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I would start by hooking a fuel pressure tester and seeing if it's in spec and also watch your fuel trims on a scanner. If you have a vacuum leak, your fuel trims will be positive. Anything from -10 to + 10% is considered normal but you want it as close to 0 as possible. If your fuel trims...

I have been shopping around right now for home and auto insurance because my current policies are up for renewal April 1st. My house is going up $700 for the year and auto is staying roughly the same but it did go up $500 last year. Both have doubled in the past three years. I have shopped...

I picked that one up too on their Monday day sale.

Went to Harbor freight today and took advantage of the Daytona 3-ton low profile Superduty jack deal. Originally $289 but it was $100 off so right over $200 with tax. Three-year warranty on this one. I got the Sunburst Orange version. It goes nicely with my Daytona 3-ton low profile long...

I did a little bit more testing yesterday. I cleared the codes and then turned the key on, engine off and re-scanned to see if anything came back immediately just to try and rule out an electrical issue. Nothing came back. I then took it for a drive, and it still was doing the same thing...

Thanks for that idea. I'm going to talk it over with my fiancé and see what she wants to do. I discovered that the car also needs a valve cover gasket since oil is leaking down into the spark plug wells. I replaced it when he first got the car, but I guess these just don't last. This poor...

Worked on my fiance's son's 2008 Ford Focus yesterday. He calls and says it's not working right. It's 15 miles away so I take my scanner and it has three codes for some transmission issues. Car has 178,000 miles on it and has never had the fluid changed while he has had it and he got it at...

We have Starlink and it's been the best internet we have ever had. We live out in the country so internet service and providers are not very good. It will be two years in September that we have had it. No regrets at all.

Very nice! Mine are organized like that. I have five Craftsman toolboxes with a total of 61 drawers. Three of the toolboxes have the open storage at the bottom where all of the tools in storage cases are. The top of the toolboxes with the lid are also packed with stuff. I also have two...

I bought the Icon snap ring plier set for $50 today on the last day of the sale. I have some other sets with interchangeable tips, but they never seem to work correctly so I got these to try out.

I have not done a continuity test on that circuit yet, but I did check to see if it was grounded, and it was not. I'm going to feed that circuit 5 volts near the ECM and then test the pin at the DLC either with my multimeter or a test light to see if I have continuity and to load test that...

Worked on the 92 Cavalier again today trying to figure out why I have no voltage on the serial data line at the DLC. I accessed the ECM so that I could test the wire at the ECM and I had no voltage there either. I checked all power and grounds to the ECM and they were all good. I checked the...

First of all, you never replace parts based on a code. Multiple codes can set based upon just one problem. Hardly ever do more than one component fail at the same time. You will need at least a multimeter to diagnose anything, and a test light is also very helpful. Get a month subscription...

I also have the Solar BA-9 and have had it for probably 15 years or so. It works well and matches what the battery testers that I have for my scanners say when I use those. I prefer the BA-9 just because it's easier to use.

You might have condensation in your gas tank from keeping the tank low on fuel. I try and keep my tank full during the winter.

I've been using HF's jacks for years. Last year I bought one of the low-profile long reach Daytona jacks when it was on sale and I really like it. I recently bought one of the Badland off road jacks on sale and it will work well for where I live and use out in the gravel. My two older...

I highly recommend Speedi-Bleed. I also found that they were very responsive when I called to ask some questions before I bought. I bought the big kit and he threw in some extra stuff for me and upgraded one of the hoses. Everything is well made.

1993 S-10 4x4 1998 Chevy K1500 (still own) 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GT (ex-wife's car) 2014 Mustang GT (still own)

Not at all. I love retirement and have not worked a day since I did. I worked in Federal Law Enforcement doing shift work and a lot of overtime, so our life expectancy is not considered very high though plenty have lived quite a long time, but plenty have not.

At age 40, I started noticing more aches and pain and at almost 58, I can really feel them. With that being said, I still do resistance training 5 days a week to try and keep my body halfway in shape and try not to eat pure junk.