Recent content by DaveFromMi

I burnt off a meadow last year. Prior to burning, I notified the Sheriff's Dept. and requested some help from the local volunteer Fire Dept.

I take it that the driveshaft was too long?

Sounds like evap is freezing up. Check the charge level.

Our garden space will pretty much be the same as last year. Veggies will be shuffled around.

Since the pump was hot, I would check for a flow restriction from somewhere else in the system.

I have some tomatos, broccoli and peppers started. They are inside today due to the storms.

You will need to spray any new or re-growth. I had some nasty patches of multifloura rose, blackberry, bittersweet, grapevine, honeysuckle and other noxious weeds that were taking over especially in old fence rows. I use this from TSC...

I had a beater 1974 Mercury Comet, Merc version of the Maverick. It had an inline 6. It had great low end torque, but dogged out at 65 mph. Once it became expensive to keep fluids in it, I traded it in for another beater.

The extra weight of EVs poses problems for existing infrastructure. Here are a couple examples discussing parking garages and guard rails. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/10/03/as-ev-sales-surge-and-cars-get-heavier-parking-garages-have-to-change.html...

MOPAR Mostly Old Parts and Rust

Companies don't offer extended warranties out of the goodness of their heart.

I worked for a Japanese auto company in R&D until I retired. Cell phone usage in the lab area was OK in certain areas. No pictures were allowed from cell phones. You had to check out an approved camera from security to take pictures. In the R&D center in Japan where test vehicles were built...

The math & models for water flow and electron flow are similar.

Nice old Sears multi-meter. Fairly accurate. You could sell it on Ebay as a vintage tool. I have one that I bought from Radio Shack ~1983.

My 2016 Colorado has an annoying feature. Every so often, there is a message on the touch screen that says "You shouldn't take your eyes off of the road when driving". You have to touch the "OK" icon exactly right in the geometric center to clear it.