Have you ever had to replace an engine in a car?
Not with your mechanic skills but as a general failure or performance question. We had to one time on an Olds 88 with a 3.8 engine. The intake gasket failed causing coolant into a cylinder hydrolocking...
View ArticleThread for photos that 100% do not violate any Terms Of Service, not...
Let's make this a RANDOM thread, but one that does NOT violate Terms Of Service. Political stuff does. Let us NOT include that! Let's see if we can, in earnest, have a random photo thread. BOB IS THE...
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Valvoline Advanced Full Synthetic 0w-20 5 quart jug @Walmart online $11.49
There may be a certain $ requirement total to get free shipping, but if so there is probably something else you can find that you need at Walmart.com. link below: Robot or human?
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235/60r15
At a quick Google I seem to be up the proverbial creek for a decent all season performance tire in this size, eh? It's an old Jaguar. Cooper GT, Radial TA, some odd and end Hankook are all I recognize....
View ArticleSecond Batch of Kraut - Underway!!
4.2 kilos of chopped cabbage in a 2 gallon crock IS possible. Phew. I will say there is something oddly rewarding chopping $19 worth of clean nice organic cabbage. Yeah no kidding. Why I went to hippie...
View ArticleGoing conventional
I have decided to go backwards. My 2002 8.1L keeps eating oil even after putting in updated intake gaskets, and I am going to try conventional Valvoline. After talking to my father, older and wiser...
View ArticleWhat would be the best way of maximizing the longevity of a Tesla?
I presume the following, but are there other tricks to extending the life of the battery and mechanicals? - Slow charging at home. - Avoiding fast charging. - Not accelerating at max power. - Anything...
View ArticlePower Probe acting strange
When it's on the ground, it's constantly beeping as if the probe is sensing a ground. If it's on a seat, on a fender or if I'm holding it, it's quiet. Is this normal?
View ArticleMega 75w90 testing thread!
@ford250 @SNWMBL @Impatient and maybe more (sorry, it’s been awhile!) contributed samples for this test. We’ve imported the other 75w90 tests from my other thread here, and also add these 75w90s: Shell...
View ArticleMouse Droppings in Blackstone Griddle
All of a sudden in the last few months I am finding mouse droppings on my Blackstone griddle. About 10-15 per episode. I heat it up, pour on the vinegar and then follow with a water steam bath. I...
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Triax Agra Plus ESP 15W-40
Has anyone used it? Looking to find a good HDEO for my 7.3 powerstroke and tractor. Additive pack looks good, although ZDDP could be bumped a bit. These are going for about $25 for 5 quarts online.
View ArticleHertz EV disposal plan in effect.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hertz-boosts-number-of-evs-it-plans-to-sell-by-50-and-reports-a-much-wider-than-expected-loss-a51be7c0?mod=home_mostpopular Hertz wants them gone.
View ArticlePower steering fluid in brake fluid
Uncle Softy (me) needs richer relatives so I can tell them to take their cars to a real mechanic... My brother texted that his broke college student kid topped off the brake fluid with power steering...
View ArticleAnyone with experience w/ Intel i225/i226 network issues?
I just purchased an MSI z790i board what has the Intel i226-v onboard nic and I'm already having issues with it disconnecting. I know they've had these problems over the last few years and I was hoping...
View ArticleJeep Chrystler ATF +4 vs Valvoline Maxlife
Saw some old threads about ONLY using ATF + 4 in Jeep/Chrystler transmissions and NOT using Valvoline MaxLife full synthetic....
View ArticlePost your latest oil change
2003 Chevy Blazer Vavoline Max Life Syn-blend AC Delco oil filter
View ArticleWi-Fi router: reliable, long-lived, low-3-figure price?
I want the Wi-Fi router equivalent of a Toyota Hilux. Something I can set up once and never have to touch it again for like 10 years – no mysterious Wi-Fi drops, no needing to reboot it, etc. – even if...
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Failed motor and/ or transmission mounts that showed no external signs of...
18 months ago I rebuilt a 2005 Lexus GX470 that was in a front end collision that deployed the driver's airbag. I have driven the GX470 for about a year with zero issues, except if coming to a abrupt...
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