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Laughing Gas
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From: So Cal
so i did a little google work and came up with this (along with a lot more too) Red Bull MXT transforms! on Vimeo
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And just what were the circumstances that led up to THAT??!!??
That's virtually unheard of in a quality build.
Those things don't "just come out". You know something's "funny" when they aren't right at installation.
Was there any kind of additional sealant used? LocTite? IronTite? I've even seen JB-Weld used.
Brass or steel?
They weren't the rubber screw-expansion type, were they?
Pop
That's virtually unheard of in a quality build.
Those things don't "just come out". You know something's "funny" when they aren't right at installation.
Was there any kind of additional sealant used? LocTite? IronTite? I've even seen JB-Weld used.
Brass or steel?
They weren't the rubber screw-expansion type, were they?
Pop
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From: Whittier, CA
Yeah, it's hard to imagine coolant pressure being so high (from a head gasket or whatever) that a freeze plug would blow without also blowing off every hose and popping a radiator too.
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From: Lake Tahoe, Nevada
A freaking casting plug? You have to be kidding.
On the other hand, the water pump probably moves 100 gpm at 2,500rpm, so what rpm was he cranking up at the line? I dunno, but that pump had to be building some huge pressure inside the block.
A metal plug, with a .002" interference fit, with a light coat of nasty old fashioned black permatex really should be up to the job.
On the other hand, the water pump probably moves 100 gpm at 2,500rpm, so what rpm was he cranking up at the line? I dunno, but that pump had to be building some huge pressure inside the block.
A metal plug, with a .002" interference fit, with a light coat of nasty old fashioned black permatex really should be up to the job.
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From: Whittier, CA
He was an okay painter, I guess. Seemed to have a fixation on painting small *****'.
Oh, wait...
I use Picasaweb to store photos:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...otobucket.html
Don't care much for the Picasa software. It seemed intent on synchonizing the photos on my PC with the Google server. I'm not comfortable with letting that happen without my direct involvement.
For photo editing, I use Paintshop Pro, now published by Corel. I still use an older version before Corel bought it.
For free software on a netbook, I use Irfanview. It is capable enough to prepare or manipulate pics for general web use, like posting here on FTE.
Oh, wait...
I use Picasaweb to store photos:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...otobucket.html
Don't care much for the Picasa software. It seemed intent on synchonizing the photos on my PC with the Google server. I'm not comfortable with letting that happen without my direct involvement.
For photo editing, I use Paintshop Pro, now published by Corel. I still use an older version before Corel bought it.
For free software on a netbook, I use Irfanview. It is capable enough to prepare or manipulate pics for general web use, like posting here on FTE.
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From: La La Land
Bill,
I use IrfanView exclusively (cheap SOB). Though not as powerful as Photoshop (by any means!), it has a nice plug-in suite that increases its capabilities considerably.
I only recently discovered its ability to optimize photos for website use, which reduces page load time significantly.
Pop
I use IrfanView exclusively (cheap SOB). Though not as powerful as Photoshop (by any means!), it has a nice plug-in suite that increases its capabilities considerably.
I only recently discovered its ability to optimize photos for website use, which reduces page load time significantly.
Pop
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From: Whittier, CA
Yep, Irfanview is pretty darn good, and most people won't need anything else. Including me.
BTW, I use Paintshop, not Photoshop. Photoshop is published by Adobe, and is the gold standard of editing software. And costs several thousand $. Paintshop is something like $30.
BTW, I use Paintshop, not Photoshop. Photoshop is published by Adobe, and is the gold standard of editing software. And costs several thousand $. Paintshop is something like $30.
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From: So Cal
Huge fan of free software. I'm running linux currently, so I've got a couple options - all of them open source (free). I need to get my windows virtual machine back up and running though - still a few programs I can't get a linux version for.
Fortunately, I still keep a small library of win software on for such occasions. I wonder how many of those will be compatible with Win7... or if I'm going to have to scrounge for new versions. (Getting good at that too... even on the cheap.)
Thanks for the good info. I'll check it out.
Fortunately, I still keep a small library of win software on for such occasions. I wonder how many of those will be compatible with Win7... or if I'm going to have to scrounge for new versions. (Getting good at that too... even on the cheap.)
Thanks for the good info. I'll check it out.