Recent content by Stumpy

Depending on what kind or wheelgun you have, you could polish the action up and leave the factory spirngs in it. A polished DA revolver is a dream to fire. The trigger ooozzzess back while the front sight stays tight on target. Way back in the day, a tried and true method with STAINLESS Smith's...

DO NOT judge revolvers by Charter Arms! They are less than desirable. They were/are so bad that I forbid them in my firearms training classes. I never had a single shooter get more than a cylinder full fired before the recoil and heat beat and heated the lock work up tight as "****'s Hatband"...

As stated in the original post, $10K.

My daughter is moving back south from NYC and will need a car. Used car market sucks due to all the "income tax refund buyers" scooping many cars up. Her maximum number is $10,000. Wants a smaller crossover/suv. She drove a 2006 RX330 until she moved to NYC and then sold it. I'm at...

Im talking cars with 100K-200K miles on them! I guess new owners don't know about "rubber band" engines? With so many out there with nearly double the miles on the original belt, it makes me wonder if Honda knows they will last MUCH longer?

Yeah most do have chains but Honda hangs on to the belts like on your 2020 Acura. Considering how many manufacturers screw up timing chain systems(the last version of the Honda K24 comes to mind as well as the 2.4 and 3.6 GM's) maybe belts will make a comeback!

I have been shopping for my daughter a used car and have been amazed at how many Acura and Honda 3.5/3.7 V6's are on the used market with WAY over the recommended timing belt mileage/years. I have not found a single one that has over 105K miles that had the proper timing belt replacement done at...

I get more money in my pocket for sure! I change oil on my port injected cars every 15 to 20K miles. 10K Max for GDI cars. Sold a 2006 Lexus with 320K miles to my neighbor and he drives it today. Sold my 200K mile Ford Focus to my in laws and they have nearly 300K on it. My Scion XD has 205K...

The 2010's and up were the OIL DRINKERS due to the dreaded "low tension" piston rings. Watch the oil level religiously.

Down here in Alabama it used to be like this: The auto parts store had 4 prices. MSRP, frequent customer price, you are my buddy price, and you are my BEST buddy price. The parts store would get the lowest or second lowest price and then charge the customer MSRP. NOT ANY MORE. MSRP plus what...

Yeah, I get that, but the trigger pull test, as I explained is a left over from the DA revolver era. Is this agency using a DAO non-striker fired auto? Most striker fired handguns require much less hand strength that DAO or DA/SA auto's. LIke I said, real weird they are still using this. Shows...

But most importantly for my engine......SN and SN+! Interesting that some CK-4's, like Rotella that are CK-4 are not gas rated.

Yeah, no kidding. Some of those 2.4's, you just add and never change! Just throw on an oil filter every now and then!

1.8, Port Injected, 5 Speed Manual. I did install a TRD rear sway bar and the cornering limits of this thing is scary! It handles like a go-cart. Average 32mpg-36mpg. But pretty boring except in its durability and running!