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But you gotta be careful at WM. A lot of stuff they have downsized...example....Stabil Marine 360 at WM is a 16oz bottle for the same price as 32oz bottle on Amazon and elsewhere. I'm seeing that trend more and more at both WalMart and HomeDepot.

^^^^ Do not doubt this. Just go get it and use it. End - of - story 🏁 This stuff was designed to keep very expensive yacht and outboard motors from gumming up in environments that laugh at wherever you park your car or truck or keep your small engine equipment. Salt water. Water in fuel...

It seems they throw that word "Premium" around as if it's part of their corporate name. Not sure you can rely on that as an index of quality.

Most of the YT "internet experts" use a torch it seems? Maybe an oven can't get it hot enough like 500F - 700F ?

It wasn't really "missing", but two ring lands were broken (still in place)

Thing is, you have what......000000001 seconds to get it centered before the rod contacts and the wrist pin expands? What do you do if the pin will no longer move but is not centered? Use your press?

Exactly. IIRC, this is what they tell me when I take a part in without a good receipt. If I go to autozone, it's just for a quick bottle of oil or something cheap like that. I hardly ever buy parts from there anymore. I go RockAuto or Amazon most of the time. I think eventually retail auto...

At this moment, that's the plan. First, I had to press out the wrist pin from the old rod, and I'm researching to make sure I know how to successfully reinstall the wrist pin into the new piston without damaging or bending anything. From what I gather, heating the rod end with a torch and...

In all honesty, I probably will not do that. What I will do.....is take your advice and read up on PD pumps. ****. Just when I thought I knew it all.

Yes I did. So I painstakingly took measurements at the Top of the bore, front to back, the middle of the bore front to back and bottom front to back. Of course, the skirts are front to back so the thrust and skirt wear is mainly against the front and back of the bore. No? This is not the...

I was thinking about these oil filters and the effect they have on oil flow cause I just added an actual VDO oil pressure gauge to my minivans. Now please educate me because I don't know but, is the oil pressure sending unit on vehicles normally located before or after the filter? Or is there...

Love to hear stories like this. I'm sure you have many memories of places you went and things you did using that '97. Bentley? Hey, don't insult the Gen 3 Caravans :) I plan to keep all my Gen 3's running and as close to new condition as possible. No plans whatsoever to ever get rid of...

Not yet. But I can probably get to it today. I DID measure the crankshaft rod journals earlier tho with my mitutoyo caliper I recently bought because the Harbor fright ones just didnt have the accuracy. 2.2835 Perfect. So I'm somewhat expecting the barrels to be ok as well, but we'll see...

I believe you. oops

Thanks CT. I would have to agree. With over 300,000 trouble free miles now (original engine, original trans, 60psi oil pressure), I'm more than happy. She literally Glides along with a better ride than many newer luxury cars, quiet as a whisper at highway speeds, comfortable for LONG road...

K do you recommend any filters in particular? I was using WIX and was told they are not good for chrysler minivans with 3.3L or 3.8L But I'm extremely gullible and believe everything people tell me. Remember that bridge? Yep..I bought it.

Any reason in particular other than Nancy said so?

Are motorcraft filters known for doing that?

Good topic. was just thinking about this today. I have the factory 2006 Caravan wheels on my 1999 But only one of them looks anywhere near this nice. I was considering sandblasting them clean, then maybe like 2000 sanding the outer edge and the 5 spokes to get a shine but not chrome like...

what makes it "best"?