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According the the I_Do_Cars (YT) guy, it's predominantly No. 3 that eventually self-destructs. 😭

I was watching a random music "mix" on ScrewTube the other night. This video comes up and 16 seconds into it, I see the trombone player. "Dang, that looks like my brother." :unsure: I send him the video link and ask, "Is this you?" He replies, "Yeah. It took a while for me to remember...

I was taking inventory of some of the hoarded parts over the years, and came across a couple of Beck-Arnley PCV valves for the Highlander; easy 10 minute job. I tried using the new torque adapters I recently purchased. The torque spec for the valve is 44 in-lb; it's plastic running into...

New torque adapters; AC Delco, made in Taiwan. Comes with Panasonic batteries. Calibrated by Tommy Lee; no, not that Tommy Lee :ROFLMAO:A few bucks more than HF.

That's what I figured its intended function is. Evidence is that it was bent out of the way a long time prior. Thanks!

Oil and filter change on the Highlander. My first time working under the hood, so in true Toyota fashion, I had a pile of tools out when I was finished. Out: OEM oil filter element GTMO 0W-20 (OCI 5,546 mi) In: Denso 150-3021 oil filter element (odd that Denso no longer shows this filter by...

Our +10 year old drip coffee maker intermittently bit the dust. The coffee maker would randomly sense that the drip-stop (DS) was in the closed position, and stop the brewing process. Even after disassembling the brew basket, I still couldn't figure out the DS sensor circuit. Relying on an AI...

He tried to top Charley Findley with crazy baseball day promotions. Ostrich racing?

I figured it out. It's a water valve that's "missing" the knob. The proximity of all three items (valve, drain and electrical outet), tells me there was a water fountain/cooler in that location.

There's a mixed use (medical/insurance/etc.) office building that I frequent. The offices share a rest room in the hall. This is on the opposite wall from the rest room door. Any idea of what this valve was for? Water supply? The plug above looks like a water drain.

I would have thrown several bottles myself.

Ballroom Blitz

Mom and I went to lunch at The Boardwalk (burger and pizza joint) one afternoon. There was a group of office workers finishing up when these three dudes sit nearby. After the group leaves, one of the three dudes gets up, circles the office group's now empty table and picks up all the left over...

Since it appears that the manifold is out of the car, would stud removal via EDM be the path of least resistance?

I'd forgot to add a caution to the above. Tall, "thin" reservoirs may prove problematic getting the rice out. The '92 Lumina had a coolant reservoir mounted along side the RH fender, that ran from the engine bay opening, down to the subframe. Getting the rice out was a chore.

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/coolant-reservoir-maintenance-item.388105/#post-7037133

Outside of the eCVT (good) and the 8-speed whine (some develop whine, some don't), the power hatch lift supports still appear to be an issue. The "Power Cylinders" start to malfunction after 3-5 years, typically when they're out-of-warranty. Last winter, mine have started to refuse to...

Get a .20 caliber bore brush; these should have the 5-40 thread (if I'm understanding correctly...which is hit/miss these days). Wrap a cleaning patch around the bristles. That should work.

Cry harder. 😭 During the afternoon commute and on weekends, the drive thru line starts past the corner of Tracy Blvd. and Clover. Add to that the traffic trying to enter I-205 eastbound (first right after Nations). My personal worst is +25 minutes in the drive-thru. BAH. I rarely go to In-N-Out...