Recent content by Rob_Roy

Do you have any gable vents?

It will be challenging to troubleshoot something that happens so infrequently. All I can offer is that I had something similar happen on a Lincoln one time and it turned out to be the radio.

We have had great luck with refinished Dell Latitude laptops from Newegg. Currently we have a 5420 and a 5440 model, both run Windows 11 without issue.

Normally they put a straight edge on the manifold to see if it is warped. The longer you run it with a broken bolt (or bolts) the more likely it will need to be replaced.

A quick web search shows that “Dark Star” is the AT&T network. Please follow up in a few months and let us know how it is working for you. We use the AT&T “Value Plus” plan for our family of 4. It is $150 per month for 4 lines with all taxes etc. that is definitely more money than some of...

3x the mileage, 3x the copper. I suspect the usage pattern of the engine has more to do with the results than anything. Enjoy the car and change the oil every couple years.

Nice job. If you nice stinky water with the new heater, it is likely due to a reaction with the anode rod. In that case the best fix is a powered anode rod.

I would install the Sonnax kit. TransGO also makes a kit for this transmission and lists TCC issues as one of the intended corrections. Last summer I dropped the valve body in my Suburban and installed a “shift correction kit”. With 190k miles it now shifts better than it did when it was new.

The Tundra has an adequate towing capacity for your trailer, but it is important to look at the hitch weight of the trailer and total payload. By the time you load the truck with gear there might not be much capacity left for the hitch weight of the trailer.

Hard water is tough on appliances, but tankless water heaters REALLY don’t like it. Budget and space permitting, a water softener would be a nice upgrade for the entire house. Back to the water heater - a mixing valve (sometimes called a tank booster) will help with capacity. I have one on...

I just installed a hybrid water heater and it is meeting the needs of a family of 4 with 2 bathrooms and a lot of laundry and dishes. So far it seems to be using about 3 kWh per day and keeping the basement a bit cooler.

WD factory refurbished drives have been great for me.

Watching - my Suburban is due to rear brakes.

That CH panel you have is one of the best load centers ever made. Have you considered moving the meter to a stand-up closer to the pole? Install a new meter box with a 200 amp disconnect, have it inspected by the utility - then run underground to the house. Remove the existing meter and just...

If your truck has a carrier bearing that might be the source of your rumble.