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    FOG vs Driving lights

    Saw a couple Toyota SUVs with fogs on tonight on a perfectly clear day. One of them was jacked up and lifted with huge bright blue fog or whatever add on accessory lights they are called- the rub was that the lights were up on the level as the main headlamps, on the grille.. Absolute filthy...
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    Puerto Rico aftermath

    Fdcg27: at least all of our proper states speak English.
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    Would you prefer all trans pans have a drain plug?

    Originally Posted By: bernau Would changing atf fluid make a transmission last a long time? Mines an aisin in a camry. Well the A541E trans in Camrys of decades to a decade ago was long lived and tolerated benign neglect.
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    Fuel Pump Longevity

    Originally Posted By: Warstud Originally Posted By: L_Sludger Anything external is going to be eaten by road salt. You misread the post. Originally Posted By: Warstud Does an internal fuel filter provide longer life to a fuel pump compared to an external? My apologies. Your thread title was...
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    FOG vs Driving lights

    Fog lights dont bug me but the really bright single taillamp on European marques when the fogs are lit, do tend to bug me. As far as oncoming and rearview vision though, everyone is a censored-orifice with the tailgating tendencies, high beams they leave on, illegal retrofit kits, lifted trucks...
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    Chevy refused a test drive

    Ok, so back to the original post. So, when he declined the test drive, you should have said "Are you refusing a trip? Are you refusing the trip??? Ok, you are now OOPs.. out of position, you'll be contacted by your chief pilot very shortly. Have a better day."
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    Puerto Rico aftermath

    Originally Posted By: madRiver They are US citizens since 1900 get over yourself. Sounds like you need to get over the point I made. If they've been US citizens for 117 years, why haven't they assimilated or adopted our ways? They're not Americans as far as I am concerned.
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    Fuel Pump Longevity

    I say yes because I've had Toyotas and Lexus vehicles with over 300,000 miles on the original fuel pump and the fuel pumps were still perfect. Anything external is going to be eaten by road salt.
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    Would you prefer all trans pans have a drain plug?

    I want a big fat Chrysler style dipstick tube suitable for fluid suck out and refill
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    Puerto Rico aftermath

    Originally Posted By: gathermewool Originally Posted By: L_Sludger Originally Posted By: Mr Nice Sure, they will get help from the US government. Lots of people from Puerto Rico in the next few months will be leaving the island and moving permanently to the USA. Pretty much. We should have cut...
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    "Liquid Piston" engine

    Originally Posted By: gathermewool Liquid Piston: kind of an odd name. Or maybe it's really clever and too deep for me; like, a piston that's more fluid than a piston; therefore, not a piston; therefore, rotary... Regardless, cool video. if you look up GTR Mustang on YouTube you will find a...
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    Puerto Rico aftermath

    Originally Posted By: Mr Nice Sure, they will get help from the US government. Lots of people from Puerto Rico in the next few months will be leaving the island and moving permanently to the USA. Pretty much. We should have cut them loose a long time ago.
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    Stant Superstat vs OEM

    I'm looking at getting a Stant XACTStat for the Avalon. It promises to be an exact carbon copy of the OEM stat which costs $20. The Stant is $12.50.
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    A few thoughts on the past ....

    Good and evil are relative
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    The Song that Never Ends

    Freebird
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    Should strut rod spin freely when turning top nut?

    Originally Posted By: 6starprez I may be off but I thought the top of the piston rod sits in a groove on the strut mount. Is it seated properly? This is true for 92-00s Camrys. Something is horribly wrong with what Cressida described. The fact that he can shake the spring on an assembled strut...
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    People adverse to weekend plans. Annoying.

    Originally Posted By: Drew99GT The older I get, the more of an outdoorsman I've become, and I've found less and less people willing to get out. I have 1 good friend that will even dare to go fishing with me because the spots I go to require about a 5 mile round trip hike, and guess where I met...
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    Toyota Oil Filter Confusion

    Originally Posted By: nthach Puro has been known to make filters per tight OEM spec and QC. If anything, Motorcraft and Mopar filters survived Teargate and Cutgate compared to their main lines. Purolator has gone from golden child to black sheep on this forum over the course of the last decade...
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    "Life Hacks" video on YouTube full of BAD advice

    Originally Posted By: Lolvoguy Originally Posted By: Hootbro hmm, considering that changes timing...makes sense to me. Especially considering an incorrect understanding of minutes of arc if it rotates 60 degrees that would be an hour. Brilliant (to clarify, one minute of arc is 1/60 of a...
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    ProMotive PH 4612 CUT OPEN & TORN!!

    Back in my day, Purolator filters were among the best, most highly regarded filters here on BITOG. My day predates this account, however, by five years.
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