Recent content by explorer2030

I just performed an internal leak test with the pressure tester, and that seemed to pass. From a cold engine I connected the pressure tester to the radiator cap and let it idle up to operating temp. The needle rose slowly up to about 10psi at around 200F when the thermostat opened, and then a...

The kit I used is Block Tester brand and the instructions say that the fluid should turn yellow if a combustion leak is present, and yellow-green in diesel engines. Is the fact that my fluid turned green not yellow in a gas engine still a definitive indication that there is a combustion gas leak...

The particles/gunk adhere to the radiator cap and smear black on a cloth, but if I dip a rag in the coolant it still looks purple not discolored. The oil in the vehicle looks light amber, so I would assume that the coolant and particles/gunk would look more brownish/yellow if this was due to oil...

I don’t have a second vehicle to run the fluid test on, but I just bought the bottle of test fluid brand new. I removed enough coolant so the level was about 3 inches below the radiator neck before doing the block test. I repeated the test 2 more times with the same result and confirmed the...

2015 Jeep Wrangler 3.6L V6 with 170K miles. I heard some gurgling sounds in the heater core a couple times upon starting the vehicle at work, so I decided to pull the radiator cap even though the coolant level in the overflow bottle was above min. There was no visible coolant in the radiator...

Would this cause the threads to bind up under load?

What would cause internal threads to look flattened on one side of a hole, and normal in the rest of the hole like the images below? These threads are part of a turnbuckle on a differential case spreader that required much more force than I expected to tighten it under load the first time I used...

How does the Valvoline Multivehicle high temp grease perform compared to Mystik JT-6 High Temperature Grease? Is the Valvoline a stable, or does it have a tendency to separate out in the grease gun?

What is the general consensus on this grease? I would be using it for lubrication of automotive wheel bearings, ball joints, tie rod ends, and u-joints.

It has been sold out at the three Walmart's near me the last couple times I checked, so I had to resort to Autozone to purchase an extra quart.

Make sure you check the cap seal when you are buying motor oil. I found the seal broken on one 5 qt. bottle of Pennzoil Platinum I picked up off the shelf at Walmart, and it was full of used motor oil.

Does LSJr participate in this forum?

I would like to determine whether Kansas has a decent supply of rust free older vehicles, or if I should expect the average vehicle in Kansas to be in a similar condition with respect to rust as the upper midwest "Rust Belt" states. My understanding is that there isn't snow on the ground all...

I am talking about the Witchita area specifically. How often are the roads salted there in the winter?

Are vehicles driven in Kansas prone to rusting?