Recent content by ctechbob

Not hand calculated and from the in dash lie-o-meter, but it is usually not off by more than 1mpg or so. From work to home, average speed of 38 mph. From home to work, more traffic, hotter temps. 33 mph avg. 27 mpg average....for a 6000 pound truck... I call that not bad.

After almost 320,000 miles, the alternator in the 03 Accord called it quits. New one won't be here until Thursday but I put the Acura in service for the wife, pulled the Accord into the garage and went ahead and pulled the alt out. It needs a new positive battery terminal as well, so I crimped...

I've never bought them like that. Always just bought wheels and tires separate and had them mounted locally. Easier to get exactly what I want that way.

I've had very good service out of the Carlstar (Used to be Carlisle) Radial Trail HD's. The last one I bought they had upped the speed rating to 87 mph from 81. And before everyone chimes in with 'you shouldn't tow that fast' You are correct, however I would rather tow a 87 mph rated tire at...

My 2003 Accord made it 4 years on a Value Power Walmart made in 2022. Pretty good for that car, for whatever reason it has always been a 2-3 years per battery car even though everything always checks out with it. It is getting the Weize AGM out of the Acura tomorrow though. Wife just told me...

One sucks gas and one sucks up crank bearings. Fixed that for you.

I haven't confirmed it, but supposedly it is chain driven again. --Edit-- Then again, the 3.0 in the Bronco Raptor, Ranger Raptor, Explorer ST are all showing a belt. Thanks google AI.

It is Ford though, so I'm sure they dork up the chain drive in some way :) Spoken as a Ford owner.....

100% I guess if there is an upside, the 3.0 ditches the oil pump belt from my understanding. Not that it has proven to be a problem, but it has to be better for people trying to keep their vehicles long term.

By 'service' of your brakes, do you mean new pads? I only ever do a proper flush of the MC every 2-3 years or when I replace pads. 10R80MHT transmission in the truck gets a D&F every 10k, the Honda cars get it every other oil change. (5-7500 miles)

Never quite understood why GM bothered with that plan. The 8 speed was a turd, and the 10 speed can be questionable, pick one and roll with it.

Costs more to build 2 different engines when one will do.

Most manufacturers are going to a combination Port/Direct injection these days. Not only keeps the backs of the intake valves cleaner, but also helps in certain cold start and high output situations. Having GDI only on the 3.0 is a step backwards from the GDI/Port they're starting to use...

The Powerboost 3.5 didn't lose any with it. Most likely is that there's no need for 2 'small displacement' V6's in the lineup. They're putting the 3.0 in more and more things, it doesn't make sense to keep the 2.7 around if the 3.0 can cover the same applications.

Something I haven't seen mentioned is pressure drop. Early V6 5 speed transmissions don't have very good pumps and can suffer from problems if you restrict cooler flow too much. Once upon a time I had a link to a discussion on it, but it is long gone. I'll just leave it at, be careful what...