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In warm climates, choosing the more robust oil, one less likely to shear (narrower viscosity spread) is likely to be a smart choice. Here in South Florida, I'd pick a high quality 5W-40 and never look back.

Air cooled engines have zero temperature regulation. They often run cool under low load conditions and excessively hot when heavily loaded. The 20 viscosity oil and it's HTHS of 2.7 will be fine when oil temps don't climb. But it is generally accepted that for full protection under harsh...

Although BITOG members are very technical, the general public has absolutely no idea what manufacturers do inside an engine, to make it tolerate an oil that would otherwise be too low in viscosity to properly protect the components. I am of the opinion that Toyota, Honda and a few other majors...

What I've found is that I'm not healthy enough to go on a big vacation, eat the whole burger or need a new car.

I will no longer tolerate a biting dog. Had one once as a young man, ended up with blood poisoning (infection) multiple times. Over 12 years, he bit me in the middle of the night when I brushed against him by accident, then again during a thunderstorm and again when I left for work and tried to...

I have an Ego 650 blower. The battery lasts 11 minutes on full blast. I have a 20V Dewalt string trimmer, the big 10AH battery lasts a very, very long time. The 4AH battery, not so much. I can't finish the yard with the small battery. The Ego battery is, I think, 4 years old. It does now lose...

The article is likely, not all that accurate. Clearly, high viscosity oil reduces consumption, often to nil, in the vast majority of slightly worn, oil consuming, Toyota and Honda engines.

The typical Toyota engine is an aluminum block with cast-in iron liners, although I'm not fully certain on your engine. While Toyota engines have long been known for exceptional lifespan, there is clearly a group of modern Toyota engines that develop early oil consumption issues due to the most...

Low viscosity and low ZDDP has always been tough on cam lobes and the associated parts. While I've never done or even seen cam lobe testing of oils with low calcium, I've used race oils in turbocharged road race cars for decades. Know that many race oils are low in Ca and do not seem to provide...

Wife thinks next vehicle should be an EV In my case, the 2009 F150 is her daily driver, and an EV version would work perfectly, right up until it was road trip time. So, my convertible sports car would be the better EV choice "if" we were to do that. But then, I have to ask, where is the...

In general, that is true. Overcharging is not a beneficial to any battery. However, there is a time where final charging voltage must be high. When restoring an AGM or EFB, the method is to draw it down to 9V over a long period of time so all cells are low, then Constant Current charge at 1/10...

I'm not pro or anti union. Clearly, my favorite trucks, the F150 were union built, (and until recently) priced properly and of great quality. Another side are the necessary pilot's unions, without them, both booming and struggling airlines would run their crews into the ground, both figuratively...

I can’t get over the extreme cost of EV’s. I know I’m old and still think there should be $20,000 F150 XL pickup trucks available. 6 cyl, base models. But good god, when we are looking at mortgage payments and homeowners insurance for a less capable vehicle, something is very wrong. Sorry but...

The first generation of these compact, electrically driven AC/Heat pump compressors are finding themselves in other applications too. Such as light aircraft.

I did not know that. Yikes. Sadly, that big standard deduction was tied into the elimination of non reimbursed employee expenses. Since I spend upwards of $50K per year working in multiple locations, the tax cuts were nothing of the sort for me. As I could no longer itemize.