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Apply a drop of nitric or phosphoric acid to the surface, and then touch it with the iron and fresh solder at the same time. The solder will flow right over it like butter. I use this technique to solder fine stainless steel wire (36 guage stranded). There will be a puff of smoke from the...

I thought the low LDL thing had changed into the ratio of HDL to LDL is what to focus on. After low LDL by itself became a red herring. > But doesn't apply if you have heart/arterial disease What exactly is the "disease" ? How do you measure it? With a CIMT test. How many doctors order it...

He mentions it very briefly at 3:18. CIMT. That should be your first test. Maybe also the calcium CAC score. Why take statins or be concerned about lipid levels if there's no antherosclerosis going on in your arteries? Not enough mention of inflamation scores or how to combat it. Hence my...

Is or has anyone here looked at (or is taking) suppliments like NAC and ALA? When it comes to statins, is anyone concerned about their effect on skeletal muscle or is that really not a thing? Is the cardiac history of your parents / father a good predictor of your present or future heart /...

Those "paint over rust" paints of course will tell you they work fine when painted over rust (but not rusty chunks that you can chip off). They will have problems sticking to completely fresh, smooth metal, but sand blasted or sanded metal is great. The truth is, the paint doesn't know the...

Are you thinking of rotors?

I had a pair of very old rear drums on my '67 Dodge shot-peened and turned earlier this year. Since they were now very clean, I painted the outside surface with DOM-16 (the Canadian version of POR-15). As far as I'm concerned, these moisture-activated urethanes are second only to powdercoating...

Yea that's a good price. With tax that's $49. A month ago a buddy brought back 2 for me from Michigan, $31 US + mich tax + conversion was $46 (no duty or gst b/c he was there for 2 days). Is it always $50 at WM?

UAW common grid pay 2024 - 2028 https://uaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Common-Grid-FG.pdf As of Nov 15, 2025, the average hourly pay for an Uaw in Detroit is $21.18 an hour. Oct 23 / 2025: The auto supplier industry in Michigan is losing nearly 450 jobs as two major supplier...

Brake fluid doesn't circulate. The fluid in the master cylinder will stay there forever. The fluid that's doing all the work is way down at the other end in the wheel cylinders or calipers, and a thimble's worth of fluid that moves in and out of them. And it's that fluid at the very end of...

I bought (new) a 2001 Dodge Ram (2WD , auto, 5.2L) that I don't and never have driven very much, it has 74k KM (46k miles) and is garaged when not driven. I do all work on my vehicles. It has had 1 change of coolant (because of new water pump) and 1 change of rear diff oil. I change engine...

Probably doesn't meet ATF+4 specs?

How is the property serviced? Water / sanitary / gas / electricity ? Do they not print that, or am I just not seeing it?

https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/how-long-can-gas-sit-in-a-car-before-it-goes-bad How Long Can Gas Sit In a Car Before It Goes Bad? Jul 11, 2024 From digital nomads to snowbirds dividing time between the north and south, cars are sitting in garages or driveways for longer periods...

My thoughts exactly, but nobody else here want's to argue against "accepted dogma". There's going to be a finite amount of water vapor in a closed, sealed, empty gas tank, and a tank made out of plastic is of no consequence to said water vapor or water condensate. And the fact that the gas...