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    Weatherstripping lubricant

    Di-electric grease
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    What's the best "off brand" all season tire?

    We have a caravan that came with the integrity's.We live in Florida with alot of rain and wet roads and they were all over the place.Slightly moist road and we could sit and spin the drive wheels.Not the tire I'd choose to carry my kids.imho Tirerack.com actually tests the tires and has customer...
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    best oil to mix for a Lawnboy

    Wal- Mart 2 cycle oil. Ashless, been using a long time. $5.67 a GALLON
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    Homemade Bar and Chain oil

    Poulan bar and chain oil-Wal-mart $2.87...........Super-Tech straight 30 wt. $.84.....Not getting used oil cancer or that crap in your eye.......PRICELESS!!!
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    Rebuilt my old Lawn boy mower

    How about when you start it you primed it with LIQUID mixture (not sucked in and vaporized at all,but a teaspoon of wet fuel which makes the mixture way rich. About oils: I have never owned a mower except Lawnboy. Right now I have 2. A 1975 and my "new" one I have owned for 12 years,1981. I have...
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    trop artic

    They carry it at my local Dollar Tree. If you haven't guessed it's a $1.00
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    Motorcraft 5W-30 Synthetic Blend SM GF-4

    Just got some today at Dollartree dollar store. Guess how much I paid for it.
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    Mobil Drive Clean = Decreased MPG

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    A price vs performance question for dino users

    From where I stand and my understandings, I prefer new clean oil often over expensive "old oil". As I understand it, most wear is caused by particles smaller than a spin on filter can remoce (5-20) mikes. So even if a syn has plenty of lubricity and detergent etc. @5,000 miles, it's still full...
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    Mobil Drive Clean = Decreased MPG

    Really sounds more like a knocked loose vacuum hose, dragging brake, fouled/missing plug. Not arguing with you just don't believe any oil is capable of causing that kind of mileage difference.- Mobil would be bankrupt. Alot of other people would have noticed this.
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    Best of the Best full synthetics...which one?.

    Environment:AZ heat (up above 105-115F normal in summer-->May-Sept, freezes only a few times but I get to the snow country a couple times as well) Habits:66-75% city, the rest freeway. Very little offroad. No bad habits. Budget:12K per year...3k oil changes...$22 per change = $88 per year...
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    Best Cheap tire for older truck

    From personal experience I have to totally agree Dayton is a great tire. I laid flooring for over 20 years out of a Dodge van. Van was constantly overloaded with ceramic tile/wood, carpet etc. Was always suffering from slipped belts and sudden blow outs. I saw Dayton Radial Stag XL for 70.00...
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    Citgard 600

    Yeah this oil looks fantastic! I've wanted to find the 10/30 to try in my van and jeep. Can't find it anywhere. Actually in the specs the 10/30 is superior to 15/40 for gas use. If I find it it's definetly in my vehicles. With a HTHS of 3.6 V.I. of 140 ash 1.3 TBN of 14 I can't think of a better...
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    weed wipper trimer string?

    I think it depends more on your trimmer than the line. All the lines are color coded for thickness.The manufacturers match the line to the engine capability. Note they are talking about a pro series trimmers. What size engine do you have? The line is MEAN'T to break before you burn out the...
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    Choice of spark plugs

    I think of these plugs just like auto plugs. 1 If you leave them in too long even if they still work fine you run the risk of the plug welding in the hole. Especially bad considering that most heads are aluminum and vastly softer than the steel spark plug. 2 If I buy an expensive plug, whenever...
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