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    dingbat reacted to Scott Danforth's post in the thread BMW headlight . . . $1,000 !!! with Like Like.
    Beverly tied the headlights to the steering for "curve adaptive lighting" back in 1904, and Tucker did it again in 1948 with the cyclops...
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    dingbat replied to the thread BMW headlight . . . $1,000 !!!.
    Hey, but are they "steering responsive" with adjustable auto dim feature? Little more concerned with the auto-sensing wipers...lol
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    dingbat replied to the thread Can You Wear This Shirt.
    I'm one of those "started in the mail room" guys. Started with the company as a certified welder at age 19. Machine Shop Manager -...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Can You Wear This Shirt.
    Ran the drafting department for a number of years before moving over to engineering. Still have a set of staedtler pencils, scales...
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    dingbat reacted to alldodge's post in the thread Water Fuel Separator OEM or aftermarket ? with Like Like.
    It's like an oil thread So long as you have a quality manufacture no issue with aftermarket. Compare the filter specs
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    dingbat replied to the thread Seastar hydrolic steering testing.
    Have never seen a "dirty" hydraulic system. It's always a stuck/sticky valve of some sort or seal blow-by Seals in a hydraulic system...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Can You Wear This Shirt.
    The final project for my first semester of programming was to build/write a RPN calculator in LISP.
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    dingbat replied to the thread Trailer has working running lights, no brake lights or turn signals.
    Why not? Switching (on/off) inherently causes transients. How much depends on the wattage of the LED and the use, or lack of, an...
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    dingbat replied to the thread 1979 9.8 Carb Bowl.
    Nitrile or viton….watch the durometer. 90 durometer Viton is too hard for a carb gasket...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Trailer has working running lights, no brake lights or turn signals.
    Ground issue…..turn signals and tail lights require a much more robust (clean) ground due to the power surges. You need to clean the...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Temp sender removal ….
    My largest customer is a copper, brass and bronze producer…. Brass and bronzes (copper alloys) are a lot tougher than you give them...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Temp sender removal ….
    Don’t need a head…all you’re doing is “shocking” the interface between the screw on the base material to break loose the corrosion bond...
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    dingbat replied to the thread 1979 9.8 Carb Bowl.
    That is an old school compression (seal) gasket. One time use only. Had the same issue in my old 2 stroke golf cart where the orginal...
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    dingbat replied to the thread Temp sender removal ….
    Two ball peen hammers. Put the small head on the “bolt” and smack the face of the hammer a couple of times with the other. Breaks loose...
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    dingbat replied to the thread New to hydraulic steering.
    First off, have you followed the bleeding process to the T? Taking short cuts rarely pays off Leaks on the suction side rarely leak...
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