Sxk Unitank
Note the holes for the bridge both top and bottom are not centered front to rear. I knew this about the top part but never gave it any thought till last night. And my bottom piece was backwards but worked just fine. Of course I made the correction anyway.
Edit: I had the older version pictured, corrected now.
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Oh, I fogot to mention, my wife posted one of her W-2s to Facebook.
(then tried to blame me for it)
(then tried to blame me for it)
My sister's car did that. And she called me and sure enough that is what it looked like. We were young and broke, so calling a tow truck was out. And fixing it there was out of the question. She took my car and I drove her car back to her house. What a trip. It handles okay rolling. As the free wheel usual follows the other one (until you hit a pothole). But touch the brakes and the free wheel will turn left or right and would want to go into a skid. Pretty dangerous. But I got it to her house and told her let nobody drive it until it was fixed. It was a rear wheel drive and I have no idea what driving a front wheel drive would be like. Probably a lot worse. And I'll never drive another car like that.
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With rack and pinion it's called an inner socket assembly but close enough.I'm getting old. I couldn't think of the phrase "inner tie rod".
I was sleeping nicely when my son woke me up...."my car won't start"
Off to Walmart we went, for a new battery.
Off to Walmart we went, for a new battery.
I'm sure virtually everyone has those smoking dreams before. But I had one last night that I found a pack of cigarettes and a lighter in an old box of mine (usually in a dream I stop somewhere to buy a pack). I ended up in a restaurant/bar and went outside for a smoke. When I got outside, I forgot about smoking and just walked around instead. When I woke up, now that I think about it... I never got to taste the cigarette or any food for that matter from any dream that I can remember. I even remember dreams having a lit cigarette in my hand, but never taking a puff. Anybody ever did? If so, was it any good?
How long do car batteries usually last in SoCal? Here in the far north, motorcycle batteries your lucky to get 2 years. Car batteries usually 4 to 6 years. But I have one on an old International tractor ('53 I think) that the battery must be like 25 years old now out in the barn (about the size of a medium car battery). I don't know what kind of magic it has, but if it sits for more than 4 months it will just click the starting solenoid, electric fuel pump clicks and that's it. But throw a charger on it and it is good to go and it won't let you down. Heck I don't know what keeps everything running on that beast. I don't think I added air to those tires in 50 years. Well the rear tires are filled with fluid. But I never did anything with them either.
ADDED LATER: There isn't an odometer on a tractor, just an hour meter, RPM, oil, and amp meters from memory (I'm thinking of something else that I can't recall right now). Back in it's heyday, I'd say I put in 250 gallons max of fuel per year. Nowadays for the past 10 years it is more like 10 gallons per year on average. That might explain some things.
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Ever have a vaping dream? I don't recall ever having one. But I probably talked about vaping in a dream.
Copied and pasted from AAA
Heat facilitates the chemical reaction car batteries use to generate electricity, but it also increases the rate of battery degradation. In cooler northern climates, a battery may last five years or longer, but in hot southern locales, a car battery will typically last approximately three years.
Batteries reside in a harsh under-the-hood environment where temperatures can easily exceed 200 degrees Fahrenheit in hot weather. To combat this heat, automakers may mount the battery in an isolated area, install a heat shield over the battery, or relocate the battery outside the engine compartment, often under the back seat or trunk floor.
I would guess that the battery that I replaced was 3.5 years old.
Heat facilitates the chemical reaction car batteries use to generate electricity, but it also increases the rate of battery degradation. In cooler northern climates, a battery may last five years or longer, but in hot southern locales, a car battery will typically last approximately three years.
Batteries reside in a harsh under-the-hood environment where temperatures can easily exceed 200 degrees Fahrenheit in hot weather. To combat this heat, automakers may mount the battery in an isolated area, install a heat shield over the battery, or relocate the battery outside the engine compartment, often under the back seat or trunk floor.
I would guess that the battery that I replaced was 3.5 years old.
Yes. A few nights ago in fact. I was sitting at a kitchen table vaping. Across from me was a very nice looking woman. One I've never seen in my life. We were talking. It puzzled me that she knew me so well. I can describe exactly how she looked. And that smile of hers was, ummm, very welcoming. Wasn't even my home. I kept looking around the kitchen for something familiar. She laughed and told me "you've been here many times before". And that's when I woke up (dang it!!!). That's probably why I remember the dream so well. I wasn't able to fall back asleep after that.
Oh wow! That explains some of that tractor battery magic. The battery isn't mounted near the engine, but at the rear left wheel inside fender. There is no heat there at all. I'm guessing the cables need to be like 4 to 6 feet long to reach the starter and solenoid.
Which reminds me when I was young and some guys mounted their car batteries inside the trunk. Can't remember why now. But it wasn't heat, but another reason. Maybe two 12v batteries and throw 24v to the 12v starter? Semi trucks usually do that with two or four batteries to start. Once running, all of the batteries are configured back to parallel by heavy duty relays.
Oh gosh! The older VW Beetle had the battery under the rear seat. Not much heat there either. I didn't keep it long enough to see if the battery lasted longer. I even had it while living in SoCal.
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