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  1. JohnnyG

    Vacuum sealing opened RTV sealant tube.

    Just keep it in the freezer. Beer fridge works best! :)
  2. JohnnyG

    22 long rifle and 22 magnum

    Avoid doing that! The chambers are different and the headspace will be wrong. It may not damage it, but might cause missfires or a plugged chamber, then you might damge yourself.
  3. JohnnyG

    Urban Legend from decades ago ... synthetic oil was "too slick" for engines

    Because more people were urban at the time. Or is that a suburban legend? Sorry GM.
  4. JohnnyG

    Switching to summer blend fuels June 1 -Sept. 15.

    Ethanol has a lower RVP, so it doesn't impact the final product as much.
  5. JohnnyG

    Valvoline 0w30 Euro Oil

    What about 229.6? My car specifies both. The Lubrizol comparison tool seems to indicate that all of the parameters are met using any of the above specs.
  6. JohnnyG

    Weeding Out The Bad Fuel Stations

    Or what you did for 28 years!
  7. JohnnyG

    Weeding Out The Bad Fuel Stations

    Likely water contamination.
  8. JohnnyG

    Weeding Out The Bad Fuel Stations

    True enough. However, none of the product loaded from the same facility could be called "BAD", only difference being additves. That would be a smaller operation too. Mostly independents. Branded stations don't want to incur excess delivery charges for small quantities. They size their storage...
  9. JohnnyG

    Weeding Out The Bad Fuel Stations

    Mostly correct. However it would all come from the same place. A trucking company can't make any money going to multiple places to load fuel. The only differences would be the additive brand and quantity. Amd generally, yes, tank trucks have 4 compartments, each seperate from the other.
  10. JohnnyG

    Valvoline 0w30 Euro Oil

    Neither is Mobil1 X3 ESP 0w-40 European car formula. But at least the ESP does have MB 229.51 and .52, so that covers 229.5.
  11. JohnnyG

    Switching to summer blend fuels June 1 -Sept. 15.

    The reason it has higher energy content is bacause the Butane is removed. Which also means it doesn't evaporate as readily (good in summer, Bad in winter) The reason that this is done is because it's an EPA rule to reduce air pollution by limiting evaporation.
  12. JohnnyG

    Weeding Out The Bad Fuel Stations

    Nope, one terminal is in Pittsburgh, there may be others. Edit: Was in Pgh, now sold.
  13. JohnnyG

    Weeding Out The Bad Fuel Stations

    Just for a little more info, there are a few re-refiners. Neville Island near Pittsburgh PA comes to mind. When SCMaintenance mentions "slop" that's just another term for Transmix, or the stuff that gets mixed together in a pipline as it travels 100 miles to the storage tank destination. Online...
  14. JohnnyG

    lowering tire pressure to ~20 PSI for beach?

    It depends a lot on the sand. Here, the sand is almost as hard as pavement where the traffic lanes are. No need to air down. Some areas (here too) have sand that doesn't settle as well and you get that "squirley" feeling. Might be a benefit to air down a bit.
  15. JohnnyG

    Engine Oil choices at a Ukrainian version of American Lowe’s

    No wonder Vlad the Oil Guy would like to move in! They got the shizzel!
  16. JohnnyG

    Backing into parking spaces

    Maybe they just like the view from the backup camera. I'll bet they don't even try to turn their neck.
  17. JohnnyG

    Urban Legend from decades ago ... synthetic oil was "too slick" for engines

    Yes, and sythetic gasoline. It was actually made from coal tar distillate. Benzene anyone?
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