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  1. franksta

    Converted my old Volkswagen to fuel injection.

    Initially I built the motor with dual Weber DCNF carburetors and a Bosch 019 distributor. I got tired of the carburetors and/or couldn't figure out how to adjust them properly. This is it running at it's best. I had read about Megasquirt, which, if you are unaware, is a standalone ECU. I...
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    How do I perform a factory reset, old Viewsonic monitor

    I have an older Viewsonic LCD, model number VP201B. It recently developed a corrupted display so I replaced the capacitors in the power supply. I run dual monitors and I'd already done the repair on the other so I thought this was going to be a slam dunk. Now when I power up the recently...
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    Custom paint on my helmet

    My brother-in-law does paint and auto body work professionally and is starting to get into helmets and bicycle frames. Seeing as how I bought a helmet for my go-karting and autocross adventures I figured I'd have him paint it. Here are the results. My name along the bottom and subtle...
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    Help identifying under-hood BMW part (pic included)

    This is to satisfy my own curiosity. I saw this at the pick-a-part yesterday. I didn't take this photo but found it on the web. I circled the part in question. It's a black cap, perhaps 60-75mm in diameter. I unscrewed it and it looked like an electrical connector of some type. The...
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    2 years later my car is fixed (pics)

    There were tornadoes here in April 2011. My car and the roof of my house sustained minor damage. I don't remember if I posted the car here before but originally it was "Old Man Brown" (officially Arizona Beige). It was my grandfather's car and when he died nobody else in the family wanted it...
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    Same tire model on RWD vs FWD

    Perhaps this is a stupid question, but it's got me thinking and it could be useful to know the answer. The last set of tires I bought was for my wife's Volvo which is a 2005 S40. The tires are Yokohama S.drive sized at 205/50-17. I think they've been pretty good tires and easily the best of...
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    Request: Pull it yourself style junkyard tool kit advice

    So I've discovered a pull it yourself junkyard within convenient proximity to my house. I went on Friday to check it out and took what turned out to be way too many of the wrong tools. It was one of those huge suitcase style Craftsman kits. It has 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" ratchets and sockets and...
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    Garage/workshop build (lots of images)

    EDIT: My host decided to not renew his site so the pics are down until I get them re-uploaded and linked. Sorry about that. This may be appropriate for this section of the forums. The short story is I wanted more room for my vehicles and tools. I have a 2-car garage with 2 cars inside of...
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    Asus P8P67 Pro can't enter BIOS, garbled screen instead

    Hi everyone, After 5 years of flogging my AMD X2 4400+ I bought a new Intel 1155 setup and put it together today. I can't get it to enter the BIOS. It shows a screen of "press DEL to enter BIOS" then goes to a Marvell checking screen. After that my display goes to garbage. If I press DEL...
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    Started up my freshly built motor on Sunday

    I fired up my new motor on Sunday. It's a 2.0L aircooled type 1 VW engine for my Beetle. Motor I've never built a motor before so it was a learning experience to say the least. I've never rebuilt a carburetor before and this one has two. I also rebuilt the distributor, which I'd never...
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    Applying to graduate school after 5 years "off"

    I graduated in 2002 with a BSEE and have worked ever since. Now I'm wanting to go back for a master's degree. I took the GRE a couple of weeks ago and did well. I wrote my statement of purpose last week but I've been polishing it while I wait for the online applications to accept submissions...
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    7800GTX

    I'm going to be purchasing new parts for a computer soon and have decided to go with the dual cored Athlon X2 4400 paired with a 7800GTX video card. My goal here is to run games at the native resolution of my LCD (1600x1200) while also having the ability for some good multitasking. Is this a...
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    What would you do?

    I was told back in January I'd be getting a promotion effective 1-February-2005. Obviously, that date came and passed. I'll I've heard is excuses so far as to why it hasn't taken effect. "The budget lady's retirement threw a wrench in the works" "We had to push somebody else's visa...