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    What are you eating right now?

    Cheeseburger, Hungarian sausage sandwich (nice and spicy) with spicy mustard and sauerkraut, corn-on-the-cob, homemade macaroni salad and cherry pie while watching "Gettysburg."
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    Cordless hand held blower

    I like my 56V EGO handheld blower. I've been running it for 4-5 years. I also ran an EGO string trimmer for many years. I just upgraded this year so I have two tools and three batteries.
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    What is considered as 'Optimal' engine oil temperature... ?

    These are bulk oil temperatures and while they are good for keeping oil dry, they have nothing to do with ZDDP activation temperatures which are much higher.
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    Clear colored 15w40 budget brand scooter oil..fake?

    The labels don't include the JASO registration mark which is a strong marketing feature. Also, the oil is not on the JASO list of registered oils.
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    Dewalt grease gun

    Did you know that a #2 grease has about 8-12% thickener? I wonder if the typical grease compatibility chart tells you if the other 88-92% of blended greases are compatible as well. I guess it really doesn’t matter. Don’t mind me, I didn’t take my meds today and I’m feeling a little sarcastic...
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    Wyoming might be the home of the first sodium cooled nuclear plant in the U.S.

    Supposedly the travelling wave reactor will reduce waste generation by 75% or more. It also has the potential to consume our current waste stockpile over time.
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    O ring lubricant

    Not only is it a very general statement, it is also wrong. It’s a safe bet that these o-rings are NBR. The most commonly used elastomer in automotive applications is NBR because it is so versatile and dependable. NBR is compatible with, that is resistant to, mineral oil and mineral oil-based...
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    O ring lubricant

    That's quite a generalization.
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    What is this?

    It's the main shaft from a turbo encabulator. The aviation models used that knurled speed adjuster.
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    Can fresh coolant dissolve old mineral deposits?

    It's more likely to be a temperature sensor or temperature blend issue than a cooling system deposit issue.
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    Grammar police, pet peeve.

    Like I've always said, good grammar in writing has went.
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    Small high speed bearings?

    RPM does not equal bearing speed. Calculate the speed factors for this bearing at 10K, 20K and 30K RPM. Bear in mind that a moderate speed bearing has a speed factor of about 200,000-400,000. A high speed bearing has a speed factor of 600,000 to over 1,000,000. Regardless of what these numbers...
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    Small high speed bearings?

    What are the rpm of these bearings?
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    What is typical turn on used car lot?

    Look it up...NADA says average is 30 days, 12 turns per year.
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    Correct product for lubricating sunroof tracks?

    Which one, there's like a hundred of them.
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    Why is moly paste so expensive?

    It's been a while since I was involved in lubricant formula costs and pricing. Using raw material online pricing minus a typical markup plus an estimated 6 ounce tube cost would give the cost of moly and package of about $5.80 not including other additives, base fluids, thickener and mark up...
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    Oil Formulation and Stickiness Properties

    This is probably the cause. The quicker drain back with synthetics may be due to their lower surface tension compared with mineral oils plus higher levels of polymer. Synthetics usually have more consistent molecules while there is more variation in minerals (this improves as you progress from...
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    Why doesn't Schaffers oil get more love?

    Bob of BITOG is Bob Winters. He was a Schaeffer rep in Florida. Schaeffer was primarily an industrial lubricants company. BW may have sold to the FL phosphate mines and limestone quarries. At one time Schaeffer was a low to mid level supplier to the mining industry.
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    ZZ Top tour schedule 2024

    I saw ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd last summer at the PNC Art Center in NJ. Unbelievable show but ZZT is always fantastic. I;ve seen them many times. I loved the Skynyrd opening for their 50 year anniversary with a video which opened with AC/DC Thunderstruck. They closed with Freebird, I think as...
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    Birthday list, if u want to

    I'm 71 on Sunday. I'm greedy. I'd like... a '69 Chevelle SS a '64 Jaguar XK-E roadster '64 Triumph TR-4 and a large garage/shop to keep them in.
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