Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[Kiske]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Happy garage fridge. Ball tip roasts $2.75/lb. Yay! Now I get to spend the morning vacuum packing.

Not a bad deal with how meat prices keep jumping up.

Buying meat in bulk and vacuum bagging it into smaller portions is probably the number one thing my father got me doing that I feel makes a huge difference when it comes to eating 'well' more often. Buy 6-8 steaks and then divvy them into pairs before bagging and freezing. Now I've got a freezer full of bloody goodness and I don't constantly have to be buying.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Kiske

Not a bad deal with how meat prices keep jumping up.

Buying meat in bulk and vacuum bagging it into smaller portions is probably the number one thing my father got me doing that I feel makes a huge difference when it comes to eating 'well' more often. Buy 6-8 steaks and then divvy them into pairs before bagging and freezing. Now I've got a freezer full of bloody goodness and I don't constantly have to be buying.

Yep. I feel good when my freezer is full. I usually buy one bag at a time, but I have freezer room so I bought 2 with the sale. 3rd bag is peeled tri-tips, also a good deal at $5.50/lb. Love Chef Store. I'm just really glad the store didn't change when the name changed from Cash and Carry.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Flarpswitch

The gearbox had something like 75W-90 oil and the engine had 40 or 50 straight. When it got cold overnight, kick starting was damn near a good way to get a hernia. Even if it had an electric starter, I doubt it would turn over. After owning so many British cars I should have known better. With a motorcycle cover acting like a tent, any heat source was just enough. Wearing a snowmobile suit out of the house, I was warm all the way to work not having to wait for heat to show up halfway there. Now, both my Subarus have remote start so I can open the garage door and start the car with my phone. I’m such a wuss.

Pretty much so.

My grandpapa told me I could drive his machine after I was big enough to start it -

[Spuds]

Anyone seen this before and can tell me what terms to search?
Looks like oil, but I can't find a fresh spot. Entirely possible that someone screwed up changing the oil, but that would have been me for the last 6 years or so . Whatever it is, it's on the 'skid plate' and engine, but oddly nothing else.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Anyone seen this before and can tell me what terms to search?
Looks like oil, but I can't find a fresh spot. Entirely possible that someone screwed up changing the oil, but that would have been me for the last 6 years or so . Whatever it is, it's on the 'skid plate' and engine, but oddly nothing else.

Edges of your serpentine belt.

[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Anyone seen this before and can tell me what terms to search?

Looks like oil, but I can't find a fresh spot. Entirely possible that someone screwed up changing the oil, but that would have been me for the last 6 years or so . Whatever it is, it's on the 'skid plate' and engine, but oddly nothing else.

In that area I would ASSUME it was just you spilled a little and didn't notice so it got caked on when it got warm. If there isn't any obvious leak I would just clean it up best I could and unless more shows up I wouldn't sweat it. Your consumption is normal right?

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[Spuds]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

In that area I would ASSUME it was just you spilled a little and didn't notice so it got caked on when it got warm. If there isn't any obvious leak I would just clean it up best I could and unless more shows up I wouldn't sweat it. Your consumption is normal right?

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Yeah I think I'm going to take the bottom plate off to check out the bottom just in case. I just found some oilyness in the driver's from wheel well so better safe than sorry.

I didn't check before draining into a big jug with other oil in it, so idk. Lesson learned I suppose.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Edges of your serpentine belt.

Sorry, I don't understand.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Sorry, I don't understand.

It is the rubber dust from the wear on the edges of your belt.

[Spuds]

Woot. .

It's oil, looks like the timing cover. Thanks for the thoughts though.

(Drivers side looking up, forward is bottom of frame.)

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

It is the rubber dust from the wear on the edges

Man, if I had a dollar...

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

My grandpapa told me I could drive his machine after I was big enough to start it -

Ever drive it?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Ever drive it?

Well, yes. At about age 10-12 I found that if I jumped off a 5 gal can onto the crank, I could get it to turn. One day, my grandpa set the spark for me and I jumped and cranked till she fired up. I sort of drove it (after my grandpa put it in gear for me, as he stood on the running board). - Yep, I was pretty hot stuff -

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Woot. .

It's oil, looks like the timing cover. Thanks for the thoughts though.

(Drivers side looking up, forward is bottom of frame.)

Clean it before you do anything.