Recent content by DLazok

This is a fun thread. No expertise needed today. Equinox [equal nights] mark 2 seasonal events ... one is named Vern and the other is Autumn, and Solstice's mark the other 2 seasonal events ... longest and shortest daze of the year. Do you know that the earth is farthest from the sun in the hot...

Well, I'd like to thank the forum for all the informative input. I have a lot more info now, than before, and know why my "spirited" 3.3L likes Mid-High grade gas but tollerates low grade fuel. It all makes sense. Thanks again, Dave

Besides a gasser, I also drive an F-250 6.0 PSD. Had a 7.3 when Diesel #2 was heavier and only cost a buck. Nowadays, the fuel looks lighter, smells lighter, and (on ULSD) my conservative driving is yielding -2 MPG in combo L.A. freeway driving. Most of us Diesel folk use an additive like...

In the old days of gas engine and gasoline technology, more power was teased out of gasoline by advancing engine timing, and using premium gas (with Tetra Ethyl Lead) as a flame-front moderator, so the charge burned through more of the down stroke - instead of exploding at the top of the...

WD-40 works on my arthritic elbow and knee. Yep! It works, and you don't smell like liniment either. According to KarNak; WD-40 was the first iteration that displaced water, after their 39th try! Happy days! Dave

ADREED24- I first started using Redline WaterWetter when I was stock car racing in 1990's. Since Glycol is a safety hazard on track, we were all checked to insure there was NO EG in our systems. Only pure water. The water wetter delivered consistantly better cooling under racing conditions. I...

OK. I have to chime in. I'm not a chemist, but have been buying snake oil for cars since 1961. Acetone was a constituent of a product called 104 octane booster. I tried to replicate 104 back in the leaded-gas days, mainly because it worked, and the chemical make-up was listed on the old, old...