Recent content by Rhymingmechanic

Phones are locked to Total. I am on a "legacy" plan from before Verizon bought them, 3 lines for about $82. That's a lot cheaper than anything Total offers now. This change basically involves entering some information to link my accounts for a $15 discount on Verizon home internet. My...

Dear BITOG, I have Total cell service and FIOS Internet. I just learned that a $15 FIOS credit is available if I "bundle" the two services. https://www.totalwireless.com/bundles/fios I would love to save $15 per month, but my experience with Verizon billing makes me wonder "What's the...

That's way overfilled if you checked it with the engine running, in park. Every owner's manual or service procedure I have ever read warns against overfilling automatic transmissions. One consequence is that it could puke fluid out of the vent or possibly the filler tube when the trans gets...

Does this car have a separate A/C tensioner? A bad tensioner caused an A/C rattle on my Chevy pickup. That's just a wild guess. I couldn't hear much other than interior noises in the video.

Thanks for the report, Jeff. I visited the Heart Mountain internment camp in Wyoming when it was basically a few buildings disintegrating in the weather. (It is a more developed interpretive site now.) There was a small monument honoring those from the camp who fought in the 442nd.

If your mom knows her way around a laptop, you could install Ublock Origin on a browser and then screen mirror to the Roku. As a plus, the interface on a browser is a lot less clunky than Roku's apps. Screen Mirroring instructions from Roku

I have spent enough time on this site that I wondered about counterfeits, or possibly pandemic make-do. I didn't want to sound like a crank asking about that on the tech line, though. 😆 Except for the color, everything looks the same as the silver ones I've used. I was surprised, because...

I ordered some Champ XL filters from RockAuto back in September 2024. The PH59XL versions came with dark gray paint rather than the silver I'm used to. Photos below. I called the Champion Labs tech line and asked if it's normal for the filters to be gray instead of silver. Bob, who answered...

Good point. Chances are, if you "poke the bear," she's the one it will maul. Aside from avoiding the drinker to protect yourself, it seems like your obligation here is to be supportive of your sister if she asks for it. You could communicate your concern for her, explain why you're staying...

The description talks about the York Sheriff Department, and the footage makes me think that's York County, Nebraska. This could have ended so much differently if he had been in a part of the country with trees or waterways along the interstates.

I bought a 350 Chevy Caprice with about 150,000 miles and at least two weeping freeze plugs in the block. They were a bear to get out and would have been impossible to replace without pulling the engine. I replaced them with rubber expansion plugs and drove it for another 50,000.

But it would be great to hear how this worked out.

Since some of you opened the door...

My 2001 Silverado fuel gauge got flaky a few years ago. It would suddenly swing to E and trip the low fuel light (sometimes right after a fillup) among other strange behavior. Eventually, it would read E and set off the light when it was near empty, but I used the trip odometer instead of...

I think you'll have the choice for a refund or a replacement. Depending on the price, they may not even require the hose to be returned.