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Marsh hay is a mulch when applied around plants. It breaks down rapidly into good rich compost over the winter . It is an old swamp Yankee trick to richen up bony, sandy soil.. Best of all it is free. My father's garden plot had 30" of dark ,stone free topsoil. It is due to 60 yrs of marsh hay.

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Her DD - Re-torqued the front wheel lug bolts today. Topped off a few fluids.
The riding mower - new plug and air filter. Tomorrow it's the carbs turn due to piss poor power.

rmiddendorf wrote:Tuesday- this was weird- I was driving home from lunch with a friend in my 2006 330i E90 sedan. I was waiting to turn left and had my signal on. But while waiting I looked in the reflection of the truck in front of me and instead of my left signal flashing both front lights were flashing like I had my hazards on. So I cancelled the signal and turned it back on. Same affect- the gauge cluster was indicating a left signal but it looked like the hazards were on. So I turned the car off and removed the key, and started it up again. Now the signal works normally again. I had to reboot my car.

Is there a Microsoft sticker anywhere on the car?

Drove it to CVS with it's "fat ass", in order to slosh/mix the Seafoam that went in the tank this morning.

Re-fitted my "No Fat Chicks" front license plate and used a Sharpie to cover a rust spot in the sunroof on my blk/blk E30. Happy camper here. Now to address the trail-ready ride height that made CLongo cringe last time I was in Raleigh.

Swapped in a good light relay in the '92 ///M.
Now the low beams work when we want them to.

Oil and filter and a valve cover gasket for the E36. That valve cover gasket that's supposed to go at ~100K. 154K on it and it was starting to leak. Parts of that rubber gasket were, shall we say, crispy. It was time. Looked at trying to fix the dash level air blend and it doesn't look like fun.

Ya know what's really strange about that car, and the wife's E39 too. When I look at Realoem I don't have to go to the archive section. Of course with force of habit I go there anyway and have to go back.

Mike W. wrote:Looked at trying to fix the dash level air blend and it doesn't look like fun.

I hate it when that happens. Makes me think about taking the problem to a shop.

Been kicking the 325ix's ass lately. I rebooted the front axles over the weekend, got the outer ball joints replaced and am currently rebuilding/ painting the brake calipers. Now I just need to hunt down some shocks for it and she'll be like brand new.

jhall wrote:Been kicking the 325ix's ass lately. I rebooted the front axles over the weekend, got the outer ball joints replaced and am currently rebuilding/ painting the brake calipers. Now I just need to hunt down some shocks for it and she'll be like brand new.

I can't believe how much fun the ix is. Turns that would have a RWD e30 falling over or understeering are just gobbled up. She pulls you right out. I cannot wait to take the car out duning or dirt trails and see what she'll REALLY do. I found adjustable konis at tire rack last year on sale. Same for the ix specific H&R springs... Good deals on both.

I bought another car(E36/5, Compact, 318ti, "The Roach") to keep my other car(E39 M5, The Beast, LCW- Long Cool Woman...) off daily driver status.

Finally replaced the rear wiper on the fiancees Highlander. Now there is a stupid rattle under the dash on the driver side....what in the world!

ldsbeaker wrote:

jhall wrote:Been kicking the 325ix's ass lately. I rebooted the front axles over the weekend, got the outer ball joints replaced and am currently rebuilding/ painting the brake calipers. Now I just need to hunt down some shocks for it and she'll be like brand new.

I can't believe how much fun the ix is. Turns that would have a RWD e30 falling over or understeering are just gobbled up. She pulls you right out. I cannot wait to take the car out duning or dirt trails and see what she'll REALLY do. I found adjustable konis at tire rack last year on sale. Same for the ix specific H&R springs... Good deals on both.

Hell of a car in the snow, but it's still gotten away from me a couple of times before. Usually due to me being over confident and pushing it a little hard for conditions. It puts a big smile on my face to leave some big, "my dick is bigger than yours" truck in my wake at a stop light trying gain traction in middle of winter while my little red 80's bmw takes off just fine.

I just looked at tirerack and whatever deal they had on Koni's is loooong gone. Could look into a home equity loan I guess.

jhall wrote: I just looked at tirerack and whatever deal they had on Koni's is loooong gone. Could look into a home equity loan I guess.

Oh. Sorry to hear that.
In other news, a workmate asked me to drive him out to pick up his car from the tint place, I made an impulse buy and dropped my ix off to get the same. 20% all around.
They charged me more (damn rear heat strips), but it looks great and it's a quality job. Now heather wants to get the x3 tint upgraded from 35 to 20. Damn.

picked up some Chromoly front axle shafts for my Samurai. Also saw some pictures of the paint in progress, I can't wait!

The parts hoarding continues in preparation for swapping in the Merkur XR4Ti engine

drove the Ranger on the beach in 4 wd , Works be-yoo-ti-full

I replaced all the little plastic parts inside the doors. All the grommets on the door lock linkage and rubber caps on the door latches. Epoxied the window glass to the regulators. Now I can enjoy tight working doors!
Over looked that this is other car section. Oh well.

I had to re-initialize the driver's side window on the E90. All of the sudden it threw a check control code and only opened and closed a little at a time. Checked the Bentley and re-initialized it. Why? I don't know. Wonder what the dealer charges for that.

Pulled 1st 5er out of hiding last night.
Got her up on jackstands and pulled the tranny.
Today got the new to her flywheel and clutch/pressure plate assy installed.
All that's left to do is the heat shield and exhaust.
Looking forward to taking her for a spin. It's been over a year...

Everything's buttoned back up.
The test drive went well except for the unevenly inflated tires.
Now it's off to replace the battery and wiper blades in preparation for state inspection and getting her back into the driving rotation.

Got a letter in the mail from Ford Motor Company today:

Safety Recall Notice 11S25 / NHSTA Recall 12V-006

Service parts are now available to perform the necessary repairs to your vehicle

Ford is replacing the torque converters on some quarter-million Freestars to alleviate a potential problem that could result "in a sudden loss of motive power with no warning, increasing the risk of a crash." Time to call the dealer & schedule an appointment.

davintosh wrote:Got a letter in the mail from Ford Motor Company today:

Safety Recall Notice 11S25 / NHSTA Recall 12V-006

Service parts are now available to perform the necessary repairs to your vehicle

Ford is replacing the torque converters on some quarter-million Freestars to alleviate a potential problem that could result "in a sudden loss of motive power with no warning, increasing the risk of a crash." Time to call the dealer & schedule an appointment.

Wow, that's a few bucks. Ya know... I remember when if a car had a flaw, it had a flaw. You rolled the dice and either sold it or crossed your fingers. 2004/5 cars? Ford considers them only slightly more current than Model A's. Granted many of us, myself emphatically included think of them as new, but not Ford. They must have been leaned on hard to sign on to this one.

Yup; that one is gonna hurt, given the extent of the repair and the number of vehicles involved. Big $$$$. I thought it's a bit odd that they are repairing all of them when the only thing that happens when the TC goes south is you lose motive power; in most cases the driver should be able to coast to a stop without incident, but thinking the least common denominator, somebody would surely freak out and cause a major pileup.

Makes me think of when I was in high school; the cruise control on my mom's '76 Chevy Impala whacked out and started accelerating the car after she stepped on the brake. She freaked out & just stood on the brakes, and eventually hauled it to a stop but not before annihilating the brakes. Dad just shook his head & asked her why she didn't just shut the ignition off; she thought she would lose all brakes & steering.

Picked up a spare set of m systems.

davintosh wrote:Yup; that one is gonna hurt, given the extent of the repair and the number of vehicles involved. Big $$$$. I thought it's a bit odd that they are repairing all of them when the only thing that happens when the TC goes south is you lose motive power; in most cases the driver should be able to coast to a stop without incident, but thinking the least common denominator, somebody would surely freak out and cause a major pileup.

I think the fear is it will happen when somebody is making a left in front of a truck or trying to beat a train on tracks. And it would be most likely to fail when you nail it and really need it.

Re-registered 1ST 5ER's tags.

1st 5er wrote:Re-registered 1ST 5ER's tags.

I bought parts for! What else is there

Mike W. wrote:

davintosh wrote:Yup; that one is gonna hurt, given the extent of the repair and the number of vehicles involved. Big $$$$. I thought it's a bit odd that they are repairing all of them when the only thing that happens when the TC goes south is you lose motive power; in most cases the driver should be able to coast to a stop without incident, but thinking the least common denominator, somebody would surely freak out and cause a major pileup.

I think the fear is it will happen when somebody is making a left in front of a truck or trying to beat a train on tracks. And it would be most likely to fail when you nail it and really need it.

Think N54 high pressure pumps.