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You need to polish the head by running a couple bags of sandblasting sand through the intake while having someone rev the engine at 5k rpms. That'll fix it.

Originally Posted By: StevieC A recent study found the average Canadian walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found Canadians drink, on average, 22 gallons of beer a year. That means, on average, Canadians get about 41 miles to the gallon. Kind Of Makes You Proud To Be Canadian, doesn't...

I emailed her on this past Thursday and have yet to hear anything back from her yet. Hopefully she replies back soon, even if i don't get any freebies

Depends... If i have a choice, I'll take Dr. Pepper, otherwise Pepsi. I also love Diet Pepsi Max for a caffiene pick-me-up. When i make my favorite cocktail (Crown and Coke), I must use Crown Royal Whiskey, and Royal Crown soda. Those are my 3 favorite sodas. My favorite discontinued soda is...

I have been looking around for this oil locally here (Napa, and a couple online stores) and cannot find any information on the "Synthoil High-Tech 5w-40", all i find is "Voll-Synthese 5w-40" which is in the same color bottle. Is this still the same stuff, or is it different?

How about Oils i have used, everything else i have not used. In my Audi: Whatever the dealer used when i was in warranty, Mobil 1, Royal Purple, Motul, GC. Future Oil: Shell Rotella T6 In all the other cars my family owns: PYB, Mobil 1, GC, Toyota 0w-20, Castrol GTX, Autozone Dino Anything...

Around my parts (SoCal), its usually the lifted trucks who annoy me the most. Regular cars with HIDs and stuff don't really bother me, its the lifted trucks whose lights are always aimed perfectly in my eye. For a while, i actually adjusted my HIDs to shine higher than they are supposed to...

Seems to be a common issue with the civics. My brothers transmission went out at like 85k, my girls just went out at 135k. Both times, I went to a used honda parts "junkyard" where they sell everything and bought a rebuilt transmission from them.

If i go to a supermarket, I buy regular. But last few months, we were told of a organic produce "buyers club" that is pretty local to us who trys to purchase everything local. For $22 a week, we get 2 BIG BAGS (the resuable kind) of whatever fruit/vegetables they buy for the week and distribute...

Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah No NEED to take apart a perfectly running engine. Even just a cover. Don't mess with things as a "simple" job can become very difficult and cause MANY problems just for a look at the top of the heads. Amen to that. Couple weeks ago I ripped apart the...

Most of my tools (Craftsman and Stanley) hold the sockets pretty tight without very much play in it. It looks like the set you bought doesn't have a "quick release" button, thus causing it to be a little on the loose side.

Originally Posted By: rjacket Thanks So I think I'll buy the ratchet and socket set first and buy the torque wrench later. 2 questions: 1) On the ratchet and socket set, what range of sizes should I look for that will cover the majority of my future requirements? 2) I like the idea of...

Originally Posted By: rjacket Ok, so ratchet and socket set either Stanley from Walmart of Task Force from Lowes. How about the torque wrench? Excuse my ignorance but 1) Do ratchet and socket sets ever come with a torque wrench. Just like the idea of having a set to keep things together and...

Yeah, for that you would need a socket and a ratchet, OR a ratcheting wrench... Wal-Mart has a Stanley tool set for a cheap price Stanley

I am assuming it won't come off because you can't get enough leverage on it. You can try taking the handle off of your floor jack (if its a heavier duty kind) and slipping it over the wrench and trying to remove it like that. That makes the handle "longer" and will give you more leverage to...