General vehicle thread

[FoxtArt]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cannonbal...153815257.html

Cannonball record broken again (unofficial drive across the US). Average speed of 106mph for 26 hours, 38 mins... some states estimated average over 120mph. They attribute it to empt(ier) roads thanks to Covid.

[ray1970]

I set personal records going from Thornton to Aurora a few weeks ago. I don?t think I averaged over a hundred miles an hour though.

[blacklabel]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cannonbal...153815257.html

Cannonball record broken again (unofficial drive across the US). Average speed of 106mph for 26 hours, 38 mins... some states estimated average over 120mph. They attribute it to empt(ier) roads thanks to Covid.

Hasn't been broken multiple times in the last 6 weeks? Tons of drama about guys "taking advantage" of the circumstances. It's an illegal race across the country ffs.

[BushMasterBoy]

It's been a few years but what I remember was getting the new ones in was the easy part, getting the old ones out took some work.

I've done this before. I just use a propane torch and burn the rubber out. Just don't get the rest of it too hot. When it cools, score the the inside of the bushing with a hacksaw and pop it out with a chisel.

[Erni]

I've done this before. I just use a propane torch and burn the rubber out. Just don't get the rest of it too hot. When it cools, score the the inside of the bushing with a hacksaw and pop it out with a chisel.

That is a part I hope to avoid. HOA will have kittens if I start torching rubber in the driveway


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[hatidua]

Not sure if this has been posted before but it's fairly interesting:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2...703/index.html

[cstone]

Anyone have or driven a GM truck with the 3.0l inline 6 Duramax? I was interested in the 2.8l inline 4, mini-Duramax, but it seems that GM is going to discontinue the little diesel that could. I don't see me ever buying a brand new truck, but if I did, the straight 6 diesel seems to be more than enough truck to last me the rest of my driving lifetime.

[BushMasterBoy]

The 6 cylinder diesel uses a rubber internal belt to power the oil pump. Should be changed every 150,000 miles by removing the transmission. I prefer the old school Ford 7.3 diesel, hard to find a really low mileage one.

[brutal]

The 6 cylinder diesel uses a rubber internal belt to power the oil pump. Should be changed every 150,000 miles by removing the transmission. I prefer the old school Ford 7.3 diesel, hard to find a really low mileage one.

Belongs in the WTF were they thinking? thread.

[Gman]

Most of the newer diesels suck. Doesn't seem to matter the manufacturer. The required emissions are not friendly to them.