I worked for Warner Electric for several years in the 80's. My regional manager, the guy who hired me was from "Bahstin" Mass. "Pahk the cah in the Haavid Yahd" nor'easter kind of a suit. Nice guy,...
Had a day trip last Friday after the CVT "fluid change" (dilution more correctly). Lotsa cruising at 70 mph, ups and downs to blend with traffic and towns. All performed as established...
Drained 2.3 quarts out, put 2.3 quarts back. Used Castrol J4 works in anything oil/fluid. Pain in the butt! That drain plug was in SO TIGHT had to get the half-inch breaker bar to pop it loose!
Just wait until the head gasket starts leaking and the warranty guy does not want to play.....what you say about legroom and all is undoubtedly accurate but I am only 5'7" so I would not know. But I...
This is some of the stuff I fiddle with. This is a usb cord tester showing a cord that is power AND data capable. The two end LED's would light if power only.
Any locals that specialize in exhaust/muffler replacement? He may be able to make what you need for less time and money....
Had a Midas muffler shop in Los Angeles area make two systems for a 1959...
My 1959 SAAB GT-750 Rally sedan had a window shade in front and a pull chain inside to block airflow during cold Swedish winters. Worked well. Forgetting to retract it when jacket temp reached 180°F...
Back in the 60's when I was trying to get an education at the Univ. of Kansas, I spent too much time with a sports car club. Road and Track had more than one article on the Fiat 500, "Topolino",...
This is a voltage plot of the start on a 300 cc scooter. The left prple line points to the first compression stroke, minimum volts, max current. Right after that is a successive compression stroke...
Back in the "olden days" of 1950 onward the engines for the slushy automatics were rated higher horsepower than for manual shift cars. So many schemes in the 50's and 60's for auto transmissions!...
I used to buy cars without FIRST driving them but no more. Now I drive for at least 30 minutes on several different surfaces, more the better. Not so much because of the manufacturers but the dealers...
The older aircraft with 4130 chrome-moly steel tubing were preserved by pumping linseed oil throughout and draining. Worked good as the frames treated this way lasted decades.
Was happy with the Spark until the head gasket started to leak externally. Was unhappy the service department told me it was not leaking. Traded car back to dealer and told him it was the last I...
Plastic bag in the works? Junk stuffed in glove box? How 'bout tissues stuffed in armrests? How 'bout a bunch of those worthless MASKS stuffed in the center armrest?
I think we have the same...
Seat/shoulder belts in our 2021 Mitz are inertia reels as they all SHOULD be. Driver hitting steer wheel means there was a whole lotta slack in the belt. Blessed that injuries were minor (unless I...
What's the problem here? Tach needle stuck on 1000 rpm? The only significant noise I hear is when you move around. Should not idle that long. Bad for you. Drive it like you hate it 'til it breaks...
