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They probably don't want to pay for certification. Instead of saying "Dexos approved" they may say "suitable for Dexos applications".

I got a kick out of the scanning electron micrograph they show of a glass surface. I've looked at glass under the SEM and it looks nothing like that. It is smooth at high magnifications. In fact, I would have to sprinkle some powder on the surface so I'd have something to focus on during...

I know I'm old when I go to an antique store and see things that I daily use in my kitchen and garage.

The funeral home is owned by a family of a classmate of mine in high school.

Was that the one I see on M-59?

My dad made his career at Ford and bought Ford vehicles with employee discount. Same with me when I worked at Chrysler.

I shoved around 2000 acorns into the ground on my property some 5 years ago. I want to replace the weed trees with something more stately. I didn't just strew them in the forest, I pushed them into the soil with a specially made pole. Not one of them sprouted and grew. I'm sure the squirrels...

I can tolerate being without electricity for a bit, but I'm less tolerant of being without water. I still have the task of finding a way to hook up my generator to the well pump. The bladder/accumulator can deliver a number of gallons of water before that's out. Natural gas is always reliable...

Thankfully, Michigan is depopulating, leaving more energy for those remaining.

I dealt with rusty cars ever since high school. When I was 19, I decided prevention is better than fixing rust. I had every car rustproofed since. It didn't completely stop rust, but it sure slowed it down.

For starters, find out why it's not building up pressure. There has to be a leak somewhere. Check the radiator cap. Introduce some pressure with compressed air, using no more than 20 psi. Splash soapy water at suspect areas. Pressure reduces the incidence of nucleant boiling in the system...

I often find WalMart is out of something that I know they carry. I chalk it up to poor management of inventory. It's somewhat inexcusable in this day of electronic tabulation and tracking of stock.

If it's not pulling there is no problem. I agree that it could be a difference in coating thicknesses.

I've done this before on hot, swealtery days. I'd park the hose nozzle next to the condenser with a slight water mist.

Setting up for sale prices?

Toyota Tercel Cutie. I believe Toyota was trying to target the female market. It didn't work, they found out that women like masculine cars.

I had a 2002 Volvo S40. It was good to me. OCI was every 10K with 5W-30 synthetic. I did nothing special for turbo cooldown. I had the car 202K with no turbo problems before I sold it. It didn't feel right that 7.5K with regular oil was specified for the oil change interval.

I have a similar problem with my shower. When I return after being gone 6 months, I find the (single rotating handle) mixing valve is stuck from the deposits that dried internally. I need to take it apart and unstick it. The mixing valve is basically a short brass plunger that moves back and forth.

I coat the piston bore and mating surfaces with silicone grease. Any moisture that enters the braking system is through these sealing surfaces. Brake fluid and the ATE brake cylinder paste are alcohols, which absorb water. Silicone paste acts as a barrier to moisture, allows good brake function...

I'm lucky. With the hundreds of oil changes I've done in my life, I've never encountered an oil filter that wouldn't come off conventionally.