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I've gotten recalls done just so I don't have annoying postcards showing up in the mail anymore. My Ranger was involved in the Takata airbag recall and it took no less than 4 trips to the dealer before it was finally taken care of. 1st time: after getting postcards for about a year but no parts...

If you're talking about a portable generator, and you're using the 240V, four-prong cord to plug into your house, there is absolutely no need to ground the generator. Your house's electrical system is already grounded (it should already have a ground rod(s) or some other kind of buried grounding...

I bought a set of Vredestein Quatrac Pro tires from Tire Rack for my '13 Sienna. Never used this brand before; can't wait to get them mounted and see how they are. I also bought a new rear wiper arm for the Escalade (Genuine GM part from Rockauto). The arm has a metal bushing that goes over the...

I've scrapped a few batteries before (legally). I got somewhere between $5 and $10 each for them (it's been a while and I don't remember the exact amount).

Wife's '11 Escalade has 10: Tweeters in the A pillars and D pillars, woofers in all 4 doors, a center channel in the middle of the dash, and a factory sub under the dash. My '13 Sienna has 6: full range speakers in the rear quarter panels, full range/woofers in the front doors, and tiny speakers...

I only had one car that was used up and not worth fixing. It died right after I put about $1k into it, and I didn't want to lose that money, so I parted it out. It took a while, but I made my money back. I had the body sitting on my driveway, no wheels or rear axle, no doors or fenders...

Literally every vehicle on the road has used tires on it.

I once did a cooling system pressure test on the Escalade. I pressurized the system to 20 PSI (the pressure rating of the cap) and noticed a small leak on the upper radiator hose. It was one of those leaks you can fix by loosening the clamp, twisting/re-seating the hose, and tightening the clamp...

I just bought some parts from Rockauto for my mom's '94 Explorer. She's trying to limp it through one more winter and plans to junk it in the spring. It had no heat, which is because the blower motor died. I bought a VDO/Continental blower motor on wholesaler closeout. It didn't come with the...

If this happened to me, and if I had full coverage insurance on the truck, I would absolutely just file a claim on my own insurance, pay my deductible, and get the ball rolling on getting the truck fixed or totaled. I would tell my insurance company what happened, give them the insurance info of...

Latch anchors are NOT safer than seat belts. They're not any LESS safe, either. A car seat properly strapped down with a seat belt is AS safe as a seat properly strapped down with LATCH. Key words being "properly strapped down." The one and ONLY advantage of LATCH is it's easier to install the...

And no less than 4 Tauruses/Sables! 😀 You ever look at old photos like this and wonder if any of those vehicles are still on the road today?

1st gens do have a sunroof shade; my mom's '94 still has one. It's probably one of the last few in existence though. Random pic I found online: I love the new ride! A 2-door Eddie Bauer is quite the find!

When was it reading 50 psi? When the car/AC was turned off, or while the AC was running?

Just because a truck is old and has an "old-looking" body style, doesn't make it an "OBS." OBS is understood to refer to only 92-96 F-Series. The other generations already have other nicknames, e.g. brick nose, bull nose, dent side, bump side, etc.

The reason why LLVs aren't total rust buckets is because they're made of aluminum, not steel. The chassis is steel though, and they DO rust out. Frame replacements are a common thing on LLVs. The engine is just a run-of-the-mill GM 4 cylinder with a TH180 3-speed automatic. No different than...

Fuel CONSUMPTION (gallons per minute) is highest when accelerating, especially from a stop. But even if a car gets horrible MPG while accelerating, it's still higher than the 0 MPG you get while idling. But accelerating and idling are the two conditions where MPG will be the lowest.

No, the Isuzu Hombre was the rebadged S10. The Hombre was introduced in 1996 as the replacement for the P'up.

Some thoughts on the parking brake: 1. What's to stop a vandal from cutting the parking brake cable as well? That's what I would do if I cut someone's brakes (not that I would ever do that). 2. It wouldn't even occur to most people to try to use the parking brake to try and stop the car...