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I have seven fluorescent light fixtures in my cellar on the same circuit, each holding two 48" T12 fluorescent bulbs. Three of the fixtures work consistently, but four of them are not working properly, that is, they come on when they want to. One fixture will eventually come on if I flick the...

I'm running Windows 10 on a seven year old Toshiba laptop, and yesterday's Windows update made huge changes. 80% of my desktop icons and my screen saver disappeared, as did all of my bookmarks in Chrome and my mouse stopped working. In fact most programs didn't recognize me and wanted me to...

I get free oil changes from my dealer for my 2019 Altima, which has a PR25DD GDI engine. After getting the oil changed yesterday, I drove 25 miles home and checked the dipstick. To my surprise the oil appeared black, so I pumped some out through the dipstick pipe and it is super dark, looks...

I have a six year old Toshiba Tecra A50-D laptop that I love and want to keep. The cooling fan has been occasionally rattling and has now stopped, causing a warning notice. At the same time the computer has slowed a lot, I presume a safety feature to keep it from overheating. I am operating it...

Did the UOA just as an integrity check on dealer using bulk oil. Additives and viscosity a little lighter than I expected, especially since I was 1/2 quart low (10%) when sampled, but pretty much within SP range. Results look good.

I'm sure many or most of you that subscribe to Sirius XM already know this, but for those that don't.... I received an email from Sirius XM two months ago advising me that my subscription will automatically renew in August for one year at $23.05 per month. No further reminders of course as...

Some may not find this humorous from an environmental standpoint, but it gave me a giggle. I was shopping online for some furnace filters, and after pricing them at the usual venders like Amazon and Walmart I was surprised to find them at a lower price on Chewy.com, the pet food site! Since my...

The API has over 27,000 products licensed globally and analyzes over 1,000 samples annually to assure compliance. Recent results found that 46% of these samples had issues ranging from minor discrepancies to more serious viscosity and NOACK inconsistencies. Some 15% of the samples had...

So the wife and I are cruising on home after a night of dinner, drinking, and dancing at our local roadhouse. Mrs lead-foot is at the wheel of her little Mitsubishi Eclipse five speed V6, but after her last ticket (#5) she finally took a lesson from me and was using cruise control, a safe 60 in...

This is a 2019 Nissan Altima with the 4 cylinder 2.5 liter PR25DD engine. Ran fine last night, parked it overnight in my garage, and next day it ran rough when started. It is throwing a P0302 code indicating a misfire in the #2 cylinder and the Check Engine light is blinking. I swapped the...

We have a warm spell coming and so I want to heat my in-ground pool up as quickly as possible. My heat pump for the pool says its maximum efficiency is at a flow rate of 48 gallons/minute. When I set my variable speed pump to deliver 48 GPM the water temperature entering the pool is 92.4°F...

I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern VA where the roads are full of curves and hills. A quarter mile stretch of a straight and flat road is virtually unheard of here. Are there any considerations I should take into account in tire selection for these roads? I can see the curves...

After putting up my annual 30+ frozen eggplant parm dinners, I found I had a lot of extra eggplant in my garden this year, so I tried something new. This is pretty easy to prepare and taste delicious! Mini Eggplant Pizzas Start with two medium sized Italian style eggplant (black and tear...

So this guy shows up at our house last month and talks to my wife about our roof. He is a Project Manager from Weatherguard Roofing & Restoration and tells her about a hail storm that hit us a year ago. He shows her a map on his phone indicating we had 1.75” hail and our roof is undoubtedly...

First time using an impact wrench and I stripped one of the lug nuts and stud. Am I okay running on four lugs instead of five for the next 3,000 miles until my next scheduled service? I don't speed but we do have a lot of hills and curves here.

Finally we had a white Christmas - four inches of snow fell overnight! I took these photos this morning from our front porch. Merry Christmas all!

I have a long winding uphill gravel driveway that gets ruts in one section from heavy rains. Most of the gravel in this 750 foot section is gone and I have been advised that adding more gravel will help. I had the drive re-graded and graveled about three years ago to the tune of $4,000 but that...

My Scag Turf Tiger (61", Kohler Command Pro 25, vintage 2001) has two Bussmann automotive type fuses, one 20A and one 30A. The 20A has blown 3 times and the 30A twice over the past five years. Is this normal? If not, any ideas what might be wrong?

My wife has a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS 3.0L that is giving a problem starting. She drove it a few miles yesterday, shut it off for a few minutes, and when trying to restart it gives a single loud click followed by a continuous humming sound from under the hood, and inside gives a double...

I have a Husqvarna lawn tractor with a B&S 24 HP Intek-V Twin engine that I bought seven years ago and use to mow about one acre. Last week it ran fine and when I was done cutting I parked it in the shed. Yesterday it started right up and seemed to be running at full speed, but was making a...