Recent content by Joseph Fihn

I have a Ruger LCP, .380 that I use for EDC and bought a holster that mounts on a gun leather belt. The holster is made by Bulldog and is made of ballistic nylon with a flap on top that has 2 magnets in it to hold the flap down. The nice thing about this holster is that it looks like it is made...

Gentlemen, thanks, again, for your help with my problem. I know what you mean, I think, about getting out of your comfort zone. When taking the shooting classes, they would have us do drills and slowly shorten the time we had to complete the drills. I felt like I was getting worse at shooting...

Al, KCJeep & House Tiger, Thank you for taking the time to help me with my problem with a Glock 19, Gen 4. You have good ideas and give me food for thought. Like Al, I'm 71 y/o, smaller in stature (5'6" & about 165 lbs.) I've wondered if the "blocky" shape of the grip on the Glock is just too...

A couple of years ago, I bought a Glock 19, Gen. 4 and took it out to the desert, set-up a cardboard box as a target and found that at about 20', I was consistently hitting the target at about "4 o'clock" at the "outside edge" of the box. The box was about 14" X 24" with the long side upwards...

I don't remember what year his Duramax is but, it is the one where they seemed to have radiator cooling problems. That may be why he is concerned about engine oil temps. Also, he read on a Duramax website that some folks were concerned about engine oil temps & it made sense, to him. He said that...

He mentioned that there was a plugged opening that he was considering using just above where the oil filter is located. Joe F.

A friend of mine has a Duramax that is stock but, he has installed a new guage package (from Edge, I believe) that indicates engine oil temps. We live in the Phoenix, AZ. area (1157' elevation) & he just towed his 24' travel trailer (about 6,000lbs.) up to the White Mtns. in eastern AZ. (9200'...

Yesterday (5-29-11), I changed out the trans fluid on my '09 Honda Civic EX, auto, with 20,775 miles on it. The old fluid was darker than I would have expected & had an odor to it. I decided to do the recomended 3 changes. Drained the fluid & added 3 quarts of the new DW-1, drove about 4 miles...

Something to think about if you live in a desert climate is that Michelin & BF Goodrich are the only tire companies that have a 6 year sun damage warranty, according to the Discount Tire Dealership. The other manufacturers only have 3, or less year sun damage warranties. I'm glad to hear about...

Monument Oiler, Is the picture you posted of a 1 Litre bottle? I can' t read the picture very well. I just bought a case of Honda ATF DW-1 from a dealership & the bottles are grey with green & red labels. These bottles are 1 quart bottles. BTW, when I asked about a discount, the dealer told...

Yesterday (5-29-11), I drained & refilled my '09 Honda Civic EX auto trans. with the new ATF-DW-1. The car has 20,775 miles on it & the dealers recommended 25,000 to 30,000 fluid changes. I live in Phoenix, AZ. (HOT) & do mostly surface road, in town driving. I'm 65 & don't drive the car like a...

I found what AcuraTech said, two posts above, quite interesting as regards the durability of the '04 & newer automatic transmissions. The last two times I was at the dealership, I asked the mechanics what they are seeing with the auto's & if there is a problem & how to avoid a catastrophic event...

What are your thoughts about using Lubegard Red in an '09 Honda Civic (auto) with a bit over 20,000 miles on it. I live in Phoenix, AZ. (desert climate) & do a combination of surface street/freeway driving. I'm thinking about doing a fluid change (3 times) with the new Honda ATF-DW-1 fully...

I prefer the regular. However, the instant is the same oat, just chopped up. I've been eating oatmeal for many years, now. Probably consumed more oats than most horses. After awhile, they start to get bland & boring. I've been adding things to the cereal bowl such as cinnamon, a bit of...

I have an '03 Dodge/Cummins with the NV-5600, 6-speed manual trans. with 78,000 miles on the truck. It's had numerous fluid changes. I'm thinking of changing the fluids, again, using the posted Red Line products. I posted my plans on the Turbo Diesel Register & got a reply back from a gentleman...