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[Penguin4x4 1,761]

speaking of nom nom nom

[sandt38 448]

Hey SandT your a mechanic?

If so my bro has an Altima SE-R and the clutch sometimes is just loose. He got it fixed about 3 months or so ago. They put an exedy flywheel and clutch but the guy that installed it didn't adjust the clutch so it eventually just mist-up so his car was towed they put the stock clutch and it was working good the guy is a good mechanic not the other one. And it started doing that right now when it's hot he said it may need a fluid flush. Any ideas of what may be the problem

Describe "loose" for me. Is the pedal going to the floor, is the pedal soft, does it work at all, does it not begin to engage until it is low, or what? Without being able to drive the car it is hard to get an idea of what you are talking about.

If it is a hydraulic clutch it uses brake fluid. Brake fluid is hygroscopic, which means it will absorb water. Water does boil and become a vapor, so it can create air pockets when hot. This is why we flush brake fluid. But TBH it is an extremely rare phenomenon in your average everyday car, and frankly one I have never seen it occur in a hydraulic clutch.

Yes it goes on to the floor doesn't let you into gears. It uses brake fluid. So im guessing its hydraulic. We recently put some in, DOT3 fluid. When this happens the car still turns on but it doesn't go into gear(s). This relly only happens about once every 1 or 2 months. This isn't normal right?

No, it's not normal. So I guess if you are putting fluid in it, that you are losing fluid, correct? If so it would seem like you have a leak in the system. You have a clutch master cylinder, which is exactly like a brake master, which is where you put your fluid in. Usually they leak out the rear seal. To check this, get under the dash on the driver's side and follow the rod that connects to the clutch pedal to the firewall. There will be a rubber boot there that looks like a bellows in most cases. Pull the boot back and check for brake fluid. You might have enough of a leak that you will see the fluid there without pulling the boot back if you get lucky. You will also have a rubber line or 2 between the master and slave (which is a cylinder on the transmission). Check those for leaks as well. Finally, that cylinder on the tranny, it will have a boot on it too, pull it back and check for fluid in it, if it isn't leaking very obviously. But the odds are that the mechanic who pulled the tranny to do the clutch would have seen the slave leaking. I would think the clutch master is the most likely culprit.

[cheese20323 13]

Hey SandT your a mechanic?

If so my bro has an Altima SE-R and the clutch sometimes is just loose. He got it fixed about 3 months or so ago. They put an exedy flywheel and clutch but the guy that installed it didn't adjust the clutch so it eventually just mist-up so his car was towed they put the stock clutch and it was working good the guy is a good mechanic not the other one. And it started doing that right now when it's hot he said it may need a fluid flush. Any ideas of what may be the problem

Describe "loose" for me. Is the pedal going to the floor, is the pedal soft, does it work at all, does it not begin to engage until it is low, or what? Without being able to drive the car it is hard to get an idea of what you are talking about.

If it is a hydraulic clutch it uses brake fluid. Brake fluid is hygroscopic, which means it will absorb water. Water does boil and become a vapor, so it can create air pockets when hot. This is why we flush brake fluid. But TBH it is an extremely rare phenomenon in your average everyday car, and frankly one I have never seen it occur in a hydraulic clutch.

Yes it goes on to the floor doesn't let you into gears. It uses brake fluid. So im guessing its hydraulic. We recently put some in, DOT3 fluid. When this happens the car still turns on but it doesn't go into gear(s). This relly only happens about once every 1 or 2 months. This isn't normal right?

No, it's not normal. So I guess if you are putting fluid in it, that you are losing fluid, correct? If so it would seem like you have a leak in the system. You have a clutch master cylinder, which is exactly like a brake master, which is where you put your fluid in. Usually they leak out the rear seal. To check this, get under the dash on the driver's side and follow the rod that connects to the clutch pedal to the firewall. There will be a rubber boot there that looks like a bellows in most cases. Pull the boot back and check for brake fluid. You might have enough of a leak that you will see the fluid there without pulling the boot back if you get lucky. You will also have a rubber line or 2 between the master and slave (which is a cylinder on the transmission). Check those for leaks as well. Finally, that cylinder on the tranny, it will have a boot on it too, pull it back and check for fluid in it, if it isn't leaking very obviously. But the odds are that the mechanic who pulled the tranny to do the clutch would have seen the slave leaking. I would think the clutch master is the most likely culprit.

the only reason we put some was when we opened the hood it needed some but then again we haven't checked it in a while we will try what you said if is that it is leaking what should we do? Take it to the mechanic and have them replace the tubes? And what if doesn't just flush the fluids. the car hasabout 75,000 miles

[///M5 2,833]

Beware of the home owner's association. Considered this country's most basic, ruthless unit of government, HOAs are typically organized and manned by retirees with little better to do than tell you what to do with your property – something A.J. Vizzi recently learned the hard way. When Vizzi purchased his home in Odessa, Florida, he was told he would be allowed to park his Ford F-350 Super Duty in his home's driveway, even though the neighborhood's rules forbade keeping vehicles anywhere other than the garage. The truck didn't fit in the home's garage.

The local HOA soon changed its mind, and before long a lawsuit ensued. In 2008, a judge ruled in Vizzi's favor, but the association quickly appealed the decision. In March, a second judge sided with Vizzi, and the courts awarded him $187,000 in legal fees to be paid by the HOA. In total, the association claims that the ordeal has cost over $300,000, including the cash it now has to pay to Vizzi.

I am the president of ours. Of course ours is really simple and we need it as it is a private road, beach, and dock area that needs to be paid for somehow.

[sandt38 448]

the only reason we put some was when we opened the hood it needed some but then again we haven't checked it in a while we will try what you said if is that it is leaking what should we do? Take it to the mechanic and have them replace the tubes? And what if doesn't just flush the fluids. the car hasabout 75,000 miles

It really shouldn't ever need fluid. This is a sealed system, and what that means is it does not "consume" fluid. If it needs fluid, it is leaking fluid. And yeah, if it is low you need to have the leak fixed.

[MKader17 332]

thats funny because my friend and his girlfriend were just arguing about this but with genders reversed

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

ALWAYS phone when you are coming home early. never assume that because your parents are in their forties and morbidly obese, you wont come home to find them screwing in the living room. And no, that disturbing image will NEVER leave you.

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

ALWAYS phone when you are coming home early. never assume that because your parents are in their forties and morbidly obese, you wont come home to find them screwing in the living room. And no, that disturbing image will NEVER leave you.

LOL Peng. You always keep me laughin'!!!

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

Hey MKader, Did you go shopping for a backpack yet?

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

[email protected]: i kinda want to explain to her about the positrons in bananas

[email protected]: and see if i can get her to think eating moar bananas will slow down time...

FRIN NY KAO: do it

[email protected]: if she comes in tomorrow shoving bananas down her throat i win at life

FRIN NY KAO: /awesom

FRIN NY KAO: do it

[email protected]: already talking to her

[email protected]: i'm backing it up with fancy science problems

[email protected]: which is actually just my chem homework

FRIN NY KAO: HAHAHAHA

[email protected]: i just showed her an mole-balanced equation for how iron and water become rust

FRIN NY KAO: oh wow

[email protected]: and explained that was the pime taradox equation

[email protected]: if she runs in to another /b/ tard he's gonna have a field day

FRIN NY KAO: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[email protected]: she's an english major

[email protected]: of course she is

FRIN NY KAO: you're bullshitting

FRIN NY KAO: she bought it?

[email protected]: why didn't i think of that

[email protected]: she took it hook line and sinker

[email protected]: "oh so thats why i feel so slow and bloated when i eat to many bananas"

[email protected]: i almost couldn't keep a straight face

FRIN NY KAO: aw dude

[email protected]: "yes exactly, the sodium is slowing down your time sphere"

FRIN NY KAO: ever seen commercials for 'the invention of lying'?

[email protected]: nope

FRIN NY KAO: oh

FRIN NY KAO: tl;dr

FRIN NY KAO: THE WORLD IS GOING TO END UNLESS WE HAVE SEX RIGHT NOW

FRIN NY KAO: response?

FRIN NY KAO: do we have time to get to a motel room?

FRIN NY KAO: that woman

FRIN NY KAO: is banana girl

[email protected]: she's going on and on about odd experiences she's had with bananas

[email protected]: i'm having

FRIN NY KAO: oh

[email protected]: real issues

FRIN NY KAO: god

[email protected]: not laughing

[email protected]: like i can feel my face contorting

FRIN NY KAO: if she asks you whats wrong

FRIN NY KAO: you should just say

[email protected]: i ate a banana

FRIN NY KAO: im sorry, you're just a total idiot

[email protected]: no i told her i ate a banana and then an orange earlier

[email protected]: and now they're duking it out

FRIN NY KAO: what

[email protected]: she bought it

[email protected]: and feels bad for the orange

FRIN NY KAO: i feel bad for her parents

[email protected]: oh thank god

[email protected]: she's leaving

[email protected]: HAHAHAHAHAHA

[email protected]: i WIN

[email protected]: "Well I wanna go to the cafeteria to get some bananas, I have an exam this afternoon and a few more hours would be nice"

FRIN NY KAO: OH GOD

FRIN NY KAO: ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS

[email protected]: I told her she wont physically notice the difference but to just keep eating them

[email protected]: you can't make this shit up

FRIN NY KAO: oh god

[email protected]: how do these people function

FRIN NY KAO: iunno

[email protected]: the guy in the cube next to me heard the whole conversation

[email protected]: he just asked to shake my hand

FRIN NY KAO: HAHAHAHAHA

[email protected]: "I want to shake the hand of the man, who is the greatest troll I have ever met"

FRIN NY KAO: remember that comment about another /b/tard?

FRIN NY KAO: well, you met him rather than her

FRIN NY KAO: fuck

FRIN NY KAO: you won so hard

FRIN NY KAO: you found the motherfucking holy grail

[email protected]: i want her number so I can like

[email protected]: have something to do when bored

[email protected]: just call her up and troll her

FRIN NY KAO: "hey, water causes you to develop tumors faster"

[email protected]: the feeling bad for the orange

[email protected]: that

[email protected]: that about killed me

[///M5 2,833]

Woot, on the tarmac in minny

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

[MKader17 332]

Hey MKader, Did you go shopping for a backpack yet?

not yet...

[sefugi 166]

speaking of nom nom nom

OOPS!

[MKader17 332]

So pissed off. Had such a great day and had to end on a bad note.

Spent the day at the river chilling at some rapids and helping out people as they lost all their shit. Free beer galore as it goes flying everywhere and hot ladies galore. Also took some goggles and went under the water later in the day. We found a crap ton of sunglasses (some Oakley and Ray Bans) my friends found 3 waterproof digital cameras that all still worked.

To end the day I can't find my new sandals (which I love). Come to find out when I told my friends sister to pick up my hat at the river she didn't have the brain enough to pick up my shirt and sandals that were sitting directly under it and she just fucking left them there (as none of our group was down their anymore). I'm 90% sure I asked her to pick up my hat and stuff but she says that I just said to pick up the hat so thats what she did.... went back there this evening and of course they were gone.......

*feel free to add proper emoticons*

[Tmax98 3]

sucks balls MK

dumb bitches

[Tmax98 3]

On another note, I'm looking into getting a handgun for home defense. Since im staying in a Rent house now.

Never know who might be stopping by late at night for some groceries...

looking into the 357's, and 38 special plus p my friend was talking about.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

12 gauge 00 buck

20 gauge 2 buck works fine too

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

seriously, shotguns, 9mm's and 45's are cheap and plentiful

[Adrian_D 520]

Built a box for a customer to fit in a 3-series bmw, he measured the trunk opening and was off by 1 inch. Needless to say the box ended up 1/4 inch too big so I have to modify it. Not fun tearing apart a well built box

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

So DirecTV guys said they're coming to install sometime between 12 and 4 on Wednesday.

Out of morbid curiosity I strung up a mercury thermometer an hour ago from one of the attic rafters; currently, at 2:28, the air temperature has pegged the thermometer at 130, or ~54C. My IR thermometer is registering surface temps on the joists and rafters at around 144F, or ~62C.

God help the poor bastards

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Built a box for a customer to fit in a 3-series bmw, he measured the trunk opening and was off by 1 inch. Needless to say the box ended up 1/4 inch too big so I have to modify it. Not fun tearing apart a well built box

:trippy:

[Adrian_D 520]

Eff me, 5 minutes after I post a for sale topic on flares, I get an order. I need to find a way to make these quicker.

[nem 2,019]

Shark week