Ah yes one of the joys of teaching. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI
On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 1:53 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This week has been a real reminder for me that people don't pay > attention. We're building VMs to install Windows Server on, I put the specs > they should all be built to on the screen, no two student systems are the > same.I say things like "The S: drive should be named "database"" and most > of them aren't named. > The best one is "The public network connection must be named "public" if > its not named public you'll get a "cannot find public network error." half > the students got the "cannot find public network" error. I stopped class > and we had a talk about paying attention. I said it, I put a slide on the > screen that had a big stop sign that said what I had just said, they're > supposed to be following the documentation which has a big note in bold... > *sigh* > > -Curt > > On Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 1:46:23 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > On August 13, 2019 at 11:09 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > My 2013 F150 does not have a transmission dipstick as we know it either. > > I am advised that there is a plug on the transmission that can be > > removed and a form of short dipstick inside to check the level but I > > have not personally looked for it or tried it. I am advised that Ford > > did that because owners were pouring the wrong type of fluid into the > > transmissions and ruining them and then seeking to have them repaired or > > replaced under warranty. > > Mbz sealed our transmissions and took away our dipsticks because the fluid > lasted long enough to keep from killing the transmission during the > warranty period. They did eventually admit the fluid was good for the life > of the warranty, not the life of the vehicle. The stated reason was that > more harm came from lint from shop rags on the dipsticks than from low > fluid levels, and the transmissions with low fluid levels often needed > rebuilding or resealing anyway. > > My Cruze has a level plug. Warm the car until the transmission fluid temp > hits a certain number, then pull the plug with it idling in neutral and > wait for it to stop dripping. > That's still not idiot proof, at least one guy on an internet forum tried > doing it with the engine off and wondered why a couple of quarts came out. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
