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While in the states for 13 months waiting out the lockdowns, we had our house painted in Santa Cruz (Bolivia). When we got back I found that one of the painters was careless, and two corners of my Corvair, plus the trunk lid and hood had gotten in the way of his ladder or something else. It...

I'm in the final stages of finishing the viscosity graphing tool in HTML5 format, which will let it run on all platforms. I'm hoping to have it on the site and running by Monday night.

Anyone know what the equivalent to this is? I can't find it in the Nissan catalog, nor references to it in other brands.

Many know that I published a paper on oil selection for classic, flat-tappet engines. A few know of the one on Synchronized transmissions, and fewer yet the one on selection of oil for Classic Minis. All three have been updated, so for those who haven't seen them recently, here are the links...

I'm trying to help someone who has a 2017 Mazda BT-50 pickup, with the S15MX-D transmission. He does not have the owner's manual, Burt an on-line service manual says "Mazda Manual Transmission fluid type A". Some data bases say MTF, some GL-4 75W-90, and some ATF. This is not the old ATF...

Time flies by. Anyway, this weekend, with my grandson, I clayed and waxed my Corvair with Meguiars Ultimate Liquid.

For all those who like beer and what goes into and behind it's production, check out this article. Aside from the all the information and attitude it shows, I'm proud that it is my son's brewery and talents they talk about. Freshly Tapped: Talking Backwards

For those in the Denver area, my son has 6 beers in the competition in Denver this week, and is there serving some to the visitors/participators. look for Ocelot Brewing Company

I just graphed the 7 year air filter change history for one of my delivery vans. Changing out filters by weekly checks of the restriction gauge.

For anyone in the northern Virginia/DC area, the anniversary party is on at my son's Ocelot Brewing Company brewery. I'm up in Virginia for the occasion. Would be great to meet some of you if you are around. Just ask for Richard. Open now for a full year, tomorrow (Saturday) is the big party...

Since a lot of people seem to be using their phones and tablets more than a notebook or desk top computer, I have rewritten my build site for the Corvair to be mobile friendly. The text will format and scroll according to your screen size. The thumbnail pictures can be tapped (then expanded once...

When I saw the claims that said it would change the way you watch TV I thought they were exaggerating a bit, that I'd use if as I intended. What a great little box. No way will I ever go back to watching programs when people think I should, prime time that is past bed time, staying around to...

I'm proud to see my son's Ocelot Brewing Company listed in the Washington Post as the best new brewery in the DC area. Washington Post

Nothing seems to be available for the Auto transmission in my Mini Pickup, so I cut a branch off my dead walnut tree and went over to a friend's house this morning to borrow his lathe. A few hours later, I had the finished shift knob/handle

My local dealer says there is a 3 month wait for disc pads for my 2012 Grand Cherokee, so I'll buy my own, smuggle them in, and install them. No big deal. But lots of options as to brands. Any suggestions or comments on the many brands available?

I have recently discovered Toyota manuals recommending "75W" GL-4 transmission oil. To my knowledge, 75W on the SAE J306 chart only shows the bottom end of the range, hitting 150,000 cP by -40ºC and having at least 4.1 cSt viscosity at 100ºC. Based on that, I'm hearing people say they put...

Once upon a time this was the only way to clean up an engine, and I remember pouring from Coke bottles. Normally I just use Techron or my version of it. This picture is of the head on my Toyota pickup with 280,000 miles. The head cracked above the exhaust valve in the cylinder on the right...

Anyone know what the Nissan E-PFS fluid is? Part # 999MP-25500P for the electric power steering. I want to think it is similar to what Chrysler and others use in the electric power steering, but can't find any references. I wrote to Pentosin, and they told me to use Anti Freeze. After I...

When I assembled my Mini I assumed the transmission was in good shape because the engine was not. Once the whole car was together, I got the engine running, put it in D and there was no movement, but it spit out oil. "R" did the same. So power pack came back out (not an easy task), and I...

The newspaper decided they wanted to feature my car in their quarterly autos insert, so they brought a photographer. Here are my favorites from the collection.