Recent content by SHOZ

I ordered a CV axle off eBay and it was suppose to be here last Tuesday. eBay seller said shipped with fed ex tracking number but it has never been picked up yet. I contacted the seller and they put me off saying they will get right on it. Seems they are waiting on a drop shipment that is...

I'd lay a copper or zinc strip in that gutter.

Doesn't look good for the baggage handler.

The '96-97 Ford Taurus had a bad OE tank that would get brittle and leak. One place the Dorman replacement put Ford to shame. Same with the plastic Ys for the cooling hoses under the intake.

My garden never did well this year. But did survive two nights below freezing, one 27F.

IrfranView is a good free and not huge program that has a lot of features. It's updated a couple times a year. Here's some of the photo editing option but there are many more picture handling operations it can do. Get the plugins too if you download it. https://www.irfanview.com/

Have the vacuum windshield wipers stop when you hit he gas!

My transmission and differential have a lot bigger plugs than the engine oil. The washer is a lot thinner relative to diameter. I only use them twice. And do not overtighten them!

Almost all washers are like that. Rounded edge against the torqued side. Otherwise it may flatten over time and change the tightness. It was a big issue with lead post batteries.

On my Hyundais I use to flip it every time. When it got deformed enough I'd have to use a tool to unthread off the plug it then I change it. But I went to the plastic Dorman brand and haven't looked back. Pack of 5 will last tlifetime.

I have one spot that gets moss. It's a bit shaded which I try and keep trimmed back. A couple years ago I ran a piece of scrap 1/2" copper tube along the ridge above it. Haven't really had enough rain though to move the copper as we have been in drought conditions for the last couple years...

The original oil cooler I had was way too big being for an auto transmission, oil in the mower never got over 160F. I did get a smaller one made for the B&S big motors. I would directly mount under the oil filter for B&S but I can only use the cooler on the Kawasaki. So I mounted it above the...

Water softeners pay for themselves.

You could put the zinc strips in the gutters or downspouts for those spots dumping on the roof.

You can get rolls of zinc in strips to run along the ridge.