Hello!
I'm 10 weeks post op, having a new valve in me.
Everything is good, apart from my heart rate which doesnt seem to go lower than 90 unless I'm sleeping (it hovers around 80-85 then if my smart watch is to be believed). The usualy heart rate is around 95-100. My blood work is ok apart from the fact that I'm slightly anemic (I started taking iron pills two weeks ago)
I'm on Verapamil post op (I was on beta blockers which worked only slightly better, and my cardiologist switched to Verapamil) currently and my doctors seem to think it will go down as the time passes, but I feel like it is stuck at around 95 for quite some time now. I was thinking of hearing another opinion.
Is this normal and what are your experiences? I was hoping to go back to being active but with my HR being a bit on the high side, I am still reluctant.

Background

I recently experienced heart palpitations for the first time in my life during a 5g cubensis trip. At the peak I was peacefully listening to music and I felt my chest jump.. I ignored it and it happened again just 1.5 minutes later but this time I clearly felt my heart stop for a second and then rapidly expand. The palpitations started getting stronger and it continued for about a hour until I took Magnesium (250mg) & Calcium (400mg).
The next day I felt tightness/slight pain in my chest and I went to the doctor. The blood pressure test came out fine as well as EKG. However, the doctor mentioned that there is a slight interference between my heartbeats at times, it's hard to spot but it's there. They told me my heart valves most likely lost sync which causes minor irregularity to the heartbeat (arrhythmia) and is nothing to worry about since it heals in a couple of weeks to months. Luckily I felt like I was back to normal just after a couple of few weeks.
I took a break from psychedelics for 3 months and just last week I tried again. The issue returned.. During the peak I experienced palpitations which were worse than the last time. This time the heart was racing and clicking between the palpitations. I took a paracetamol which increases vasodilation and the issue went away after a couple of minutes. My hands/feet felt colder than usual and my left arm felt slightly numb but it might be unrelated/just paranoia from scanning for issues.
Like the last time I felt chest tightness the next day. It's only been a couple of days and it's getting better again but sometimes I can feel heart flutter and micro clicks from my heart just during the evening.

Explanation?

There's a few posts which outlines the effects of 5-HT2B agonists (like LSD-25 / Psilocybin / DMT) on the heart. In particular I found u/SoulGuy60's post and u/iGenie's comment to be very helpful.
It mentions that prolonged activation of 5-HT2B has been linked to valvular heart disease (VHD) in studies on mice. This means that stimulation of this receptor leads to growth in heart valve tissue, which can lead to hardening of the valves (i.e. cardiac valvulopathy). This is concerning me since that's precisely what my doctor mentioned; my heart valves lost sync.
Furthermore I found a couple of posts mentioning vasoconstrictive effects associated with psychedelics which could explain why my feet/hands felt cold and left arm numb.
There are no real human trails to support any of this since there haven't been any studies yet as far as I know.
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Some other explanations which I've come across are:

• Electrolyte inbalance.
• Magnesium and Calcium deficiency.
• Low blood sugar.
• Carb deficiency.

A lot of people warn that this might just be anxiety but I've tripped more times than I can count and I've never had anything like this. I fear this might be a warning sign of a more serious heart disease which is slowly developing from prolonged use of psychedelics or perhaps something that I'm doing wrong?

My lifestyle

• I have no allergies nor any diseases.
• I exercise 5 times a week, I lift weights and do cardio (mostly interval running).
• I eat a low carb diet (similar to keto) for almost 1 year now because I found the cognitive benefits to help me work better (I'm a programmer). Meaning lots of fruit and occasionally 85% chocolate instead of candy/sugar, big variety of vegetables, mostly meat, eggs & dark bread.
• I do intermittent fastening meaning I only eat lunch and dinner because it keeps my energy the same throughout the day and I get zero craving this way.
• No caffeine.
• No nicotine.
• Not smoking.
• Barely drink alcohol.
• LSD and Psilocybin is where it's at. I either do 2 macrodoses monthly or instead microdose on & off for years now. I also test my LSD.

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Advice?

Now I'm really sad that I can't continue to improve my well-being with psychedelics if it's risking my health..
Does anyone have any experience with this or more information?
Perhaps there's a way to mitigate this issue by supplementing something before & after a trip?

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I genuinely hate to sell it, but I'm moving later this year and can't take it with me. Full specs below, but quick synopsis is: one-wheel drive CT model, with no mods, new battery installed yesterday after being comfortably sheltered for the winter. This is a fantastic bike for nearly any daily purpose, and makes grocery runs very, very cool. Currently sitting at 1,545 gentle, local miles (it's not a speedster), and I'll include a Chemical Guys matte paint care kit and helmets, if you want them. Registration updated in March.
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Power: 49bhp, 42 torques
OHVCompression Ratio 8.6:1
Starter Electric / Kick
Fuel Requirements Premium Gas (93 octane or above)
Mileage (hwy/city): 37/31
Fuel Injection
Dry Weight: 700 lbs.
TRANSMISSION:
Transmission Type Manual
Number Of Speeds 4 + Reverse
Primary Drive (Rear Wheel) Shaft
TIRES: Heidenau: 4.0 x 18
OTHER: Brembo hydraulic disc brakes, sidecar turning indicators, sidecar electrical outlet, adjustable hydraulic steering damper
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We have learnt all the main problems of the platform. And as we managed to find out, in fact, 40 percent of the platform pursue only one goal: boost elo at any cost.
In general, I like the phrase "elo at any cost" the most. What can I say if I, a person who wants comprehensive development in the game, am already tired of fighting off the claims of haters, smurfs, new accounts, pack of abusers and other dishonest people who, like drug addicts, start the same record, "azaza, you are an eternal 2k prisoner, how people can watch you".
And I decided to try the easiest way that most of you use. I started to play with guys who fit my internal criteria.
Neither new accounts, nor 4k elo tryharders, but ordinary guys. I, at that time a 2200 elo player, was forced to hammer 3k elo players for a couple of weeks how to properly play elementary default on maps.
RachelR: "Listen, please. Here we have 2 absolutely similar situations. When -HexaR- went lurking, when he shouldn't have done it. But you're going anyway. How Zhenya should watch everything? He's helping you somehow. He's strafing there, trying to watch something, seeing you off, you know? Your lurking. It is initially wrong, it should not have been in principle. But he's trying to help you. Because of you, he is being killed, damn it. And the two of you are being buried on the ramp precisely because of you, because of this move. And then the next move: he's ALREADY in the gap, he's not on the ramp, he's already in the gap. You're sitting on 50 cent, watching smoke. You're just looking at the smoke. Not even strafing. 2 absolutely identical situations. Absolutely! You're playing CS like playing dm. Here you have launched dm, shooting. You're only looking through your scope. And you press the buttons, you kill someone. Only here you still have grenades. Well, a map is neither Mirage nor Dust2, some new textures. Well, run and shoot. Great. You kill someone there, you find frags, but what's the use, where is the impact of these frags? Well, it's just, I say, guys, it shouldn't be that you have 2200 elo noob, a YouTuber, telling you off like that."
I was looking for the rounds, I was watching the demos with them, and in the end, literally in 60 matches, I managed to up almost 500 elo without any strain.
And do you know what amused me the most in this situation? The system of elo came to us from chess. And if in chess elo shows the real level of the player, then CS is still a team game in which, in fact, little depends on you alone.
And those who play chess will understand me perfectly. Just imagine if a beginner in chess of 1500 elo was telling a world-class grandmaster how to walk a knight on a chessboard.
Yes, the example seems absurd, but in fact it is. I have 2200 elo on Faceit, and I have to, in fact, re-teach the guys to play CS, because apart from shooting, they, in fact, did not know anything. Not did not know, did not attach importance to it, probably.
There was an inflation of elo on Faceit like 2 years ago. Level 10 can be obtained by getting 2000 elo, but there are already as many as 15 thousand people in the European Faceit with 3k elo or more.
It's time to update the system of elo, or adjust it, because if we don't do this in the next year or two, then we will already start receiving players who have 10k elo.
I have already touched on how to recycle the elo system in the clauses above. Either add solo and team rating, or limit people's search for a map after reaching certain elo, or change the system of ruthless balance to +25 and -25 elo.
Something needs to be done. I would even say it is necessary. But instead, Faceit has been trying for many years to deal with, in quotes, toxicity in lobby chats or in matches itself with the help of some bot with artificial intelligence, at the same time absolutely not touching and not recycling those systems that need it most.
Elo at the moment equals prestige in real life. Like an expensive car in the modern world.
If you are a streamer with elo below 3000, then you are considered a noob and no one will watch you. But the problem is that no one ever looks at how this streamer got these numbers.
Personally I am ready to sit on low elo for at least a few more years, but I will be honest, first of all, with myself.
Modern elo does not reflect the skill of the player. Modern elo reflects only the approximate level of the player's shooting. And not always.
ATTITUDE TO THE CIS REGION
If speaking out everything that has accumulated, then you probably don't need to stop.
I'm probably going to take too much on myself now, and forgive me for that, but I want to speak on behalf of the entire CIS community.
And no, I will not speak for Russia. I will speak for Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, etc. I think that our region is treated absolutely badly.
We take the 71st season of the European FPL and look at how many esports players have played in this hub over the past month.
There were 85 of them. How many of them are CIS players? 18! I.e. every fifth player represents our region.
But FPL is probably too much. There are still quite celestial being there, so let's look at something closer, namely FPL-C.
People are already playing more actively here. 181 active players per month. 59 of them represent the CIS region, which is 32% of the active audience of the hub!
If this does not mean anything, then let's just take the last qualification in FPL-C, in which both trips to the coveted pro hub were taken by CIS players.
If even now Faceit considers us not worthy of more comfortable conditions for the game, then we take the rating from the European Face It.
19 out of 50, i.e. almost half of the players, represent the CIS region.
If that's not enough, then let's take the very top top.
We take the 20 best players in the world according to the HLTV rating for 2022 and are being surprised that as many as 7 people, i.e. 35%, are CIS guys.
Dear Faceit, do you know where the city Almaty is located?
It is one of the largest cities in Kazakhstan. Do you know what ping is there? Minimum 100! Almaty
Why for so many years you didn’t try to help one of the strongest and largest regions of your platform and still have not even tried to make servers, not in Moscow, in light of events in the world I understand that this is simply impossible, but at least in the same Kazakhstan or Georgia?
Why exactly should we put up with discomfort?
Look at your grid of servers in America, where a minimum number of players play, but it covers absolutely the entire area of the region. America servers
While your huge audience from Siberia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and other countries is forced to play on servers that are very compactly located in small Europe? small Europe?
Yes, I do not dispute that you gave us the opportunity to play on Moscow servers in separate CIS hubs, but, again, for a fee. Of course, you don't care, and you won't even try to fix this really important problem, but I couldn't help but mention it.
For our region, CS is a ticket to life, just like conditional football in poor countries. It is our players who have the most exorbitant motivation to develop in this game.
And instead of expanding your audience at the expense of the most motivated people in CS, you don't care about us and think that it is okay. Yes, of course.
Although what am I talking about? If Valve has already united our region with Europe and removed a separate CIS qualification for the major, while 2 of the last 3 majors were won by CIS guys.
Therefore, in principle, I understand that Faceit will not help us.
If not Faceit, then what? Unfortunately, nothing. Even if ESEA with its huge finances could not beat Faceit in fair competition, then, to be honest, I do not believe that anyone else can.
Well, we won't play MM on 64 tickrate against cheaters in every game. Our Fastcup-type counterparts, unfortunately, are not even close to Faceit.
It just so happened that Faceit is a monopolist, and monopoly never leads to good.
The ultimate idea of monopoly is not to allow new platforms to develop and at the same time not to get into what is already in demand. Faceit will start moving only when it will have a powerful competitor.
And personally I see the only way out is the release of the source 2 in CS itself, and the addition of a completely new and redesigned matchmaking by the Valve themselves with huge investments in anti-cheat and with listening to the audience.
After all, as far as I know, Dota and Valorant were able to make an interesting and attractive matchmaking, then why they haven't done it in CS yet – I don't understand.
I hope someday we will see something like this happen in CS. But until then, it seems, we will have to put up with all the problems of Faceit, because anyway, no matter what, we love this asshole.
A participant of the challenge: « Well, in general, I'm glad that we have Faceit. Really. Because there are some possibilities. We have to thank the universe. I'm not joking. This is not sarcasm. If not Faceit, then what? Where else would you get the opportunity to try to achieve something in CS? It is clear that this platform can be improved. In short, yes, there were moments when I already thought I wanted to quit this platform when I was performing a solo challenge, but in the end I thought that I've been playing solo all my life and, in principle, I had to get used to it. And finally, I got used to it, calmed down, came to terms with it and now I'm playing solo Faceit not suffering. You have to love Faceit. Love what you do. And then Faceit will love you for sure.»
Why did I make this text? Well, it's probably a childhood dream to reach out to the head manager, who, perhaps, after watching this video, will decide to do good, if I can say so, from people - for people.
And I couldn't help but speak out, because a lot had accumulated on my soul. I am not indifferent to CS, and I am not indifferent to Faceit, because it is, in fact, the good platform.
But most of all I care about guys who, just like me, spend thousands of hours on CS for the sake of some of their goals.
And the only thing I want is for these thousands and tens of thousands of hours to be spent for them in a pleasant, honest and fair game, and not behind garages with a jar of yaga with boosters, smurfs and bullying for small elo.
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Good evening fellow Redditors,
Nucor announced they will be building a mill near my home town in rural WV along the Ohio river.
I am currently a Maintenance Mechanic at a coal fired power plant across the river and because my plant is old and I’m only 32 I’m looking to make the jump to Nucor if I get the opportunity.
My skill set is largely pump rebuilds, coupling alignments (16 point and laser), limitorque rebuilds, valve rebuilds/installs, plumbing air, water, steam lines, layout and fab work, install and fit Babbitt bearings, and a little bit of hydraulics.
What skills do I need to sharpen or learn to make me a valuable maintenance guy in the steel industry?
And I hate to even ask, but right now I earn around 110-120 gross annually. Usually around 500-700 hours of OT. Is that on par with the pay in the steel industry?

I'm not a master tuner so any suggestions is appreciated.
Fluff about the tune at the bottom. I hope you guys like it.
#1980 BRAT GL - B 700
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**Stats**
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**Weight**1680 kg
**Balance**59%
**HP**200
**Torque**227 nm
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**Conversions**
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EngineStock
DrivetrainAWD
AspirationStock
Body KitStock
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**Engine**
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IntakeStock
Intake ManifoldRace
CarburatorRace
IgnitionSport
ExhaustRace
CamshaftStreet
ValvesRace
DisplacementRace
PistonsRace
TurboRace with Anit-lag
IntercoolerStock
Oil CoolingStock
FlywheelSport
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**Platform And Handling**
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BrakesRace
SpringsRally
Front ArbRace
Rear ArbRace
Chassis ReinforcementStock
Weight ReductionRace
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**Drivetrain**
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ClutchStock
TransmissionSport
DrivelineRace
DifferentialRally
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**Tires And Rims**
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CompoundRally
Tire WidthFront Stock mm, Rear Stock mm
Rim StyleStock
Rim SizeFront Stock in, Rear Stock in
Track WidthFront Stock, Rear Stock
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**Aero and Appearance**
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Front BumperFH5 : Race Front Bumper
Rear BumperSubaru Remove Rear Bumper
Rear WingRace Rear Wing
Side SkirtsN/A
HoodN/A
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## Tune
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**Tires****bar****psi**
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Front24.00348.1
Rear20.00290.1
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**Gears****Ratio**
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Final Drive3.35
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**Alignment****Camber****Toe****Caster**
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Front-0.5°0.2°7.0°
Rear-0.5°0.7°
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**ARBs**
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Front25.5
Rear13.4
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**Springs****kgf/mm****lbs/in****n/mm**
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Front34.9195.2341.8
Rear25.8144.4252.9
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**Ride Height****cm****in**
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Front26.710.5
Rear26.210.3
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**Damping****Rebound****Bump**
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Front9.04.0
Rear5.02.0
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**Aero****kgf****lb**
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Front79.4175.0
Rear64.9143.0
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**Brakes****%**
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Balance40%
Pressure60%
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**Differential****Accel****Decel**
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Front10%5%
Rear50%10%
Center85%
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I've focused on making it so you can swing the rear into a drift easily to make the tight turns while being stable on the straight portions. It is a bit slow off the line but nothing to bad since it doesn't wheel spin when you floor it at a stop. Also as an added bonus the speeds it reaches (60 to 100) is the sweet spot for the call outs.

So I tried my hand at rally tuning again since the new expansion just dropped, and I'm close to finishing this one. I tested it on various races and it performed decently. Just wondering if there was anything I could change/add to it to finalise the tune. Anyway here it is:

WRX STI ARX Supercar - S1 889

Stats
Weight	1389 kg
Balance	52%
HP	957
Torque	853 nm

View this tune on optn.club

Build

Conversions
Engine	4.0L F6
Drivetrain	AWD
Aspiration	Twin Turbo
Body Kit	N/A

Engine
Intake	Race
Fuel System	Race
Ignition	Race
Exhaust	Race
Camshaft	Race
Valves	Race
Twin Turbo	Race + Anti Lag
Intercooler	Race
Flywheel	Race

Platform And Handling
Brakes	Race
Springs	Stock
Chassis Reinforcement	Stock
Weight Reduction	Stock

Drivetrain
Transmission	Race Seven Speed
Differential	Race

Tires And Rims
Compound	Offroad
Tire Width	Front 275 mm, Rear 275 mm
Rim Style	Sport Fikse Profil 5
Rim Size	Front Stock in, Rear Stock in
Track Width	Front Third, Rear Third

Aero and Appearance
Front Bumper	Stock
Rear Bumper	N/A
Rear Wing	Stock
Side Skirts	N/A
Hood	N/A

Tune

Tires	bar	psi
Front	18.00	261.1
Rear	17.50	253.8

Gears	Ratio
Final Drive	4.90
1st	3.20
2nd	1.85
3rd	1.28
4th	1.02
5th	0.83
6th	0.70
7th	0.64

Alignment	Camber	Toe	Caster
Front	-1.7°	0.0°	6.5°
Rear	-1.2°	0.0°

ARBs
Front	6.0
Rear	5.0

Springs	kgf/mm	lbs/in	n/mm
Front	60.0	336.0	588.4
Rear	80.0	448.0	784.5

Ride Height	cm	in
Front	18.3	7.2
Rear	18.3	7.2

Damping	Rebound	Bump
Front	5.5	2.0
Rear	6.5	2.5

Aero	kgf	lb
Front	190.0	418.9
Rear	180.0	396.8

Brakes	%
Balance	50%
Pressure	100%

Differential	Accel	Decel
Front	60%	5%
Rear	85%	10%
Center	65%

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I have a 30 litre distiller. I make beer in it as you can chop and change attachments. Do I need to do more than add an appropriate pressure release valve to the tank to do pressure fermentation?
It has 1/4 inch internal 1/2 inch external screw in fittings.
I use US-05 yeast. 4kg of malted barley, 1kg of rolled oats and then the water for my beer (about 22 litres). I add hops in the boil.
I see one possible advantage as being able to leave the tank in my garage (temperatures down to 10c at night) since pressure ferments can handle this temperature.
How long would I expect the ferment to take?

I bought my 2006 Chrysler Pacifica touring in almost 2 years ago on a whim for $1800. It has 191k miles, an automatic transmission, and is a V6. For about the last 6 months whenever my car is running, it makes this god-awful high pitched squealing noise. I’ve replaced the belt, screen in the power steering pump, the front 6 of the intake valves on the cylinders, and all of the spark plugs. Along with the catalytic converter, I’ve had some exhaust issues fixed as well as normal maintenance issues like brakes and suspension. A family friend does all of the work, so I know it’s not someone just trying to scam me out of my money. The problem is is that the noise isn’t 100% constant. 99% of the time my car is running, it’s squealing, but very far and few between it’s silent and all you can hear is the exhaust. It sounds like it is coming from the passenger side of the engine. I’ve read a few articles that it might be the alternator, or even the power steering pump and pulley. I haven’t noticed any problem with my alternator and the last time I checked my battery, it was 85%. Any ideas help. TIA

We have gasoline engines mounted on a flat bed trailers; the crews fill up the engine by pouring gas from standard polymer gas containers into the engine fuel tank. They typically stand on a concrete surface, but I can imagine they sometimes stand on the deck of the trailer. Is there an issue, specifically a code, regarding electrical risks, and bonding/grounding for this practice? We have several of these trailers; the engine powers a hydraulic pump used for valve actuators.

I bought this car a month ago (pre-owned certified) and found out that my roof was leaking water. After some research, the cause of of the leak is from the roof rails.
I took it to my local dealership because not only I have a roof leak, the "Engine Maintenance Required" message keep popping up.
The dealership called me and said that they can fix the "Engine Maintenance Required " issue and have parts for it (coolant bypass valve), but the warranty cannot cover the leak.
The reason is, since my vehicle is pre-owned, the warranty can cover from 85% to 90% of the exterior.
Question: Anyone that owns a pre-owned Rav4 with the water leakage from the roof, did they fix this issue under warranty? Did they also replace the headliner?
TIA

Hi there. I have been looking for a used truck for quite some time and am new to all things cars so I thought I'd come and ask the experts here. Basically I want something that can hold me my wife and my new baby, able to carry a good load in the bed, and has 4wd. I saw this car for sale on the side of the road where I live. You can read the description but after talking to the seller this is the main deal. This was a 2013 F-150 XLT off road package. Odo 176k. Rebuilt title. Story I'm told is that it was sold in PA, had front end collision, was salvaged, rebuilt, and bought by a towing company in Ohio as a parts truck. The seller bought said truck after it broke down due to a timing chain issue where it skipped and bent all the intake valves. According to him, he believes it was the second motor placed in the car due to how clean the intake valves were. Anyways, he replaced with a cloyes timing chain, replaced all the valves, head gaskets, water pump, turbo coolant tubes and fittings, new front and rear brake rotors and pads. See pictures. I saw the truck in person and as far as I can tell (although take with grain of salt) the body looks relatively fine. You can tell that the body had some degree of crumpling in the front though the truck doesn't look at all deformed on the outside. The guy seemed nice enough on the phone. Claims to be a "master mechanic" with 40+ years of experience who now flips cars out of his garage. No way to verify this obviously.
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You might be wondering why I am considering this cheap truck. Well one, I am in my medical residency right now so although the big money is coming in a couple years when I finish, right now saving money is the name of the game (not all doctors are rich folks ;) . I do not drive many miles at all so high mileage vehicles don't scare me if I know I can get a few years out of them. I've wanted a pickup for years and I love green (it's shallow I guess but it's the truth.) BUT, if buying a rebuilt title truck with high mileage is a dumb decision I want to know from the experts! Who knows? Maybe it actually looks good to you all. If I move forward I have already agreed to take to an independant mechanic to have evaluated. Thank you so much!
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Here is the ad:
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"Excellent work truck. 3.5l Ecoboost with new cloyes timing chain and Phasers all new intake valves and head gaskets, new water pump, new turbo coolant tubes and fittings, new front and rear brake rotors and pads. no dash lights, passed E check. Runs and drives smooth at 80-85 stops nice amd smooth, some bumps and scratches as seen in pics but one hell of a work horse. 8500.00. call we'll talk... cash talks. title in hand. Don't let the milage throw you this I believe was the 2nd engine put in this truck. intake and exhaust valves were clean as a whistle which is highly uncommon on high mileage motors of this type. sadly the owner neglected some thing and timing chain skipped bending every intake valve. the new Cloyes set-up is the best you can get. Get your act together Ford!....cheap Ford chain is he weak spot on these motors, they stretch, not anymore..... if you can't call you can't buy....no texts period. Master Mechanic for 40 years.....yes it's done right...... if you don't have full cash try your local (not big bank) bet they will loan on it if you put 1/2 down."

Water is life.
All good disaster planning includes water storage for a temporary disruption, but what if a prolonged drought forces you to take extreme measures? What are ways to conserve water over weeks, months, or even years?
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Lessons From Cape Town, South Africa

In 2017, in Cape Town, South Africa, residents were required to restrict their water use to 50 litres (13 gallons) per person per day during a severe drought.
That included:

• drinking
• flushing
• garden
• hygiene
• dishes
• and laundry

In contrast, most Americans use between 70-100 gallons of water daily!
Residents of Cape Town and other drought survivors devised clever ways to conserve water in extreme drought that we can learn from as many parts of our country dry out. We’ll cover those later in detail.
But first…
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We Are Currently Headed Towards Our Own Water Disaster

If you follow the news, you probably heard that Lake Powell’s water level is so low that its hydroelectric plant is in danger of shutting down.
This is unprecedented.
Lake Powell has sunk to 28% of capacity.
Its sister reservoir, Lake Mead, is down to 26% of capacity.
This may be uninteresting to you unless you are one of the 40 million people that receive their water from these reservoirs. That’s 13% of the US population.
If you are one of these unlucky ones, expect unprecedented water restrictions in the coming months and years. Unfortunately, other areas may not be far behind.
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Drought Conditions are Widespread

Drought conditions are not restricted to California and Arizona.
40% of the United States, including all western states from Montana down to Texas, is currently experiencing some form of drought. 25% of that is categorized as Extreme or Exceptional Drought. (See Drought.gov).
Perhaps even more disturbing is the impact of drought on the farms and ranches in the west. California grows over a third of our country’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts. Drought conditions that impair the ability of California farmers to grow the crops needed will only add to our country’s food source instability.
Ultimately, drought conditions will impact all of us directly or indirectly.
So what can we as individuals do to conserve this precious resource?
These water conservation tips range from “no brainers” to radical, worst-case-scenario. You may not be prepared to use all of them now, but establishing good practices prepares you in case your water supply diminishes.
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Easy Ways to Save Water and Money

We are meant to be good stewards of our planet and resources.
Water doesn’t need to be scarce in your area for you to use it wisely.
The following ideas are “low-hanging fruit” that still result in significant water savings. Moreover, these are so simple as to rise to the level of common sense.
Pick one or three and start including them in your daily routine.

• Install low-flow shower heads. This is super easy, and you won’t even notice a difference. Some towns and cities even provide them for free.
• Don’t run the water while you brush your teeth or are shaving. Duh.
• Defrost meat in the microwave or in the fridge overnight instead of in water.
• Put a pitcher of cold water in your fridge so you don’t waste water waiting for it to cool.
• Clean vegetables and fruits in a bowl of water instead of under the faucet.
• Scrape dishes into the garbage or compost and skip using the garbage disposal to save water. Keep a small compost bin in the kitchen to make this easier and more automatic.
• A dishwasher is generally more water-efficient than washing dishes by hand. However, if you need to wash dishes by hand, fill a second sink or container with water for rinsing.
• Make sure dishwashers and clothes washers are full before starting a load.
• When washing clothes, match the water level to the load’s size.
• Take shorter showers. Set a timer to keep everyone in the family aware of water usage.
• Water your lawn at night. This reduces evaporation of water.
• Use a broom to clean your driveway or sidewalk instead of hosing it down.
• Don’t let the hose run when washing your car. Instead, install a spray nozzle or turn it off until done soaping.
• Insulate hot water pipes so you don’t have to wait as long for hot water.
• Check for AND FIX leaks around toilets, sinks, and pipes.
• Even if you don’t suspect a leak, put a couple of drops of food coloring in your toilet tank. If the water in the bowl changes color without flushing, you have a sneaky leak in your toilet.
• Never pour water down the drain when there could be another use for it, like your pet’s water bowl or watering house plants.

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Ways to Conserve Water During a Drought

If your region is consistently dry (as mine is) or if conditions cause water levels to be lower than normal, you may need to take more drastic water-saving measures.
Some of these require changes in habits, and some require spending money. However, all of them result in real water savings, especially collectively.

• Install sink aerators. They mix air into your water, so you don’t notice a lower water flow.
• Install water-efficient toilets. You can save literal gallons with each flush with newer models.
• If you have an older toilet and aren’t ready to replace it, you can place a brick, rock, or bottle filled with gravel into your toilet tank. This fools your toilet into using less water to flush. Ingenious!
• Staying with a toilet theme, don’t feel you have to flush every time you tinkle. 🙂
• Cut your showers short. You can install a timer in your shower to remind you to keep it to 5 minutes or less. Depending on your water flow, a shower uses 2-5 gallons a minute, so every minute counts.
• If you absolutely need to take a bath, only partially fill the tub.
• Boil food in as little water as possible. You only need to just cover pasta or potatoes.
• Place a steamer over boiling pasta and steam your vegetables. 2 in 1.
• Save the water from cooking food and recycle it in other cooking or on your garden. That goes the same for water from canned vegetables.
• Designate one water glass for each family member and just use the one for the day to save on washing dishes.
• Plant drought-resistant trees and plants.
• Mulch around your garden, trees, and plants to retain moisture longer. Also, read about ways to garden in droughts.
• Cover pools.

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Radical Ways to Conserve Water During Extreme Drought

There may come a time when nearly everything you do is focused around conserving precious water. The following ideas came from the personal experiences of a Cape Town resident and the personal account of long-time prepper, Jim Acosta, during a 2014 drought in California.

• Think every time you open a tap and shut it off as soon as possible.
• Put a bowl in every sink to catch water and then use it to flush toilets or, if it’s clean, in the garden or laundry.
• Put a bucket in your shower to catch the water as it heats up. This is clean water, so you can use it for any purpose.
• Put an instant hot water heater under your sink, so you don’t have to run water to warm it.
• Put a greywater catchment system in your house. This method pumps or pipes water from sinks, showers, and laundry into grey water tanks or directly onto your lawn or plants. This is not safe for gardens but can be used to water trees, plants, and lawns. Greywater can also be used to flush toilets. Here is just one of many ways to build a greywater catchment.
• Turn off the inlet valves on your toilet and use buckets of grey water to flush them.
• Switch to biodegradable soaps and shampoos to make grey water safer for plants.
• Limit showers to 90 seconds (apparently, this can actually be done).
• Use biodegradable wipes, sponge baths, and dry shampoos instead of showers.
• Wash clothes less. Use a soak cycle when you wash them to help clean them.
• Capture rainwater using barrels, tanks, or pools. You can use rainwater for toilets or laundry.

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Real-life Examples from Cape Town, South Africa

One Survival Mom reader, Andre, who hails from Cape Town, had this to say in 2018 when Cape Town was experiencing one of the most extreme modern-day droughts in history:

“We need at LEAST 450 million liters of water per day at the lowest possible usage. We are currently at about 540 million liters per day. What people are missing, this coming season is there must be enough rain to not only supply the current need, but enough to fill the dams to cover the 2018/2019 summer period, too. What are the chances of that after three years of the worst possible drought, due to a high-pressure system not budging on the West Coast of Africa, keeping our rains away? Cape Town and its surrounds are a huge contributor to the South African economy so if the rains stay away and we do run out of water, it can trigger an event to bring the entire country down if we cannot sort desalination in bulk, and that takes 2-3 years to put into place.”

Two Ways to Think About Water Conservation During Drought

Ultimately, Cape Town residents banded together and, in the millions, worked toward conserving every drop possible.
Here’s how they did it, according to Andre:
“There are two ways to think about conserving water in a drought:

1. WANTS – Throw lots of money at the problem like water tanks for your house, expensive filters, and all that.
2. NEEDS – Be very wise financially, buy things secondhand to save money, and think about each liter of water used.

The Biggest Problem During Extreme Drought May Not Be What You Think

The core problem I identified is not drinking water. That’s easy to buy in bulk and store.
The problem is sewage water. If you don’t flush that toilet, you will face some serious problems, not to mention smells.
So, here is what we did:

• Rule 1: No baths ever, and shower only when you have to.
• Rule 2: No watering the garden.
• Rule 3: Catch all water used.
• Rule 4: Wear clothes longer. If you sweat a lot, rinse your clothes whilst waiting for the shower to get hot.
• Rule 4: All cisterns can only be filled with buckets. Closed the taps on all of them.

Before you open any tap, think! Then open the tap very small and close it ASAP. Catch that water for toilet use. Every drop adds up during the day.
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Use Showers Strategically to Flush the Toilet

Invest in wet wipes and dry shampoo to be able to skip showers. Catch all the shower water in a bucket used for flushing the toilet only.
But, here’s the thing with showering.
You have to use the toilet, right? You can shower as quickly as you can, 90 seconds as advised, BUT if you run out of toilet water, you defeat saving shower water.
So use just enough shower water so that you can flush your toilet for the days you don’t shower.

Help the Dishwasher Save Water

Ensure your dishwasher uses less than 5 liters (1.32 gallons) per wash for dishwashing.
Strategies like water-efficient loading, eco-settings, and more can help your dishwasher save water.
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The Washing Machine: The Biggest User

In the end, after all the above was done, the washing machine was left being the biggest user.
A full load in the washing machine uses about 150-200 liters (39-52 gallons.) Now, you can spend a lot of money and buy one that uses less water, or always use a full load using the soaking cycle so that the clothes can soak properly, or you can wear clothes longer in-between washes.
So, we first caught the rinse water and then re-used it for the next load’s washing water. Then we stopped the rinsing cycle by simply changing the detergent we used. We now could wash more frequently.
We were able to catch a few liters of rain one day, so we started using rainwater for washing clothes. Using that rainwater, we did not use any drinking water for three washes with all that greywater used for toilets.
That was the best day ever!
We add HTH (pool chlorine) to the grey water stored in drums to ensure no smell. It works quite well.
Now, you can add pumps and pipes to transport water from one place to another, or you can get some exercise and fetch the water with a bucket for the toilets. We chose the exercise option.
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The Results of Andre’s Family’s Efforts to Conserve Water

Before this drought all started, we used 25 kiloliters (6,604 gallons) per month for six people in our household. When we had to limit our usage to 50 liters (13 gallons) per person per day, through all these efforts, we dropped to a total of 5000 liters (1,320 gallons) per month for our entire six-person household. Four of us work from home.
Ultimately, the residents of Cape Town lowered their city’s water usage to about 510 million liters per day, down from 1.2 billion liters just three years earlier. As Andre said, “Low-cost changes with a massive impact on our usage.”
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Conclusion

Water is a precious resource.
And whether you’re experiencing drought conditions or not, there are lifestyle changes you can make right now to be a better steward of our water supply.
A side benefit for us all, especially preppers, is that the water-saving measures necessary during disasters will be second nature to you.
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Feel free to comment with your innovative ideas to conserve water during a drought.
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Hello everyone,
Our company operates a fleet of amphibious excavators - essentially 45 foot long barges with a back-hoe boom on the bow.
Our crews are required to frequently change the implements on the hydraulic boom.
Because of the size of the equipment the crew members changing the implements (ie. pulling and replacing pins) are quite far from the operator - although they are in sight of the operator at all times.
I am relatively new to this company. The current procedure for changing the implements does not include a lock out of the hydraulics. The operator simply lifts both hands to show the crew on the ground that his hands are not on the controls, and it is safe to approach the boom. Obviously this is far from ideal.
The machines are quite old and do not have the lockout switches of modern excavators. They do have a valve shut off when you raise the arm rest to get into the operator's seat ... but this only locks out the joystick on one side. Also, the arm rest is not "locked" in the raised position, so if it falls and the joystick is hit, the boom will move.
Does anyone have any experience retrofitting excavators or backhoes with a switch that will lock out the hydraulics?
Ideally, we would have a toggle switch with a bump cover. If the bump cover was lifted an audible alarm would sound to alert the ground crew that the hydraulics would be live. And the toggle that turned off the hydraulics would also operate lights on the machine that would indicate if it was safe to approach the boom.
Any thoughts?