Ugh, pre-OBDII EFI. I’ve got a '94 4Runner that’s been sitting because it doesn’t run right, my usual mechanic just flat-out refuses to service it (because no ODBII), and I can’t muster the motivation to dig into it myself.
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The main trouble is that pole is broken off at essentially ground level, so I’m not sure I’d be able to get a good enough grip on it. I’ll probably have to still partially dig it to expose some of the concrete, to wrap a chain or strap around.
I have one of those! It hadn’t even crossed my mind to use it (probably because my attempt to get the concrete out of my yard was years before I bought it, but still…)
I might try that tomorrow. Or even if I don’t do that specific thing, it at least inspires me to this k creatively in terms of mechanical advantage.
My house had a clothesline in the backyard at one point, but by the time I bought it all that was left were a couple of rusted, broken-off pole bottoms embedded in surprisingly deep concrete. I managed to dig one up, but the other is still a tripping hazard in my lawn. 😕
I use an old steak knife to open letters.
10·4 months agoOoh, an upgrade! Yes, an impact-rated bit is better.
I recommend “potaje de garbanzo” (Cuban chickpea stew) for the chickpeas. Not sure what kind the other beans are.
As for learning to bake, the main thing to know is that the use-case for pie weights is blind-baking (pre-baking before filling is added) a flaky pie crust (“shortcrust”). Keep the ingredients cold and don’t overwork it, and you’ll be fine. Also remember that savory things like chicken pot pies are options too, not just sweet.
I expect future posts from you showing how you’ve used them as pie weights and then cooked them.
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Samsung’s preferred fix of buying another $2k fridge that’ll only last a few years
Fuck Samsung.* I have never owned a product with more absolutely blatant and egregious planned obsolescence than a Samsung front-loading washing machine. One day it started making a horrible banging noise and the drum stopped spinning. I replaced the machine (with a cheap used Bosch off Craigslist that’s still going strong, BTW), stuck the broken Samsung in my basement, and eventually took it apart to salvage parts and also see what went wrong. As it turns out, the “spider arm,” the support bracket and bearing that attaches the drum to the motor that spins it, had corroded to the point that it broke apart, only a year or two out of warranty.
And that’s when I realized the worst part of this story: every other piece of water-exposed metal in the machine was stainless steel, and was pristine. The spider arm, on the other hand, was made of, IDK, zinc or some shit. In other words, they made the main support bracket, which basically destroys the entire machine when it fails, into the GODDAMNED SACRIFICIAL ANODE!!!
(* I almost said “fuck Samsung in general, and their appliances in particular,” but their electronics are designed just as evilly, e.g. by being infested with DRM and ads.)
It’s an intentional misspelling of “sweetie,” as a meme.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=it's+called+fashion+sweaty+meme
(Or maybe you knew that and I’m the one who got whooshed.)
- “Open in new tab” all the interesting links on a page, intending to read them next.
- Don’t get to them immediately.
- Start reading some other unrelated page.
- Repeat.
I hope to pare it down to under 10!
10 factorial, i.e. 3,628,800? Sounds tough (not sure I could manage it myself), but I have faith in you!
(Seriously though, my OneTab list has 1736 tabs in it, and that’s not counting the ones in a different browser profile. Send help.)
I am seriously considering engine-swapping it from a 3VZE to a 5VZE. Not just because of ODBII, but also because the 3VZE is apparently just about the only not-reliable engine Toyota ever made.