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#151
Jingle Ballzzzz!
Ugh.. I can't believe I did this... let my 8 sit in my driveway for 7 hours.. RUNNING
I got home from my mother's memorial service yesterday and parked at the street end of my loooooooong driveway so I could finish pressure washing the driveway. I left the doors open to dry out my 8 because I spilled a bunch of water in my back floor while taking a huge flower arrangement out. I finish pressure washing and go inside to chill for a while. Come back out around 7 to close up the car and decide to move it up to the house. The engine was cold, so I decide to let it run for a few minutes before shutting it off, and take start unloading some of the stuff from the memorial. Well..... At 1:50.. AM... I decide it's time to go to bed. I look at the front door, thinking I locked it, but it wasn't. Then I thought I better go out and put the tarp over my 8 in case it rains (I have a windshield leak I need to take care of when things settle down next week), so I step outside and hear my car running... O...M...G...!!! The gas light was on and the needle was the lowest I've ever seen it. Thank God I decided to go out for the tarp!! Good news though.. it started up fine this morning and I made it to the gas station. It was kinda weird though... I expected to fill it up way more than I usually do, but it only took 13.4 gallons. Usually I put 13.6 in... Different gas station though. Would that make a difference?
And FYI... it ran for all that time on a quarter of a tank.
I got home from my mother's memorial service yesterday and parked at the street end of my loooooooong driveway so I could finish pressure washing the driveway. I left the doors open to dry out my 8 because I spilled a bunch of water in my back floor while taking a huge flower arrangement out. I finish pressure washing and go inside to chill for a while. Come back out around 7 to close up the car and decide to move it up to the house. The engine was cold, so I decide to let it run for a few minutes before shutting it off, and take start unloading some of the stuff from the memorial. Well..... At 1:50.. AM... I decide it's time to go to bed. I look at the front door, thinking I locked it, but it wasn't. Then I thought I better go out and put the tarp over my 8 in case it rains (I have a windshield leak I need to take care of when things settle down next week), so I step outside and hear my car running... O...M...G...!!! The gas light was on and the needle was the lowest I've ever seen it. Thank God I decided to go out for the tarp!! Good news though.. it started up fine this morning and I made it to the gas station. It was kinda weird though... I expected to fill it up way more than I usually do, but it only took 13.4 gallons. Usually I put 13.6 in... Different gas station though. Would that make a difference?
And FYI... it ran for all that time on a quarter of a tank.
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I got my shifter gasket fixed today, and it's not leaking fluid any more. Changed the transmission fluid and differential fluid. I never thought it will be so hart to find Red Line products. I went to 4 different places, and they didn't carry that product, only Baxter Auto Parts had them.
Also changed the E-Brake cover, as my plastic on the bottom broke a while back.
#153
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If the stations pumps are out of calibration then yes. There should be stickers on the pump when Weights and Measures came out and checked the pumps. If I remember right they're supposed to check it every two to three years. I'll try to find that out.
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The gas light was on and the needle was the lowest I've ever seen it. Thank God I decided to go out for the tarp!! Good news though.. it started up fine this morning and I made it to the gas station. It was kinda weird though... I expected to fill it up way more than I usually do, but it only took 13.4 gallons. Usually I put 13.6 in... Different gas station though. Would that make a difference?
And FYI... it ran for all that time on a quarter of a tank.
And FYI... it ran for all that time on a quarter of a tank.
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Fun fact I learned while in Upstate NY, Indian Reservation pumps don't get checked by Weights and Measures. A tow truck driver once told me he put 70 gallons into a 55 gallong barrel at the casino's gas station in Oneida, NY.
#156
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Picking up my Stoptech rotors at Corksport today. They came in yesterday but I was swamped and did not have time to pick them up. The wife has been sweating me lately about working on the car a lot so it may be a week or two before I get around to installing them. My car was down for 3 days a few weeks ago. Then the following week was in the shop for 2 days getting the sides and rear bumper pieces mounted and painted. And then Sunday mucking around with the taillights. So I guess you could say she has a point
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I managed to put 15.1 gal in my tank at Costco a few days ago. It was a bit of a WTF moment, because I knew I was very low, but It hadn't run out yet. I've never seen a pump tell me I put in more than 14.6. And the one time I ran out (150' from the pump) I only got 14.3 into it.
#161
Jingle Ballzzzz!
Nick - Good to know the light comes on with 2.9 gal left. In that case, I wasn't sure when the light came on. I was sweatin' it on the way to get gas.
Kevin - A strawberry blonde moment? Naw... I don't usually get those. For me, it's more of getting freaking old/lack of hormones moments. You'd have to read my previous posts to see what caused this lapse of memory.
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Did they have everything in stock? I need to replace my pads and rotors after I return from Iraq. But it'll be a few weeks after since I go home for the 4th of July.
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I did a quick price check on full pads, rotors, and SS lines. They came in at $636! NOT BAD!!! Everyone else wants over 700 for equal parts of different brands. Plus I can always drive down and just pick it up instead of paying for shipping. The was $45 to Ft. Lewis from their location.....
#175
Sad day for the RX-8. Mazda has ended production.
https://www.rx8club.com/general-automotive-49/rx-8-sales-end-europe-195403/
https://www.rx8club.com/general-automotive-49/rx-8-sales-end-europe-195403/