06-25-2020, 04:24 PM
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"DIY AdBlue" did not have any good results up top.
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07-02-2020, 11:02 AM
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YKYAEM if you need to move the car five feet and you bump the starter in gear instead of burning hydrocarbons.
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07-02-2020, 11:50 AM
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YKYAEM if you need to move the car five feet and you bump the starter in gear instead of burning hydrocarbons.
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What? You wasted electrons instead of pushing? Must have been uphill.  
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07-02-2020, 12:15 PM
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Those electrons died because I was in a hurry. 
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07-02-2020, 02:29 PM
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"DIY AdBlue" did not have any good results up top.
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It's just urea and water. (wouldn't trust the purity to put it in a car tho)
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07-02-2020, 05:33 PM
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You know you're living alone when ... ^
If I told my wife I wanted to do an experiment like that in the kitchen then there would be some unwanted side effects.
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07-04-2020, 12:22 AM
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... If I told my wife I wanted to do an experiment like that in the kitchen then there would be some unwanted side effects.
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Hahaha!
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07-09-2020, 10:24 PM
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Rented a 26' Uhaul GMC 6.0?V8  Pic is on idle in Drive

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07-09-2020, 10:44 PM
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Vacuum gauge?
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07-09-2020, 10:57 PM
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yup, only drove it for ~50 miles or so at 55MPH, decent trans, it shifted early enough and has 1st 2nd n 3rd to manually shift to. also had a overdrive disable switch. rattled like hell past 55MPH on the downhill
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