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I get a kick out of Honda ATF threads. It's too bad there isn't a definitive resolution to the question. When I bought a used 2001 Odyssey in 2011 (with all of 26,000 miles on the odometer), a lengthy perusal of various forums let me to believe the transmission wouldn't live a particularly long...

About a hundred years ago, give or take, I owned what I think was Daisy Model 200 semi-auto CO2 pistol. It was kinda fun to shoot, but it was so inaccurate that after a short time I swapped it for a guitar. Not that I could play a guitar...

Interesting discussion. I try to not be using the brakes when on a washboard type surface. I think that habit began 50-some years ago when the first powered vehicle I drove was a 50cc Yamaha motorcycle that had a front-wheel suspension that in some fashion sort of rotated about the wheel's hub...

Shannow: A look at NASA photos of the WB-57 hints the current engines are far more modern (they'd have to be to provide the power for the incredible heights flown during some current miissions). Just a guess, but I'd wager the cartridge-type starters have been removed:)

Spent a few days flying photo sorties (storm damage, naturally) out of Ellington Field in Houston after Hurricane Harvey. We had to move some planes one afternoon to allow NASA's two WB-57s to be pulled out of their hangar. A little checking revealed the aircraft are based there. Another "who...

Just did a drain and fill on a 2018 Optima. Probably the same procedure as the Forte. I had the same question about whether the engine should be running or shut off when checking the fluid level but I was not (easily) able to find the answer. Even the Kia service info I ran across didn't mention...

The manual for the 2001 Honda Odyssey shows (for non-directional tires) BOTH front to back and X-ing. I have two floor jacks so rotate whichever way catches my fancy that day.

BLS: My C35 had a mod called the Walker Air Skeg. Basically, a formed piece of aluminum riveted to the bottom of the fuselage at the tail end. It was intended to add some fin area. Since I bought the plane with the skeg installed I don't know whether it was truly effective, but I do know that...

[font:Times New Roman][/font]While not the only type/model of aircraft built with a V-tail, the Bonanza is certainly the best-known. The V-tail, while quite usable from an engineering point of view, was a bit too much an attempt to get something for nothing. Two surfaces instead of three seems...

In general, geese are very able to hang out in the cold country as long as they can find food and open water. The air temp alone is not the determining factor.

7.7L in a 1972 Cadillac 1.2L in a 1955 VW Beetle

Rhino Ramps are great on concrete or asphalt. They don't have enough surface area on the bottom to work on 'dirt', and they flex when used on gravel (I tried them on gravel once. And only once. I backed the van off the ramps as quickly as I could get in and find reverse). Heavy-ish cardboard is...

Somewhere in the past I've written about my experience with my SO's 2006 Sedona. In a nutshell, the 2-3 or 3-4 shift began to flare somewhere shortly past 100,000 miles (the ATF had never been changed along the way). I immediately did a drain and fill using MaxLife. That stopped the slipping...

The Washington Post had a fairly well-written article about the flight. The flight was well planned and was within the 'normal' weather restrictions for operations. I'm sure the trip was interesting for the crew and passengers but it was hardly newsworthy.

Lots of guessing going on in many of the replies. A couple of thoughts: 1. Will the torque converter lock up when the gear selector is set anywhere other than "D"? It won't in my older Odyssey, so a load (weight, hill, etc) that causes the converter clutch to unlock will result in rapidly rising...