Recent content by JTK

(@Hall you beat me to it! lol) I've often wondered how he would be in person. He used to rag on all the "youtubers" that called his shop incessantly, so I figured he wouldn't be all that friendly to walk-ups. You don't hear him mention that anymore. Regardless, he's been my favorite...

That's a really nice machine! Is this not more of a compact configuration, vs the smaller sub-compact utility tractors? Reason I ask is, I recently picked up a TYM T224 sub compact. It's definitely a smaller machine than the Yanmar SA325. My TYM does have a Yanmar 3TNM74F engine in it...

I've had the same experience as everyone else here. It's been quite a while since I've used dealer service, but I've been given that line before where I have to agree to a diag fee in the event it's not covered under warranty. I'm happy to pay for a real diagnostic. How many of them are...

Poke around online on any of the popular car repair channels and you will find some of these Nissan GDI 5.6's sludged to death. Obviously they could have been neglected, but you will not find this type of failure with the previous port injected Nissan 5.6. It's the same scenario with the...

What that 3.6 offers in OEM form is more than enough for that 6spd AT to handle. That will be the weak point. If I could offer a suggestion, I would go with a 2018-2023 Traverse. They have the better LFY 3.6, better 9spd AT, pretty much better everything vs the 2017 and earlier versions of...

TSC has good pricing on decent quality dog and cat food if you have the need for big bags of it. Most pet foods for that matter is priced well there.

Probably just the magnetic personality of some of our BITOG members causing the shift.

That one is a stumper for sure as they use the same engine and the transfer case on AWD models doesn't appear to impede or make the engine have to be any different in any way. I don't know that I've ever read of a 2018+ FWD version owner confirm that 4.2 is indeed all it takes. Hopefully...

If you un-clip the ECU out of it's holder and flop it out of the way (still plugged in), you gain a bunch of room to reach in for the ATF refill cap on the 2018+. Just use caution around the plastic clips. I snagged one on my sleeve and snapped it right off. Either way, you still need a...

You've got the earliest LYX in your 2018. I hear you though. The earlier GM Ecotec turbo 4's did have the piston melt down or breakage problems, as well as plastic cooling system parts issues, plastic valve cover and intake manifold leaks/problems, plastic turbo oil return line leakage and...

The teardown or two he's done were on the LFV verion of the 1.5. I've yet to see him do an actual LYX. They could be identical though.

Nice! I can point you to several threads elsewhere with claims of 200-300K miles on 2018+ LYX 1.5 equipped Equinoxes. I own a 2021 Equinox with the LYX 1.5T. I bought it used last year with 30K miles. I'm currently just shy of 60K. I have run mine on 0w20, 5w20 and 5w30. No noticeable...

It definitely does not attach to that cotter pin. On the twin blade 42" on my Craftsman/AYP machine, that spring mounts to a post towards the back of the deck. Sort of in the same location as the oval slot closest to the cotter pin on yours.

With any of the oil, wax or lanolin based products, they all work the same way. They key is the regular re-application of the product based on your usage. I'm big on Woolwax and FF and have been using those two exclusively since 2018. I have the spray gun kits and do the applications myself...

My brother has about 80K miles on his 2019 Ram 1500 4x4 w/ pentastar w/ the stellantis copy of the ZF8. He did it's first drain/fill with Maxlife 2yrs ago and may have done another since. No issues. He bought the truck new. I have suggested to him that he should have swapped pans when...