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Boeing "Announces" The "Return" Of The 727 ????

This guy puts forth a lot of blather, rambling, and word salad, but puts forth little factual information. It's almost as if the whole thing is a form of clickbait. The video claims Boeing is going to...

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Dog tail found wrapped with tiny hair ties.

1.5 yr old golden doodle. On Sunday night she was oddly growling when approached by kids upon further inspection I found a few hair ties about 3 in up from the tip of her tail they were on very tight I...

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Anyone here still using 15w40?

Few friends of mine instill do oil changes for still want 15w40. I’ve used it without issue. Yes it cranks slow way below freezing. Kinda sad that fleets still use it over 10w30 to be honest. Few...

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What's considered an old car?

10+ yrs? 20+? Someone in another thread mentioned that that never seen any old cars in their area. 5 minutes later I was sitting at a red light and took this pic What year is that Honda in front of me?...

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310,000 Mile 2AZ-FE Innards

Started the wife's beater tonight, 2007 Camry, 2AZ-FE, 310,000 miles and smelled some burned oil inside the car, popped the hood and found a nice little surprise sitting on top of the exhaust manifold...

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Archoil

Anyone tried it In something other then a powerstroke

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Oil change interval for 2019 and 2021 Toyotas

Both my 19 and 21 Toyotas were bought new so they had the Toyota recommended oil changes at 10K 'at the dealer. Since I am now on my own I am curious if a 10K interval is just fine for everyday driving...

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What are you working on today?

Today's maintenance routine. I need to put together a new addition to the tool collection. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DY9HBAK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This should...

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FRAM FS3600 A02521 about 2338 miles with HPL EC30

This is part 2 of the filter inspection at the end of my oil service life at 4837.8 miles. Came out of my 100 mile daily driver, 2012 Toyota Yaris. Running Valvoline Full Synthetic High Mileage 5w-30...

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Thread 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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*Investors Blog*

The Recession Monitor keeps climbing

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Post your latest beer consumption

Currently having a Michelob Porter. It's a pretty good beer if you like the porter style and for $6.50 a six pack a good value. I am looking to try Fuller's London Porter next, I hear it is very good....

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5W20 Under 45 Degrees F. ?

Say you live in the PNW and your air temps have a limited winter range (20 degrees F. to 45 degrees F ) for suburban driving conditions. For a Kia Seltos 2.0L non - turbo MPI engine - do you just stay...

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ACdelco PF63 6,142 miles

was in service for 6,142 miles on a 2021 silverado 1500 5.3l WT. 8 quarts AAP clearance castrol EDGE 0w-20 and fram titanium FS10575 went back in/on. every acdelco filter i remove is stuck very well....

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Is grease useless once it dries out?

My grease seems to dry out before I use it all up. I assume it's useless once dry?

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'13 Honda Ridgeline, Schaeffer 9000 5W20, 9k miles

It's been a long time since I did a UOA on this engine. Pickup has 138k miles on it, almost exactly 9k miles on the oil (Schaeffer # 9004, 5W20). I've never seen UOA numbers anywhere near this low from...

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2007 RX400H 135K total miles everything else unknown

New to me daily driver. I wonder if the minor fuel dilution is from the constant start/stop. Was a hot drain after a 40 mile commute home.

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Recomend grease on this snow blower differential bevel gears.

I am not sure what was used originally in this Bolens differential box. The same differential was used on JD and some other brands 30 plus years ago. It is completely dry and seems like it is full of...

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You never know what you will find when you get off the beaten path - a...

I had a few hours of daylight left when I stopped in Stuart, Iowa for the night last June. So I pulled up google maps to see if there was anything interesting around town. You just never know what you...

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How much gas used in an hour?

Hi I was wondering if anyone knows how much gas does a car (of various sized engines ) use per hour when simply idling using either the Ac or the Heater? Have people or companies done tests and the...

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