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    Mini fridge thermostat

    My Frigidaire mini (2.5 cubic ft) thermostat seems to be the culprit in not keeping ice frozen. I've You Tubed the problem took out the old part which is WPF 21 rated: 250V, 6A, 50/60 Hz. The video is old and WPF 21 is no longer available. Can I use WPF 22 or 20 safely and would either work...
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    Is there an "in engine" shelf life for used oil?

    I remember reading oil can age and get acidic if used even for a short while, driven only a thousand or so miles. I have 2 cars, a sports car using a synthetic Mobil 1 oil which I drive about 1-2 thousand miles yearly when there is no salt on the road and a small truck with a gas engine which I...
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    Battery Maintainer: Prologix vs Norco Genius

    I will have 2 and maybe three cars/SUV sitting in my garage this winter. The Norco has connections besides the clamps and battery ringlets being 12v cigarette plug can bus enabled and OCBD II to charge while Prologix has a 7 stage charge cycle including “exercising” the battery. Which one would...
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    Do tires age sitting around in an attached garage?

    I want to change tires/rims on my seasonal truck which has already been put away for the season from old off road to on road tires with new rims. Truck is not driven from the Winter to Spring as the frame is not galvanized. Since I have free time and want to do things in the garage, am I wasting...
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    First oil change on new modern SUV; how many miles

    Originally Posted By: zfasts03 I will rotate tires every 7500. 1st 2 services are free with GM. However, I will be forgoing the free services, due to being very particular with my vehicles. Plus I can do the work myself in less time/aggravation than having a dealer do the work. Some people...
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    First oil change on new modern SUV; how many miles

    Originally Posted By: zfasts03 Wondering the same thing! I am approaching 1000 miles this weekend. Will change oil and filter soon. I won't run past 50% on OLM the first run. After that, run it to about 15-20% or 6 months. We do LOTS of very short trips. I will run: Mobil 1 AFE 0w-20 Fram...
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    Should I half fill oil filter on canister type?

    New Suburban is great. I thought I was old school as my daily drivers were all manual transmission but having a modern SUV with keyless entry, push button start, handsfree phone. Still at 1300 miles (4 weeks old) and have a few questions on when to change my first oil.
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    First oil change on new modern SUV; how many miles

    I'm 50 and remember when I was younger, read that on new cars, to do an oil change at 1000 miles to get rid of the "shavings" that may show up in new engines. Now that it is 2016, I have a new Suburban. It uses 0W20, Dexos rated oil, I assume synthetic and the dealer has a sticker on my...
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    Should I half fill oil filter on canister type?

    For the past 1-2 years, just started changing my oil on my LR Defender (canister) and Porsche 911 (cartridge) which I got the service manuals. Have a 2008 Suburban which I take to Jiffy Lube but just got a 2016 Suburban which I want to change the oil myself but don't have the service manual...
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    Odd size moving boxes, where to get?

    I want to pack up my film darkroom. There are several enlargers, print washers, dry mount presses and other either long or large and flat boxes I would need. Dimensions would be around 55 inches long by 8x8 inches or 30 x 26x 10 inches. I don't need but a few. Is there an online site for odd...
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    Cannot DEFEAT these WATER SPOTS!

    This was the case with my 1995 Defender. Drove me crazy after I polished the rest of the truck. I used Duragloss NG glass water spot remover in conjunction with a dual action orbital polisher using an orange abrasive pad. Even so, it took a fair amount of polishing to get the glass to be spot...
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    Scan tool: which one?

    Thanks for all of your suggestions. Since I'm starting to work on my 911, I went on the Porsche forums and saw the Durametric was something I could reset the service light as I've read dealer would charge half an hour labor to reset the light. I guess they have a problem with someone doing their...
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    Scan tool: which one?

    Originally Posted By: michaelluscher Do you own a Bluetooth Android phone, or a Windows laptop with Bluetooth? If so, that opens you to the versatility of the OBDLink MX Here's more info on the pre OBD1 system on your Landie http://www.pangaea-expeditions.com/resources/obdcodes/index.html...
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    Scan tool: which one?

    Need a scan tool for basic diagnostics. Not having ever used one and only starting to do minor maintenance work, what points in buying one would be important? Would be useful if the scanner would be as specific as possible for given car, giving live data, how much time left for TPMS etc. Have a...
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    Removing and installing wheels basics

    Originally Posted By: Donald An impact wrench is less likely to snap a lug bolt or stud than a breaker bar. Good to know. I'd rather not do damage on my first outing. Would make me shy away from working on my own car. FWIW, I just started doing my own oil changes last year (at 48) and it makes...
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    Removing and installing wheels basics

    Originally Posted By: racer12306 No, you want the weight off of the tires before you loosen the bolts. Using a breaker bar to loosen, you need to leave some weight on the tires so they don't spin, but with an impact, that doesn't matter. TY for the clarification. Not that I anticipate needing...
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    Removing and installing wheels basics

    Originally Posted By: SIXSPEED I use my cordless impact wrench to slowly drive down the lug nuts to the first few impacts; I find there's plenty of margin where the fastener requires further tightening. Then I follow up with a ratcheting breaker bar and finally a torque wrench. I always...
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    Removing and installing wheels basics

    Wow, Thanks for all the replies. I'll use the HF torque wrench as it appears to be reliable enough. Don't want to spend more on a beam type wrench. I'm one to overthink everything so I tend to ask a lot. To confirm, when I use the impact wrench to "break" then lug bolt, I assume that the car...
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    Removing and installing wheels basics

    I'm going to start doing more maintenance and need to take off and put wheels back on. My car has lug bolts so I'm getting wheel hangers to lessen the chances of nicking the wheels/calipers or rotors when changing them. A few questions: 1. I bought a breaker bar but can I use an impact wrench...
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    Putting away car for winter . . . octane question.

    Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite my GENERAC 6500 gen set with a one-lunger sino-honda has now 3 year old gas in it. Starts right up and runs fine. IIRC, I put Premium E0 and a couple 0z top oil. That's a low tech fueler though. Now MPFI automotive, Id go with E0 and some top oil too. Never...
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