Message from @Tanner - SC

Discord ID: 451512194916679680


2018-05-23 10:58:38 UTC  

@Deleted User that sucks man. What the heck? How much longer did it run this time?

2018-05-23 11:38:46 UTC  

@JesseJames yeah I had an electric grease gun. If I had to do it manually I'm pretty sure I'd still be crawling around looking for greasers.

2018-05-23 12:07:00 UTC  

@Der Seeteufel - SD plus you'd have perma claw hand

2018-05-23 14:17:21 UTC  

@Deleted User while that is possible in the past I've never had those symptoms because of a worn cam lobe. Not saying it may not be the cause but if it is it is very interesting.

2018-05-23 14:36:03 UTC  

I somehow doubt it too @JesseJames but I’m out of ideas

2018-05-24 13:26:32 UTC  

@Deleted User sometimes your only option is to try things until you find the cause.

2018-05-24 13:27:11 UTC  

How good was the truck running for the hour and half the other night when it was running?

2018-05-24 14:08:49 UTC  

Fine. Just idling really

2018-05-25 20:17:30 UTC  

I'm making some serious progress. This truck wouldn't start when I got here. I diagnosed and fixed it myself and now I have a farm truck all my own.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/322712586741088256/449667347347800065/20180525_151502.jpg

2018-05-25 20:20:39 UTC  

It was actually a pretty simple fix once I found the problem. The low idle screw was worn down. All it needed was a few turns and it runs good as new. Took me awhile to figure that out though.

2018-05-25 23:17:19 UTC  

@Der Seeteufel - SD Cannot go wrong with a cummins

2018-05-25 23:38:19 UTC  

Honestly you can't go wrong with American.

2018-05-25 23:45:10 UTC  

Diversity is our strength 😂

2018-05-28 02:26:24 UTC  

@Conway - OK had this happen just now

2018-05-28 02:26:28 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/322712586741088256/450484976698523649/image.jpg

2018-05-28 02:27:40 UTC  

First tire picked up a nail and went flat. Put on the spare (that nobody inflates on a regular schedule) which was at 15 psi, drove it at 65 mph on the highway to the next exit and unsurprisingly, the sidewall failed due to the pressure and speed.

2018-05-28 02:28:21 UTC  

@ophiuchus had that with a non-spare earlier this month.

2018-05-28 02:29:53 UTC  

For future reference, if you have a damaged car, you can drive like 35mph on the highway with your flashers on. So much easier of a load on the vehicle than 65 mph.

2018-05-28 11:23:00 UTC  

Also check your spare every time you check the rest of your tires. You should be checking your tire pressure monthly at the very least. Just take an extra second at the gas station and check them everytime you fill. It can end up saving you money on fuel and it might even save your life. One of my coworkers had a blowout like this while taking his daughter to kindergarten. He said it was the scariest moment in his life. Sometimes a blowout is unavoidable but no little white girls should be put at risk because you couldn't be bothered to do regular preventative maintenance.

2018-05-28 17:41:14 UTC  

Front end alignment can wear out your tires a lot faster. If you've been having continuous problems with your tires you may need a realignment.

2018-05-30 22:28:15 UTC  

Cool mechanic story:
Belt snapped at 2AM in route to Disney. Guy drove over an hour with zipties running his water pump.
“This is on my 04 Grand Cherokee I6. Idler pulley locked up and shredded my belt over an hour away from our hotel. Being stubborn and too cheap to pay for a towtruck. I bought every pack of zip ties the nearby gas station had and made it work.”
<http://reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/8naype/belt_snapped_at_2am_in_route_to_disney_i_drove/>

2018-05-30 22:30:02 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/322712586741088256/451512640443908106/image.png

2018-05-31 09:41:12 UTC  

ha! awesome

2018-05-31 18:37:48 UTC  

@Tanner - SC I’ve done that with belts and shoe strings to make it back to camp while out fourwheeling. I can tell all kinds of haggered things we have rigged while in the woods.

2018-05-31 18:38:13 UTC  

@Deleted User any developments with the truck?

2018-05-31 22:56:33 UTC  

Wow

2018-05-31 23:02:49 UTC  

@JesseJames new carb arrived today. Will put it on in the next week or so

2018-06-01 03:58:14 UTC  

Damn. Hope that fixes it man.

2018-06-10 00:56:18 UTC  

browsing <https://www.reddit.com/r/JustRolledIntoTheShop> and came across one I haven't seen before, but I'm not surprised:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/322712586741088256/455173327057715210/unknown.png

2018-06-13 14:30:58 UTC  

This is one of the most wild things I’ve ever seen:

2018-06-18 19:25:50 UTC  

Definitely check these out if you’re looking for a career in the mechanic field

2018-06-18 19:26:15 UTC  

I’m doing the diesel mechanic course which is only 7 months 50$ a month for the test prep

2018-06-20 21:51:04 UTC  

I hate lug nuts

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/322712586741088256/459112978898354186/image.jpg

2018-06-20 21:51:22 UTC  

It’s stuck, maybe for good this time

2018-06-20 21:53:29 UTC  

Tried heating it, using a punch, tried putting it on a stud and shaking, and the other guy did all this and more, moral of the story is that lug nuts become ”swollen” and also fuck Ford

2018-06-20 22:18:26 UTC  

What model Ford?

2018-06-20 22:19:37 UTC  

Have you tried putting a breaker bar on, rest the bar against the ground, and drive forward with the vehicle to force the breaker bar into the ground?

2018-06-21 01:08:06 UTC  

The ford is long gone