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    Marbles in my crankcase? Every mechanic mystified. 2012 LS460 at 250k

    it’s not on startup so probably not a bad park pin.
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    What is the riskiest used car to buy?

    the lr3 is a good design and well built. the stuff that came later is not so good. of course the diesel americans never got and the ford 4.0 were both turds but the 4.4 jag v8 is very good.
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    9 vs 11 tooth starter

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/133804236929 lsx starters sound sickly by design. if you want a powerful deep sound like an old dodge or toyota you need a denso clone starter.
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    Could G11 Coolant be HOAT?

    g11 is a catch all term for the many different coolants vw used in the early 80s to mid 90s basf g48 is the most common g11 replacement coolant. all of the current options on the market use benzoate or organic acids
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    Ball Hex Sockets - what do you use them for?

    ball end torx is also a thing needed for imrc on some vws and other real hard to get stuff
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    New serpentine belt, Is it ok?

    that gates was a littens. almost guaranteed to be an oe part
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    Engineering Explained explains drive-by wire

    99% of guys outside the dealer can’t align current model vehicles or choose not to. what’s your point?
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    No pickup trucks in the UK

    european vehicles always have way less standard equipment than what is over here the second gen US focus just happened to be no effort facelift whereas the european one was a real brand new car. otherwise they were always comparable
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    No pickup trucks in the UK

    their main market was replacing rusted out and/or stolen land rover 109s and 110s. for farmers and other people who need a diesel powered multi purpose vehicle…
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    Worst Soviet Fighter

    you can’t operate these aircraft on a grand total of 5 airfields, taking off from poland opens next can of worms. moskali saving last cruise missiles just to spite fighter deal if it ever happens then you have 24/7 mig-31 and ground launched kill zone that tore up our old pos planes. vsu has...
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    Worst Soviet Fighter

    ussr bought space pens
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    FL-2121-B12 (FL-500S alternative)

    tsb on it somewhere
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    Oh lord the 2023 Accord is ugly

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    Is Moper Red coolant just Dexclone?

    red is paraflu up, another euro oat copy and paste formula than can be substituted with g30 or dexcool. it was changed to purple to stop confusion with mopar’s older orange g05.
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    Do you always, usually, or rarely torque bolts to spec?

    when i started in trucks i was hourly for a couple years, 15 to 20 to 25. if you didn’t stand up to the big boss and tell you know what you’re worth, you’re never gonna get upgraded to FR
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    Do you always, usually, or rarely torque bolts to spec?

    don’t leave the hourly new guys out we need to make an inclusive circle for everyone 😂🤣
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    Have you ever had to replace an engine in a car?

    if you mean chevrolet they didn’t.…. and were put into the most abused vehicles (trucks). just about any BOP or caddy family engine was longer lived and better built by volume chev v8s probably accounted for the vast majority of engine swap jobs in their prime
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    Have to replace a CV boot...

    slap those fvp premium axles on and see how far they get you 😂
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    Confused about coolant

    bmw and volvo are all getting rid of g48 and moving to stock psi-oat or ht-12 si-oat in the case of bmw
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