Recent content by JoeDirt41

Couple glamour shots from this morning all cleaned up.

Another month gone by, just a quick update. Cleaned the outside of the car very thoroughly today and since the black Maaco-special paint job had developed some chips in it, I decided to touch those up as well. I have no idea what color the car actually is, other than a metallic black. I took a...

I decided this spring that I wanted to downsize from my Cub Cadet 3235. It’s been a great machine, it’s just gotten a bit cumbersome for my yard, so this past week I sold it and picked up a new(er) machine. It’s a John Deere X310. It has a more manageable 42” deck, but still has power steering...

Thanks, I believe it’s around a 1998. I’ve had quite the opposite experience with them.

Found a picture of my Lawn-Boy 22260 from right after I fixed it up.

Awesome! Sounds like you’re in the field I’m looking to get into once I graduate. Honestly I initally just put that hose and the two clamps on as a temporary fix to make sure the transmission was not destroyed, just using stuff I had around. I was initially planning on replacing the whole line...

I assume you are a mechanical engineer? I find this very interesting, being a mechanical engineering student myself. For now I’m cutting the ends off and running high-pressure transmission hose with a clamp on either end. It’s inexpensive and I trust it more than the OEM design.

Just a PSA. If you own an F150, particularly 2009-up, check your transmission cooler lines, NOW! It’s a known issue that they break, up under the front bumper where the quick connects are. I was driving around town the other day in my 2015 F150, and when I went to leave a store, the truck was...

1997 Honda Accord 2.2L Out: 5w30 Valvoline Red Bottle Maxlife and Carquest Standard Filter In: Mobil 1 5w30 Extended Performance High Mileage and Carquest Premium Filter

Small update. Not much new with the car, been driving it quite a bit. Knock on wood, no real issues to report. Did an oil change today and did a drain and fill on the transmission. Put in 5 quarts of Mobil 1 5w30 EP High Mileage and a Carquest Premium filter. The threads on the engine oil drain...

2015 Subaru Outback 2.5L, 148k miles. can’t remember what was in it, but had a Carquest Premium Filter. In: M1 EP HM 5w30, Purolator Boss filter.

My ‘97 Ram diesel had 320,000 miles on it when I bought it. It was well maintained though.

My 1997 Accord EX that I’ve been wrenching on to stay busy and keep myself out of trouble. And my “nice” vehicle, my 2015 Ford F-150 XLT. 2.7L EcoBoost. Just turned 100k miles.

Replaced the rear pinion seal and the shock absorbers in my ‘15 F150. Shocks made a big difference.

I have a 1998 Lawn-Boy 22260 commercial that I restored several years ago. I only used it do the edges of the yard and the spots I can’t reach with the tractor, but it cuts beautifully and I love that 2 cycle sound. No guess as to hours but it was pretty beat up when I got it and didn’t run...