Recent content by Kruse

Yep, keep giving them the 20K intervals and see how long they last.

IMO, the 4.6 and 5.4 SOHC engines need somewhat frequent oil changes to keep the timing chain guides happy. 4,000 miles is about the longest I go on my 1997 F250 5.4 SOHC engine, now entering 270,000 miles without a teardown and still no oil usage between changes.

I’ll help immediate family members with their automotive needs, but cousins and friends are off limits. They are the worst complainers when it comes to price and they also want a lifetime warranty on every effin part of their car…whether I worked on it or not. My mild-mannered wife becomes an...

I know I'm beating a good horse to death here, but.... What brand of replacement parts will you and your two mechanics be using? There are some really cheap and crappy replacement parts on RockAuto for your 32V engine and there are some other good ones available, including some from Ford, albeit...

15 or so years ago, I was in Autozone pricing some new front axles for a Suzuki Swift. Autozone only had NEW axles that they would sell, but they put a sizeable core charge on the sale of the new ones because they wanted the old ones. I know the counter jockeys were only following rules and...

I’ll get roasted for this recommendation, but you want to use genuine Ford on the chains. Cloyes is mostly Chinese, Melling is okay for the tensioners, but Ford only on the chains and guides. The areas of the chains that ride on the guides are smoother on genuine Ford and the guides last much...

It's a symbolic gesture to calm the markets, won't really do much in reality. As we all know, markets are driven by rumors and impulses.

Two years ago, I contracted a year of propane for $1.13/gallon. Last year, I contracted a year of propane for $1.44/gallon. My supplier still owes me about 400 gallons from my contract and he'll probably be delivering it this week. In this area, the yearly low for propane is during mid to late...

I saw your post and I immediately thought that the answers were too easy. Then I looked at the long, narrow license plate on the Riviera and realized your post didn't originate in the states. A few photos of your common cars would have baffled me also. :cool:

Sorry for your loss. My kid is driving a Navigator with the 5.4, but his is a 2V. About six months ago, I was at a salvage yard that had a cheap 32V 5.4 that had been involved in an accident and they were selling the whole vehicle pretty cheap. I thought about it a day or two and when I went...

While very quick to pull the lockdown trigger, BITOG does have real humans who monitor this site, FB does not. Case in point: I've mentioned this before on this site, but a local Ford dealer posted that they were giving away a steak dinner to a contest winner. The contest was to show a picture...

The comments "won't do any jail time" are so true. I'll make this story as short as I can: Several years ago, I had a late 50s Chevy panel van and an early 40s GMC pickup stolen from my property. First, neither vehicle was running, so both had to be trailered away. (That's somewhat important)...

The frosting on my donut tastes like cosmoline. 😂

Nice.😎 I grew up on a dairy farm. When needing milk for the house, we’d just dip it out of a 1,000 gallon tank. 🐮

Dorman products can be hit or miss…with lots of misses. Some of their replacement brake lines are a hit. Perhaps they did their homework on this one. Still, I’m letting someone else do the beta testing.