Recent content by demarpaint

You could be right. Having said that I have a feeling ICE is going to live on a lot longer than many thought it would live just a year ago.

I have a feeling you're going to be right. IMO they're becoming a tougher sell, new or used.

Short answer: Turbos are harder on oil than non-turbo engines. An oil formulated for turbo engines and shorter OCIs certainly helps to protect them.

+1 Solar powered. Not free, or cheap. Inexpensive and helpful.

We had a hot humid spell too, it got up to around 100F for a few days. Combine that with the smoke from the Canadian wildfires and it sucked!

No thanks!! That's a wet heat isn't it? ;)

LOL I loved that stupid comment. [No disrespect intended!] I would reply with "heat up your oven to 118F and stick your head in there, that's a dry heat too."

That's what I thought.

LOL. Interesting, especially since you don't know my brother or much about the NY grid. Best we stop here or one of us is going to get booted, since you're quick with dishing out insults this thread can take an ugly turn.

Many of us saw that coming a mile away.

Yes, major expensive grid updates/upgrades taking years if not decades to complete. Especially in densely populated areas like NYC, where keeping up with electric demand during heatwaves can be problematic. Put 10%-15% EVs on the road is asking for trouble with the grid as it stands now. I was...

Probably as much or more than you, he also knows about the NY grid and Con Edison. Especially since he spent over 20 years working for them, here in NY.

5W30 in the NY metropolitan area or L.I. will be just fine in that engine all year long.

I always put them back in the same place and used the same top and bottom position of the lifter.

The grid here in NY was in poor shape long before EVs existed. The green new pipe dream would only make it worse. IIRC my brother who retired from Con Ed about three years ago said the top brass claimed Con Ed was probably 25-30 years away from being able to support a changeover to EVs. Maybe...