Recent content by bob_ninja

I have both, although my electric is smaller, guessing around 18V. Gas is still far more powerful. In my case I have thick grass and miscellany trees, bushes, etc. everything really. My electric can only handle simple grass that is not too dense. Even stronger/thicker grass will cause it to...

Kohler Commander, forget spec Kohler Courage spec for 5W30 and 10W30 I generally use 1L of Castrol GTX HDEO 15W40 or 10W30 (don't remember) plus another 1L of ordinary 5W30 Castrol GTX or QS PP, whatever is left from cars. Works fine, no issues, 50hr OCI. However I generally run for about 1hr...

Thanks, got it. Well I am used to seeing my motor oil turn black, change color. In this case I can see sediment settling at the bottom of the container, tiny specs of dirt everywhere. It is dirty. Now I supposed it could have kept going for who knows how long. Still putting in new clean oil...

Wow, that is it :):):) I am surprised it is just a foam/rubber plug. I expected something more solid, like a bolt. Mine still worked. I was in my oil change mode and it was neglected and dirty, so decided to treat it with a new oil.

I searched this site and other places, but cannot find any information on which hole to use to add or change oil in a floor jack. Here are the pics: Floor jack images It is around 7ish years old, never added or changed fluid. You can see the old oil is very dirty so it was due. I can see 2...

Originally Posted By: ekpolk .... You have to pay to "fill" a plug-in's "electrical tank" just as you have to pay to fill a gasoline tank. With a regenerative hybrid, you "fill" the battery with "re-used" energy that you've already paid for, and on the second "go 'round" you get to use it for...

Originally Posted By: ekpolk Originally Posted By: IndyIan Anyways, I kind of hope that somehow the CEO's of the auto manufacturers see this car and ask their engineering dept why some guy with $100 in scrap aluminum attached to his car is killing their best attempts at high efficiency...

I wouldn't be so quick to reject 95 mpg. My Civic CX is 1995, 100K, so bit younger and less travel. This summer I was playing with hypermiling (mild version): - limit highway speed to 60 mph - easy on acceleration, anticipate stops, etc. the usual - follow trucks (at safe distance) Sort of a...

Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette Why is the gas mileage so bad ? I agree the rear end is ugly. Prius has the similar EPA numbers although most Prius owners get about 10 more. Real MPG database Prius According to this most Prius drivers get close to 50 mpg. The problem is that EPA test...

Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah ... And then even @ 100k, $225 is still too much. I've NEVER had to resurface a rotor. Just put pads on and safely go. (or stop ) Take care, bill For safety, I sure hope that you measured the rotor thickness before you install new pads. On many of the late...

Originally Posted By: demarpaint I doubt mixing a 5W-20 and a 5W-30 hurt anything. I think the moly add finally caught up to him. IIRC he used the stuff for years, at least that's what I thought I read in his posts. I think a few frequent OC's and sticking with a factory blended oil vs the...

Originally Posted By: Bryan K. Walton Originally Posted By: bob_ninja They are all shell shocked and waiting for a miracle. Agreed. I'd be surprised if they aren't sitting back thinking "Congress will never let us really go bankrupt. We will still be saved in the 11th hour." -Bryan Just...

Originally Posted By: Johnny I don't think GM will go under, just can't see that happening.... That entire story about 1-2 million jobs vanishing over night and GM suddenly disappearing into thin air is [censored]. Certainly GM has excellent chances to emerge from chapter 11 in a much better...

Originally Posted By: ViragoBry "Republican senators had earlier balked at the plan, instead demanding wage concessions and pension reform." Why are executive salaries and bonuses never mentioned? While I do agree that the UAW is just being stubborn..and are just hanging themselves, I have to...

Originally Posted By: d00df00d bob_ninja, try keeping a company as big as GM together and functioning even marginally under the conditions that they had to deal with. I dare say that if you could have that experience, you would not be saying so categorically that all blame is on the CEO at all...