Less than 200 miles a year

by **Casual Observer** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:04 pm

I had a 1992, worst car since my wife's '91 hyunday Excel. Anything that could go wrong did and when the power steering leaked, my friend Lucas finished it off.

by **AArdvark** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:26 pm

I used to own a Taurus. Nice car, bad reputation.

by **Casual Observer** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:17 pm

AArdvark wrote: ↑Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:57 pm *** The proper word is restricted I think, but I dislike
having to censor my speech because of the mentally handicapped.

I think you're right, the only thing you can retard on an engine is the spark.

by **Casual Observer** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:09 pm

Tdarcos wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:04 pm
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Just in case there are any kids that are about to drive and read this forum, no, you do not ruin the engine putting oil in of a slightly different weight.
Well, I suggest you check again because the Ford Taurus I had bought from my girlfriend's mother was in perfect condition, had passed Virginia annual inspection and the only mistake I made was run it with 5w30 oil because I didn't read the manual and mistakenly used the wrong oil instead of the 10w40 I should have.

No. Your problem was that you had a FORD TAURUS. It doesn't matter what you put in it, they were all garbage. You should have just put in some Lucas oil additive and put it right out of it's misery. (Fun fact, Lucas products don't help anything, just make the problem acute so you have to fix it or toss it).

by **AArdvark** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:57 pm

New tires made all the difference in the world. I can't believe how differently the bike handles now. And it rolls. I mean really rolls. I get it up to 40 and clutch-in and the thing will just glide for miles. Well not miles, but a hell of a lot farther then the fact'ry tires did. It feels like I've been riding with the emergency brake* on lo these many years. The hell, man. Without touching the engine the bike went from sled to iron butterfly** in terms of handling.
The guy that did the work said he could wake up the stock engine without too much trouble if I wanted to. He said the stock Hondas are really retarded*** because of the emission laws. He tunes Jap racing bikes for a living so I believe him.

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Commander's notes

* Motorcycles don't have emergency brakes.
** Do NOT post any lyrics!
*** The proper word is restricted I think, but I dislike
having to censor my speech because of the mentally handicapped.

THE
SAME BIKE
NEW RIDE
AARDVARK

by **Tdarcos** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:10 pm

Flack wrote:I propose Tdarcos drink 5w30 for all of April and 10w40 during May and then we can compare the results.

You are aware that encouraging suicide is a violation of the Code of Oklahoma Revised Statutes?

by **Tdarcos** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:04 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Just in case there are any kids that are about to drive and read this forum, no, you do not ruin the engine putting oil in of a slightly different weight.

Well, I suggest you check again because the Ford Taurus I had bought from my girlfriend's mother was in perfect condition, had passed Virginia annual inspection and the only mistake I made was run it with 5w30 oil because I didn't read the manual and mistakenly used the wrong oil instead of the 10w40 I should have.

Either that or the mechanic who did the inspection who noticed nothing that would cause engine failure and the different mechanic at the Ford dealer who agreed that using the wrong viscosity of oil could damage the engine in the manner it was are both incompetent in noticing the real cause the engine seized up.

Otherwise, you tell me. What, other than improper motor oil could cause a car's engine to seize up so badly it would have to have expensive repairs? PS: it was not a manual transmission and even if it was at that time I did know how to drive a stick.

by **Flack** » Tue Mar 07, 2017 6:19 am

I propose Tdarcos drink 5w30 for all of April and 10w40 during May and then we can compare the results.

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:44 pm

Just in case there are any kids that are about to drive and read this forum, no, you do not ruin the engine putting oil in of a slightly different weight.

by **Tdarcos** » Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:43 pm

AArdvark wrote:Can you tell us a funny anecdote involving motor oil? That would have been better then defining what motor oil does.

Not necessarily funny but an anecdote.

I found out what happens when you don't check, and you put 5W30 motor oil into an engine that expects 10W40.

You slag the engine, which to repair or replace would - at that time - cost more than I paid for the car. (I'd bought it from my girlfriend's mother for $1,000 and discovered the cheapest fix to the car I had at that time owned for one month was at least that much.)

by **AArdvark** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 6:05 pm

Can you tell us a funny anecdote involving motor oil? That would have been better then defining what motor oil does.

I used to change my own oil in the cars. I would pour the new oil from the bottles into the car and replace the caps on them. Then I'd stick the plastic bottles upside down around the motor in order to drain every last ounce of oil into the caps. Then I'd pour those last five or six capfuls into the engine. Pointless, really,but it's what I'd do. Then one time I forgot an empty bottle by the radiator fan. When I started the car to move it off the ramps it made such a sound! Freaked me out. Thought the cat got in there or something.
It's all better now though.

THE
SOUND OF PENNZOIL
AARDVARK

by **Flack** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 5:44 pm

Tdarcos wrote:But you did not read it.

Spoiler, Commander...

by **Tdarcos** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:09 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:PAUL.

Giving us the definition of OIL is not helping the thread.

But you did not read it. I was using contrast, a literary device, in which I said "this is what oil is" then "this is what happens when it gets used," which is what the point was, oil that sits in the engine goes from the pristine, to the contaminated.

Look, I'm trying to argue that not changing oil is bad, so I describe how it becomes that way. Part of it can be to push the point more strongly, so someone thinks, "did he have to point out what new oil is, and we all know how oil gets contaminated" and while you criticize me, I made you realize the point, didn't I?

by **FlyingCarp** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:15 pm

Just in case anyone was interested: a "caper" is not only a ridiculous or illicit escapade, "to caper" is a verb to describe "a playful skipping movement". There's a connection between those two uses etymologically, but where this really gets fascinating is when we consider the Dutch word "kaper". Our wooden-shoed friends likely capered quite remarkably, but they use their variation of the term to mark a privateer, pirate or hijacker. That sure makes my toes tap as we circle back to capers and their relationship to crime.

In a tastier direction, I'm sure we're all familiar with the delectable culinary caper from Capparis spinosa. Did you know that pickled treat is actually a flower bud? And speaking of things that can bud, bloom and blossom, would you believe that caper berries were considered aphrodisiacs in Biblical times? The Hebrew word for the caper is close kin to their word for "desire". Turns out your lox fetish might be misguided.

If that isn't enough to make you windbags crack the seal on a jar of capers, perhaps you will once you learn that capers are a known antidote to flatulence.

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:05 pm

You defined oil before pinback posted. I don't know what's going on with you two. You guys are on your own caper. And that's fine! You two have the freedom to run your own caper.

Look, you ask all the time for feedback, so I am just giving some. At no point has anyone wandered into a thread on this BBS and said, "Thank God that was defined for me!"

You're doing great otherwise.

by **pinback** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:57 pm

You defined "oil" before I ever posted in this thread. That's what he's referring to. Jizaboz made fun of it, then I made fun of it, then Robb put an end to it.

Here's you, ruining this thread, before I ever showed up:

The Thread Ruiner wrote: Motor oil is a lubricant that allows metal parts to move against each other with less friction and less likelihood of seizing. Used motor oil has water, microscopic to small pieces of metal, burned motor oil, and carbon. The motor oil gets contaminated and damaged so the engine doesn't have to. And the oil filter helps to catch some of this but it wears out or fills up eventually.

by **Tdarcos** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:54 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:PAUL.

Giving us the definition of OIL is not helping the thread. Come on, man. You've been doing great lately. You don't have to post every thought that comes into your head.

Jonsey, if Pinback is going to act in a ridiculous fashion and say something I'm pretty much aware he does not mean while at the same time he claims he does mean it, well, I'm going to take him at his word regardless of what I think he means.

Wikipedia calls this "assuming good faith." Either I presume if Pinback says he means something when he says he does, or I should just presume he's lying.

Which do you want, Jonsey? For me to take Pinback at his word (whether or not I believe him) and act as if he is acting in good faith, or presume he is lying?

It's your call. Jonsey, I can take Pinback at his word or presume he's lying. If you want me to do the latter and always assume he's a lying sack of shit, say so. I would prefer not to do that.

Say what you need to say, Jonsey. Say what you need to say.

by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:33 pm

PAUL.

Giving us the definition of OIL is not helping the thread. Come on, man. You've been doing great lately. You don't have to post every thought that comes into your head.

by **AArdvark** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:55 pm

So you're telling me motor oil reduces friction AND removes sludge particles AND carries heat away. Wow, that stuff is like magic or something.

THE
WHO WOULDA THUNK
AARDVARK

by **Tdarcos** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:41 am

pinback wrote:
Tdarcos wrote:Motor oil is a lubricant that allows metal parts to move against each other with less friction and less likelihood of seizing.
No disrespect, but I'm not sure that's true. Can you cite a source for this information?

Again, I mean no disrespect, please do not take it this way.

I should probably include the quote from Goodfellas every time you make a response of a pedantic nature. But you want pedantry, you got it.

"The main function of motor oil is to reduce wear on moving parts; it also cleans moving parts from the sludge, inhibits corrosion, improves sealing, and cools the engine by carrying heat away from moving parts.[1]
[1] Klamman, Dieter, Lubricants and Related Products, Verlag Chemie, 1984"
- Wikipedia, Motor Oil

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