Recent content by 996GT2

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    How "used" is a HDD with 25,000 hours but 25 power-on cycles?

    Bought a couple of "refurbished" (aka used) Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB enterprise drives from Newegg recently when they had a nice sale going on. When I got the drives, I ran them through HGST's extended drive test and all of the drives passed. None of the drives have any SMART errors. The drives...
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    Wireless backup camera kit?

    I've been wanting to install a backup camera for a while now, but the challenge has always been figuring out a clean way to run the wiring from the back of the car to the dash area, without breaking off trim pieces in the process. Lately, I noticed that there are wireless dash cam kits which use...
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    Lifetime filled fluid, what are you thoughts?

    Sealed doesn't mean it's actually impossible to access. In most cases it's just a little bit harder. Even "sealed" transmissions usually have some kind of access port/drain port where you can insert a fluid pump to evacuate the old fluid and put in new fluid.
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    Lifetime filled fluid, what are you thoughts?

    "Lifetime" fluids are reasonable if you plan to ditch the car after 100-150k. However, if you want to keep the car for a long time, it's better to simply change out essential fluids like ATF every few years.
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    Smelly screwdrivers

    So it's been over a week since I coated the screwdrivers and the smell has yet to return!
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    Last Draw for Core 2

    Please explain why it "doesn't really count" if I have been using it daily for the past 5 years? The evidence is in my sig, and plenty of people on here have i7s which are highly overclocked.
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    Last Draw for Core 2

    It sure feels pretty slow once you get used to the 5 GHz i7...
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    Last Draw for Core 2

    Really? My laptop has a i5-2520 (2.5 GHz dual core with boost up to 3.2 GHz), and it feels noticeably slower in web browsing compared to my desktop with 5 GHz i7. Both have SSDs. Pages with a lot of embedded content load noticeably faster on the i7.
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    Smelly screwdrivers

    Doesn't work, tried soap, alcohol, and other solvents; the smell comes right back. So far coating them seems to have worked, though. I'll re-coat them if it comes to that. Beats dealing with the smell in the meantime.
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    Smelly screwdrivers

    The Dupli-color product is what I used. It's much cheaper in auto parts stores than on Amazon. If you wanted to maintain the completely clear look, you could do a clear coat on top of the primer, but I actually like the slightly frosted look. As an update, the smell does not seem to have...
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    Smelly screwdrivers

    Ended up coating my Craftsman set with a few coats of adhesion promoter (basically clear primer that sticks well to plastic). Here's the end result. Gives a very slightly frosted look. Time will tell if it takes care of the smell issue.
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    Smelly screwdrivers

    I would have tossed them already if they were disposable Harbor Freight tools, but I kinda expected more from USA-made screwdrivers.
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    Any issues with doing a brake flush using the 1-person bottle method?

    None of that is mentioned in the official factory service manual for either of my Hondas (a 2007 and a 2009). So, I'm not sure what your source is, but the FSM (the same one the dealership would use) doesn't agree with it.
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    Smelly screwdrivers

    Yes, this is a serious thread. I have one of these USA-made Craftsman screwdriver sets with the clear handles: They've developed a strong smell in the screwdriver drawer of my toolbox. After some searching online, it seems like it's not uncommon for these clear-handled screwdrivers to...
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    Any issues with doing a brake flush using the 1-person bottle method?

    I'd think that it would work as well as the 2-person method for getting air out of the system, but when I bled the brakes yesterday it was primarily to flush out the old brake fluid (there was no air in the system to start with).