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The data merchants will never be held accountable for breaches. They OWN the regulators. A few years ago I froze all 3 credit reports. When the Equifax data breach happened I got the standard letter that my info was compromised. I took the letter to my small town police department and filed a...

I found both a Krown and a Fluid Film applicator in Rochester. I guess some residents are awake and trying to save their cars. A couple hundred bucks a year versus a monthly car payment sounds like a deal to me

I spent this weekend in Rochester New York at a dog show. I was amazed at the lack of older cars. I live in a poor county with a high percentage of 20 year old beaters. I also saw a lot of 10 year old cars with complete rust perforation of the wheel wells and rocker panels. Does the road salt...

We travel with minimal camping gear, since the trailer is at max towing weight.

I had some rust in the lower right corner of a Toyota truck tailgate. I had limited access to the area, so I removed the panel covering the lock mechanism and sprayed Fluid Film into the tailgate with an aerosol can. Problem solved for about five years now. Fluid Film has a surprising ability to...

Thanks to everyone who posted. I looked up the Hellwig helper springs and they look good. I will try a 500 pound set and see if that helps. 60 dollars and free shipping sounds like a deal.

Sorry for not including trailer specs. The trailer is a fiberglass Aframe weighing 1887 pounds. Tongue weight is about 280 pounds. I got this figure by placing the trailer hitch on a bathroom scale. The hitch is rated for 3500 pounds so no problem there. The towing capacity of the standard...

I have a 2003 Dodge Caravan with 135,000 miles and the 3.3 liter V6. I bought a larger travel trailer with a heavier tongue weight. The back end of the Caravan sags pretty low when towing. Based on my reading, I can fix this with air shocks or something called a Timbren suspension unit. The...

Since I spun a 64 Chevelle into a farmer's field and wound up stuffed up under the dash :-) I was way skinnier then.

A .22 out of a short barrel revolver is a little underpowered. Practice dumping the entire cylinder into a head size target quickly.

I used to seal my driveway about every 3 years with coal tar driveway sealer available at big box stores like Lowes and Home cheapo. I generally bought the middle price grade and applied it with a long handle brush sold for driveway sealing. NEVER buy a sealer without anti skid additive or the...

Fluid Film is a greasy paste that resembles butterscotch pudding in a can. You spray it on once a year with the special spray gun from Kellesport Products. Takes about an hour if you have a strong air compressor. My truck took two hours due to waiting for my ancient air compressor to catch up...

The "Project Farm" guy on Youtube already did this. If I recall, there was carbon buildup in the cylinder head of the test engine. That said, I have used Amsoil Sabre mixed 50 to 1 in a lawn mower with no problems or plug fouling.

Thanks for all the replies and info. You learn something every day if you are not careful.

I ran into a gentleman with a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. He said the dealer had rustproofed his frame some years ago and he planned to keep the truck forever. I asked if I could look at the frame. The outside of the frame was completely dry and there was a very slight oily residue around the frame...

I was working for a bank in 2008 when gas prices hit $4.00 per gallon. The bank gave out free bus passes so, I started riding the bus to save money. Riding down I - 95, you can look down into the passing cars. Aside from great leg and cleavage views, you can see that many drivers are texting AT...

I have a different take on this: 1) Use any decent synthetic of the proper grade and a decent filter, whatever you pick will work fine (2) Even though you do not drive your car in winter, get it treated with Fluid Film or similar every 2 years or so. You will love Fluid Film if you have to...

Sounds like a job for CAPTAIN HOSECLAMP. Seriously though, stainless steel worm drive clamps are good for stuff like this. Position, tighten, done, celebrate with beer :-)

Walmart sells a lemon eucalyptus bug repellent that works well for me. Forget the name but easily available and no DEET content. Some folks think DEET causes health problems.

I was one of the original " Fram Haters " In 1987, a bunch of guys at work got curious and bought a Fram orange can, AC Delco, and Purolator oil filter. We had a huge belt sander with a 4 inch wide belt. The filters were opened by sanding the crimp til the base plate came off. The other filters...