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    Are we over exaggerating the perfect ATF fluid level? thermal expansion seems to think we are

    This could all be solved once and all for each vehicle manufacturer by simply having a drain plug and a fill plug as well as the fluid amount printed directly into the case .......... But of course some will say I live in death valley and the ambients are around 105+and the next guy says I live...
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    Trade up for newer Ford F-250 PSD

    Keep the one you have my real work trucks are Super Duties from 99 up to 10 ...... Have had super duty trucks since 1990 with a few from GM sprinkled in the mix and while they have always been my toughest each succession along the way has been a step ever so slightly backwards in my opinion I...
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    Fork oil differences besides viscosity?

    Anti foam is going to be the biggest reason to go with fork oils ...... Motor oils will foam much more and you will have inconsistent feel such as the first few strokes would be very harsh followed by very weak strokes as the oil foams We use Maxima for all our fork builds usually the 10 wt...
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    Giving your stuff away...

    Wrong tread
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    Pick one car if you had to made it last the rest of your life.

    1991 F250 5.8 4x4 Second choice 1993 Chevy 1500 reg cab swb 4x4
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    Max A/C = closed heater core valve

    There is a new blend door from Dorman that has a metal square instead of plastic I have done a few
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    Why/ why not run oil level at MIN?

    3/4 of the way up ......Incase the vehicle is growing oil its easy to see I have cut a groove in my 6.4 power stroke at 3/4 for this reason
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    Rerefined motor oil?

    I have considered it and if it were off the shelf easy I would use it in vehicles where I personally consider it appropriate The stigma around recycling oil and plastic and still getting a clean product will be the biggest issue the industry will have to face one day soon And with all the...
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    Post your latest differential oil/transfer case change

    2014 Mercedes CLA250 4MATIC 129k Out.... Liquid Moly 75w90 29k In ....Lucas 75w90 darker than any gear oil I have chaged out recently even darker than the unknown oil that came out when we got the car at 100k new to us .....is this a common thing on Liqui Moly ?? Here is a sample of the...
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    Amalie vs Warren

    Have you asked your commercial sales rep with AZ about the bag in box 6 gallon setup I know when I was part time at AZ I would deliver it 15 to 20 boxes at a time .....Orielly also just started the bag in box by Omnipak
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    Anyone here still using 15w40?

    Yes they even offer a FA-4 Max Fuel 10w30 for the newest stuff It can get confusing I may consider going to the 5w40 if the old school Magnum gets dropped
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    Anyone here still using 15w40?

    15w40 for 6.4 Powestrokes and ATVs as well as the generators/ mowers 5 gallon buckets First choice Lucas Magnum Second choice Mystyk Third Delo
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    Favorite Movie Cars Thread.

    If you look close they use a 1/2 ton in some scenes and a 3/4 ton in others
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    CUT OPEN: USED QUAKER STATE QS 8 OIL FILTER

    Have used the PF66 on my 2.7 five in a row I have one left after that I'm hunting down some UPF66
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    CUT OPEN: USED QUAKER STATE QS 8 OIL FILTER

    Very interesting .......my first time seeing the string/wire around the media Thank you Sir
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