Colorado general chat...

[Eric]

Good morning from Coeur d' alane Idaho.

[blefevre]

Mornin'

[Bimmerman325i]

Morning.

We got the head off last night, dropped it off at machine shop this morning....turns out I need just about everything. Hooray previous owners half-assing things.

It's going to be a wicked strong engine when done though.

[blefevre]

Morning.

We got the head off last night, dropped it off at machine shop this morning....turns out I need just about everything. Hooray previous owners half-assing things.

It's going to be a wicked strong engine when done though.

Are you just doing the top end?

[Bimmerman325i]

Are you just doing the top end?

For now, yes. The bottom end needs attention at some point, but the top end alone is going to be expensive so since the car will sit 99% of the year I'll do the bottom end later when I have a job and money.

[blefevre]

For now, yes. The bottom end needs attention at some point, but the top end alone is going to be expensive so since the car will sit 99% of the year I'll do the bottom end later when I have a job and money.

Are you not taking it to Cali at all?

[Bimmerman325i]

Are you not taking it to Cali at all?

Eh, I could, but I like having my own car to drive around out here. I can't keep it on campus in Cali, so my use would be heavily limited to day trips, so without transferring parking passes or such it would likely be used about as often as it would be here....so it's just not worth bringing it out there.

Plus, it staying here (in my mind) keeps me from spending money on it.

[325ix]

While I have my car all apart, I want to remove the a/c. Is there anyway to safely remove what refrigerant is still in the lines without taking it to a shop?

[Bimmerman325i]

Legally/safely? no.

Just put the car back together, drive it to a shop or to a shop that does AC repair, and have them drain it. Won't cost much, legal, safe, winning.

[blefevre]

While I have my car all apart, I want to remove the a/c. Is there anyway to safely remove what refrigerant is still in the lines without taking it to a shop?

Safely/correctly? Not that I found.

I searched for a while trying to find a shop that would properly dispose the system. Pretty much it came down to no one would do it and they just charged me to vent it in their shop.

[325ix]

Darn, I was hoping I could remove it while the radiator was out and empty.

[blefevre]

You don't have to remove the radiator to get it all out. It's a pita, but it can be done with it in.

[325ix]

Eh, I'll get it out.

[Bimmerman325i]

Folks who are smarter than I with electronics and such, help me out:

Because of many reasons, our house has a wired network, and the router cannot be changed. I have a wifi-only device that I want to watch netflix on. What do I need to get this running? I tried setting up my laptop (connected to wired internet) as an access point but its firewall went bezerk and speeds were...abysmal. Any other ideas? I can't add a wifi router (two routers don't play nice with each other) nor replace wired with wireless, so my options are limited.

[Roland H]

You need a wireless access point... a standalone unit would be best... but why Netflix?