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    Ester oil for AC systems added to engine oil

    https://www.amazon.com/TSI-Supercool-E7-Accessories-Fluid_Ounces/dp/B008PKVO66/ref=sr_1_6?crid=39LGKP4RKVBGW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ay5ZxcQUS4Pn4QYqeHomzxwF8vAr8ZuKhts092xH3DnfREgijMB5Mn8AK-pyCpE5E17nlNLBharYrTSFZrMfWPN7umDigw39ezQMFcrUPSv6tJQuu5xmKUOQnjGO9n8A6zU_E2XkV7Frg-sK5XAhRG5AiiiNYDL35kUhxjLr26-...
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    Loud vibrating hum coming from air box occasionally

    I put my hand on the airbox when it makes this horn like sound and it is vibrating hard. I found some info pointing to an IAC and throttle body dirty issue. Our car is a 1998 Ford Contour with 2.5L V6 engine. It will randomly start this loud humming horn noise, and it may go away when revving...
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    How to clean coolant side of a boat heat exchanger?

    Took off to silver solder the drain port - zinc pencil holder Noticed the inside is coated with brown red stuff that easily scrape off This is a Sen-Dure unit. I can using my fingernail scrape off a layer of slightly sticky stuff from the tubes. This is the coolant side of the unit, not the...
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    Powerstroke 6.7L oil drain-back concern; filter?

    Was watching a Dave's video and he adds in a check valve in the large oil pickup tube in the pan Says he is fixing a lot of Powerstrokes with spun and wiped out bearings due to bad oiling system design. Thoughts?
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    good local diesel price

    Just paid $2.69 a gallon for diesel at 7 Eleven, local to my house, well 3 miles away, $3.69 elsewhere Newport News VA, very close to Yorktown VA.
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    FF5814 is it NanoNet media or not!?

    The company site does not say Nanonet media under specifications. https://www.fleetguard.com/s/productDetails?propertyVal=FF5814&propertyField=home&language=en_US For filters ending in NN, they all say they are Nanonet media, click then click 'see related results'...
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    Cat 1R0750 diesel fuel filter cut open with 10,000 miles

    The reason I changed is the final PSI gauge had dropped to 2.5psi Opened up looks like typical diesel filter. It has hard plastic ends and core. Inside the can was perfect clear diesel Has no spring I used my table saw grit blade to open it up Nothing slimy or growing on it
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    Baldwin BD7317 cut open vortex filter dual flow Cummins 5.9L diesel, very nice filter

    This has about 8,000 miles on it. Nothing wrong with it. It has a vortex cone in the upper element, the second element does extra fine filtration The rubber seal is perfect between each element Metal can is decently strong looking down from top into first element has this cone Element...
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    Diehard battery date code?

    Diehard battery date is stamp melted into the top side edge Can someone tell me when it was made https://tipsfolder.com/read-date-code-diehard-battery-b741386247ea7edd5631855660f2cafa/ oLU4GHUA can you read this ridiculous stamping
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    drilled holes in battery caps to refill water, how to reseal? RTV? Plastic tape?

    Simply the battery was low on water as it has been a few years of use. And bat took 1/4 gallon of DI to fill up Now I have holes to seal. I drilled a hole and used a screw to pull out the caps. It is a sealed battery, but all batteries, if you are aware are not sealed. water has to be added at...
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    Adding ester oil to engine oil DIY idea

    https://www.amazon.com/FJC-2439-Estercool-Oil-Gallon/dp/B0002JMEHG/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=ester+oil&qid=1623414801&s=automotive&sr=1-8 Ester based engine oils like Redline and Valvoline Premium Blue Restore clean up engines on the inside. and offer less friction and heat. I was wondering...
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    Remote mount, lay filter on sideways?

    I was adding a remote coolant filter, and decided to lay it sideways. I did this on my truck as otherwise the bottom of the filter is slightly below the frame rail. And was thinking what if something hit it. So sideways is better protection. I recently put on a trans remote filter and it is...
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    7 yrs ago, algae could be turned into oil at around $5 per gallon

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/12/23/green-oil-scientists-turn-algae-into-petroleum-in-30-minutes/?sh=616ee7a35689 I imagine 7 yrs ago prices would be lower, so maybe now algae into oil would cost 7 or 8 per gallon of fuel. Algae into oil never going to make it to markets...
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    How do you know when to definitively change a transmission spin on filter

    I am adding a spin on trans filter to the cummins 2005 truck. This filter has an internal bypass set from 7-9 psi. I am going to add to add a 60 psi gauge on the input to the filter. I was thinking get a new pressure reading, then when the pressure rises by 7 psi, it needs changing idea.
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    what is the cooling line pressure of a 48re ram truck transmission?

    I am putting on a Derale 25709 filter head and a Wix 51622 trans filter. I was wondering if a pressure gauge will tell me when it is needing changed.
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    looking for an 11/16"-16 thread spin on filter with bypass

    The base I have is a marine fuel filter. It has an 11/16-16 thread for spin on filters. I wanted to recycle this base to use for a transmission filter I found a 4070 Napa-WIX coolant filter of 27 microns, but it has no internal bypass builtin. Anyone know of a filter number that uses that...
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    ram 2005 diesel fuel filter replacement, what was in there?

    2005 looks pretty clean has at least 6000 miles on it, was I think changed at the dodge dealer last year. Cover was so tight had to take off air horn to get leverage on the plastic cover. number hard to read seems to be 182601617 and some more digits Tough to get off the plastic cover and tough...
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    Fake Baldwin diesel fuel filter pf7977

    I bought a twin pack of these for the truck. I have been wondering if they are fakes or real Baldwin filters. If you go looking, you will see listings for pf7977 filters and some come in white boxes, origin china Now the ones I bought claim Baldwin as the manufacturer, but if you click a single...
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    15W-50 in transfer case when called for 5w-30

    I happened to change it when I first got the Trooper and thought why not put in the thicker Mobil 1 oil in there, but I think I will change it to a 0w-30 oil in a few weeks. It drives fine on the oil in the TC, but I am wondering how much extra drag this heavier oil creates as far as hurting the...
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