u/radimus1

▲ 1 r/GMT400

To Head Gasket or not to Head Gasket?

That is the question. My 97 Yukon is leaking oil externally from the head gaskets, down the sides of the engine block. So far it's not getting down into the pan, so no dino flavored milkshake is happening. As for oil leaking into the combustion chambers, I don't know yet. I plan to pull spark plugs and see this weekend. It just rolled over to 200K original miles, and like many of us here I've down a lot of work over the years to keep it running and not rotting away.

So what is y'all's experience with head gasket jobs on a 30 year old high mileage Vortec? If all else seems good is it worth it, or would replacing the engine be a better move? If I am replacing the engine, I would keeping it stock with either a reman'd or new Vortec.

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u/radimus1 — 15 hours ago
▲ 6 r/Schiit

Vestri USB-C Question

I’ve been thinking about getting a Vestri, but remember that early on I saw quite a few reports of the USB-C ports getting loose. Is this still a problem on these, has Schiit made a revision to correct it, or is it mostly a non-issue?

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u/radimus1 — 17 days ago
▲ 5 r/ipod

Messing with Bluetooth

Giving my 7th gen Nano a spin via Bluetooth with my Qudelix 5K DAC/amp. I’m surprised at how good it sounds given the Nano is stuck back on Bluetooth 4. Music files are ALAC CD rips transcoded to 256kbps AAC by iTunes during sync.

u/radimus1 — 2 months ago
▲ 63 r/ipod

Battery Replacement Success!

Ordered a new battery and four extra opening tools from EOE for my 6th gen Classic, which all arrived today. Big thanks to the Redditor who suggested ordering extra tools, as that came in handy. I had three of them stuck in the thing before the clips finally came free. You can see the old, slightly puffy battery in the pic above. New battery is good so far, and that dark air bubble like spot is gone from the display.

u/radimus1 — 3 months ago
▲ 69 r/ipod

I like how these things keep it simple. No notifications, no distractions, just music. Thankfully the battery still seems to be good.

u/radimus1 — 4 months ago