Recent content by Dave9

There's one near me, pretty run down for the part of town it's in, has parts and basic repair services, looked like most of what they did was tire installation.

I don't get it. Why no pics of damaged plugs? Were they even damaged?

Yeah I have no idea how the dogs used it to get jobs at a repair shop. :)

Does the shop need to be quiet?

LFL (almost?) always use a plastic bushing so are very low friction, and unless talking about a very long time, won't need relubed unless the boot has failed and let some out. If contamination got in, lubing through the boot also won't as readily flush it out as it would with the grease zerk...

Ironic, last CuNi line I bought was from same amazon seller and also used the Eastwood 31244 version of that flare tool, very handy for making on-vehicle flares. I've also used it on the plastic coated AGS Poly Armour steel line that you can find at local auto parts stores but the CuNi is a...

A typical thermostat starts to open gradually at close to it's rated temperature, and if it stays at that temperature, it will continue to open. If the temp rises, it will open faster. A typical design has a wax pellet inside that melts at a certain temperature. Think of it like an ice cube...

Ditto, hose clap or if too wide, and if that "post" has a flared end on it, a piece of solid core electrical wire tightened below the flare should work. I also agree with repairman54 that it is unlikely that Motorcraft still stocks that, if they ever did. You could probably DIY cobble...

I have a couple sizes of the old school, swivel head, metal strap style. Obviously they've not been used on every vehicle out there, but never had a problem getting a (wiped clean) filter off with them. Then again I seldom do oil changes for other peoples' vehicles and on my own, I was the one...

Shouldn't be, proper materials would withstand the heat the same as the pipe does. Where is the strain relief in this setup? I don't understand any of this, to not just slip fit some pipe together and weld it (or clamp, a standard generic sleeve clamp, if you must) before all this... Okay...

The linked videos have good info but seem to keep vaguely implying that the replacement cover and fill must increase the fill level higher than stock, which isn't necessarily true, and the wind tests also don't inspire me as much as simple temp readings with both configurations on the specific...

Get the other end of the CV axle out and let it hang down, free of everything. Reconnect the steering knuckle. Spray some lube or penetrant in and wait an hour. Grab a hand sledge hammer. Hit it. Don't pretend that you're thor and it's coming off after a few hits. Just keep hitting it, not...

That's not what you wrote: ... Figure you'll pull apart the piping means you think it's going to jump off the joint just replacing a clamp? I took it to mean that you're deliberately going to pull it apart, instead of just putting a new clamp on. Proper fitting exhaust pipes don't tend to...

Note that Newparts has their own website and in some cases, the parts are cheaper there except shipping is yet to be added on. For example I randomly picked a model of brake pads. $31, ships from/sold-by Newparts https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-BE667-Blue-Disc-Brake/dp/B00MY4O2MM $18 on their...