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Got a text alert from my town in North Jersey last evening telling us that the smoke/haze is from the Canadian wildfires. I got the impression from the message that the local fire dept was receiving quite a few calls from people reporting that something was burning.

Or maybe Valvoline ?

This where I always get confused. If both perform the same at this cold of a temp, why does 0W-20 even exist? I believe it is only for the fuel mileage benefit but since they are both a 20 grade at operating temp, the fuel mileage benefit must be realized at the time of a cold start and the...

I forget the name of the athlete that told the story but anyways here goes; while he's out in the yard playing with the kids, the wife yells out the door that they're ruining the grass. He replies that he's more interested in growing kids, not grass! Looks like you got plenty of room for a...

So, tell us MolaKule, since your posts are always the most informative and always catch my eye (even though 99% of what you say is well above me) when you head out to the driveway with your drain plug wrench, filter wrench and oil pan, what oil(s) you pouring in your cars?

My notice just came on Friday. I've looked underneath and don't see anything to be concerned with but I'll get it inspected just to be safe. Pretty sure with all the potholes in Jersey, corrosive materials can't cling long enough to cause any damage!

Many years ago I had a 1980 Mercury Cougar which I inherited from my folks. Car was garbage and sullied the good Cougar name BTW. The first oil change I did on it, I used an oil change box to catch the oil. It was a cardboard box about the size of a normal catch pan. It was lined with a heavy...

My sister has a two-bulb table lamp. Each socket has a pull chain ON/OFF switch so one or both bulbs can be lit. The outlet is on a 30 year old whole house timer system and is dimmable also through the timer system. Everything works fine with incandescent bulbs. When she put in dimmable LED...

5000 miles, give or take a few miles.

I guess it must be price for me. It bothers me to eat a steak that cost $50.00 or more when I can be perfectly satisfied with a couple of slices of pizza with sausage for $5.00. Fortunately COVID is still on my family's mind so we eat take out but hardly dine out at all.

With all the engine issues why do people continue to buy Hyundai’s and Kia’s For the same reasons guys keep marrying Jennifer Lopez. They know she's high maintenance but they still do it. Of course, J Lo is better looking than a Kia or Hyundai so there's that...

I am also a race fan. I appreciate the support that the majors (Pennzoil, Mobil 1, Castrol, Valvoline, etc.) bring to racing with their sponsorship dollars. If that support costs me a couple extra dollars when I buy a jug of Pennzoil as opposed to Supertech, then that's my contribution to auto...

Maybe for the same reason I buy Heinz Ketchup as opposed to a lower priced store brand. They're both made with tomatoes, salt and spices. Maybe I'm a victim of advertising but I generally have more confidence in the performance and quality of a name brand. I've tried other paper towels but I...

They couldn't find any. All the orange plastic is being used for traffic cones to mark construction zones in New Jersey.

I'm in the wholesale tobacco business and we buy Skoal Snuff products. Many years ago when Harry Gant was driving the Skoal-sponsored car in NASCAR, the US Tobacco company (the maker of Skoal) had all their salesmen's cars painted just like Harry's racecar. Numbers, decals, the works! Our...

The sh@t is about to hit the span!

The Honda in my signature has 287,000 miles and has run 5W-20 for the majority of those miles. Last couple of changes have been with 0W-20 just to standardize the oil for all the cars in my house. It feels smooth as silk since the change to the 0W-20. It has never seen a xxW-30 anything...

In my case, for a child-like reason. I am of the age that when I was a kid, it was super-cool to attach playing cards to your Stringray bicycle with clothespins so you got that thwap, thwap, thwap noise from the spokes. Well, I never outgrew that and when I finally got my first Harley after...

Well, at least the right guy ended up on his roof.

It's not even recognizable as a ship anymore. Looks like someone just dumped some construction debris in the surf.