[–] 5 points 1 day ago*

This also happens after the bully sequence, he might be acting on the frustration from the week at school. Not sure if Waterson planned that far ahead, but I know some of his threads went together.

I know when I got bullied at school I tended to take it out on my siblings later at home. It’s a big regret from childhood, but my brothers forgave me (and got even plenty too over the years).

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago*

    The electronic parking brake is a motor that turns a screw that directly compresses the piston into the brake pads. Most cars do this to the existing rear brake pads and it doesn’t require any hydraulic pressure to work.

    Some have a separate small caliper with the motor and no hydraulic connection at all.

    The motors self adjust by measuring the load from the motor as it clamps down. Then rewinding a set amount when the brake is released. This can make it a pain to replace rear pads, since the screw will be extended too much to fit the new thicker pads/rotor. (You can rewind the screw with a 12v drill battery though and save a lot of time).

    If all your rear pads were missing then you’d be screwed though!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (2 children)

    I’ve never tried running heating oil in a diesel engine, but it works the same as diesel in my Chinese diesel heater.

    My info is probably 30 years out of date back when Mercedes bros would run it to save money in highschool. The same guys were messing with veggie oil a few years later, which I much preferred.

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