Is This the Norm Now? - Failure to Report from Diagnostic Lab
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Comments (3)yep, read them years ago. More interested in individual opinions and experiences rather that reports. Don't get me wrong I don't like wasting money changing oil all the time, but I'm no CheapA## either. IMO there is black oil (usually still drips off the dip stick or lets big screw driver tip dipped slip through you fingers) and there is dirty baked black oil and has lost it ability to drip or run IMo (which can no longer be filter very good). Hourly intervals could be too late or too early depending on the conditions, equipment, amount of oil in the system, type, and filtering of the oil IMO. I had friend that never changed his oil only the filter and of course added some to top it off. After about 80K miles he didn't have to change it it changed itself. knowing that would we buy his vehicle??? NOT Me! Course that was years ago, oil and engine design has come alone way since then.. I also knew a guy that drove 1K week or so with dually BBC, but highway conditons. he usually had 8K or more on oil changes. He also when on condition of the oil, which his change intervals were every 2 to 3 months depending on his driving conditions. Course could get the oil analized by lab (cost effective for big rigs, but not for home owner use IMO) which in most cost more than the oil change??? When I say oil related problems that also means no smoke, no knock, no useage....See MoreI ran Hijack This, but now what?
Comments (8)Why you should not be using MSconfig to control startups!! http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=149804 Many people frequently use MSconfig as a long term solution to control startup processes and services. You will also see many websites condoning use of MSconfig and teaching you how to use it for controlling startups. This is a very bad idea for many reasons. 1. MSconfig was designed to be used only as a temporary debugging/troubleshooting tool. It was not meant to be used for long term solutions. 2. MSconfig does not show all startups anyway. 3. If you uninstall programs while they are being disabled with MSconfig, they will not be uninstall properly and you will have to resort to manual registry editing to properly get everything removed. MSconfig will leave orphan entries if/when installed software is uninstalled while under the control of MSconfig . When/if MSconfig is turned back to normal startup, it will give errors on boot due to those orphan entries. 4. MSconfig and Services: o If you uninstall programs while you have some of the programs services being controlled with MSconfig, the programs will not be uninstall properly and you will have to resort to manual registry editing to get everything properly removed. o When you uncheck a service in msconfig, you completely disable it. If you uncheck the wrong one, you may not be able to restart your computer. o It is safer to control services by using Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services (this runs services.msc). 5. You can lock malware items into your registry that you may not see anymore until some point in time where you switch back to Normal Startup mode and now you can cause total reinfection of your PC with the malware. You need to remove the malware not mask it. If you still don't understand why not to use MSconfig, see what Microsoft writes here: The key point is stated as such: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560...See MoreBlue Star oven failure
Comments (39)I had a sudden oven failure in my older 30" RNB, and happened to see the obvious cause. I don't have a wiring diagram, but the circuit is so simple that it's not really necessary. The line from the plug goes along the side of the range to the control knobs, spark unit and igniters. It delivers 120v to the thermostat. When the oven or broiler is switched on, the thermostat passes that 120V back to the thermovalve, which in turn sends it down to the appropriate oven or broiler igniter, which in turn connects directly to the neutral wire from the plug. My range's problem was caused by a misrouting of the wires that bring power up to the oven igniter. Instead of having been passed through the big hole that's obviously provided for them at the front of the range, they were pinched between the side panel and frame of the range, squeezing them very tightly. Finally the insulation degraded enough to cause a short, with a moment of sparking that made the location of the problem obvious. The short damaged the internal circuitry in the thermovalve, which is not protected by a fuse, so the thermovalve is shot. It only hurt the oven-side circuitry; the broiler, which is handled by the same valve, is fine. It's conceivable that such a short would knock out the thermostat, but in my case it didn't. I will have to replace the thermovalve and the wires going to the igniter, rerouting them to avoid a repeat performance....See MoreFoot for Cat with Borderline Kidney Failure
Comments (15)Hey, if you win the lottery, I'm going to start charging you BIG BUCKS for my oh-so-sage advice. LOL! Funny, but that "foot" thing bugs me, too! My mom was always a stickler for any sort of typographical or grammatical mistake. When I started my personal website, she would even post messages in my guestbook telling me to correct the grammatical and spelling errors that OTHER PEOPLE made in their entries in my guestbook! LOL! You're going to love the medical spreadsheet once you get that started. It's going to help you feel so much more empowered and confident in your management protocol for Tigger. If you don't already have one, a digital baby scale is a very important investment, particularly when caring for a cat with a chronic, progressive illness like CKD. My experience with feline nutrition is a lot like my experience with putting up hay for my horses. In college, I took an equine nutrition course that taught me what I believed at the time were all the basics I needed to know about putting up excellent hay for horses. I knew about forage types, the optimal stage of maturity for cutting forage, drying times, and baling techniques. I thought I knew it all, and I was ready to make one perfect bale after another happily ever after. When I eventually bought my farm and was faced with my first actual haying season, it became tragically and frustratingly evident that one MAJOR element had been left out of my education. At no point during any of the lectures or in any of the texts in that equine nutrition course was mention made of the blackening effects that a week of rain would have on cut hay laying on the ground, or of how hay would rather rot than dry on cool, overcast days with high humidity, or any of a hundred other variables that were completely out of my control when trying to put up those "perfect" bales. Feline nutrition isn't any different. I could spend the rest of my life studying the intricacies and aspects of feline nutrition. I could learn everything there is to know and become the world authority on the subject. I could bring all of that impressive, unmatched expertise home to my own cats and prepare "perfect" meals for them ... and then watch them snub the meals, turn tail, and unceremoniously strut from the room with dismissive arrogance and empty bellies. What????? Laurie...See MoreUptown Gal
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