Recent content by wag123

I had to put an "employees only" sign on the bathroom door at my store because it wasn't ADA compliant (and couldn't be made ADA compliant, too small). Regardless, my customers knew that they were welcome to use it whenever they needed to. I know some other businesses that did the same but did...

I don't see a ridge vent along the top Pablo. I would think that a ridge vent should take care of the heat buildup.

I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the system of buying and selling carbon offset credits goes away as well. Selling carbon offset credits is how Tesla has been making almost all of their profit. The current administration is aggressively anti-green. My advice to anyone holding Tesla stock would...

If the $900 fee is on a used vehicle you are hosed because you can't purchase an identical vehicle anywhere else. IMO this fee is dishonest because the dealer should tell you about it up front. The reality is that the price they are advertising is "false advertising" because they are actually...

So that a direct strike that is shunted to ground immediately disconnects the load. Regardless of what the code says, according to the experts it is not the best way to protect yourself from a direct strike. When everything is tied together everything takes the hit. When I had a communication...

Not in a separate dedicated lightning suppression system, it MUST be separate from the service entrance ground. The OP's experience demonstrates why it must be this way.

Your 442 is begging for a proper and thorough detailing by a professional JeffKeryk. You might not want to sell it after you get it done ;)

Surge suppressors will not protect you from a very close or direct lightening strike, which I believe is what you experienced ("6 foot arc jump from our main service panel"). AFCI offers much better protection in this scenario, but is also not 100% in a direct strike. Your best protection in a...

Your pressures are off, indicating an undercharged condition.

What you need is a 30" rear engine rider. In the past I would have recommended a Snapper but they are no-longer being manufactured. The only 2 choices you have in 2025 are Cub Cadet and Murray, neither one are all that good but either one should suit your needs. Between the two my choice would...

Not necessarily. If over inflating the tires flattens the contact patch you will increase traction. It is all about the contact patch. On a given tire it is the weight it is carrying and the tire pressure that determines the flatness/size of the contact patch area.

The ride is not that much stiffer to where it would have any detrimental affect on the suspension. I have been running my Sienna on the higher tire pressure for 17 years or so and I am still on my original struts (which are still good).

+4 This solved the tire wear problem on my Sienna. The 35 PSI recommendation on the placard is way to low for the weight of the vehicle causing accelerated wear on the inside and outside edges of the tire tread (the classic symptom of tire pressure that is too low). To solve this wear problem...

No, the Vega engine never had steel sleeves installed in it. They did introduce the "Dura-Bilt" Vega engine in 1976 to address the overheating problems but it still had aluminum cylinder bores.

Your engine is a "Kool Bore" aluminum cylinder engine. At 40 years old, the cylinders are just plain worn-out. Kool Bore B&S engines that are used on a regular basis will generally not last to be 40 years old. You have done good with it but the party is over, sorry.