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Has anyone ever used one of these Pressurized engine prelubers? Like a Melling MPL-101 or a Sealed Power T40? I searched here and Google and found no BITOG threads about it. Ive always used the shaft things you hook up to the drill and yank the distributor out and prime. Now as most engines have...

Just looking for a consensus from a few people. If I wanted to raise the ride height of a car and inch or so, could I do so by adding OE coil spring isolators to the bottom as well as the top of the front coil spring? The car in question is the 1981 380SL I have been working on for the past two...

Its been a week now since I changed oil on my DeVilbiss 6.5HP 240V air compressor. Ive had this compressor since new for 20 years, no issues. This compressor calls for SAE20 ND on the label on the compressor (No ISO recommendations). I try to guesstimate 100 hours of use, then change the oil...

The old 380SL is finally going in for body and paint. I have 1800 miles on its current OCI. It goes into the body shop this week and will be there til about April of 2019. Should I change the oil now or later? Since the 5.0 MB engine was put in a few years ago, it has always gotten 15W40...

After tackling some fuel issues on the 1981 380SL, I pulled the fuel tank and noticed some rust inside. The tank had already been repaired about three years ago. The strainer didn't look bad. A little brown in color, but free of clogs. There was a few large pieces of slag and MIG wire from...

After pricing out wood dash kits for my 380SL, I have decided to take the first stained layer of cracked lacquer and veneer from all the wood pieces. This part is done. Now all I have to do is re veneer, stain and lacquer. I have everything purchased for the job such as zebrawood veneer, vacuum...

I'll be replacing the fuel injectors later this week on our Mercedes 380SL with a 5.0 Euro engine. When ordering all the parts, one of the recommended parts was ceramic paste. When doing research as to why ceramic paste over o-ring lube, I really didn't come up with much as far as an answer...

Maybe this has been posted before. I searched and couldn't find anything here. But......... Advance Auto Parts and Interstate Batteries announce a strategic partnership Interstate Batteries, the leading replacement battery brand with the largest independent battery distribution system in...

Does anyone use these specific sockets for oil filters? I see these kits and then think, I have all of these size sockets in both deep and shallow. Clearance/access never seems to be an issue and provided you go straight down on the filter cap, you wont damage it. Are there any advantages to...

On my 1981 380SL, the green lenses on the instrument cluster for the turn signal indicator has faded to practically white. To green things up a little, I bought these bulbs in the link below. Is there any danger of blowing circuits, overheating anything or frying the turn signal relay which is...

Got a quick question: I am doing a custom exhaust install on an older car (1981 MB 380SL). The exhaust system did not have a bung for an O2 sensor so I have to put one on. The bung I got seems a little deep. Therefore the sensor will be shallow in the pipe. As you can see in the picture with the...

I was just wondering if anyone knows how much input values vary from year and manufacturer on idle air control valves. The reason for asking is; I am working on a 1981 Mercedes 380SL. After testing the control unit (as well as over voltage relay) and voltage to the IAC pigtail as well as testing...

I had originally posted a question about Balacing a Chipper Shredder Flywheel (link). Now I am building a balancer on the cheap since the local mower shops and machine shops want a bunch of money to balance the flywheel / blades. They are severely out of balance due to corrosion. In the process...

I have two chipper shredders I got for free a while ago. One is an MTD 5HP and the other is a Craftsman 9HP. The bodies are identical and all parts interchange. I am looking to combine the best parts and build up a decent chipper shredder. Both engines work well after carb rebuilds and general...

My Father in law has always had a police scanner, but now since his area has gone digital, he needs a police scanner that will pick up a digital signal. I'm running out of time before Christmas, so online is probably too late. Does anyone know of a good store or type of store to get a good...

The other day I was buying boat parts at a place that happens to sell RV's as well. While checking out the RV's (not seriously looking), I saw two virtually identical RV's. One had a 2016 International 4500 chassis. The other had a 2017 International 4500 chassis. The 2016 had halogen...

I was off today and spent the entire day removing all the rusted out mild steel from my grill with 304 stainless. After a bunch of drilling, fitting, bending, braking and bolting, my grill which used to be a mix of mild steel and 304 (or 18/10 I think) is now all anti magnetic stainless steel...

Okay. I've had it with big box store grills. These so called stainless steel grills which are made of the thinnest mild steel underneath which rust out in a few years are junk. They look good on the outside, but they rust so badly on the inside that there is nothing to attach the stainless...

Gonna do a master cylinder on the 01 Protege with 271,000 miles. I just discovered the master cylinder is leaking on the back side into the booster. I plan on keeping this one owner car for the next 10 million miles or 100 years whichever comes last. Cost is no object. I will probably tackle...

After 278,000 miles on my 1997 F-150 4.6, my catalytic converter(s) have finally had it. Long story short; One night driving home, my truck started pinging, coughing and sputtering. I looked under the vehicle to find a cherry red converter. Later, I confirmed it by removing the sensor and...