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    Magneti Marelli (Alfa Romeo OEM) Filter for Stelvio

    Magnetti Marelli is a division of Fiat/Chrysler that also owns Alfa Romeo. They use parts made by their company .FWIW Oldtommy
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    Summer gas?

    Somewhere I read last week that refiners were released by EPA from the usual June mandate for lower vapor pressure fuel due to COVID19 emergency. This was due to the fact that storage tanks are still holding large quantities of 'winter' blend gasoline. I don't recall that a new date was stated...
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    My favorite flight ever

    Thank you for sharing this with BITOG members. A shout out also to United for this annual excursion. A MERRY CHRISTMAS to all! Oldtommy
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    Mazda FL22 alternative?

    Amazon sells a German made FL22 in both concentrate and 50/50 strength in 1.5L at a very good price. Check it out. Previously reported above by VQ35DE. Oldtommy
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    Lexus IS-F lower ball joint greaseable vs sealed?

    If you go with greaseable units, be sure to know the proper grease to use with /your HAND gun using grease that is specked by the ball joint mfg. One pump is enough, two pumps may be too many. FWIW Oldtommy
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    Steering Nibble 2018 F150

    Could be a slightly bent wheel. Road force balancing will not pick this up. FWIW oldtommy
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    Jeep for 16 year old

    Check insurance rates for a 16 year old in a Jeep before you buy. You may be very surprised. FWIW Oldtommy
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    2009 Corolla Coil On Plug Recommendation

    Could it possibly be a dirty injector? How many miles has it been since a treatment of PEA ( I like Chevron or Gumout) ? Just a thought you might try first. FWIW Oldtommy
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    Water heater on a timer?

    The best thing you can do is to compare KWH cost with nat. gas cost if available. In OH the cost of nat. gas to heat water makes electric water heaters obsolete. FWIW. Oldtommy
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    Run-In

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    Detonation, Now only at high RPMs

    Nicat,--- To further explain; the design on the insulator is to remove heat in order to keep the CORE at the proper temperature to prevent preignition. The longer the insulator, the hotter the plug. when you have a shorter insulator. you allow it to dissipate the heat to the outside more...
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    Detonation, Now only at high RPMs

    I did not read your first post. However, the problem may be that you could use a cooler range spark plug. Check the plug insulator to see if it shows signs of blistering. Champion spark plugs at one time had a good lesson on 'reading' spark plug problems on their website. At 4500-5000 RPM the...
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    Norton blocking BITOG?

    Ditto that Oldtommy
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    RIP Tom " Mongoose" McEwen

    And don't forget Bill "grumpy' Jenkins that we lost last year. There was a tribute to ' grumpy' written by Shirley Muldowney in Hot rod magazine that told of the help he had given to her at the start of her drag racing career. Very touching. My son and I were regulars at Thompson and Dragway 42...
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    Removing HDEO oil from concrete

    Dawn dishwasher detergent. It works! Oldtommy
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