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We have a Stihl FS45 two stroke trimmer that is about 15 years old and has been used quite extensively during that time. My guess would be that it has roughly 150 to 200 hours on it. Over the last few years, it smokes quite a bit and it has slowly lost power during that time. Smoke is bluish, so...

It has been quite a while since I've purchased a vehicle, and since then I've noticed that more and more auto manufacturers are employing CVT transmissions in their vehicles. I suspect this is partly due to CAFE requirements by the federal government and maybe they're also a bit cheaper for the...

I just recently purchased a used 2009 Toyota Corolla with only 12K miles on it at the time of purchase. It now has almost 14K miles on it. It still has the motor oil in it that it had when purchased (don't know what brand or type it is); that oil had recently been changed so my plan is to change...

I have a 2004 Honda Odyssey, almost 125K miles, with a transmission leak from the case seal at the joint where the two transmission halves are joined. I got the van about 5 years ago with 54K miles, so have put over 70K on it since then. No transmission problems to this point other than the...

Hi guys! I have a 2000 Saturn SL that up to now has served me very well for 11 years (bought it used in 2003). The car only has 100K miles on it and over the last day or two has developed an intermittent no start issue. Sometimes it starts and fires up no problem; other times nothing happens...

Do any of you have any experience with the tri-fuel (LP gas/propane, natural gas, gasoline) Honda EU series (1000i, 2000i, 3000i) generators from Central Marine Diesel? Do these things work properly, are they any good, are they reliable and durable, etc.? Does this company have a good reputation...

I'm not an expert on chainsaw mechanics, so thought I'd ask for some suggestions from those of you more familiar with these machines than I am. Basically, I have a Stihl 029 Farm Boss chainsaw that I've had since '98 or '99. It has been, and still is, a great saw that has seen a lot of duty in...

I've meant to upload this a while back! Van now has almost 104K, still using the same oil and changing every 5K. I guess I could go longer but it's easier to remember to change the oil at every multiple of 5K. Van is heavily used almost every day although the mileage is not all that high; lots...

I just purchased a new Craftsman front tine tiller the other day from Sears. It's shown in the link below. My old Craftsman front tine tiller's carburetor finally gave up the ghost after almost 17 years, so instead of rebuilding it I decided to buy a new one. Besides, I never liked the...

OK, I didn't see a thread on this after searching so I'll start one here! I'm curious: how many miles have you all obtained out of your automatic transmissions before a major failure occurred (loss of motion of the vehicle, loss of one or more gears, no shifting, etc.) resulting in rebuild or...

Hello everyone! I just got an '05 Grand Prix and the AC light is always on. When I push the button to turn off the AC, it stays on. The AC seems to actually be on as well when the fan is on, and far as I can tell the AC is working (it is rather cool here so can be hard to tell but cold air...

I was wondering if any of you have had experience using RGS Labs Fastwax. This is often advertised as "racing wax" and is apparently endorsed by Jeff Earnhardt. I have applied it to our Ridgeline about 3 months ago and so far it seems to be holding up very well. It looks nice and still causes...

We have a Craftsman 26" rototiller (bought new in 1997, I think, so it's about 14 years old) with a 5 HP Briggs and Stratton horizontal shaft engine that would not start a couple of days ago. This thing has a manual choke. Pulled and pulled and pulled, and still no start. I tried all different...

The other day I changed the oil on our newly acquired 2004 Honda Odyssey to Amsoil 0W-20. According to the Amsoil website, it requires the EaO-13 filter. When I went to change the filter, I discovered that the old filter (VO-39 from Valvoline) was quite a bit larger in outside diameter than the...

I am thinking of purchasing a '04 Honda Odyssey that a guy I work with is selling. He is asking a reasonable price for it. It is in very good condition, 53K miles, and is the EX-L trim line. Oil has been changed every 3K to 4K and he says he has used a synthetic blend oil (not sure which). One...

My first oil analysis for the Saturn. Insolubles and silion seem a bit on the high side. I changed it out after 2589 miles because it has been in the crankcase for over 8 months. This car only gets driven back and forth to work a couple of times or so a week and a little around town with an...

Help! I am trying to upload a UOA and have no idea how to do it. I thought that a "File Manager" icon or something would show up on my post but it doesn't. I've tried copying and pasting from the PDF file, copying parts of it, etc. ,all to no avail. Thanks for any help.

I'm not very knowlegeable on the engineering in small engines, but I was told the other day that most of them have flat tappets and therefore should not use the newer lower viscosity oils that have lower levels of ZDDP. Is this true? I'm not too concerned about our push mower as it's not very...

Hello everyone! I just joined today and thought I'd ask if any of you own a Honda Ridgeline and what motor oil (and other fluids, for that matter, such as differential fluid) you are using, how often you change it, etc. I know that this vehicle uses the same 3.5L engine or very similar as the...