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    Advance Auto Parts to close 700+ stores.

    I hardly ever buy anything there,n but I do remember the old Radio Shack and how we lost them due to their focus changing from DIY to telephones.
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    Intermittent Battery Light

    My son just had this on his 2005 Camry. We replaced the brushes and no more problem.
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    The best selling car in America the year you graduated high school

    The 1965 Mustang was big the year I graduated.
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    Valvoline Restore and Protect 2003 Tahoe 5.3 228,000 miles initial observations

    I own a 05 Yukon with 218k on it. Previous owner used 10-40 bulk from the tractor dealership he worked.for. That mod is silent and uses no oil between changes. It calls for 5-30 and I have been using that. From Quaker State.full synthetic high mileage. Very smoothie motor with.no issues.
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    medicine GABAPENTIN side effect.

    My doctor gave me a low dose of metformin cause she said I was headed for type 2 diabetes. A1C was 6.3. I took it about 2 weeks but when I tried to drive at night I could not see. Said she never heard of that. I quit taking it and went back to normal in a couple weeks. Seems all drugs have...
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    Best high mileage oil for leaks

    I also used some Castrol GTX 10-40 in an old ,Ford truck that I hauled wood and horse stuff in. It went from a quart and half between changes at 3k to less than half a quart usage.
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    Anyone visit junkyards?

    Our U-Pull-it Has only newer cars so when I need a part for daughters 07 CR-V they don't even have a single one.
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    Whats your best driving tip?

    When I was riding my motorcycles I pretended that I was invisible. Never one incident because my angel was that good.
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    2005 Corolla fuse box... Sheesh!

    On my Dodge vehicles the fuses are under the hood and at the end cover of the dash.Very easy access. My 65 VW is very simple to just remove 2 nuts in the trunk and you are looking at all 8 fuses. Our Mazda 5 is simple too and so is our GMC yukon for most fuses. Don't get me gn my Ford...
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    Cleaning fuel system in 2 stroke

    I met a gentleman at a flea market in Elizabethtown,Ky. He had a trailer full of OPE and was selling much of it quickly. I asked him where he had gotten all of that stuff. He told me he picks it up from the curb on trash day. I then asked him if he had to do a lot of work to get them going...
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    Anyone own/drive a newer Ford Transit 350?

    I have a 1993 Roadtrek on a Dodge 1 ton chassis. It has the 5.2 Magnum and runs great. Can sleep up to 2 adults and 2 kids. No generator or water heater or shower but we do that at motels every 3-4 days. Rides good and easy and cheap to repair old school. Gets 16 MPG. Bought it used for...
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    Knock 'em dead Thanksgiving sides to share?

    My wife makes an awesome cornbread with buttermilk and I don't know her secret but it isn't crumbly and tastes great. Secret recipe. Neighbor is bringing a smoked ham.
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    Insane CA DMV Registration Tax

    Here in Kentucky you pay some magic number from a book they have showing vehicle values. My old 65 VW Bug costs more than my wife's Madza 5 that's a 2012 model. We bought a used 99 LTV camper van and the charge to get a license plate was $1600+.
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    Mom wants to replace her car, details below

    Mazda CX5. Sits up high like the Tribute and has lots of room. I put my sisters wheel chair in the back by folding one rear seat forward. Easy Peasy. Great mileage
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    Where is the modern mini-truck?

    This is the very reason that I hang on to my 1990 Ranger XLT. It is easy to get into it. The doors are big the Bed is 6 and a half foot long and with the tailgate down you can haul 8 foot stuff. It has working AC and heat and you don't need to look at a screen to set it or the radio. It has...
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    Jay Leno needs a better guardian angel to watch over him... this time, fell down a 60 foot hill.

    I broke my left hip in 2009 on Christmas Eve when I fell on my sidewalk on frozen fog. Had surgery that night and had to have a special joint because I worked on MRI's. I get by with it but sometimes if I am standing or walking too much it will pain me the next day or two. I am 77 now and...
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    What is this on top of my bubble balancer?

    My old VW's have the bolts that hold the wheel at the edge of the drum and the Fords from the 30's also mounted their wheels this way. That is probably made for use with old style wheels. I have a cheap JC Whitney balancer and it has served me very well. I have the adapter for my VW wheels and...
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    Third Stove in 4 years

    We have two Hotpoint gas ranges. One is propane at one home and the other is natural gas. The one on propane is 16 years old The other is 15 years old. Just basic gas stoves that work when the power goes out .
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    Advance Auto Parts to close 700+ stores.

    I would sometimes buy brakes from AAP but not if my Oreilly had them. I have a Great OReilly near me that surprises me with their stock. Thet are the local hub for the local stores and they either have my parts in stock or they are there in the morning. They take my old oil too. I often buy...
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    New Trucks Gas

    Hate to spoil the party but my 07 Ram Hemi has been GREAT. I have gotten over 50k on it and it had 182K when I bought it. NO rattles goes stait, pulls our 5th wheel gets over 20mpg on the highway. It is a Laramie. We have taken our family of 5 on summer vacation with it with no complains...
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