Recent content by supton

Yeah but they'll be rust free and easy to work on as a result. Take it to a rustbelt state and your mechanic will be thrilled to work on it. I just don't know how to coordinate buying out of state--do you just wire a check? Or do you fly and hope you will find something that can make it home...

Is the problem due to cracking in the block from this missing coolant slot, or degradation of the head gasket from the missing slot? If it's from cracking, at best you'll find a crack when removing the head, and thus wind up replacing the block. If it's from the head gasket just not lasting...

An '03 Solara is a pretty conventional slushbox that could benefit greatly for a fluid change--unless if you are ok with the transmission dying with its "lifetime" fluid in it--thought differently, lots of engines have lifetime oil in them, they will run until they don't, and the oil will have...

FB is weird--whenever I try to look up something, either marketplace or a local business, it will let me surf in for a minute, then wants me to login. Which is impossible as I don't have a login. Yet the other day I found some enthusiast page for, of all things, lovers of putting steel rims...

Use an angle grinder? Should be a fast job. The ridge grows because there's no pad there, so it doesn't have to be flat--perhaps you could remove more than enough so as to make the job easier next time. But yeah, a lathe would be best... too bad it wasn't RWD, you could pop it back on, inside...

If they had the 1.5T jack I'd pick up another. Small and handy.

Interesting. Looks like the act to ban this has not gotten anywhere (link)? Do you have a link to the bill, whatever, whatever it is that pays for it? I'm guessing no one is paying for phones out of their own pocket. Actually... I spent a few seconds on google and it appears that this is...

I like to put it into gear and go. :cool: Honestly, I just drive it. I might baby it a bit more, but... it really rewards with the mpg when I do. Maybe drive it a bit less in WOT, out of FUD. That said, when WOT is demanded (passing), just do it. You don't list what it is, but as long as...

That's doing pretty good, 8+ year old phones? I'm having issues understanding the numbers-- Looking in the data below this table, showing 16+ year old males, then 16+ year old females (not shown in an attempt at brevity), I get the 274M total population. Which matches this top section of...

Haven't bowled in years but used to enjoy that. I like cycling and electronics, but don't do much of either. I spend the week working, and the weekend avoiding work.

Daughter went off for 3 weeks and brought everything to practice her oboe... except the oboe. I'm not convinced that she is actually related to my wife. Waiting for the rain to come in, it's kinda too hot and humid to be outside. Time to tuck into the basement I guess, have stuff to do, just...

Could that Fusion have had a weak/plugged/something injector on cylinder 3 which might have compounded the problem? Wondering about a possible explanation as to why just that cylinder would miss.

I do not miss drums. Do not miss Toyota’s drum brake inside rotor either, as they made for lousy parking brakes, while still having this same issue. No fun living in a salt state.

Daughter made blueberry pancakes for breakfast; she is going away for 3 weeks so its a nice parting gift. I spent a good deal of time outside yesterday so my allergies are ramping up and making my morning miserable. Not sure what to do with the day just yet.

PCV? pressure not being released properly, thus it blew out the weakest seal?