Baton Route, the capital of Louisiana and a center for business, welcomes visitors with its low-key version of traditional Southern hospitality. From your perch at the Hotel Indigo Baton Rouge Downtown, the city’s charms are within easy reach.
Harvest to global table is the jam at Cocha, a softly lit downtown restaurant with influences from South America to Louisiana. Small shareable plates include crawfish pot pie, fried soft shell crabs with caper vinaigrette and salmon crudo with passion fruit.
If you prefer your seafood raw, stroll toTsunami Sushi, the rooftop sushi restaurant at the Shaw Center for the Arts. Enjoy river views while munching on the likes of fried oysters with wasabi tartar sauce and the Ragin’ Cajun roll made with panko-crusted fried alligator and avocado.
As gastro pubs go, Driftwood Cask and Barrel is top of the list. A quick walk from the hotel, this low key spot offers an inventive craft cocktail menu and a habit-forming array of sandwiches (try the grilled pimento cheese) and bowls, of which the red fish and grits is a standout.
For something a little lighter, head to Sadaf’s Café for a palate-cleansing lunch of Greek and Lebanese specialties. Must-try items include the classics like tabouli, hummus, chicken schwarma salad and the fatoush salad made with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and feta cheese.
At Mansurs on the Boulevard, a white tablecloth eatery that’s a 10-minute-ride from the hotel, Creole cuisine gets a contemporary spin. Chef Chris Motto’s creative menu includes some of the best char-grilled oysters in town and a bevy of seafood dishes, along with an award-winning wine list.
Kick up your heels at Boudreaux and Thibodaux’s, a music venue/eatery smack dab in the middle of downtown. From cover bands to country, this friendly spot offers something for everyone. Check out the patio when the weather is fine.
DJs spinning old school R&B, Zydeco and Southern soul along with local bands set a lively scene at Ruffins Downtown Daiquiri Lounge. There’s always something going on, from karaoke to ladies night and a smokin’ hot barbecue out on the street.
All kinds of shows—including classical concerts, flamenco and country—touch down at the Manship Theater in the Shaw Center for the Arts. There’s also a series of family shows and improv comedy specials.
The Shaw Center is also a hub for visual art. The eclectic multipurpose venue offers gallery shows along with the LSU Museum of Art, home to the largest collection of Newcomb pottery in the U.S. Entrance to the museum is free on the first Sunday of the month.
While at the Shaw, The Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Galleryis a must-see. The contemporary space, which offers free admission, spotlights artists from around the country in thought-provoking shows.
Science shakes hands with the fine arts at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, which is housed in the former Illinois Central Railroad Station. Pop up exhibitions cover such topics as the story of food and photography, while the permanent collection features some 4,000 pieces of American and European art—including works by Louisiana artists.
Audio guides are included with the free tour of The Old State Capitol, a striking Gothic castle that sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi. The National Historic Landmark, which has withstood Civil War, fire and political scandal, was named the state’s capital in 1847.
Governor Huey “Kingfish” Long led the charge to build the current Louisiana State Capitol, once touted as the tallest state capitol in the nation. The 34-story Art Deco building includes a viewing area for super vistas. Be sure to look up in the building’s Memorial Hall, where 30-foot high frescos tell the story of the state’s history.
Wander north of the hotel and just east of State Capitol Park to discover Spanish Town, a colorful neighborhood known for its pink flamingo mascot. You can stroll along narrow streets lush with banana trees and crepe myrtles and discover this artsy, diverse pocket of downtown notable for American craftsman, Greek Revival and late Victorian architecture.
As some may have read, the head came back from the shop with its valve springs upside down. After repairing and installing she continues to "miss." Compression values are: 145, 90, 115, 120, 140, 130, 130, & 125. Wet testing the 90 value jumped to 110. Gonna install new rings at the 90, 115, & 120 pistons. Thought I'd post this to see if any other info came from the forum. Thanks.
Do them all and get it over with. I've NEVER heard of anyone doing a ring job and not doing all cylinders, unless your in the middle of the Sudan, surrounded by al-Shabaab, 300 miles from the nearest station and you only have 3 sets of piston rings. Don't chinse out.
If you are doing rings, you'll be doing rod bearings as well as I can just about guarantee you that you won't have much oil pressure after disassembling and reassembling.
It makes little to no sense to strip the heads back off (they will likely need resurfacing again as they may well have warped enough during the little run-time it has on it after the headjob) and remove the rod/piston assembly without also replacing everything that wasn't replaced during the headjob.
I have probably sold 10-15 sets of standard sized rod bearings to folks who have called me back shortly thereafter for oversize bearings.
The main journals don't seem to wear that badly, but the rods are almost always at least 0.015" under.
When I tore apart the bottom end on my D1 with 250k mi, all rod journals were less than 0.01" under - so I put back stock-size shells. 35kmi later, the engine is whisper-quiet.
Typically you're only fitting oversized bearings if you had to get the crank turned due to a nick or gouge. For mine, I just had the crank polished and used STD bearings.
Easy enough to put a micrometer on the crank journals and decide for yourself before ordering bearings
You're compression numbers are low all around. Should be 180. I would also bore gage the cylinders, measure the pistons, and compare against data in the overhaul manual. Just putting in new rings is a kind of shot in the dark and a lot of work to be guessing on.
DH control panel is custom made, built from teh groud up by DH for DH. It’s a bit different from the feel of Cpanel - but woks so much better. Check it out on: http://www.dreamhost.com/panel/
quite allright - don’t worry about it. It’s part of what the forum is for. It’s a cool thing DH has going here - a community of customers - and it’s totaly un-controled. You can say positive or negative about DH and it’s all good. (just no insults or cussing, that sort of stuff)
I like their panel, but it can be slow at times. I’ve used DH, CPanel/WHM, and Plesk. I like DH & CPanel, both of which have their strong points, but didn’t like Plesk (at least not version 6, which is the one I used).
We have been experiencing errors with the web panel all day. The "Temporarily Unavailable…sorry for the…we update our databases.” message has popped up several dozen times today. Is this common for DH? I have also experienced the WP lagging at times but never like this. :@
Are you referring to the user name on the server? If so go to the web panel (when it is working), under the “mail” tab then “passwords”. You will see the list of the assigned user names (ex: m0143499) and the corresponding name that you assigned to it.
Ya, that’s what I was looking for. Was just wondering if there was a faster way to get it, other than the mail tab . I did eventually get it though. Thanks!
What I do is look at the sticky note on the wall of my cubicle where I wrote down the accursed machine-generated name.