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  1. nola mike

    Faria Fuel Gauge Question

    Not if they're lighted
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    Wife will be pleased (hopefully)

    The TDIs were dirt cheap when I bought it (but stopped making them in '15 or '16), but diesel was/is still too expensive to justify the MPG difference. I couldn't convince her to get a stick :( BTW, she drove to Raleigh today and has not commented on how nice/clean/worky everything is.
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    Planted Peppermint seeds and got this??It aint Peppermint

    Google says it's eastern black nightshade or european black nightshade. Eat some of the leaves, hopefully don't die, and then sue Ferry-Morse, then profit!
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    What ? , Really, what is with this trailer?

    AI EDIT: 15 people beat me to it
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    Showing my Tri-axle Trailer some TLC . . .

    That seems sketchy, but don't know much about trailer brake systems. Wondering if original had steel and someone cheaped out on the replacement. Also, aren't you towing this thing like 5 miles/year?
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    Showing my Tri-axle Trailer some TLC . . .

    Mine's actually been OK for the most part so far. Only big issue was the clutch at 80k miles, which was a nightmare to replace. My a/c computer might be able to be reprogrammed, but the software and hardware needed would be more than buying a used one (but then I have to take the dash apart)...
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    non alcoholic beer

    Unfortunately, it's looking like any amount of booze is pretty bad for you. That said, I'd rather some ice tea, iced coffee, or anything else fizzy over the fake stuff. However, the stouts actually do pretty well; guiness N/A and a couple of knockoffs have been decent. My wife drinks the N/As...
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    non alcoholic beer

    Virginia isn't recreational yet. Possession of anything for personal use is fine, delta 9, cbd, thc.
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    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Neither of you should be allowed to do that. I still haven't adjusted from Ted's Formula avatar.
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    Showing my Tri-axle Trailer some TLC . . .

    @tpenfield , this is the VW, not the Mini. However, get deepobd (android, probably iphone too). Unbelievably powerful, unbelievably complicated (and it helps if you speak German), and free. I can figure out a lot of the actuator functions and need to spend more time figuring out programming...
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    2020 150hp possible fuel related issue

    Could be a lot of things. How old is the gas? Stabil isn't magic. Did you check the filter when you changed it? Might want to take another look. Running off a fresh portable tank is always pretty high on initial troubleshooting steps.
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    Wife will be pleased (hopefully)

    She's out of town. Finally took care of everything with her car (2017 VW Golf Sportwagen, 90k miles) 1. Horn: This thing has 2 horns, both of which have now failed. It sounded so sad and timid before. Now it sounds proper German again. 2. Oil pan leak. Leaking for a few months now. Composite pan...
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    Showing my Tri-axle Trailer some TLC . . .

    Yeah, I just spent $40 on a pair for the VW...not even worth calling around. That's why they stopped doing it. Also not the easiest thing in the world to do correctly, AND you still have a used rotor at the end of the day. (BTW, speaking of Luddite tendencies: the next year after mine VW started...
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    Cobalt 226 vs 220 or something else..

    That was a short boatmance... Back to I/o's or sticking with obs?
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    Mercruiser 4.5l low vacuum, WOT 4350 and higher fuel consumption

    Shouldn't the PCM be able to detect this? It has misfire counts on there and a CPS. I'd think so, and don't know if/when mercruiser uses crankshaft acceleration numbers to determine if there's a problem with a cylinder.
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    Mercruiser 4.5l low vacuum, WOT 4350 and higher fuel consumption

    Yeah, I had wanted that earlier. Also mentioned on the static images that timing was reduced at higher rpm, wanted to see if there was info on why buried in there. Feeling left out now not being able to see the diacom files. I might see if I can get it to run on a Windows VM...
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    Mercruiser 4.5l low vacuum, WOT 4350 and higher fuel consumption

    Nah, most of us around here don't like to fire up the parts cannon if we can avoid it. Always free to move on rather than belittling people, since you've already made the same comment. As said before, this is a great thread for learning and problem solving.
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    Scissors-like abnormal noise from 5.7

    Don't use those taps or you'll be chasing the problem again soon...
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    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Holy crap! And Papa ginos is still there?! They closed nearly all of them! 25-30 years ago for me...
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    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    @tpenfield Do they still have D'angelo's there? John's liquors (Miller High life long necks special, had to go in the back cooler to get them) and steak and cheese were the go-to's in Falmouth for me way back when...
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