u/albinoPandaTumbles

My AC went quit on me when it was ~105F a few weeks ago. My compressor wouldn't turn on. I think the solenoid stopped working because I never even heard it click.

A couple of weeks ago I replaced the condenser and compressor and it worked pretty meh.

Today I finally got around to replacing the expansion valve and, wow, what a difference. I highly recommend replacing that if you ever need to service the AC. especially if you've added stop-leak to the system before, it seems like that can get a little clogged. It was a bit of a pain getting to it, but hopefully I can enjoy this for a while and not need to do that again. I'm at 127k miles now and really trying to see how far I can make this thing go 😁

Also, I had a shop purge my system to reclaim the refrigerant, but I got a vacuum kit to recharge the system. Great use of $110. It's actually super easy to vacuum and refill your car with these. Highly recommended

Now for the MT fluid tomorrow.

I recently found this group and thought I would share our dog. My girlfriend wanted a dog for a while so I encouraged her to get one. She reached out to a rescue and specifically asked for a dog that was smaller and wasnt a puppy since we are first time dog parents and have a small apartment that wouldnt be friendly for a big dog.

We got 4 year old Saturday (Saturdog sometimes if she is feeling cool) and she is the absolute best. I was so worried getting her that she wouldnt be well behaved since a lot of rescues might not be well-trained, but I was totally wrong. She got out of her crate for the first time, had a poop, then was immediately our best friend. She is so polite, smart, and cute I cannot imagine why someone would ever get rid of her. She is so gentle and friendly to little kids especially - they love her. Even my parents who dont like dogs look forward to her coming over during the holidays. She definitely likes people more than dogs and is a bit of a celebrity and my girlfriends work which allows her to come into the office.

We got her DNA tested and she is a toy aussiedoodle and she is from Mississippi, but otherwise dont know too much about her. Ive been consistenty impressed with how sporty she is for such a small dog. Going on longer hikes she never really has much of an issue and consistently kicks out butt going up mountains. Overall, shes the amazing

In terms of things I pay money for (besides utilities), SendCutSend has to be one of my favorites. I got a 0.25" steel breastplate and some aluminum undertrays to replace the factory breastplate and my cracked plastic undertrays. Having a personal CAD license and a 3D scanner at home makes for some fun hobby projects.