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I replaced my truck's rusted out muffler (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Perspectivist@feddit.uk to c/diy@slrpnk.net

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Turns out the rattling was coming from the heatshield of the DPF so I spent a day replacing a part which wasn't even the source of the issue. Well, atleast I've got a new exhaust now and did some underbody rust prevention while I was at it.

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Oh to be handy. Nice work.

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

You usually don’t lose anything by at least trying to fix something that’s already broken. At worst it'll just remain broken. Even if I don’t intend to repair it, I’ll still usually tend to disassemble it just to see what it looks like inside - and there’s often a part or two I can scavenge for the “DIY box” in case it comes in handy later. I also don’t worry too much about how pretty the fix is, as long as it works. Also, there's instructions for almost everything online. Just go for it.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 3 points 2 weeks ago

And if they don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy :) nice work

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

One of my biggest problems I guess is not even knowing what the parts are called or what they do or how things function and how they're built. I'll have to start so far up, you know? Not like I can Google "how to replace rinkymadink in a Honda Shmonkaflonk". I'd rather have to start with, like, "how does a car propel itself?" 💀