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    Manual Transmission Calling for ATF. Why?

    Live where winters are cold? Try shifting a box full of 90wt.
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    Eliminate hood on my Gravely ZT XL

    Any way of spacing the hood up ?
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    OK to mix Dexron VI brands?

    Weld a drain plug into pan while its off. After that makes it easy to do a quick drain every other oil change or so.5 1/2 to 6 qts will drain if you let it sit awhile. Have often refilled with different brands of Dex 6 with no problems.On my 2017 rwd Silverado I had to drop the Y pipe to remove...
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    Holley 4160 - Mixture screws not doing anything

    When you rebuilt the carb did you change the gasket between the throttle plate and main body? There are several different ones and possibly the idle ports or transfer slot holes could have been blocked off.
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    Cleaning and UV protection for motorcycle?

    Best UV protection is a cover anytime bike is parked. I have always just used simple stuff like Mothers or Meguirs on bikes or vehicles with good results.
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    Tecumseh Snow King...Valve Clearance???

    Yes there are small engine valve spring removal tools. Almost look like a pair of tongs for kitchen use but have a thumb screw at end of handle to close them up. Put one jaw over the retainer and jam the other into lower part of the spring tighten the screw to compress the spring and just...
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    Tecumseh Snow King...Valve Clearance???

    Its still only 8 hp with the heavy snow sort of like bringing a knife to a gunfight.
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    Riding mower wheel alignment

    Probly good to go. Your on grass anyway with a light machine if you notice any scuffing in a tight turn you can play with the toe then.
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    Reverse threaded bolts can make you feel stupid.

    Older Ford heavy trucks had left hand thread lugs on left side but often had an L stamped on the end of the stud
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    northern weather not appreciated in Alabama

    23 degrees this morning south of Daytona Beach.
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    Why would 2 tires from different manufacturers be so much different in height?

    Imported equipment tires almost always run smaller than the OEM tires on anything. Guess its not illegal to put a size on a tire that it is obviously not. It should be considered false advertising but in todays world any crap China feeds us we eat.
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    NASCAR at Bowman Grey…

    Wish NASCAR would get rid of all of the gimmick stuff and just bring the Clash back to Daytona where it was successful for so many years.
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    Critique my break-in oil and procedure

    Sounds fine only thing you are really breaking in are the fings anyway.
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    Where were you the day Elvis died?

    Working in a country garage in SE Mass . Sold Mobil gas a Cadillac pulled up to the pumps and the woman driving it was in tears, Told me Elvis had passed away,
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