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    What to look out for buying a used Crown Victoria?

    Trouble areas: Intake manifolds Exhaust manifolds Timing sets Transmission Rear axle shafts/bearings HVAC system as a whole
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    Kia 3.3L engine oil filter housing - aluminum replacement

    I did, on a 3.3 Kia Sedona. Just last fall. No problems.
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    Are the "golden days" of automotive ownership gone? Comments from SMA

    I do agree that as a whole, things have gotten too far and we at a point where returns are diminishing. Like it or not, cars ARE tools/appliances. If you could chart a person's automobile investment vs return on investment over the life of a vehicle, between a new vehicle and a 2000's vintage...
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    Too much wiring on 2024 Ram 2500 Tradesman

    The way they do things now is better than it used to be. At least failures are relatively isolated. Remember back in the day when all you had was a PCM/ECM and a BCM controlling everything? If one goes down, you're stuck. Sure, that can technically still happen now if the failure scatters the...
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    Broken exhaust stud removal

    Not many special tricks here. If the head is aluminum, welding will be the way to go here, given the tight space. Else, you'll have to find a way to make room to extract with drill/tools.
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    Buick 3800 difficulty in restarting/cranking hot engine.

    Check for fuel pressure regulator leaking into the intake manifold.
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    What Size Ball For Hitch?

    Are you asking which size ball or actually trying to ask what length drop?
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    What you need to know about modern vehicles

    14,000 posts in 10 years, still on your own island. Ouch!
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    Average Age of Bob Member's Vehicles

    Of course you don't. They all pass through with no issue.
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    Silverado was totaled, replaced with a Honda Ridgeline

    You should probably also run over to another thread to ask a new minivan owner how it performs on the track. Truly curious! Driving a minivan on the street involves very little curve carving and is VERY slow. Just so you are consistent.
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    Average Age of Bob Member's Vehicles

    31 years here: 1974 Dodge pickup 1978 Chrysler New Yorker 2008 Tahoe 2015 Mercedes
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    Average Age of Bob Member's Vehicles

    If you drive an older vehicle and are concerned about that, rentals are cheap and easy enough to come by. Not sure what you are arguing. Many ways to skin a cat, here.
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    Good brand for catalytic converter for 3800v6 car.

    If available, I find Magnaflow is consistently superior to pretty much all aftermarket options, and even better quality than OE in the applications I've used them in.
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    2001 F150 5.4L 170F coolant temperature

    Pretty sure the strategy in a lot of these older Fords uses 140 as the "warm up" threshold.
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    P0172 Running rich

    Leaking purge valve or MAF problem.
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