Recent content by bullwinkle

I like the Yokohama Y356 (although technically not a trailer tire), although the Arroyo ones are so cheap that one could buy 3 or 4 of them & just bring them along if needed.

Carry TWO spares-and always ensure you are at sidewall indicated max inflation pressure cold every morning! Heat is your Public Enemy #1, and low tire pressure is the reason they self-destruct. Even more than Chinese manufacturers.

Loose steering box and a lot of front end weight makes it worse, too. Cummins 4X4 Dodge Rams are bad for it.

Those really benefit from an external transmission cooler (if it doesn't already have one). I had 4L80Es in 5.7 powered Savana 2500 work vans of that early '00s era and they always seemed to run hot, had some hard part failures due to it (front pump, OD sprag/clutch)!

Wonder if the stupid nut is a sign that PG is going to start making K&N oil filters now?? That would be enough to stop me from using them-those spot welded nuts are a DISASTER waiting to happen…

Hopefully you were still able to contest the CC charges! This is the reason 2FA was invented (although dedicated hackers could clone your phone too).

A lot of refrigeration TXVs use a strainer on the inlet to catch debris before it can get in. Hopefully auto applications use similar?

When did the thread-end bypass return? Last few I used had them in the dome?

The first work truck I ever drove professionally was an ‘86 S-10 with an Iron Duke, 4 speed manual & a service truck cap. I can’t even imagine how slow it would have been with an automatic!

It looks like a duck on wheels! But-this is the operation that thinks tons of (Fiat Ducato) Ram Promaster and MB Metris vans were good ideas too… Wonder what a replacement windshield costs?

To me, UOAs are basically for determining oil life & OCI length on extended drain oils. They can establish trends, but catastrophic failures seem to get missed, sometimes things just break.

Be thankful they're boring holes in firewood & not your soffit boards! When you move the woodpile away from the house, put something underneath it to keep it away from the ground. That way the termites will have to work harder to find it!

I actually don’t dislike the Model Y… Now if there just was a way to charge it without a $600+/month electric bill! Need many, MANY solar panels! BTW-NO AUTOPILOT for me.

AZ MSDS links to Highline Warren-it has a lot in common with ST.

The architects are the ones who draw the blueprints, the tradesmen just do whatever they’re told… Then equipment guys like me come in and wonder who couldn’t read the spec sheet!