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I wouldn't be caught dead in an automatic, unless it is my hearse... Other than my parents cars (1976 Buick Century & 1982 Buick LeSabre) which I drove while still living at their home, I've only driven manual transmission cars My 2007 Honda Civic Si currently at 180K is my daily driver. I...

I have General Grabber ATX on our Suburban. they replaced Michelin Defender LTX which were also very good, but I like the Grabber ATX better.

check out Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 tire rack did a winter preview of these, and they seem to really like them: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=257

I also posted this as a follow-up to my original thread here: https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/foru...63960-63961-not-same-which-one-is-better finished and tested the conversion of my two cheap Harbor Freight generators to tri-fuel, a list of all parts and sources at the bottom. [I...

I finally finished and tested the conversion of my two cheap Harbor Freight generators to tri-fuel, a list of all parts and sources at the bottom. overall I like these generators, they always started on the first pull, run fairly smoothly, and for a non-inverter generator, the power is "clean"...

Thanks I'll look for either a deep cycle battery and an inverter or a large UPS which should help clean up the power.

Originally Posted by Astro_Guy We've recently added a Champion 3500 Inverter generator and now have no problems with the UPS. While we haven't tried the washer and drier, my suspicion is that both would work just fine with the inverter, At this point the Champion has been relegated to the backup...

Originally Posted by rubberchicken Originally Posted by bubbatime One of them fires the spark plug on the exhaust stroke, so two sparks per 4 of the strokes. This is pretty common. They both are running at 3600 rpm, guaranteed. You should not have offered that bet !! I am not familiar with...

Originally Posted by eljefino The 1800 RPM (indicated) might have some sort of more-advanced electronic ignition. It would have to "know" power strokes vs non-power by looking at something besides just crank position. This would be reinventing the wheel. Is one better than the other? I.e...

Originally Posted by JRed Could the 63961 be a 4-pole generator? It would only need to turn at 1800 rpm if so, but there's usually an audible difference between 1800 rpm and 3600 rpm. I believe that electrically (the generator part) they are both the same One of the outlets is that large...

Originally Posted by eljefino There should be a governor screw you can mess with to get the 60 up in speed by a hair. I would run my house and computers off 117V/ 59Hz if that's what I had. Thanks I am not concerned about the minor variations or the jitter I adjusted the governor screws so...

Originally Posted by bubbatime One of them fires the spark plug on the exhaust stroke, so two sparks per 4 of the strokes. This is pretty common. They both are running at 3600 rpm, guaranteed. Thanks, that is why both sounded at about the same pitch. Questions Any advantage/disadvantage to...

Hi all, I am a software guy, and these are my first ever small engines... (i.e. I don't even know what I don't know about small engines) For redundant redundancy I decided to get two HF Predator generators, so I'll have a hot spare, or if I might need more power. By chance I ended up getting...

Thank you so much for the quick responses. Spent more time searching/shopping. definitely going with Centric smooth (High Carbon for fronts) and Akebono (ASP or Performance) but what I still could not find answer for is how quickly the different brake fluids absorb moisture... Found that...

Had to drive my wife's Chevy Suburban, was dismayed at the stopping or lack there off... I am used to my Civic Si :-) Front is down to 10% and I want to do all four corners rotors/pads and brake fluid (which was probably never replaced in 4-5 years) Given that I am a software guy, and know...