Can we please stop hotlinking pics?

914Driver wrote:

spitfirebill wrote: In reply to 914Driver: Brake failure?

Suicidal Seniors?

Is his chair on a yoga ball?

From: Newport Oregon Police Department

Reports of an armed cat this morning were unfounded. The feline was contacted by our canine and was determined to be in possession of a non-lethal branch. The cat was given a verbal warning for posing with what could be mistaken as an assault rifle while wearing poor camouflage attire

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914Driver wrote:

Looks exactly how my Aurora was setup. PITA to remove.

914Driver wrote:

"It seemed like a good idea at the time".

As an engineer, I'd like to believe that the anticipated life of the starter just happens to be the same amount of time as a schedule inspection of the components removed. But since that's a huge stretch, I'll just blame it on the accountants not giving them more metal on the bellhousing.

"Hey, I got an idea where we can put the oil cooler..."

Remember, that didn't get by just one engineer. It got by a bunch.

I have a $10k piece of pure chrome moly in my closet as a reminder of much screw ups can cost. It was $500 in materials and $9500 in machine work to fail at doing what it was designed to do.

Proper credit - Mike Rowe's FB blog:

914Driver wrote:

Meanwhile, a technician wouldn't have removed the whole intake manifold just to get to that point, if all it needed was a starter. Leave most of the wiring/hoses attached and tilt it up. Take a half hour maybe for the full R&R.

And sticking the starter in the valley IS a well engineered solution. It's nowhere near the exhaust heat or corrosive elements blown up by the road. Look at the gymnastics required to do a starter on, say, a twin turbo Audi, and you'll sing the praises of such a simple and easy design.

Track paving at Pitt Race today.

ultraclyde wrote: I checked the map, but where's the Kobeyashi Maru?

This is something I was working on today/yesterday.

(Yes, it's a 325i, not an eta. I'm not quite sure if I still get first dibs if he decides to sell it, ever)

Knurled wrote:

914Driver wrote:

Meanwhile, a *technician* wouldn't have removed the whole intake manifold just to get to that point, if all it needed was a starter. Leave most of the wiring/hoses attached and tilt it up. Take a half hour maybe for the full R&R. And sticking the starter in the valley IS a well engineered solution. It's nowhere near the exhaust heat or corrosive elements blown up by the road. Look at the gymnastics required to do a starter on, say, a twin turbo Audi, and you'll sing the praises of such a simple and easy design.

I'll just go ahead and disagree, I think. A technician is going to pull the manifold to properly clean the mating surface and remove all the accumulated crap that's trapped under there, plus ensure that the corrosion built up around the nose of the starter is cleaned up. A flat rate mechanic is going to do half a job.

Its not the worst place to put a starter, and I've seen dumber reasons to pull an intake manifold.

One of the many reasons I love inline engines...

Wouldn't you rather change THIS starter?

GRM has one up'd the Road Kill team in the loudest horn contest?

Knurled wrote:

ultraclyde wrote: I checked the map, but where's the Kobeyashi Maru?

This is something I was working on today/yesterday. (Yes, it's a 325i, not an eta. I'm not quite sure if I still get first dibs if he decides to sell it, ever)

That Bimmer looks angry.

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