Recent content by rickg

just had a vendor come through my office saying he has the next great thing when it come to thinking green?? I am like. your oil is made from what ??? Beef Tallow??? I listened and let him leave some samples and then showed him the door.. Anybody else seen this...

its a 2008 f250

10% on the last one. iron is up to 246, chrom is 6 nickel is 4 alum is 32 copper is 12 lead is 21 tbn is 2.05, base tbn should be 9.10 vis at 100 cs ix 10.2, base id 14.4 I am seeing wear on this engine at 17029 miles....

Every 10k or 400 hours it says in the email I got from Ford.. Just heard another possible issue, the fuel rails under the valve cover is not supported on the end of it. the only thing holding it is where it goes through the head..excessive viberation is wearing on the seals between the rail and...

Been wondering if anybody else is having failed oil analysis with fuel dilution.. I have had 3 come back already in the last 3 weeks.. I sent one to ford < under warranty> they told me i didnt change by fuel filters often enough. silly thing only has 10k and 1000 hrs. didnt think i needed to...

Giggling here at the just another cow in the herd ??? I would guess for every 1800 on the road there were about 10 Harleys to match it. there is a bunch of the VTX's on the road, but no where near the amounts of Harleys..

I like the honda V-twin. i have the VTX 1300. 52* single pin crank just like the other brand i wont metion for fear of flaming.. Its american made as well by the way Plenty of torgue. smooth riding, good MPG. I am sure the resale isnt as good as the Harley is and the market has been flooded...

yea. I should have just kept my .2 cents to myself.. I cant believe i let myself get into that trap.. I agree. to much bad weather and I am so ready for spring were we all can enjoy whatever we ride... Peace out to everybody.. rick

Geesh how did we get from heads up 1/4 mile to top fuel ?? OK let keep it in the bike world. which is faster? A rice burner or a Harley in the quarter mile. stock bikes by the way ?? dont even bother saying the Harley is, we all know better. Any crotch rocket would dust one in a heartbeat!!!!

there was no doubt the he knew he was being challanged by a little honda. he tried his best to match my pace the whole time. But lets think about it here for a sec. I had a fast reving small displacment mtr as apposed to his large displacement that just takes a while to get that much mass...

I have a fleet of 486 vehiles/equipment that I manage. The sales rep is been after me to change away from what i am using now ( Hydrotex 5w40 LEO synthetic) to his 5w40 Synthetic. noticed right of the bat the his oil has a lot of Moly in it and i know this would be a much slippery oil over the...

I use to out run harleys with my old honda cl350 anyday of the week, that is until we got to about 110 when my old bike was starting to top out an that old torguey harley was breathing finaly...then it was a different story. I still ride a honda. its a vtx1330r and i can stay right beside them...

My Honda VTX says made in the USA in big ole letters on the VIN tag. Is it American??? No its not. Its still a [censored] bike. But its still american made. I am sure even the Harleys have a few imported parts on them.. But it matters not to me.. I like my bike, i ride it with pride and get...

Hi Gang, and thanks for all the great imput.. I do watch the boards that deal with the bike i ride. all have mentioned switching to a syn oil improves shift quality. all have mentioned to stay away from the energy conserving oils and i am thinking anything that has a moly or other friction...

10w40 and i ride around 12k a year.. Thanks for the welcome.. i found this site surfing for oil filter information for the Fleet i take care of.. I have been doing lots of reading here today... :O)