Recent content by H2GURU

I had an F-150 and I wanted the 8 cylinder 302 but the salesman talked me into the 300 6 cylinder 300 that is one of best ever made but mine went thru 2 head gaskets in 8 years and the only item ever in the bed was my dog? Salesman used the " it's gonna cost an extra $1000.00 for 2 more cubic...

Sorry but many complaints of weak or dead batteries in new Subies. They apparently cheapened out on the battery. Really, for your location you could see multiple below 0* days and 390 CCA won't cut it.You need a new battery and people are going with 640 CCA size now.

If memory serves me correctly in the PINTO case, didn't FORD choose to not tell customers of the problem even though they had advanced warning of potential fires? I do recall something about weighing the cost benefit and they concluded that it was cheaper for them to wait for the challenges in...

This is an EL NINO winter and this cycle is every 12 years. Warm ocean temps in the Pacific last fall are the source of your discomfort today. Basically it means places that don't get snow will be getting the dose that others usually get (sounds like a Yogi-ism?). Here in Boston we average...

This type of leak is way too common. It doesn't seem to occur on new vehicles from the factory as those spring type clamps they use don't really have that much holding power, yet, they never leak?? When changing out a hose all surfaces s/b taken down to shiney-like new-condition. The oldtimers...

Up here in the Northeast Ford may be the sales leader but as far as 15 to 20 year old trucks still on the road all I see are GMs with a few Toyotas sprinkled in so I'd like to see those numbers as well?

wireless, Thanks for posting this as I own one of the affected vehicles and after listening to all the B. S. on the radio I for one am glad to see a nice description. This is real info and important to some. I would be in the " defective metal in the return spring" crowd now as there doesn't...

I've found Fords to read high but the 2 worst offenders appear to Subaru and Honda as these brands always are doing 60 in the middle lane when everyone's doing at least 65. Definitely a ploy to run-out warranty early! This puts the Subaru off by 8.3% which is clearly unacceptable.

Around here Wallys and K-marts are located close to each other. Get your oil at wally and your Purolator Pureone for $5.75 @ Kmart.

I had one of these as well and used Pennzoil 20W-40 oil as was recommended by a local speed shop because of the larger tolerances in an air-cooled engine. Must have been correct as it never used oil, never saw a wrench on the engine, and went well over 175,000 which was quite bit for up here in...

I've have a jack that looks like the one in your link for 30 years and it still works. Seriously doubt it was made in China, though? Aquired a better floor jack but still have the old one but was never 100% safe around it and always used a 12x20 wood beam as a back-up. Only added oil once...

For Gary... The overseer (visualizing the great VIC MORROW in Roots ) has been replaced by a silicon chip and former pizza delivery drivers who dispatch via various "optimistic" computer software and earn 60% of what the driver earns. This has enabled the real pigs at the top of the trough to...

I gotta ask why nobody even asks about the pink elephant sitting in the room? If temperatures stay over 90º for 3 days, they start cutting back power because all the air conditioners come on. Now we're goona' charge our 3,000# cars for a 40 mile trip every day? Not bloody likely! The grid would...

Actually, most people do the same thing and try to minimize the amount of electricity they buy so they use timers. If its heat you want, then these s/b plugged in right after vehicle has been in operation and LEFT ON ALL NIGHT. The limited watts and lack of REAL circulation really won't provide...

There's way more cars in the junkyard from lack of coolant maintenance than oil changes!