butt crack of dawn shift. then back to the office to deal with a major FUBAR comitted by an employee that has bad juju written all over it. Its going to be a long day
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Building what started out to be a maintenance trail, but... Need to haul some more scrap metal in to the transfer station.
Morning. Sick of being sick, gonna ride soon.
^x2
Rode my bike in an aerobic fashion Sunday, pooped! Riding anaerobic tonight.
Another day in the office. Another day where I won't get done what I need to get done, because of things that fall into square #1. 
Been trying to do this one thing for almost two weeks now....
Must ride tonight. Looks gloomy out there, so it'll be a night ride with lights for sure.
Been trying to do this one thing for almost two weeks now....
Must ride tonight. Looks gloomy out there, so it'll be a night ride with lights for sure.
do you run on some manner of ginger calendar? are months only 20 days long?
Friday bitches.
I run on a seniority based, 24/7/365 calendar. Where the weekends are made up and your personal life doesn't matter.
In the dentist's antechamber... 4 cavities need filling. Fun!
I brought the Land Cruiser in for an alignment check and the tire shop said I need my bearings repacked. I can believe this since the shop 10,000 miles ago in Seattle when I had my 120k-ish mile service said the bearings were getting loose.
Ah, cars, source of endless small (and occasionally large) expenses.
Ah, cars, source of endless small (and occasionally large) expenses.
Probably would have been a good idea to replace the tie rod ends before the alignment.
Early morning ride. Getting cold out there. Rode with a bunch of guys and at the end its only me and this other guy who does most of the pulling. As I pass him going up the hill which I had done on every previous lap in an angry tone he tells me I have to ask if I draft somebody. Roadies are delicate little flowers. I was going to tell him to just ride faster but chose not to say anything.
Roadies = lolz
Sprung a leak in my tire last night on the trail. No stans left to seal it up. Thought the hissing was a rattlesnake. Tall weeds and rattlesnake sounds make for jittery boostindoubles. Luckily it was all downhill back it the house.
Sprung a leak in my tire last night on the trail. No stans left to seal it up. Thought the hissing was a rattlesnake. Tall weeds and rattlesnake sounds make for jittery boostindoubles. Luckily it was all downhill back it the house.
Good Lord! No sleep in 2 nights. Fan/white noise broke, dogs won't stop licking/breathing/shaking their damn collar. Though I feel like I could sleep if I could lie down again, my brain has been so wired it just can't let go. I understand that this is largely because I haven't taken one of my medications in three nights. I don't intend to take it again so hope that the narcotic withdrawal period will be over soon. (Anyone with experience here?) Trying no caffeine, chamomile and the like all day, and no alcohol tonight. Can't decide if a trip to the bongshed will help in my current frame of mind or not.
In other words, Seahawks won, but they did not shine. There were a couple sick plays though!
In other words, Seahawks won, but they did not shine. There were a couple sick plays though!
I don't know. I was thinking of leaving it on jackstands in my garage for a month while I ship the bearings to a guy in Montreal.
Some people just don't get the ///LC.
I get the ///LC factor.
I hope you have a nice ///LC polo to show everyone that you have the factor. Because what is the point of having the factor if no one knows that you have the factor.
Happy I have some like minded individuals who can guide me the right way.
Already ran 11 flights of stairs in heels today. We were down to one of our four elevators this morning, so I spent some QT running up and letting people onto their floors. Sure beat sitting at this desk!
To ride, or not to ride ?
Hmmm
Hmmm
Now is not the time to stop the bongshed visits. It will help with withdrawal, or so I hear.
VANOS boards are repaired. Apparently they were clogged to all hell, so things should be mouch smoother now. Should get them back tomorrow. Goal is to get those, intake, etc all installed tomorrow night and see if I can get it fired up and running smoothly. If that is the case, then I will be doing a couple other 100k service items and them put the bumper back on again. Hoping to be driving it to work on Friday.
What were they clogged with, decaying electrons?
even i know what a solenoid is. and that's not how it works at all.What were they clogged with, decaying electrons?
Oil and oil sourced debris. The solenoids allow oil to flow into the VANOS cylinder, effecting the placement of the intake cam. So... Oil moves over the solenoids, which eventually accrue small amounts of debris, impacting the ability of the solenoids to fully fire.What were they clogged with, decaying electrons?
Of the eight, only one was fully firing when he started cleaning everything. Three just made noise, but didn't actually move. After cleaning them, all 8 are fully firing and should allow for the VANOS to do its job, which is adjusting the cam positioning.
I put in new cam position sensors last week too, so together, they should bring a substantial amount of power back to the table.
http://www.eeuroparts.com/blog/articles/557/bmw-vanos-explained/
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that describes me....although they left out passed out behind the wheel in the driveway...