Recent content by bullwinkle

A Frontier calls for LTs? Used to run loaded S-10s back in the day for work, we never ran LTs on them. IMO it would be better (& likely cheaper) to run a decent P-metric on it, even a much heavier (1/2 ton) SUV would have standard or XL passenger tires on it.

The large ones should come with a shot of insulin…

Diesels do a lot better on starts, the steam engines alternate banging on each rail at start. I just figured the diesels idled along in back to assist when needed-but there was no sign of diesel smoke in the video. Now THAT’S rolling coal!

Crazy that NONE of the diesels were assisting on that hill! Although I’m sure X4014 pulled more weight up bigger hills in the day.

Here's to hoping Premium Guard can straighten them out, taking over the 2 factories & apparently consolidating them in the Champion Labs facility in Albion, IL. I bought a few of the Fram Drive AAP closeouts in the FD10575 & FD10060 sizes, they've all been Ecore so far. When I get a used one...

Biggest thing is clearing the calipers-I was surprised to see on the Vue that 15" wheels wouldn't make it, stuck with the alternate size 215/70R16 over the 235/65R16s it had on it-does much better in rain & light snow than the bigger ones did. Who knew that FWD 2.2 manual flyweight would come...

Or force them to get delisted with chargebacks when they scam people...

$29.97 for Quaker State High Mileage Synthetic is crazy when AAP is blowing out Pennzoil Platinum 10W30 for $18.95 all day long, with a FREE $15.99 CQ Premium filter of your choice included, and a $20 rebate on 2 jugs! $17.90 AR for 2 jugs & 2 full syn filters?!? COUNT ME IN!

Like anything else one buys on (fe)eBay-when it shows, look VERY CLOSELY for any signs of a counterfeit, or used oil. or any other funny business. eBay is actually very good at refunding for damaged or counterfeit goods, at least as good as AMZN.

That's pathetic-Door Dash in an (extremely light) Frontier hardly counts as LT use! It seems to me one would be better off watching FB Marketplace for a lightly used set or takeoffs in an actual LT and forgo the garbage warranty.

Panther chassis do have HVAC mode doors operated by vacuum-my MGM ones squeak & groan a little when moving. Holding my breath when changing anything.

Both my Vue & Corolla are very similar to that. Unfortunately I've already had an ECM fail in the '11 Express-no idea what happened? Replaced with a used reprogrammed one.

Got the email, the $10 is in. Crazy it took this long, though.

My 2.2 does it a little, but flood clear will pump up the tensioner enough to stop it. New style tensioner on deck (engine was replaced with an older Cobalt 2.2 with the original flat-top tensioner). OP would have a new style, but the DI & cam driven PS pump opens a whole new can of worms!

Likely tensioners, chains, and sprockets will need to be replaced-this engine is the evil descendant of the 2.2 in my Vue, they're KNOWN for timing chain issues. If you're lucky, that debris hasn't damaged anything else... YET...