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Looks a lot like a Method 318 too

How did you get it in? Remove rear window?

I have had a few old vehicles which consumed oil. I ran early oil changes with synthetic oil and always a half can of seafoam in the sump. A couple of them improved greatly over time that way, one going from a quart every 1500 miles to half a quart every 7500. I probably used Penzoil platinum...

I enjoy having both. The air is incredibly helpful for blowing out the shop, air filters, fans, hair driers, carpets, shoes, sawdust-caked tools. I probably use it more for cleaning than I do running an impact. My goto drill is this small 12V rigid - mostly as a nut-driver. It’s probably 13...

The idle-down on cruise after bump - I would set the scan tool to watch the throttle plate position. I’ll bet you see it close, not open to maintain speed. Bump tells me that maybe wheel speed sensor is probably flaking out, or a wire to it. ??

Mid 80’s fluke conditions in a 5MT ‘86 ford escort - skinny tires, 5th gear, engine off at every coasting event in the mountains. Over 45 mpg via 3 hour road trip. Carbuerated engine. It generally was a 23-30 mpg car 2018 civic 6MT. Always 35 ish 24 Rav4H. always 39.5 mpg

Inline 6 with a manual transmission? The pleasure of driving it could be worth the learning curve. I suspect these are similar to Volvo ownership. There is a learning curve to getting around the hood, different than a Japanese car. But then once you figure it out, you might not want to work on...

Head bobble seemed a trade off. Before the bar, the truck leaned more and you were tossed farther. After bar, it leaned less but the corrective lean was quicker to come. Frankly, between the two, because the amount of rocking was less, I guess my perception is that the event didnt last as long...

Those look a lot bigger than I’d expect for that size. Well done!

I ran hellwig rear sway bar on my f150 and it was fantastic. It may be a little stronger than it needs to be, but the hellwig has 3 settings, and on the lowest it was quite nice. It also radically transformed on-center steering feel. With that, normal 18” oem wheels, and eventually a reasonable...

@Delta, what tire size are you running? Is that a 265/70 r17, or a 265/65 r18?

I have always wanted a gas powered trash pump but have never had a need for it. A couple of years ago I bought a small sump pump with 1” outlet for flushing the water heater. It’s been used for that a few times but more recently has been used in 2 emergencies to take the top 12” off our septic...

I made sure I bought a unit with the ASME placard, and mine came from tractor supply, a belt drive 120V unit. I’d previously bought a harbor freight unit, found no ASME placard on it, and fought with them to accept the return. They didn’t want to take it back because I had put the oil into the...

How does the engine note and feel change after going to the amsoil? I can’t see the API rating on that oil, I assume it’s SP? Or SN plus?

That is really interesting. I was leaning hard towards the Chevy, but saw that the passenger side doesn’t get safety structure which the driver side gets, when I was looking. I really don’t like it when mfrs do that. As such I didn’t even go look at it as a matter of principal.

I’ve bought 2 and sold 2 from them. If you want good warranty service on a used car, this is the best you’ll find unless you happen upon some kind of unicorn contract. They are generally the first place I look. If I was going to buy something where I really wanted a warranty, this would be it.

Good review. I have had very similar reactions as a ‘24 Tacoma owner. The engine note was “fun” at first, then tiresome. On a whim I used 25% 30-wt oil in an oil change and it made a larger difference than I’ve ever known in a 4-cylinder, and have stayed with the formula. Engine note is...

I like BOTH of those. The accessory wheel sticks out just a hair more, maybe 10mm. The Terra G3s are supposed to be quite good. How do you like it?

DT is the best I’ve found here, and consistently too. They did put a very minor scratch on a friends low-pro wheel and they paid no question to have it fixed. I’ve also seen them very quietly help people who are really down on their luck. I asked them about it and he told me they aren’t...

Here’s one of my two favorites. Real low beams. Buy a pair of hella halogen e-code inserts, and the cheap pair of name brand sylvania halogen bulbs. The non-long life bulbs have smaller filaments, burn slightly hotter, but have a tighter beam… all the benefits of a higher performance bulb at...