Recent content by Texcl2

I use predator engines on my surface drive boat and the first thing I do with a new powerhead is change the plug out with a NGK. I can’t risk that motor crapping out way back in a marsh. Same with pretty much any small engine I use like on a generator, even name brand equipment sometimes come...

I use Lucas marine grease and have been very happy with it. It’s very sticky stuff.

I changed the oil in my 1973 JD 112 with rotella t1 30w oil and changed out the rotella 30w from my mud motor on my duck boat with bass pro shop 10w30 marine oil left over from my big lund boat. It’s getting down into the 30’s in the mornings and the lighter oil helps with pull starting.

I’ve never had glitter in a good bearing. I wonder, since the bearings look good is it possible the castle nut retaining pin was left too long and scraping the cap? That’s an easy mistake to make. I’d be taking a very close look at those bearings because glitter is definitely not normal.

Just an update, it’s 2 years later and my 212 mud motor is still trucking after much hard use. As a Matter of fact it has just gotten easier to start with use. I have an upgraded predator 224 in the shop ready to install if this engine has any issues but the plain 212 is just so easy to use and...

I’m approaching 13k miles on this truck ow and have been using Mobil 1 ep 5w-30 in it. I’m switching to 0w-30 next oil change since our temps drop below -20 frequently. So far so good, we love the truck and it’s a beast in the snow. We got over 20” the last 4 days and has been 40mph winds for...

Is that referring to the 2.7 not failing?

I have plenty of brooder lights!

Yeah, I wouldn’t use a type of oil not listed as acceptable in the manual, it’s why I mentioned it in the original post. I was asking what 0w-30 oil do y’all think flows the best in sub -20f weather, sorry about the confusion. Yes the pan is plastic and it is honey comb textured so the glue on...

So I live on the Canadian border in the cold area in the continental US. We get below -30F every winter and days (all day) below -20 f every year. I have a new 2022 silverado with the new 2.7 HO engine (which I love), they couldn’t put an engine block heater in her because the parts weren’t...

Here’s hoping for 400k! I wonder if my results with ow-20 synthetic were due to the thin oil or the fact that I changed it more regularly and it’s synthetic so it cleaned better. My Corolla’s oil consumption was basically gone by the time my son wrecked the car and it ran like a top!

It gets down below -30f here every year. I have 0w oil in the vehicles by then minus tractors ect…. It makes a difference below 0f. When it gets below -30f everything is affected, you can really hear it in your shocks.

I’m using Lucas marine grease here in ND on my tractors and snow blowers among other things now. We’ll see how it goes this winter.

Just put my 6’ blower on my tractor today. Topped the gear box off, greased the 20 fittings, waxed the chain and hooked up the hydraulic hoses, function checker her and was all good. Hope we don’t need it soon.

Changed the oil on my predator 212 backwater surface drive boat motor build. I doubt it has even 2 hours on it. The oil has been changed a couple times already. There’s still a good amount of glitter in the oil. Not sure how many hours of use before glitter is abnormal? Changed with qs 5w-40...