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Shop Time w/T.W. Friends. Torque wrench on spark plugs, we need answers so cast your vote now

Discussion in 'Garage / Workshop' started by six5crèéd, Jun 5, 2020.

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Do you use a torque wrench on spark plugs?

  1. Always

    28.9%
  2. Never have

    53.3%
  3. 1-2 uggha duggha's should do it

    8.9%
  4. What is a torque wrench?

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  1. Mar 24, 2023 at 6:25 PM
    PzTank

    PzTank Stuck in the Well

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    If the ROW stuff was directed to me, thanks :hattip: Tough to deal with unreasonable people being supported by supposedly professions…

    As for knees, I’ve had loose cartilage removed from both of my knees. If I had $10 to lose, I’d put it on you having a torn miniscuse. Is the inside of your knee joint tender/painful when pressed?

    Good luck w it.
     
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  2. Mar 24, 2023 at 6:28 PM
    RustyGreen

    RustyGreen A breaker point guy in a Bluetooth world

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    I thought you lived in the land of (frozen) wide open spaces and miles of solitude - how the heck do you end up with neighbors encroaching... :confused:

    As far as the knee goes, best to see a doctor sooner than later -- and do what they say...

    Don't be a dumb@$$
    ...like me for example :facepalm:
    and just ignore it.

    I haven't been able to kneel down in years -- however, daily it hurts enough to refine ones vocabulary. :rolleyes:
     
  3. Mar 24, 2023 at 6:31 PM
    Twolines

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    2.5" lift, all new chinese light plastics, led lights here and there... want to make a daily "overlander" modeled after "overland under budget"..
    Yes on the row..what made my situation worse is they are drunks....and particularly the husband is a know it all right down to trying to convince me of the old monument locations.
    As for the knee, no pain in the back really. All the pain is over the cap and it feels squishy...looks like i have an egg under my skin...no bruising or redness.
     
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  4. Mar 24, 2023 at 6:33 PM
    Twolines

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    2.5" lift, all new chinese light plastics, led lights here and there... want to make a daily "overlander" modeled after "overland under budget"..
    We do live out quite a ways...however theres a few others out here as well. Its hard to explain but our properties connect in our back field/their "front yard"...theres about 10 acres between us.
     
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  5. Mar 24, 2023 at 6:56 PM
    PzTank

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    Gotcha..
    When I said inside, I should’ve been more specific - the inside of the knee that would touch the other knee if you had your lefs pressed together.

    But then, after hearing the additional details you provided, I’d drop that $10 bet to $5 :anonymous:. Again, good luck :thumbsup:
     
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  6. Mar 24, 2023 at 7:21 PM
    BussinGus

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    My Dad was a parts guy at a Ford dealership for 40ish years. He was "that guy".
     
  7. Mar 24, 2023 at 7:28 PM
    Twolines

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    Im not even that old and i miss the old days.. I went for some 1/4 and 3/8 rubber fuel line a while back and the kid insisted on year make an model... I told him I really just needed some to have around... but he pushed, so I left. Amazon didnt ask me any questions and I ended up with 2 50ft rolls, made in America too.
     
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  8. Mar 25, 2023 at 4:52 AM
    PzTank

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    Good morning everyone :hattip:

    I hope everyone with good knees can take a moment to appreciate & recognize the lack of pain :thumbsup:

    Snow’s coming tonight. The experts are still conflicted as to the impact..
     
  9. Mar 25, 2023 at 5:05 AM
    POOLGUY

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    Good morning everyone, have a great and blessed day.
     
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  10. Mar 25, 2023 at 5:08 AM
    Wadar

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    While I’m not a doctor, I’ve had some knee issues. The bend down and hear a crunch kinda sounds like a meniscus problem. But the kneeling down and bumping could be a bursa.

    When I initially tore my left medial meniscus I slipped in the snow while crouching causing my knee to bend in a direction it was not intended to. I heard/felt the crunch followed by pain & swelling, a week or two later while trying to get a UTV unstuck I felt the crunch again while lifting. Afterwards followed my first meniscus surgery.

    However when I was young I would fall and land on my knees and end up with a condition called prepatellar bursitis. It was a point impact like landing on the corner of a paver with the kneecap. That would burst the bursa and I’d have to have fluid drawn off. That should happen sooner than later.

    In both situations the knee would swell up to the point it looked like I had a soft ball in there. Get to the doc asap, the longer you put it off the more things will go down hill. I’m 45 (46 in May) and I’ve had two meniscectomy surgeries on the left and one surgery on the right knee. Also be really picky about the specialist, the butcher that did the first meniscectomy used “Rays rule of precision”: 1. Measure with micrometer. 2. Mark with chalk. 3. Cut with axe.
     
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    Morning, all.

    Now that it's unboxed and in place, this was yesterday's shipment. My wife said it was too heavy for her to carry so I broke out the forearm forklifts.

    20230324_174628.jpg

    This was the 10 year "temporary" shelf it replaced. :laugh:

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    Good morning guys, have a great Saturday!

    Any Mac computer guys in here? My old Windows desktop computer is dying on me, I’m looking to get a Mac Mini M2 to replace it. Ive pretty sure I know what specs I want but still have some questions and YouTube videos now have me confused.
     
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    This post is giving me flashbacks….
     
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    PzTank

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    Wow… I wont get the toy on the road until the salt gets washed away. Maybe late April :pout:.

    Enjoy!
     

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