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Wife's 2015 Kia Sedona minvan A/C stopped working, naturally it's required to fail this time of year right before a family trip in July. Hooked gauges up and this is what I've observed: A) Tested low side by itself, static pressure after sitting many hours-- it read 110 PSI, way above what it...

Work was throwing out a Dewalt pressure washer with a Honda GX200 engine on it. I remember them buying it in 2017, I bet it had about 15 hours on it before the pump went bad. It got shelved when they bought another one and has been collecting dust since. While doing some spring cleaning this...

Co-worker brought his truck to me to help him with an intermittent squeeling/screeching noise. A friend of his replaced accessory belt components, the usual suspects-- all idlers, tensioner assembly, belt and yet the noise persists. Said friend condemned the power steering pump, but can't...

I have a Sony 5.1 receiver (STR-DE985) that I need to hook up to subwoofer(s) via a power amp. The receiver has a subwoofer pre-out w/ the requisite low pass filter. It's currently connected to a Carver WCA-400 power amp (400W @ 8 ohm bridged) which is in turn connected to a 12" sub. That has...

Talk me into it or out of it, your choice, but please explain why and refrain from political commentary. I'm considering this purchase purely out of a "what does a vehicle need to do for me" perspective; politics and tree hugging simply aren't a factor here. Test drove one with 65K at a local...

Helping a co-worker out with an old '02 Grand Prix SE 3.1L, 210K miles. He bought the car for $700 and his complaint is 1st to 2nd gear is slow or non-existent at times (especially when cold). He brought it to me to put on the lift and look it over thoroughly. Not a bad car for what he paid--...

My neighbor text me asking if I had a battery tester. His mower won't start. He bought the mower 3 years ago and tells me he's had to replace the battery every spring at $70 a pop from Lowes because it's where he bought the mower. He haggles with them every year about it and sometimes...

I tow a small 10x5-ish utility trailer with my '07 Pacifica a few times a year, a "real" trailer (not some harbor freight junk) w/ 15" wheels that I borrow from a friend. Obviously nothing super heavy, but I'm sure there's been a few loads that approached 2-3K w/ trailer, no issues. The...

My wife has always loved her minivans, but she's growing tired of it. They've served their purpose when our 4 kids were little, but the two oldest are driving now so she's usually the only one in it or with just one or two passengers. Anytime we have people over and want to go out, she (or I)...

Have a 2000 New Holland LS45 riding mower (Toro Wheelhorse 268H rebadge) I put away a couple years ago, the old Kohler V-twin was shot, needs a new engine. The mower condition is such that it's worth getting going again. Went with a Briggs; decent deal which became even better after adding...

I have a simple problem-- 50-some gallon dual stage air compressor that gets to 145psi. I need to regulate it down to ~90 psi for my air tools. I bought this device...

Helping a friend out-- Truck in question is a fairly base model 2010 Ford F-150 w/ the 4.6L 2-valve, 4 speed auto, and one of the old school transfer cases w/ mechanical linkage. In this nasty weather, his attempt to get into 4WD resulted in a clunk and he wasn't able to get the shifter to...

My 2-stroke gallon cans haven't been used in a while, one was empty, the other half full. The shop they sit in never gets below about 40F. Filling them up, the empty one started spewing fuel on the gas station concrete before the fuel shutoff device or even I could notice, right around 0.75...

I stumbled across an HDEO offering, Delo 15W-40 600 ADF which claims an "ultra low ash" technology. How does this differ from a standard CK-4 HDEO and are other oil companies following this trend? I'm curious if this is an oil that could see dual use in a diesel and gas engine, the latter...

Anyone ever take out a loan for a simple parcel of land? My 5 year plan involves buying some property, 5-10+ acres a county over where land is cheaper. Basic use would be recreation, mainly camping, hunting & shooting. I'd have no immediate plans to develop the property, but road and nearby...

Only leak I've ever had on this car is a weeping input shaft seal on the auto transmission, I have to add a few oz. of fluid every few months. I started seeing signs of an actual leak where I park and transmission fluid was staying full. Checked oil and it was about a quart low. Very unusual--...

1999 Toyota Camry, has a bad inner tie rod at 170K. Decided to replace both inners as well as outer ends. RockAuto had some Beck Arnley on closeout for next to nothing, so I chose those. What I received in the BA box was a "555" brand. I've never heard of them. Given it's a critical part...

Thought I had my daughter's "new-to-us" car (1999 Camry 2.2L 5S-FE / auto / 170K) buttoned up and was ready to turn the keys over fully, but the very next start the engine had an awful vibration, determined to be misfire on the #2 cylinder. Ignition is good but fuel injector is dead. Probing...

Due to the filter's location (see photo), I expected a sea of oil to run down the block. I prepared the area underneath with disposable towels, etc. When I pulled the filter off, not a drop came out-- inside or outside the filter. Can't really see much at all inside the filter and if I turn...

Just got done refurbishing a '99 Camry w/ the 2.2L 4 cylinder. Timing belt kit, water pump & housing, oil pump reseal, trans fluid change, new radiator & hoses, whole bunch of stuff done. As I prepared to fire it up (filling fluids), the coolant system has me scratching my head how the new...