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This is kinda CPR on an old thread, but I think it might be useful... On 4/15/2023 I looked at a bunch of batteries on the WalMart rack in Butte MT, and all were JCI serial. I swap batteries around in my "fleet" with the things that "have" to start - regardless (primary vehicles, fire pump)...

Best course of action! Modern radiators aren't that expensive, and they're also built light and cheap to the point that they don't last forever. At least with the ones I've run in a hot climate, by the time weeps start, the plastic tanks have had enough embrittlement from the heat to be at...

One of the few problems I've had with RA was a pair of hubs for a turn of the century Chevy. The SKF boxes I received contained another well known brand of hubs, I'm sure they got reboxed in some parts store or WH somewhere along the way. RA was great about replacing them, said to do as I...

Since the weather is turning cold, and this thread seems to be going again: I've had extremely good life from a number of sets of General Altimax Arctics. I've even found them to work and last well in warm weather. I will caution that General has changed the tire to the Altimax Arctic 12, and I...

For what it's worth to someone, I'll put in a good word for the Firestone Weathergrip. I took the stupid 19" tires off of my 2019 Ford Fusion AWD and put 225/60R16 Weathergrips on for my 3 season tires. I run 215/65R16 Hankook Winter Ipikes studded for winter use, but I've been trying out the...

Skyactiv, thank you very much for the info and useful chart! I hadn't found that, but I'm sure it will come in handy again. Simple_Gifts, kinda testy for somebody with a bunch of posts on a forum where I'm sure I've read more than a few posts to the effect of, "My wife/girlfriend put a quart of...

I'm wondering if anyone could tell me with certainty what the blue coolant is that is OE in an Onan GGMA generator? I've asked all the people who should know, and the manuals for this are no help. I can't believe how hard this is to find out! I would very much prefer to match what's in it...

A little scotchbrite and a can of gray spray paint would probably be easiest. Funny, just yesterday I looked at the pair of calipers I replaced this winter, and was amazed by the rust. I may have to follow my own advice. Currently wondering if I wiped some rust converter on them - might be...

Thanks guys! I got some Mobil SHC100. Service temp to -40. Stuck it in the freezer along with a tube of the old standby StaLube red. Big difference! The freezer is just 0, but definitely on the right track. So, I used it. We'll see what happens when it gets cold again. Hopefully I'll have some...

Still like it after a week?

I'm guessing the natural rubber is blended in as a tackifier? If so, I can see where that would cause trouble - rubber cement. I also guess that the tackifier used in the dino oil mainly used in the US is not green enough for use where biodegradable oils are required (dino oil IS biodegradable...

To clarify - this is for the planetary gears inside the starter, not for the pinion gear that engages with the flywheel ring gear.

If this has been discussed, my apologies - I didn't find it. It seems that the standard starter design for automotive applications has become the gear reduction type, so I need to come up with a grease for the planetary drives in these to keep my small fleet starting. Dow Corning makes a...

I've noticed the same thing with Delo 15w40 vs. anything else (PCMO). I don't have to get the pan squeaky clean, but I notice that even with an extended drip out period, it's still coated with that Delo. I suspect that coating is a good thing if you're an engine. You're not crazy - at least not...

Trosh is right. You will max out the freeze and boil capabilities at 70% antifreeze, but because antifreeze does not transfer heat as well as water, the boil protection is kind of illusory. You have a higher boiling point, but you're more likely to need it, as the engine may run hotter with more...

You can generally get the same tire for less $$ in other brands than Michelin. You pay for the advertising, etc. That's not to say that Michelin tires are junk. They have good and bad ones like the rest. They just tend to be pricier. The marketing does work though. When I sold tires, I would...

We're kind of reviving this thread, but for the benefit of someone else with the same question, the Touring T/A's were an upper middle class tire in terms of handling. I chewed off 5 sets of them in the N. CA mountains. They came OE on the company issued sedans I used to get. The treadlife was...

Performance tires cost, but I look at it this way... Will you wish that you had the extra performance at some point during the life of the tire? My experience says yes, at least once in those 20-40 thousand miles, I will need to make a stop or evasive manuver that is "close." One failed stop or...

Well, no concrete data here, but the opening of the air horn on old style V8s was a lot smaller than the opening of my vacuum hose connection. If an engine approached the level of vacuum at the air horn that my Craftsman Vac has at its intake, I'm thinking it would seriously impair performance...

I bought mine at Orchard Supply Hardware (Sears), of course Sears has them as well. The brand is "Cleanstream," if you want to look for them elsewhere. [ March 11, 2005, 11:33 PM: Message edited by: mzugg ]