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by 32wildbilly
Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:06 am
Forum: Other cars & toys
Topic: Tesla battery issue - smoke, then flash fire
Replies: 58
Views: 16362

Re: Tesla battery issue- No fire but No charge

Hhhmmm seems it is difficult to precondition a Tesla battery to the proper temperature to accept a rapid charge when the ambient temperature is -20f or so. Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here' [/b] Yet another reason that I wil...
by 32wildbilly
Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com
Replies: 9954
Views: 1489789

Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Me the previous three days:
me frozen.jpeg
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Me today at +7f:
old man on beach.jpeg
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by 32wildbilly
Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com
Replies: 9954
Views: 1489789

Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Digging deeper into the world of Fiat-Chrysler (eew). I picked up a salvage rear view mirror on eBay from a better-than-mine spec Grand Cherokee...and I happen to have an OBDLink EX cable and AlfaOBD running in a Windows 10 VM on my garage Macbook Pro. Once I get the mirror (and a dongle from Amazo...
by 32wildbilly
Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com
Replies: 9954
Views: 1489789

Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

Found something I don't like about LED headlights....... I was driving home last night in our X3 and it was very cold and light snow. Normally the headlight are great and the high beams through far. I noticed that everything seemed diffused. I pulled into a gas station and the headlights were iced ...
by 32wildbilly
Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com
Replies: 9954
Views: 1489789

Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

It was a sweet morning for a drive in the 996. Today is my pop's 81st birthday, so I drove up to Dana Point to buy him breakfast. Because my pop is damn cool for an 81-year-old, I got him welder for his birthday. He was stoked - he hasn't welded since he worked in a refinery in Texas as a teenager....
by 32wildbilly
Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com
Replies: 9954
Views: 1489789

Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

5chn3ll wrote: Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:38 pm That's freaking cold. It was 38 here this morning in San Diego, which isn't -21, but it's darn cold for us.
Hell I would take half of 38 and be very happy.
by 32wildbilly
Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com
Replies: 9954
Views: 1489789

Re: Good Week @ 996Outpost.com

It's a beautiful day(s) in the neighborhood...
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JEEBUS...IT'S FREAKIN' COLD!
by 32wildbilly
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:34 pm
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Replies: 2064
Views: 395548

Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Man, I can't Goatse this thread. Yes I can. goatse.cx (/ˈɡoʊtsi dɒt ˌsiː ˈɛks/ GOHT-see-dot-see-EKS, /ˈɡoʊtˌsɛks/; "goat sex"), often spelled without the .cx top-level domain as Goatse, was an internet domain that originally housed an Internet shock site. Its front page featured a picture...
by 32wildbilly
Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:33 am
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Replies: 2064
Views: 395548

Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

B3DAWG wrote: Thu Jan 11, 2024 6:32 am You think it's time?

996_engine_mounts.jpg
Uh...maybe...yes.
by 32wildbilly
Wed Jan 10, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: 996 Carrera (Naturally Aspirated / Non-Mezger)
Topic: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Replies: 2064
Views: 395548

Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?

Man, I can't Goatse this thread. Yes I can. goatse.cx (/ˈɡoʊtsi dɒt ˌsiː ˈɛks/ GOHT-see-dot-see-EKS, /ˈɡoʊtˌsɛks/; "goat sex"), often spelled without the .cx top-level domain as Goatse, was an internet domain that originally housed an Internet shock site. Its front page featured a picture...