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04-01-24, 09:49 AM
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I need another weekend. This one ended up being entirely too busy. Had a good productive day off on Friday but then had to stay with my wife at the house where they're dog sitting, then go to work on Saturday and spend the night there again.
Surprise on Sunday morning when we were going to go home and go on a bike ride when another misfire started on the Escape. Same code as last time P0201 injector circuit open but cylinder 1 this time.
This time the connector was fine and the injector harness had proper continuity and no shorts so I started checking resistance on all injectors. All checked out with similar values but cylinder 1 was open, so I thought I would just pop in the old cylinder 2 injector I had saved but it checked open as well. So my last misfire wasn't necessarily the connector backing out but a failing injector.
So today I ordered 4 more which should get here Wednesday, and if I have time on Thursday I'll replace all the other ones before we drive to Missouri on Friday/Saturday. And I'll probably bring those 4 good ones with me on the trip plus all the required tools just in case they give me more trouble. I'm a bit concerned that there's something frying the injectors since I had two fail in about 2 weeks but that's way beyond my ability to diagnose. Also bought a new serpentine belt that I'll bring along on the trip just in case.
Need to do an oil change tonight or tomorrow.
This car is getting expensive.
Surprise on Sunday morning when we were going to go home and go on a bike ride when another misfire started on the Escape. Same code as last time P0201 injector circuit open but cylinder 1 this time.
This time the connector was fine and the injector harness had proper continuity and no shorts so I started checking resistance on all injectors. All checked out with similar values but cylinder 1 was open, so I thought I would just pop in the old cylinder 2 injector I had saved but it checked open as well. So my last misfire wasn't necessarily the connector backing out but a failing injector.
So today I ordered 4 more which should get here Wednesday, and if I have time on Thursday I'll replace all the other ones before we drive to Missouri on Friday/Saturday. And I'll probably bring those 4 good ones with me on the trip plus all the required tools just in case they give me more trouble. I'm a bit concerned that there's something frying the injectors since I had two fail in about 2 weeks but that's way beyond my ability to diagnose. Also bought a new serpentine belt that I'll bring along on the trip just in case.
Need to do an oil change tonight or tomorrow.
This car is getting expensive.
04-01-24, 09:53 AM
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Forgot to mention: besides the new bike, I also gained another bike box! Two ought to be enough. They are not as easy to come by as they once were.
04-01-24, 09:58 AM
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04-01-24, 10:22 AM
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After Saturday's wild weather, Sunday was gorgeous! But breezy. I ended up cutting about 2 miles off my usual Sunday ride because one segment would have been uphill into a headwind, and that seemed like no fun, plus I'd done 4 days of riding the week before.
It is really beautiful out there. Spring is really rolling right along!
Here's a shot from my usual spot, the one I use to track the seasons - the halfway point on the ride, next to the Tesla facility, overlooking Page Mill Rd.
A little deciduous oak tree, just leafing out, against an emotional sky, which fortunately didn't deliver on its threat.
The Little Orange Bastards are blooming.
One of my favorite back roads, Manzanita Way in Woodside.
It is really beautiful out there. Spring is really rolling right along!
Here's a shot from my usual spot, the one I use to track the seasons - the halfway point on the ride, next to the Tesla facility, overlooking Page Mill Rd.
A little deciduous oak tree, just leafing out, against an emotional sky, which fortunately didn't deliver on its threat.
The Little Orange Bastards are blooming.
One of my favorite back roads, Manzanita Way in Woodside.
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04-01-24, 10:37 AM
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Mechanical disc=cable actuated. Hydraulic disc=master cylinder pumps fluid to the caliper. Then there's the weird kind with cables actuating remote master cylinders.
No electronic brakes on bikes, afaik.
There are cable, hydraulic, and wireless electronic seat posts.
No electronic brakes on bikes, afaik.
There are cable, hydraulic, and wireless electronic seat posts.
04-01-24, 10:54 AM
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04-01-24, 11:14 AM
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**** 'em if they can't take a joke.
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04-01-24, 11:29 AM
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Another AI pro cyclist Jesus photo, looking smart in his team's speed suit:
He can pull of the white speed suit look pretty well.
He can pull of the white speed suit look pretty well.
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04-01-24, 11:59 AM
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Too beefy. I think you want something more like the El Greco version.
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I installed the disc this morning. It looks like it was already installed, and removed when packed. Big Bicycle thought they could catch me out with those torx screws.A t handle would be better, but we’ll see if it holds. I have a very slight tick when holding the front brake and rocking the bike. This new fangled heafset is my first. .I am assuming the front brake/rock method still stands.
And if it does need adjusting, that happens with the to cap, correct?
And if it does need adjusting, that happens with the to cap, correct?
04-01-24, 12:41 PM
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04-01-24, 12:53 PM
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My seat post is analog.
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Electrical problem solved.
The bedroom circuit was on a breaker that did not trip even though the power was interrupted. The electrician was surprised by that, but said that the breaker that I turned off to kill power to the outlet may share a neutral wire. Anywho, he got it all in order and did a better finished job than I may have done (his looks professional), and we are now ready for the grill.
Price tag with $316 which I was happy to pay.
The bedroom circuit was on a breaker that did not trip even though the power was interrupted. The electrician was surprised by that, but said that the breaker that I turned off to kill power to the outlet may share a neutral wire. Anywho, he got it all in order and did a better finished job than I may have done (his looks professional), and we are now ready for the grill.
Price tag with $316 which I was happy to pay.
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04-01-24, 01:33 PM
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Electrical problem solved.
The bedroom circuit was on a breaker that did not trip even though the power was interrupted. The electrician was surprised by that, but said that the breaker that I turned off to kill power to the outlet may share a neutral wire. Anywho, he got it all in order and did a better finished job than I may have done (his looks professional), and we are now ready for the grill.
Price tag with $316 which I was happy to pay.
The bedroom circuit was on a breaker that did not trip even though the power was interrupted. The electrician was surprised by that, but said that the breaker that I turned off to kill power to the outlet may share a neutral wire. Anywho, he got it all in order and did a better finished job than I may have done (his looks professional), and we are now ready for the grill.
Price tag with $316 which I was happy to pay.
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Electrical problem solved.
The bedroom circuit was on a breaker that did not trip even though the power was interrupted. The electrician was surprised by that, but said that the breaker that I turned off to kill power to the outlet may share a neutral wire. Anywho, he got it all in order and did a better finished job than I may have done (his looks professional), and we are now ready for the grill.
Price tag with $316 which I was happy to pay.
The bedroom circuit was on a breaker that did not trip even though the power was interrupted. The electrician was surprised by that, but said that the breaker that I turned off to kill power to the outlet may share a neutral wire. Anywho, he got it all in order and did a better finished job than I may have done (his looks professional), and we are now ready for the grill.
Price tag with $316 which I was happy to pay.
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I installed the disc this morning. It looks like it was already installed, and removed when packed. Big Bicycle thought they could catch me out with those torx screws.A t handle would be better, but we’ll see if it holds. I have a very slight tick when holding the front brake and rocking the bike. This new fangled heafset is my first. .I am assuming the front brake/rock method still stands.
And if it does need adjusting, that happens with the to cap, correct?
And if it does need adjusting, that happens with the to cap, correct?
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