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My buddy has been running Mobil 1 5w30 in his Dodge Cummins powered pickup since its last transmission rebuild over 100k miles ago, and it works great. He does it because the rebuilder suggested it. I've driven this vehicle and the transmission works perfectly normal even on a cold morning, zero...

My buddy just rebuilt the t5 in his 302 powered ranger and filled it with supertech synthetic 75w90 gl5 gear oil under the advice of one of the dealership mechanics he works with. I immediately warned him of the dangers associated with using a gl5 lube with brass synchros, yet he decided to use...

Just got a pretty good deal on a EAA witness steel frame, and was wondering what everyone's thoughts on the witness line up were. It is used and I was just wondering if there is anything specific I should look for when I receive it. I intend to Cerakote the frame OD green or Coyote Tan...

Just like the title says. I've got my tin-foil cap on tonight from reading about the stock market and solar storms. I've got barely 100 rds. for my 11 guns, 1000 dollars cash stored away and enough food stocked up for a week, maybe week and a half. I'm not very prepared to say the least. I'm...

For the last year my DD was a 1991 chevy caprice, all was good it was very reliable just a little mundane, I was only one time "challenged" by another driver to race. This was against a dodge ram 1500 5.9, hardly worth the gas I probably would have lost anyway. Just yesterday I picked up a 1997...

I have recently acquired an Mitsubishi Eclipse GST from my younger brother, he will be starting college soon so he has no room to be spending money maintaining two cars. The engines bottom end was rebuilt less than 2k mi ago, same with the turbo. Mods include:Light-weight flywheel,Boost...

While I'm waiting for my Concealed Pistol License to come in the mail I've decided to try out some guns for just such a purpose. My first and only handgun as of right now is a springfield GI 1911 full size, I have no qualms with this gun other than its size and heft. Not a very ideal CC...

I purchased my caprice in mid december of last year with 40k on the engine. I changed what the owner claimed to be QS HP 5w30 out for RT6 5w40, which netted me an audible clicking noise at cold & hot idle(I even swapped the filter with a new and gained nothing from it). I ran the RT6 for about 3...

Hello fellow petroleum product junkies, I am on a quest to find the ATF which will produce the smoothest shifts from my 1991 caprice's 4L60 transmission. At the moment the trans is 45k mi into a rebuild and seems to be shifting fine outside of the 1st into 2nd clunk. Strangely enough this 1-2...

Does anyone know anything about this stuff or has used it before. Thinking about using it just for kicks. Only comes in three viscosities, 10w40,20w50,and sae30. I'll probly try the 30wt or 10w40. summit oil

So today I decided I should replace the plugs in the Caprice, all went well and it's running as good as ever. Turns out though that I looked up the plugs for the police engine which are 2 heat ranges colder than the ones for the civillian engine. Do you folks see a problem in running a colder...

Hi, here are some 0c(32f) cst for various oils. I found these using a visc. calculator that uses the 40c and 100c cst ratings and then calculates your target temp. RTS 5w40-457cst Valv. Conv 5w30-314 10w30-382 10w40-543 SAE30-559 SAE20w-265 Valv. Synpower 5w30-284 10w30-332 0w20-216 Mobil 1...

Hi folks, I'm currently doing a coolant flush on my Caprice and am wondering how I'm going to get all the old coolant/water out of the block, the rad has a petcock which is open right now and will continue to be until about 7pm tomorrow but that is not helping get the coolant out of the block...

What do you guys think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRl6F2Cf9jc Here is the UOA. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1801390#Post1801390

Don't you hate it when you hold the door for someone and they don't even thank you? Happens to me at work all the time. It's usually women that wont thank me.........and they wonder why chivalry is dead, I guess they feel entitled to it.

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Well gentlemen, I come to this forum looking for any advice that any other A&Ps or aircraft mechanics may have to offer. I have recently(last oct.) acquired my A&P certification and am looking to find a job position that requires such a set of skills that an A&P would have to offer. So far my...

I was sitting in my car while it was idling, today, and out of nowhere it starts freakin out almost stalling and then revving up repeatedly. Acted up for about thirty seconds and then stopped havent had a problem before or since. Car is 88 merc topaz 140k. In Closed loop when this...

OH yeah, not what i expected to see when i replaced the VC gasket,but it is what it is. And was wondering if there is anything i Could/Should do. I already added some MMO but doubt that it can do much. This car was purchased in 07 with about 115k and now has about 134k on the ticker, the engine...

It's officially hot weather season up here in MI, and i'm sick of not having a functioning Air Cond. system in my 1988 Mercury Topaz. There is a sticker under the hood saying that the system was serviced in 97' with some R12. Well I decided i should try to find out what the problem may be...