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Just mop it out with "CLEAN" paper towels and refill with new Dot 4. I have done this around every 6,000 miles for the last 96,000 miles.
Just like FunCycle said use a clean paper towel to clean the debris and soak old fluid and fill it up, personally I do it ever oil change since I am there anyways with the hood open.
Drove the 2020 SL with auto and all I can say is that I have never driven a vehicle with a tranny worse than that, if you gun it like you would getting on a ramp for interstate/passing it will rev all the way to red line and holds the gear way too long which forces you to let go of the gas to force an upshift, maybe this is a quirk that is expected of this system but to me it is a fatal flaw, to me automatic means you floor it and it handles the rest.
Display Morehow do you know the action taken was not meaningful?
Also as I recall when Trump did take action the Democrats yelled and screamed that it wasnt necessary - - - Seriously when Trump banned travel from China - Pelosi actually went to China Town in San Francisco and told people they should go hang out there and mingle - - no problem its safe
seriously - if people had done what Nancy suggested how many many more would be dead?
the hypocrisy of Trump haters is amazing. no matter what he does they flip and flop to whatever side they can use to criticize
not only Trump haters but democrats in general, look at whats happening here in MN people are outraged for what happened to that African American man, so what do they do........ they start a riot destroying private property of their neighbors who had nothing to do with the thing they are complaining about.
Minneapolis MN right now looks like a 3rd world country where you are literally afraid to drive on the streets because you don't know IF you are going to make it through without damages to yourself or your vehicle.
Just because the battery is a month old doesn't mean anything, also just because the tender show 98% doesn't mean the battery is good, just that it is charged or that you have a wrong or bad tender.
Get a volt meter and get actual numbers, if possible have someone check the number when you crank it, if it drops below 12 when cranking it then it's likely that you have a bad battery.
Also does anyone else notice how all the battery problems are always related to yellow tops..... Just saying.
you said there was a history book that calls slaves "guest workers" - - - which one
not to feed the troll but I did see a book my niece(10) had that said that as well limiting the "facts" about how said guest workers were allegedly treated.
I use expressvpn when on the road for personal use since it is very simple and fast, so fast that you won't even notice any issues when streaming like some others I have tried that make you buffer all the time when watching HD/4k content.
Also besides being fast expressvpn don't log any activity so you can have a little bit of peace of mind if you are a security conscious person and might have reservations about them having access to any of your information, they have been vetted by several independent security analyst who have had nothing but praises for them.
I don't know about other counties or other states, but I never got the impression that around here the "stay at home" order was intended to be taken literally. It always seemed more like a guidance thing that was intended to promote social distancing. I mean all of the grocery stores have been open, all of the home depot and lowes type stores have been open heck, tons of things have been open so how could we be expected to actually stay at home if we were allowed to shop for and work on our little home projects? I did hear of a case where a person was cited for being out in their yard, but that was in an over 55 adult community and it was the community associations rule.
here in MN the only thing that shut down/closed for business are restaurant,gyms,gov stuff,schools and churches everything else is business as usual or more than usual,local home Depot has had a massive line to get in every single day.
humidity makes a huge difference - its 105 here right now, but the humidity is only 8% - - - fact is we have been able to use the swamp cooler all day and its 75 inside and not sticky at all, the dew point is all the way down at 32 degrees
It does, it was just 79 yesterday here in MN but humidity was 87% and the one word to describe it is..... STICKY
Well, there is always a bright side for every issue, where today we are lucky that it is only 200 miles to get to a dealer. I was just doing some checking and in a couple of years after we return to Montana, it will become 300 miles to the nearest dealer!
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man 200 miles one way is more dedication than I have and I applaud you for it, currently I have 100 miles one way to the dealer i choose to deal with but if an emergency popped up I have a dealer a couple of miles down the road of my house, 200 miles to the closest dealer which could turn out to be not the best dealer is a tough pill to swallow. 
Display MoreIt's a different muffler altogether.
One of the things that brought Alpha down was the muffler supplier they where using for their custom setups (not the variable) would not stand behind their product when a large number started to fail as shown above, compounded by Henry farming out production work to keep up with demand rather than maintaining in house quality control.
Alpha was one of the originators when the Slingshot was introduced. Henry jumped in with both feet and everyone else followed. A business can do a 100 things right and help 100 people but when it goes South that is all most remember. Unfortunately some bad decisions made what was a stellar reputation and pillar of the community sour really fast and he could have handled the end result better.
So that is where some of the comments are coming from. Not defending the way it went down, just prefer to remember the early work he did and willingness to help.
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I have said this before but his big heart and his willingness to give are some of the things that got him in trouble, being too helpful and too nice that can be detrimental when it comes to running a business.
I mean no one else does things like free installs for locals on their products, bbq fridays or constantly organize local rides on saturdays, he wasn't just someone trying to make a buck on the slingshot(not that there is anything wrong with that) but instead a true slingshot enthusiast and one could argue that his lack of moderation when it come to the slingshot community and always wanting to do more than he should is what was his downfall.
I know that many are unhappy about how alpha went out of business and the whole debacle of some people loosing money but to me Henry as a person is on a league of his own, he always put people over profit which is a bad way to run a business but makes for a great person/friend.
Don't worry so much about the speaker having the "marine certified"
Okay - its a bit late, but I still think this might be of interest for someone like me who only wants a replacement that will fit in the stock pods and is waterproof - anyway, for those interested here is a link to a plethora of 5.25 inch round marine speakers
Don't get hung up on the whole "marine" or "waterproof" instead look at the materials that the speakers are made and go from there.
What you are looking for is non paper cone(most now a days are polypropylene) and a rubber or polypropylene surround and you have a "marine" rated speaker but without the certification.
I have JL C? on my SSV rear hoop pod and Cerwin Vega on my stock pods, going on 3+ years now, they get power washed and have survived 2 unavoidable rain storms(same for my sony radio and the alpine amp under the driver seat)and I have aimed the water directly at the speakers without an issue and they are not advertised as marine rated nor waterproof.
Edward Neal Don't get me wrong, I am all in with a company(Google) tracking me to make my life easier while recommending product to buy that I am interested in, I am not ok with a company tracking me solely for their benefit(facebook).
They don't provide me with anything to off set all the profits that they gain from "me/us" so i choose to avoid them as much as possible, I guess it all comes down to disliking the company parasitic ideology of take take take but never give.
This is true for any tracking cookie that is on you PC/Mac.. I use the Brave browser and it tells me if and when I am being tracked and allows that not to happen. Almost any time one goes on the internet they are being tracked either by the homepage you use or a site you go to... There is no absolute security.
Can't compare the two, a cookie track what you do at one given website and it is mostly used to remember website preferences(user name passwood etc) it doesn't track you across websites. Facebook on the other hand creates a unique ID based on several parameters, IP,MAc ID,Browser ID,OS and so on which can track YOU when you visit websites other than facebook as long as these sites have the social media icon(Likes us on facebook) in their site then you are tracked even if you did not use your "facebook" log in in that 3rd party site.
This level of tracking is what lets facebook serve you with so many "relevant" ads of things you might want to buy.
Again apples and oranges.
Display MoreI have searched the forum. Many of the posts were in the longest thread on here. I found a couple that looked promising, only to find out they weren't available now. It really sounds good overall for my needs. That is, other than the speaker pop that recently raised it's ugly head. I'm not planning to replace the system, nor put in an amp. Below is what I think I know, and what I'm looking to find out.
Stock speakers need to be no more than 1 5/8" mounting depth.
Can use 6 1/2" speakers with adapters that are designed to be used to convert from 5 1/4".
If using adapters, I assume the thickness of the raised part could be added to the mounting depth.
I don't know how much power the stock 2016 head unit puts out. What speaker range power should I be looking at? I know 250W speakers don't work well unless the power matches somewhat, meaning with an amp they sound great, but stock might well sound better if the power isn't there.
Matters not to me if it's a 3 piece setup, or something I can just drop in for the woofer. I do like the amount of bass I get now, and would like to keep that or improve on it even. I don't want to lose space with a sub behind me either, as we travel in our SS up to 9-10 day trips and I use all the storage plus have hoop bags. I'm just looking for something I can drop in and have it sound as good or better than it did. I'm sure this is like an "OIL" thread, with many opinions. I've very thankful for any help with this!
So you are trying to replace the stock speaker while keeping the stock head unit and not add an amp? so basically just swap the stock speakers and hope it improve the sound.
While it is true that you can improve the sound a little bit by using aftermarket "simple" speakers like Pioneer G series it won't sound great, the stock head unit has abysmal power which you will realize once you see the stock speakers out of the enclosure.
I wouldn't worry about the depth and just get an spacer and get a good speaker and call it a day.... at least until you decide to do a full upgrade.
Hi all. Hoping someone that has one of these mufflers might be able to help. I bought a used one, but the cig lighter plug has been cut off. I plan to power it to my Fuze block, but does anyone know which wire on the 4 wire plug to the control box is the hot wire? Hoping maybe someone hard wired theirs and knows which. I always guess wrong...
Hey men i am sorry to rain on your parade but those exhaust had/have? so many issues that allegedly made Alpha go out of business, they were poorly made and rattle(internally) like you wouldn't believe and based on every disgruntled owner here in the forums I would say it isn't worth the hassle of installing it.
Hopefully you got it for a good deal( or for free really) whoever sold that exhaust to you is definitely not a friend unless they did a full disclosure of the nightmare that you were getting yourself into, the slingshot rattles a lot as it is due to it being an open cockpit no need to add more.
Search for "Alpha variable exhaust" here and a plethora of post with the experience of those who paid full retail and had nothing but issues should pop up.
Good luck.
I did not say make a fake account, I just said alter your personal information
It doesn't matter what you put in the information field, they can still collect more information about you in a day than you think it would be possible in a year.
Once you sign up for facebook it creates a unique ID that follows you everywhere where you see those social media icons, so anywhere where you see the FB logo you are being tracked, so if you think that because you put Sean Smith 55 African American from Quebec in your profile that you are "good" or "protected", I am sorry to say that you couldn't be further away from the truth.
Every time you log on on a different website that FB ID is tracking you and they get to see what the real Ed is doing and they will datamine and use that information to serve their needs, I won't debate whether what they do is good or bad as that is an individual choice and a matter of opinion but don't ever try to portrait facebook(messenger) as it being essential or needed.
The only thing they make that is good in my eyes is "WhatsUp messenger" since it has an end to end encryption and its based on the signal protocol although FB has access to your contacts information but they can't see what you chats,calls,video calls are about since they are 100% encrypted at the device and can't be broken by facebook unlike Messenger which is totally open to facebook, they can see everything you type,say or view in there.
Edward Neal MTB shocks actually are more complex than you would think for once they take special pumps that reach higher pressure than normally used on just about anything else, for example mine are run at 190 PSI, I am pretty sure the JRI are actually run at a lower PSI .
gearhead don't know about other coilovers but JRI use both hydraulic oil + nitrogen.
When you say "Alpha powersports shocks" I assume you are talking about the JRI's that Alpha sold before they went out of business - If this is correct I believe they are nitrogen filled and not intended to be user serviceable - I believe the valve stem is only there for manufacture use - I assume if these are the old Alpha branded JRI's that you must have bought them used and if so I would suggest you send them into JRI to be rebuilt
The valve on mine look like the same high pressure valve used in the shock of my mountain bike, not that I have tried putting air in them but I assume that the same high pressure pump could be used.
Man this G . D. year has taken too many good ones from us, Prayers and thoughts to the family, him and his blue sling will be missed!
These were made for the (last?) transformer movie.
