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    Valvoline oils: which do you like or prefer?

    I tried R&P and I'm sold on it for my specific situation with a vehicle. But still sticking with Supertech for most other things ...
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    2014 Nissan Frontier water leak.

    This seems to be pretty common on the frontiers. There's a spot where the roof rails would go and roof panels meet. Apparently on the 2nd and 3rd gen frontiers, it's common for this to leak. Nissan didn't paint it or seal it from the factory, they filled the cavity with sealant and painted over...
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    friction modifier -- can there be too much?

    Differentials make a lot of heat just by the nature of how they operate. I bought my Jeep with the smaller 8.25 Chrysler with 95000 miles. It always howled. When I took the differential apart at 215,000 miles it looked brand new. Lash and pinion preload were still in spec. No weird wear...
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    What is the best way to get a snake out of a car?

    5 gallons of gas and a match.
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    German lug bolts are better than ROW lug nuts, true?

    The most frustrating way to attach a wheel. Completely asinine.
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    New car purchase with evidence of accident, concern?

    Could have been a large, self-insured company that just didn't report.
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    Choosing a Generator

    I kept my spare sump pump around when we moved into our new house (no sump pump needed). It's been loaned out more times than I can count!
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    Choosing a Generator

    Our power goes out a lot. We have multiple 5-10 minute outages per week. And the occasional 10 hour outage. I bought a very used, rough shape Powermate PM0125500 / 5500w Generator after our power went out for 15+ hours during a 95 degree heatwave. Was very thankful that the little HF Stormcat...
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    New car purchase with evidence of accident, concern?

    Was it a rental? Self insured rental agencies are just going to send to an auction. They don't need to report.
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    How to install stuff in ubuntu gnome GUI

    What's the file extension ?
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    Michelin Introduces A New Racing Tire

    That tread pattern makes me uncomfortable.
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    What’s your mileage limit for buying a used car?

    I bought my Grand Marquis at 123000 miles. It's first 50 or 60K were in NYC so it lived a hard life. It was 20 years old at the time so it was a low mileage per year situation So far I've had to replace a lot of things - Engine - Full suspension - Ball joints and steering - Blend door...
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    Welding helmet recommendation

    Get some ear coverage while you're at it! I had slag go down my ear. That was not pleasant.
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    Car fire ... will ruin your day

    We had a Jeep go up on a trail ride from that once. The pressure line on a Cherokee had a bunch of pinholes in it. It was a 2001 so it had the two manifolds with cats on them right there. We probably could have saved it but the owner didn't listen when we were yelling at him to not open the hood...
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    Who's never traveled outside of the United States?

    Never been outside of the US. I'd like to see more of this country before going to another.
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    2001 F150 5.4L 115K

    I'm on a few facebook groups for panther cars and a few people have found 2 in the pan before. Definitely someone tossed an extra back in!
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    Weird "bucking" issue with my 2001 Grand Marquis

    I ended up putting a Dephi fuel pump in the car. Never got to check the fuel pressure. Delphi seemed to be the best brand. It died on me once on the highway. A couple times taking off from stoplights I gave it gas and it sputtered and died then was hard to restart. One time it wouldn't start...
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    Need Ford Metal Fuel Line Clips

    I did a fuel pump last year on my 01 F350 because I had the bed off and it didn't have these extra clips. But it also wasn't 3'' away from an exhaust pipe. The fuel filter on my F350 and Marquis have the white/black clothespin clips. I have a stack of them. Every time I change a fuel filter I...
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    Need Ford Metal Fuel Line Clips

    Grabbed them from the jungle website.
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    Need Ford Metal Fuel Line Clips

    Dumb question - but are they even necessary ? They weren't doing anything before. I guess if the stainless clips that actually hold the fuel line connection together fail ...
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