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What kinda plane? I love them but too much of a phobia about heights to take off lol

Unless I missed it, no one has mentioned beef short ribs. Sliced between the bones with a knife, not through them with a saw like many supermarkets do. In foil covered with sauce slowly, then opened up and hit on medium heat for 5 min or so. And my second choice which is cheap and awesome is a...

Well hey, those CEOs, VPs, etc have to get their multi-million dollar bonuses somehow right? I've been asked to work off clock. I always just say "Sure, I'd love the overtime pay" and they drop it. Managers, in my company, are contracted to be paid to do the job, not work a certain number of...

Originally Posted By: scurvy Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete Wow... sounds like I may be better off getting a new $100 bike from chinamart instead if I don't want to spend too much time fixing things up... Heck no, that thing is about a hojillion times better than a brand new Chinesium bike...

If you value it I'd find a friend's house, either far away or with a locked garage to park it in for now. Someone may come to seize it anytime. If it's not worth much and no sentimental value I'd say just let 'em take it and get the problem off your hands. Sorry, that's the best advice I can...

I hop back and forth. Trying different stuff all the time. I change seasonally, last fall I put in M1 0w40. Sometimes I will put in a dino 5w30 for winter, and a dino 10w40 for summer. You really just can't go wrong either way if you wait for a good sale and stock up. M1 0w40 never seems to go...

and seal swelling additives, and usually on the thicker end of the "range" as to what can be called a 30, 40, etc.

Originally Posted By: jonny-b Just for fun, I will try it, if I can get a hand on it. By the way, I have tried Synlube, too. In one car, I drove it 73000 kilometers(some 46000 miles) without changing the oil. The engine became less noisy and smoother, a small reduction in fuel consumption as...

Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek Originally Posted By: TallPaul My 2002-2006 Explorer/Mountaineer Hayne Manual lists the oil pressure specification as: 4.0 V6 15psi (103kPa)@2000 rpm That seem rather low considering in the past Ford oil pressure specs usually were 40-60 @2000 rpm. Let me...

Originally Posted By: motor_oil_madman Stay away from the 07s and up. They have a the same emission junk that a gas engine has and then some. They are a PITA. There are so many sensors that it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. I haven't owned one personally so I'm no expert...

LOL you guys should visit Canada one of these days. Oil, and just about everything else will seem cheap to you forever after. But yes it is one of the most expensive conventional oils here too.

Agree with above posters, all that highway use is perfect for a synthetic and extended OCI's. But being a 2009 you likely still have some warranty left, and you did say you were looking to use conventional. When I'm not using a syn I tend to go with Pennzoil. Use that and change when your OLM...

Dive on it before you have time to change your mind. You will forever regret it if you don't.

Originally Posted By: RamFan The more important question in my opinion is why are you only doing 3,000 mile OCIs? Originally Posted By: cathy 90% city 5 mile-10mile trips. a bit conservative perhaps, but this usage pattern is where a short OCI is the thing to do. 5mi trips? I'd use the...

Looks like they took care of the issue, my Dad shops there a lot and is always impressed with their customer service. I, personally, refuse to give them a dime of my business for a multitude of reasons. To go into any detail on why would most certainly break the board rules about politics so...