MrFreefall383

Yet another possibility. This is why I love working on cars, I'm always going to learn new ways to not screw things up. LOL "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Some of my favorites are: Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy (definitely among his best books ever written, Without Remorse follows closely behind) See No Evil by Bob Baer, which is an inside look at the CIA's operations from the eyes of a highly trained field operative. The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell by John Crawford, first-hand account of events in the Iraq War from the perspective of one low-ranking soldier deep in the shit. Not a happy read at all, though amusing at times, and well worth seeing the really gritty side of war. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, it just has a broader appeal than Boston Lager. Summer Ale lives up to its name, just an all-around good warm weather beer. Boston Lager caters a little more to the good old quarter-Irish New Englanders like me. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

As I said, it could still be air in the lines from an improperly sized bleeder fitting, as that seems to be a common problem with this car. So we're going to try that first, see how that works, and go from there. But again, if it is the master cylinder, which I suspect it is and hope it's not, we'll probably end up putting it into the mechanic, because we're not quite that brilliant. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Response was Boston Lager. Can't be a proper New Englander and not love Boston Lager. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, we pumped the brakes, tried to restore proper pressure every possible way we could think of. The other possibility that was brought up a couple hours ago was by the owner of the car, and he said, "Maybe the bleeder fitting wasn't tight enough, so air was getting in everytime the screws were open." So he asked me to pick up smaller tubing, and we're going to try it again this week before our more experienced counterpart gets back into town. Then he's going to check it, see if he can figure out what we can't, and if that doesn't work, it's off to the mechanic. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

I would suggest the same. Whoever says that drugs are bad for you, has never heard of sleeping pills. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

I second that... I'll join ya there. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Nope.... "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, manuals help. That's why I've got the Helm manual for my RSX. Haynes actually doesn't make one for the RSX, which is great because I've found every Haynes manual I've ever used to be completely and totally useless. That said, I believe he has a service manual for the car, but he never pulled it out the whole time we were installing his new header the other day, and didn't pull it out for this, just a sheet of instructions from a Subaru forum. The procedure was definitely correct, as we confirmed it with our Atlanta-based counterpart who has a WRX and does all his own work, but it was simply a bigger problem than we were prepared for. It was quite literally a kick in the balls. Thanks for the advice on the ABS. At this point, I don't know if we're going to be the ones to install the new master cylinder, because the owner seems like he's just ready to take it to a mechanic and get it fixed there. If we do though, we're going to do it by the book. Oh, and by the way, this kind of thing has happened to me a couple other times. Once we were trying to change out a clutch in a 96 Eclipse GS Spyder, failed miserably and were left with half the lugnuts on the front wheels and 3 mystery bolts after the whole thing was reassembled. The next was my own when I was trying to put in new front brake pads. Nobody mentioned an impact tool for the rotor screws, I never bothered asking myself, so when I tried to use a standard screwdriver to get them out on the left front, they both stripped, and that's how they were left. So no resurfaced rotors, just new pads, and I think they paid the price, as I'm already hearing occasional squealing at very low brake pressure. I can only hope that by the time I take out my ECU for a reflash a couple years from now, I know what the hell I'm doing. LOL "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, this one looks easy enough to change, but at this point I'm hesitant to try and mess up anything else in this guy's car. I promised him it would go just fine already, and that's not the case, it can only go worse from here, Murphy's Law, ya know? That said, the car is a 2002 Subaru Legacy GT (w/ ABS), bought used in very early '05 in great shape, other than the pads and rotors needed to be replaced, and the impression I got is that those were replaced by his local dealership. No other major mechanical problems with the car, so this is one of those head-scratching "that shouldn't happen" moments that already made me lose sleep last night. I've never been defeated that badly by a car on such a simple problem. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

See what happens when you've got outstanding characteristics? "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Yeah, it simply confirms what I think is the case. Jab at the brake, and it's tighter than a miniskirt on a fat chick. Smoothly lay into it, and it slides to the firewall, like a brake pedal should never do in the life of the car. If the master cylinder's bypassing, how would we be able to test that, and is there a damn thing we can do about it other than have a mechanic replace the master cylinder? "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Of course you're badass. If you can compete and not die in triathlons, then you're already a badass. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

To those of you who are as into cars as I am, this is for you. I went over to a friend's house earlier today to bleed his brake lines because he said he was having some brake problems that sounded like a bleed might be able to fix. So we did it once, clearly it didn't work, because his pedal had almost no pressure, and traveled all the way to the floor. So we talked through it again, looked through his instructions again, and made sure we did it by the numbers the next time. We knew we did it properly, and the results showed at first. Owner stepped into car, tested the pedal, it held good pressure early, and then when he smoothly hit it, the pedal went in too much again. So we tried it a third time, and it got better, and we were convinced we had it. But then as he turned it over, the pedal started losing pressure again. So based on that, does it sound more like air still being in the lines, a leak somewhere in the system despite no evidence of a leak, or a brake master cylinder failing? "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Good work LT Badass. That work better for ya? "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Right, it's nothing more than a starting point. The vast majority of the event runs through France. And in years past, it's been even more predominantly in France than anywhere else, although Belgium is still quite popular with the race commission because of its terrain. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

It's not that hard to think they're doping, because most people think the human body can't take that abuse. The fact is that it can, our minds just don't usually allow it. If you turn your mind off, or at least train to the point that your mind isn't stopping you from going farther/faster, then your body can take all sorts of abuse. So the reason Lance Armstrong was so damn powerful on his bike was that he trained at high altitudes. As such, when he had more oxygen in his blood, such as during the TdF, he was able to race twice as hard. As for the race itself, I've been watching all the stages so far, and they've all had interesting finishes. The first with Robbie McEwen coming from the back of the peloton to take the win, that was incredible. And then the third with Cancellara taking that nice little lead right at the last second, I probably should've seen that coming. Real fun. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

I'm in the process of that right now, unfortunately in my chosen field it's a little more difficult than that. Hence the reason I need something to fill the gap until I land that first job in the field and everything starts falling into place. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Thanks all. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

OK, so I need a new job. The temp agency I've had jobs with for the last 9 months suddenly let me fall through the cracks, doesn't have anything for me. Worse still, I'm within weeks of going completely broke, not being able to pay my bills anymore. I'm living in my parents' house until I land something more solid, so I don't have to worry about my living arrangements, but I need something quick. My background is 3 1/2 months experience as a federal intern with US Treasury, BA in Political Science with 3.65 GPA and member of National Political Science Honor Society, 4 summers as a lifeguard, and 9 months doing odd office jobs through the temp agency. So make with the posting, who's got ideas? "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

This is why dealers must be impartial. You got fucked in a big way. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

That sounds yum. Sounds like my mom's recipe actually. In other words, YUM. The Easter Bunny better watch his furry ass. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

Looks like dinner. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

yeah i have a dolce specialized, its been a pretty good bike, but to tell ya the truth, i'm least knowledgeable on the bike stuff, i just took someones recommendation on the bike, i prolly couldnt tell the difference if it were better or worse I'm just kidding. Specialized is one of the best and most respected manufacturers out there, right up at the top with Trek and Cannondale. But that really doesn't matter at all. If it works, it works, and that's what counts. "If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche