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    Honda CRV 2015, amsoil CVT fluid, 85,000 miles

    this was also posted in the “what are you doing today” thread, but it will have more future value I think, over here. Copy: ************ 2015 CRV, (CVT), 5 qts of ATF drained/filled. 85k miles. This was interesting. CVT had drain/fill at 50k with Honda hcf-2. No issue, no change in any...
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    Review - Ryobi 40V blower/vacuum mulcher

    In a moment of desperation, irritation and impulse buy, I picked up ryobi’s inline 40V blower/mulcher vacuum. our trees exploded, I’ve not dealt with it, haven’t had the time, and mulching with the mower reached the end of the line. the store didn’t have what I wanted, so it was either the...
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    Any common knowledge on the ZF 8 speed in the 2016 Yukon?

    A good friend of mine just picked up a 2016 Yukon xl with the 8 speed. After driving it a couple days and getting it good and warmed up, the transmission notably shudders in most shifts. 130k miles on it. Google tells me this is a known problem and a class action lawsuit hit at some point. I...
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    The end of the powersports battery in the ZTR

    It’s been a good run. My ariens ztr originally had a rather small sealed lead acid battery. It was perhaps 1/3 the size of the standard garden tractor battery. That sucker lasted 7 years with no care. It got rather weak at 4 years and I might have to bump the starter a couple times to get it to...
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    EU2000 clogs every month

    I’ve never had to do this so much to a honda. I have a 2 year old EU2k. It’s probably got 80 hours on it, and has been bad about surging after sitting. I’ve had it apart 3 times, and clearing the pilot tube every time fixes it. All my fuel has stabil in it, and i added a fuel filter the last...
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    Pressure washer, vibration, spitting, loss of pressure

    I’ve got a frankenbrew pressure washer.. an AR pump mated to a predator engine. It gets used 4-5 times per year, 3-5 hours each time, and always stored with pump saver run through it with the rope pulled a few times. yesterday I ran it about 3 hours, and it never made full pressure, the engine...
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    Ever seen this? Elantra revival, air in the lines

    A few of us decided to get together and revive an ‘11 Elantra that had been sitting for 3 years. the owner had left the gas tank full, but obviously the tires were flat, it was covered in so much crud, battery was dead, etc.. the owner was able to clean it, install a battery and pump up the...
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    Wonderful road trip - 2018 Honda Civic sport 6mt. How did we miss this?

    My son‘s car. He’s moving with a rental truck in a few days, so I drove his laden 2018 civic up a few days ahead of him. His is a 1.5T with the 6MT, civic sport trim. My daily is somewhere between an 18 F150 and a 14 Lexus GS. my wife has a mid-teens crv. i didn’t realize the true gold mine...
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    Precision driving at a whole new level

    while I’ve been offered test drives in friends’ EVs for several years now, I’ve repeatedly declined until Friday. I ended up behind the wheel of dual motor model 3. As a former stick-shift driver, this vehicle awakened several memories for me. I can see them being highly desirable in dense...
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    Fiddling with ford’s battery management

    I’ve been noticing a change in the starting note in my f150 lately and started paying more attention to the battery voltages. I’ve got a small digital voltmeter mounted. In other posts I’ve noted the stock behavior: - 12.4v cruise - 14.4v deceleration - 13.5v when lights are on or AC is on the 2...
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    New trim restorer type? Almost like spray paint #Meguiar's Ultimate Black Plastic Restorer

    Bought this tonight to give it a try. There are two formulations, the gel and the spray. The gel is a mixed bag. It goes on like lotion, thickens as it dries, and last about 3 weeks or 1 heavy rain. It looks good, but remains greasy to the touch, and runs down over the paint badly in the rain...
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    Proper Hydraulic Oil for Haulette 4527A

    Pardon me - this is probably pretty basic but I'm not experienced with hydraulics. I'm helping a friend who bought a used hydraulic lift - a Haulette 4527A. This is a fairly beefy tow-behind basket lift on battery power. The manual calls for the following oil: "HVI AW32 or equivalent hydraulic...
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    Question about fitting brake lines, small leak under pressure.

    Helping a buddy - 1965 Chevy. Had to install a new master cylinder. The single brake line outlet was in the front instead of the side, so he also ordered the oem shape brake line to fit the MC outlet. After rebuilding the RR caliper, he gets a firm pedal. BUT, there is a Very Slight fluid leak...
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    Here we go, completely flatlined deka AGM

    Friend of mine bought a classic car (1965) and the PO mentioned it had a slow drain. We disconnected all of the aftermarket electronics…. The alternator, which is recent, may be the only unswitched device. We had the engine running then it sat for 8 weeks with a new Deka AGM. Battery voltage was...
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    Same vehicle, wildly different filter dimensions

    vehicle is a 2014 Lexus GS 350 with the 3.5 V6. I removed an STP filter and couldn’t figure out how to make the mobile 1 filter fit properly in the same place. Compared the lengths, and they are wildly different. I figured I bought the wrong filter by mistake. Drove back to Walmart and nope- the...
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    Aptera - self feeds up to 40 miles/day

    A friend and coworker of mine has put money down on a reservation. He and his wife both DD teslas. With his commute, this vehicle would almost completely self feed. It gets its efficiency by being small. https://aptera.us/
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    Replaced bilstein with fox after 25,000 miles, f150

    Granted I’m a bitoger, and I initially sprung for bilsteins, so I’m probably a little pickier than most, but I pulled them off today and installed fox IFP 2.0s in the rear today. the oem shocks saw tow duty and were useless with a load by 18,000 miles. The bilsteins went on and frankly, I felt...
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    Voltage Measurements - health 2018 F150

    So, just on a whim I installed a digital voltmeter in the F150. I study in it, sometimes running accessories, engine off. It’s got a larger battery and small solar panel on the camper shell, and a 600 Watt inverter I use mostly to recharge hand tools from when needed. Especially when running the...
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    Tread life experience? Bridgestone Potenza RE980AS

    I have quite liked these tires on the Lexus. They track great, are pretty quiet, grip oh so good. they could be a touch harsh on road irregularities, cracks and joints. It’s a pretty soft, grippy, nicely modulated compound. I just noticed mine, which have 10,000 miles on them, are nearly to the...
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    F150 spring sag?

    My 2018 f150 seems to be losing some of the height over the back axle. It used to have a bit more rake than it does now. Is this a thing with fords? I know the 250s are known for it in some generations. I’ve had a camper shell on it for 4 years, and there’s probably 150 lbs in the bed on...
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