Search results

  1. V

    BITOG wisdom/sage advice.

    Pets are like Hobo's , they come around every day to steal your heart and your food.
  2. V

    BITOG wisdom/sage advice.

    Don't ever buy a home without an inspection that YOU pay for.
  3. V

    Sears Craftsman Lawn Tractor

    I for one will not use the new style mowers. I had Toro and gave it to my son. When you have.a.lot of trees or a child that wants to ride with Grandpa , the you can't use the new style. Old ones for me.
  4. V

    Check your laundry washer hoses.

    I bought new hoses for our washer and they both leaked at the fittings. No mater what I tried to seal them. Took them back and reopen stalled the hose that came with our washer. Can you still buy us made hoses?
  5. V

    Dad's 1947 Lincoln coupe

    You may have a bad condenser. Those do fail and no spark then.
  6. V

    What’s your mileage limit for buying a used car?

    My 07 Ram1500 Laramie with 5.7 had 182 on it but had been taken care of. It now has 227k and tows my small 5th wheel with ease and gets over 11mpg towing it in tow mode. my 86 VW vanagon Westfalia has 186K with motor rebuilt by me at 166k. My 87 VW Cabriolet has not been rebuilt and has 187k...
  7. V

    Who wears a hat?

    Plus when you wear a ball cap I don't need an umbrella to keep rain out of my eyes.
  8. V

    Older Cast Iron Sewage Pipes and De-scaling/Resin Coating

    When our home flooded due to a broken ice maker line while we were on a 10 day vacation. Water volume was over 4000 gallons. Anyway the rebuild ers called a plumber. He wanted to dig up and replace the iron drain.pipe. I ran him off since we had already been out of our home for two months...
  9. V

    My Gates Water Pump Is Failing. Suggestions?

    Melling makes good oil pumps. I would try one.
  10. V

    Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty passes away age 79

    His Faith will live on in his children. Please remember that Fathers.
  11. V

    Congress removes CARB and other state's ability to set emissions standards

    Well does all that mean that gas powered lawn equipment will be available again?
  12. V

    Report your 3.6L Pentastar's mileage

    I had mini vans and a Journey with that motor. Either one got 26 mpg calculated. Plenty of power. Local Sheriff cars have the 3.6.
  13. V

    Leaf spring lubricant

    Modern car leaf springs have nylon pieces at the ends to make them slide agains each other. On my 29 and 36 fords the rebuilder would lube each spring with a thick grease and wrap them with a black oil cloth.
  14. V

    Slate EV Pickup

    I grew up in Phoenix and I still remember the adds for the new Chevy pickup trucks with 6 cyl and stick shift for $3995. Rear bumper and spare tire were optional.
  15. V

    Whats so great about Jeeps?

    My daughter is a rural mail carrier and won't have a Jeep. She says here co-workers that have them miss a lot of work cause they have them in the shop. She drives a Honda CR-V that does not have RHD and sits in the middle to drive it. Her last one went over 300k and still ran good and the...
  16. V

    More problems with Bosch spark plugs

    Daughters 02bSentra would hesitate leaving a stop. Had Bosch Platinums. Pulled those and replace with Autolite coppers and hesitation was gone. They looked fine.
  17. V

    Question on 'flushing' an AC system?

    I have used Air Brake line flush alcohol and a pressure canister from Advance Auto. Put any liquid in it and add pressure from a compressed and insert the tip of the canister in the hose and press the button. You won't believe the snot that comes out.
  18. V

    Best road trip vehicle?

    We road trip in our Roadtrek Versatille. Ours is a 1993 Dodge with a 318 V8 and parts are easy. Has a bathroom and closet and stove , microwave and a 3 way refrigerator and it gets a solid 16 MPG. No tent is required and you just need some wood a lighter for the campfire and some folding...
  19. V

    Anyone running Large A/T tires that are "quiet"

    I have Falken 295 60/R20 Wildcountry.
  20. V

    Aging, loss of strength, and large bikes (like a Harley)

    My days of riding and wheeling around the !989 Goldwing 1500 ended soon after I broke my left hip on the ice. I had ridden accident free for 27 years and when the surgeon showed me the specs on my replacement hip I decided that was enough. It was hard to give it up but the hip was only rated...
Back
Top Bottom