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Take it for a decent drive and get it to operating temps, half hour or more, do some engine braking stuff, and then change it.

I wonder if you could fill the engine right up to the valve cover with alcohol or brake cleaner that won't attack engine seals, leave it for a couple days, and then drain it. Maybe then fill again with solvent to regular oil level, and turn it over with the plugs out, for a minute, drain it...

Yep, storage is a good fit for them, they should probably offer free truck and trailer rentals if you agree to rent a unit. My in-laws rent two units at u-haul, that could be condensed to one, or maybe none, if they got rid of the stuff no one else wants... 3-4 years now of a couple hundred a...

Removing anything like a bird feeder, if you haven't. They aren't dumb, so maybe put something like a couple sprinklers out, and turn them on when they show up. Then they will learn to stay away from the lawn and the sprinklers. Spraying them with a hose, just teaches them to stay away from...

I find our Outback actually unlocks the TC and raises the rpms if we ask for maximum heat in the first few miles, of a "get in and go" start on a cold day, so it tries to do both! My 2016 Impreza seems to keep the rpms higher for the first mile or two on almost every cold start, unless its like...

No, it should all be engaged with no slippage, except the TC, which is just churning fluid. It is loading the CVT belt with zero movement, but that should be fine too? Lots of subarus climb some hills in AZ in 110F+ and then sit in D for a couple minutes at a light? You wouldn't want to...

I can't think of a mechanical downside and I think it would warm up the engine and transmissionmission faster, but maybe just wait 10-15 seconds to let the engine turn higher rpms in park, so oil gets into the valve train, before shifting to D or R to get out of the driveway. I wouldn't trust...

How was the vibration with the broken mount? If it wasn't really noticeable, and its an easy job, I might be tempted put a well reviewed solid one in. At least with my 2007 Focus, the only hydraulic mount that would last at all, was the Ford one, and it was needed as it would resonate the...

It is a good work out! It does beat turning it all over with a shovel though, as I did that one year when the rope broke. This the one like I have, turns out its from the 70's now that I looked it up, Sear Roto-spader. It was my grandfather's and it lived a pretty easy life in the rock free...

Maybe try quicker setting RTV silicone over the crack? Using the vacuum method? Just don't let it get too low, a friend in HS ignored the slight noise his mtx was making, and then it seized suddenly on the highway! Both front wheels locked up and he slid to a stop, fortunately in his lane.

Oak's seem to be a bit picky on where they like to sprout, and lots of critters like to eat them! We have a few large red and white oaks that produce a lot of acorns during seed years, and thousands likely get buried by squirrels, in the woods and in the old fields, but the rate of survival to...

Maybe take the old one to a radiator shop and see what they can find in the catalog that will work? Something roughly the same shape and capacity? We went through this at my in-laws place, with a fancy 15 yr old heat pump... $2k in parts or a new one again, they went new. It works out to...

Mostly in order of purchase Cars: Oldsmobile Nissan Plymouth Suzuki (had a bow tie on the grill) Honda Ford x 2 Subaru x 2 Dirt bikes/Atv: Honda x 3 Yamaha x2 Suzuki Tractors: Kioti Snowmobiles: Polaris Yamaha Ski-doo x 4

I have a similar tiller, I think its from the 80's. Has B&S 3.5hp horizontal piston. The biggest problem I have is the recoil as well, as the rope breaks every few years. I only till maybe 200 square feet, so it works well for that. Next time the rope breaks I think I will get a 1 way sprag...

Maybe that bearing was the weak spot if they had severe pinging? I guess if the cage failed on a roller, it would lead to rapid problems while the rest of the motor was fine? Some of these XR bikes seemed to have a ridiculously high rev limiter, well above where they were making power, but if...

Crown Vic? ;) Keep the "Grandpa car" tradition alive! I guess the RAM isn't a crewcab? My parents did well with one of those with our kids, then you can bring strollers, and then bikes, and maybe dirtbikes in the future? We did fine with 2 kids in car seats in our 2018 Outback, rear seats...

I don't think there is a good budget all-weather tire, but maybe these Dimax are as close as it gets? I would do some research on a budget UHP AS or summer tire, pick one with low noise and "soft sidewalls" and then get a nice used set of snows on steel rims, smallest wheel diameter that fits...

I think you are right, that adding a rear sway bar would reduce head bobble, as it would try to keep the chassis level as the inner front tire start climbing the grade before the outer one does. It would reduce the understeer tuned into the chassis though. I guess stiffer rear shocks would...

I think if it was atleast a mild PHEV, it would be better? If you do mostly highway, it doesn't make a lot of sense, as a CRV hybrid does the same thing, but then at highway speeds, turns off the generator and just runs direct drive from engine to wheels. Or lots of AWD CVT vehicles get about...

It is insects for sure, I would guess powder post beetles. Some of them like wood that has seen some fungal activity but now is dry, but with some humid air? They like the bottom levels of barns around here, or some fence posts. We have them in the odd chunk of firewood, and I don't worry...