start grinding...

2019-01-16 18:58:15 UTC  

And end up talking the jq with the mechanic haha.

2019-01-16 23:04:59 UTC  

Lol how does that happen. Not to derail mechanic talk but that’s interesting

2019-01-16 23:17:14 UTC  

The radio was on talk radio and they were talking about the bombing in Syria. The dude thought we had already pulled our troops out of there. And I said something along the lines of "not yet, Israel keeps us in war over there". He made a comment about how he couldn't understand how the Muslims could kill in the name of God and expect to go to heaven. And that opened a door for me to get all religious and talk the jq. It was a small shop out in the country.

2019-01-17 00:20:04 UTC  

Ah so easy!

2019-01-17 20:52:15 UTC  

Fellas, anyone here own a shop or plan on owning one?

I have an idea that could be very profitable.

2019-01-18 03:08:22 UTC  

Yeah, Tyler. A small dream of mine is to own a dealership with a small shop attached in the next decade or so @Tyler0317

2019-01-18 03:52:06 UTC  

Yeah there are some really unique mods out there.

2019-01-18 03:52:50 UTC  

Less attracted to American muscle personally. Big fan of Japanese and euro vehicles.

2019-01-18 03:52:56 UTC  

what's your idea?

2019-01-18 03:53:55 UTC  

Follow this guy from the above links.

Have a particular and repeatable custom vehicle you specialize in recreating

2019-01-18 03:54:43 UTC  

Yeah, I think it's more about tapping into a subculture or finding a niche honestly, with regards to what you're pointing out.

2019-01-18 03:54:47 UTC  

For instance, restoring pre emissions testing model cars into modern reliable trucks.