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    Strange piston deposits?

    looks like normal deposits to me.
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    All the fun ways to remove rusty ball joints.

    You can cut that nut, little by little, I cut a diff carrier bearing with a hand dremel, and you know how hard those bearing shell can be. You might need to use 2 or 3 cutting bits in the process but it will do the job.
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    Mercedes vibration nightmare again

    Go roadforce balance your wheels.
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    All the fun ways to remove rusty ball joints.

    I think those dremel tool for rc cars would fit. I used one those to cut a stuck screwdriver.
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    Over 70 and still wrenching your own vehicles

    I leave most of my brute force to extension steel pipes. Those help lot.
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    Toyota V-shaped brake pad springs

    My JDM 89 Soarer has them.
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    sauna or hot-tub; for aches and pains

    A hot bath itself wont help unless you saturate the tub with epsom salts ?
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    What Constitutes a true BITOGer

    Be overly concerned with HTHS being over 3.5.....
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    Thermostat opinions - Lower Set point for Summer

    I think a 180F is a great all rounder, but you will have to monitor if on colder days is it not warming up correctly. For instance, I installed a beck arnley 170F stat in my car that originally uses a 180F stat. What happened was it seemed to be opening way earlier than 170F and it is very...
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    The Car Guy YouTuber

    I think this is industry wide, even in japan and europe.
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    Mobil 1 Supercar 0W-40 2.5k mi; 1995 Corvette ZR-1 24k mi

    The reason I am asking is I notice this car has the front wheel very far away from the driver. This is much like the Jaguar E Type, Nissan 240z, Toyota Soarer, Mercedes 300 SL etc, Long hood F-R GT cars. I wonder what is the cornering feeling like compared to most other cars where the front...
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    TiGeo has a new knee

    That's the bee's Knees !
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    Model Y Performance efficiency data

    I swear I never heard of the word brunch until the 2000s....
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