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  1. JTK

    Wet plate clutch?

    You'll be fine with any readily available 10w30, 15w40, even 20w50 if used in hot temps. I mail ordered a 110cc 4-wheeler for my kids about 15+yrs ago. Very basic single speed gas and go. I believe these use a centrifugal clutch that shares the crankcase oil. That little ATV was a blast.
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    State Farm vs National General auto insurance rates in GA

    Rates are all over the place depending on where you live (among other things), but $1000/yr for 3 old liability only cars is a good deal. I cover 5 cars, 2 are liability only. Wife, myself and 3 kids 23F, 21M, 19M. Had a good deal going with NY Central Mutual for a few years. They are...
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    Pentastar Owners! Any oil usage?

    I owned two, first was in a 2013 Grand Caravan, second was in a 2017 Ram 1500. Neither consumed any noticeable amount of oil. I owned both from new until about 70k miles. Both had some seepage from the oil cooler/filter housing by that mileage. I did every oil change on them myself.
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    3.8L Frontier

    Over on a Frontier board I frequent (I see you over here now too), there are owners of the 3.8L with 100K plus miles. I wouldn't go 7500mi on quick lube oil with them, but that's just my opinion. No reports of excessive intake valve deposits with them yet. FWIW, I run 5w30 in mine.
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    Fuse keeps blowing, P0705 (Transmission Range Sensor Circuit Malfunction)

    Different vehicle, but I know on the Nissan versa, the transmission range sensor circuitry is shared with the tail lamps. Something as simple as a burnt or corroded lamp socket back there, or poor pin fitment can throw the range sensor off, mimicking transmission issues. The first thing you...
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    “Inspect valve clearance”

    I hear you, but if that scope of work was required, the cost could exceed the vehicle's value.
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    “Inspect valve clearance”

    Assuming these engines do have a direct acting shim/bucket valvetrain, you really don't get any simpler than that. No rocker shafts, no rollers, no hydraulics, etc. With regular oil changes and care, it should last the life of the engine.
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    Hyundai premium transmission fluid exchange

    A fluid exchange ties into the ATF cooler supply and return line. You idle the engine and let the transmission's own pump, pump the old fluid out, while new fluid is replaced through the return line at the exact volume the old stuff is pumping out. There's no flushing going on.
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    Mack Truck laying off 100s in PA & MD

    It hasn't slowed cryo liquid H2, N2 and O2 trucking. Struggling to keep up with demand worse than normal. In terms of Mack OTR tractors, one of our competitors used to run them, but that was years ago. We buy "cheap" Freightliners and have for years.
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    Nissan Frontier

    Nice! So you got the old body style, but the new 3.8L and 9AT. Is it a crew or king cab? Short or long bed?
  11. JTK

    “Inspect valve clearance”

    I thought these engines were shim/bucket style adjustment. The buckets should last 3-4x that mileage before having any appreciable wear, which if you had to have buckets changed, would be a lot more than $600 I'd think.
  12. JTK

    Briggs 190cc Quantum burning up - too hot

    Maybe it was running too lean.
  13. JTK

    Nissan Frontier

    I don't have any direct experience with the Titan, but I am sure it's a night/day difference from the Frontier in terms of size and comfort, cargo capacity, etc. I had two Ram 1500 classics prior to my 2022 Frontier. A 2017 and 2019. One with the Pentastar, the other with a hemi and crew...
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    Nissan Frontier

    Car car nut really blew the whole "internal water pump" think out of proportion IMO. Nissan has been doing this with the VQ engines for 25yrs? I don't know that I've ever read of one failing. I know I haven't seen it and I've had family members with high mileage VQs. 150K+ miles. I've...
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    Briggs 696854 14 bucks?!! Pls rec substitute.

    When I owned each of my Cubs, one with a Kohler Command 20hp V-twin, the other with a Courage V-twin, I ran FL400 or equivs on those. Tons of room to.
  16. JTK

    I am replacing slide pin boots on every brake pad change

    Yep, a non-sealing pin boot wouldn't last you long in the rust belt. I've never had the pin boots swell, but have had the pin bushings get mushy and swell some. Like said, most definitely from the wrong lube. I have had Sil-Glyde turn to a dry paste, which is why I use pure silicone grease...
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    Auto ins just doubled!

    @Chris142 Same thing has just happened to me in the PR of NY. I'm frustrated, exhausted and sick over this. I've had a really good deal going with NY Central Mutual the past few years. I've had great coverage on the 5 vehicles in my sig, and 3 of my kids have been added one by one onto the...
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    New Cub Cadet Zero Turn ZT1 54

    Absolutely. They are great for the right application. I found this out years ago when I bought my 2010 model year Cub Z-force with a fab'd 44" deck and a Kohler Courage 20hp V-twin. It was a solid machine considered "premium residential" at the time. Had serviceable ZT2800 drives, etc. It...
  19. JTK

    Printer?

    I wish I had jumped to laser/toner printers way before I did. I struggled with ink jets from the 1990s until 2020-21. We've had our Canon imageclass MF232w for about 5yrs now. It was around $100 when I mail ordered it thru Walmart back then. Aftermarket toner cartridges off amazon or...
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    Briggs 696854 14 bucks?!! Pls rec substitute.

    I've been running Champ PH2835, Fram PH3614 equivalents on the Briggs 18hp single on my Craftsman rider for years.
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