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No,not frozen.I'll keep driving until summer,then get rid of them if they don't smooth out. Thanks!! slee

Anyone have this problem with tires that have been sitting in the same spot?? I am trying to work them out of a set of tires that I had on one vehicle and xferred to another. It's like riding on never ending speed bumps!! Has anyone had luck driving them out??? Thanks, SLEE

Thank you to everyone for the input, I will try all suggestions. Thanks again, Slee

Hello everyone, I am at a loss as to the "rules" of preforming a home,don't have the right stuff, blotter/paper test. 1. What is the recommended paper type?(ie;any old paper?) 2. Thickness of said paper?(ie;weight) 3. When 1&2 are satisfied,what should one look for on the paper?(ex;1,2,3...

Triple 7's, Like I said,Syntec is a decent oil and in the future I will treat it as a good Dino. All of my un-scientific "research" was based on what I have done in the past and is in no way meant to encourage anyone to push it to the limits as I have done. Bosch recomends manufacturers...

Yuk, I'm not an expert like most on here. What I understand,when an oil is thickened,the manufacturer uses polymers(plasticyser's:sp?)to thicken the oil to the the desired viscosity. Too many Visc. improvers will tend to turn to sludge if not kept at bay by the base oil and additives. That...

FWIW, Just did oil change on a Corvette with 10k on oil.Running 5-50 Syntec and Bosch filter. Oil looked okay(somewhat dirty).After draining the filter,I looked inside and saw about 1/2 inch of sludge stuck to the bottom of filter!! Just a personal observation and not a knock against...

Deepsquat, You are right about the oil in my truck being the one of the best at cleaning. The problem is the ash content is too high to use in a Detroit 2-cycle so Iwon't be able to use it. What I understand about them is the rings get junked up by too many additives in the oil.This seems to be...

Most places that will accept used oil will also accept used filters.Wally world will take them and thats how mine are disposed of. Starting a fire would probably be okay as long as local burning is permitted but it would smoke like crazy until the fire was really hot. I would look at proper...

Go Hogs Go, I haven't done this yet,but was going to if I couldn't find any 1 1/2 core T.P. Copper tubing or exhaust pipe has a true 1 1/2 inside diameter and OD measures 1 5/8. I was going to sleeve my cores and experiment as to whether I would need some sort of sealant between them or not...

Deepsquat, I wasn't planning on doing much in the way of analysis.I usually just go by sight,touch and smell. I look for amber color in the light and see how fluid it is as compared to new oil. I feel for any kind of fine grit on the dipstick and if it will maintain a strong slick film while...

Hi, Thanks for the input!I will try the 15k filter change if the oil looks good.I will monitor filter temps and return flow to try and determine filter condition. I'm running M1 T&SUV.Even without the filter,I feel pretty comfortable pushing 15k OCI's. Hopefully the filter will allow me to...

Deepsquat, It added 6 quarts to the system. 2 quarts are probably in the lines and 4 in the filter.(I have almost 40 feet of hose) The papers with it say 5k filter change with 6 gallon capacity.I'm shooting for 10 to 12k changes.Maybe more. Thanks, slee

GHG, Don't have pics yet.It is mounted in the bed of truck on an aluminun tool box. Hoses are routed along frame and up through factory installed hole in bed. Fairly easy install,took about 2 hours to do. The hardest part was assembling all the pieces. I wanted to put it under the hood,but...

Hello everyone! I just finished my first Frantz 3-Stacker install today.It was on a Dodge Cummins. When I started it,I couldn't get any flow for about 10 minutes! After the oil warmed a bit it started to flow.(kind of spitting) The oil flowing started out very dirty. I was concerned that I did...