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    Starting my car on an incline trouble.

    Maybe there is water in the tank and it settles near the pump intake when parked on the hill. Maybe try a bottle of HEAT in there. Could be a cheap fix.
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    I got taken advantage of by a well installer

    Daughter has a well in the home where my wife lived with a family of 5. I had a home with a family of 5. Her well had an in-ground pump and I had a jet pump in the basement with a pressure tank. My well was 32ft deep I know because I pulled the hoses when the foot valve went bad. Never had...
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    Cant we invent carburetors that atomize fuel as good as fuel injectors by now?

    I know history has erased the Motorcraft variable venturi carb but I had one one a land barge Ford Country Squire station wagon I think in the early 80's. It was a company car and On the highway that thing would get over 32mpg with a 302 v8. I heard of people getting 50+ mpg in the smaller...
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    Death, destruction and Briggs carnage!

    You mean they use oil?
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    What old half ton to seek out

    Give me an old Dodge with either a slant six or a 318 with a 727 transmission. Easy to repair and parts are super cheap. Nice wide cab and gauges for info.
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    Porsche design philosophy on service

    I bought a really nice 944 with a bad clutch in the mid 90's for just over 2K. It was a beautiful dark maroon with tan leather interior. I pulled the clutch and ordered the parts and jacked it up in the air on 4 jack stands. I had to pull the rear transmission and shift assembly and torque...
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    2014 Nissan Frontier with excessive brake pedal travel.

    My wifes Mazda had the pedal like that after driving over a big drop off. I bled and replaced master cyl with no change. Finally I bought an Autel 610 with 2 way communication and used the ABS menu to activate the ABS. You then pump the pedal to get it up as high as possible and activate the...
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    What the happened with auto part prices?

    Greed
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    Had Difficulty Picking Up My Dropped CBR300

    I dropped my 1500 Goldwing once and remembered to do the backwards thing. Got it up much easier than I thought I would.
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    24” Bike for daughter

    I had a Peugeot bike in Arizona and rode it to work and back because riding it to work was quicker than fighting traffic in the car. I sold it when I moved to Kentucky cause there was no safe way to ride it to work. Later on I moved to a very nice mobile home community that had paved streets...
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    How Old Is Your Lawn Mower(s)?? And How Many Hours Approximately?

    Od man out here with aLawn oy 19 inch from 1974. I have ditches with steep side and anything else shoots oil thru the breather to the carb. Can't beat those old mowers in thick grass. No stalling just keep pushing. 2 stroke is only way to go on steep road side and ditches
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    Smoothest Riding New Car?

    You need to find a French car. They have amazing suspension and a great ride. Roads must be bad in France and they are made for it. My wife has an 87 VW Cabriolet and its ride is amazing. Has little 13" wheels with tall sidewalls.
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    Problem with A/C compressor randomly not engaging

    Sounds like you found the problem so remove some shims and try it. I bet it works now.
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    Walter P Chrysler's great grandson "letter to the people, saving Chrysler, a call to action" is Chrysler at risk of going under?

    I have always had good service from my dodge products. I guess I must be the exception. I have had Coronets, Plymouth furys, Dodge spirits plymouth breeze, 3 dodge trucks and 2 vans b350 and 3 Chrysler Town and Countrys. All have been great. I still have a Roadtrek camper and an 07 Ram...
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    Brake fluid opinions!

    I have used O'Reilly's fluid in daughters Honda CRV with no problem for 6 years. She is a rural mail carrier and has over a hundred stops per day. She goes thru pads a lot. Amy brand of pad.
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    Stumped. Club cadet dies after 20 min

    I had a generator that did that. The problem was that the exhaust valve had stretched and only when it warmed up the motor would sputter and die and would not restart till it cooled off. I ground off some of the to of the valve and all was good again. I did the carb and charging and all that...
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    High end lawn tractors vs. other brands

    We have a 42" deck on our Husquvarna that we have had for 20 years that has the hydrostatic drive. It has had only oil and filters replaced each fall and new blades once. At our other home where it is hilly we have a Poulan from Home Depot that also has a 42" deck with a 5 speed transmission...
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    This is why I won't consider a Ford, Chevy or Toyota P/U

    I have a Ram 07 1500 Laramie. Has nice leather power seats in the front but non-reclining rear seats. I wish they did for my passengers but I tow my short 5th wheel camper with it. I have the Hemi in it. It has been a great vehicle and we have taken the family of 5 in it on vacations before...
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    Soft brakes. Any advice?

    Our Mazda5 had the pedal drop issue . I bought an ANCEL 610 and pumped the pedal several times to get it to come up and then activated the ABS pump with the tool and first the pedal dropped and then pumped my foot back to the top. It has to be able to have ABS activated to get the air out.
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    Good place to buy grade 8 bolts?

    You can shorten a longer bolt by just installing your die on the threads before you cut it off. Cleans up the threads when you take it off then.
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