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Breaking news from 0127 this morning. A container ship took out the bridge. The bridge carries I695 across the river and is part of the beltway around the city. https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/baltimore-bridge-collapse-03-26-24-intl-hnk/index.html Wow... not really any words to describe...

As far as I know, there aren't a lot of options for fixing a 7 pin trailer plug that the cable jacket has separated from the plug, potentially letting water/corrosion into the plug. I didn't want to just goop some silicone on it since that would just break off during use. 3d printer to the...

I bought this fairly nice roller bearing Matco box in 1995 and had already replaced the drawer stops once right after I bought it. Turns out, whatever material they were made out of just decided to up and crumble this fall, leaving me with drawers that won't stay shut. I figured I'd order up...

Stapleton42 is back with a tour/interview with Dave Marcis. What a cool dude, from the days when Nascar was actually worth watching.

Good price for this fluid as it is usually over $10 these days. This is just about the lowest price you're going to see on this fluid. I've used it, works just as well as Motorcraft ULV and it is cheaper than RockAuto once you take into account shipping. I think NAPA will ship it to you for...

I don't think it applies to the garage boxes, but there may be some good deals to be had, I just haven't had a chance to look around. --Edit-- Found it, no big quantities: *Black Friday / Cyber Monday 2023 offer excludes all pails and garage boxes. https://shop.valvolineglobal.com/

News to me. Valvoline appears to be selling their oil directly to consumers with quantity break pricing. They don't offer the 12qt boxes in all versions of their oils, but enough that should make most all people happy. https://shop.valvolineglobal.com/ Looks like I might be moving away from...

Taken this afternoon under the hood of my Ranger. It seems to have grown an appendage while I wasn't looking. I'm kidding of course, but can anyone spot what is wrong in this picture? 2020 Ford Ranger.

The Stapleton42 channel has been doing a series on rebuilding one of Lake Speed's old NASCAR engines. They finally completed the project and LS got to drive it around VIR in anger. Lake SR still races carts to this day. If I get to 75 and can still race a cart, I will be a happy person. They...

Juan is right. Look at the physics in action yawing that plane to the right. Also, should help alleviate fears from people worried about losing an engine on takeoff.

https://deadline.com/2023/09/jimmy-buffett-dead-margaritaville-obituary-1235534641/ "Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement said late Friday on the musician’s official website and social media feeds." "The...

(Mods, feel free to move to a different forum. This is a sort-of mechanical post, but not about cars) I threatened to do this a while back, and since I just finished another upgrade today, I figured I'd sit down and make a mega post of what has been done so far. The trailer: Cherokee Grey Wolf...

I was going to post this in @Chris142's High transmission temp thread, but as I kept adding stuff to the post I figured I'd drop it in its own post. I've taken to logging data when we go on camping trips these days, I guess just because I like looking in on the workings of the tow rig. Visuals...

Note to Ford. JUST STOP IT. QUIT USING THAT STUPID BELT TO DRIVE OIL PUMPS. Every other part of the motor looks just fine, other than the oil-starved bearings, but come on. Not even 100k on the motor and that oil pump belt should already be replaced. If the wife gets a Bronco, it will be a...

Charlie Berens is a funny dude...

I'd been thinking for a while now that I wanted to upgrade my desktop PC here at home. The old AMD 6800K was getting a bit outdated and frankly it makes a TON of heat in my room (100Watt CPU). Got to thinking that I'd try out one of the new 'Micro' PC's that are flooding the market. My brother...

The thought occurred to me that there are probably people that have never heard of, never seen, and have no idea what it is that weight distribution hitches do. While this isn't a complete explanation, it is real-world data that I took using my setup a couple of weekends ago that shows what...

I'm not talking about playful barking or meowing that most all pets do. I'm talking about noises that their species normally don't make. Our loveable mutt Maizey is one of those 'vocal' dogs. She makes noises that you don't hear very often and each of them has their own meaning. We've been...

I noticed a few weeks ago that Wen appeared to have a new series of generators for sale. Looked like they were touted as 'quiet' and not 'super quiet' like the other bigger inverter units. I'd been looking for something to power up the RV when we start going longer distances and need to stop...

There were a few car audio companies back in the day that had fun with their owners manuals, but in 2023 it is pretty rare. Was reading through the manual of the Wen Generator I just ordered and came across this gem: Very mild humor for sure, but maybe it's not completely dead these days.