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I made the salsa a few months ago after harvesting the last of my habaneros, sarranos, and tomatoes out of the garden. At a recent Christmas gathering I decided to get it out and try it (was canned). WOW!! Good flavor, and surprisingly SMOOTH heat! The salsa ended up having, in order of...

I figure if I can get away with it without shortening the life of the car, I'll be ahead by 1. Disposing of used oil in a convenient way 2. More miles for my fuel dollar 3. Slightly better power 4. Offset effects of E10 in my ol' Buick Assume that A. The oil is not totally chemically spent...

Hokey smokes, Bullwinkle, Benz wants to make cars out of weed??...I mean, plants? Mercedes-Benz Biome concept car is "grown from DNA-modified seeds"

I paid good money for Mobil1 synthetic NLGI 2 (red). I greased all the balls (on the car) with it. I put the grease gun on the shelf and walked away. Four months later I picked up the grease gun. It was dripping red oily blood. The grease in the tube looked grainy and sort of dry. It was...

Howdy all! I will be doing a tranny flush on a friend's 2002 Chrysler Town&Country with 96K miles of fully-loaded road trips (more on the horizon). I plan to install a Magnefine (of course ), and I am curious about the best option for ATF+4 type fluid. Aforementioned friend would appreciate...

Very interesting. 15 Ways to Spot a Stolen Car - PoliceLink This article definitely rounded out my understanding of some of the (occasionally irritating) things PO's are doing.

If you have done any in-depth reading on air filtration, you know that one neat thing that happens to air filters is that they get better at filtering after they get a light "cake" of dirt on the fibers of the media. This "cake" improves the efficiency (Beta ratio) without really restricting...

Howdy all. I am nearing completion of a major engine/transaxle/subframe swap from a 94 Taurus into a 95 Sable. I have replaced the rod bearings in the "new" engine. What oil should I use on first startup? I was thinking PP with Schaeffers EP Moly and a P1 filter. Can I prime the oil pump by...

How about falling out of the sky? http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.18275bfac3f5852a630f1aaf6fa6b687.2e1&show_article=1

Another excellent technology move by Ford: a MANUAL transmission that works AUTOMATICALLY. This is tougher than it sounds: http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/8287 Toward the end of the article things get very interesting.

Concerning the car in my sig. Not a fast oozing, but enough to coat a fair amount of underbody in the slipstream. No dripping that I can see. Is this a situation where there is a fluid I can throw at it?

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My grandpa still has his old Lawn Boy (it must be 50 years old now). I saw and used lots of them, along with Toro, when I worked for a power equipment dealer. I have seen and used plenty of great modern walk-behind mowers, BUT--the old Lawn Boy 2-strokers STILL stand out! 1. The classic ones...

I'm sure this deserves some discussion here. Enjoy: http://www.chemie.de/news/e/116344/ Best

I have a cordless drill with 20+ clutch settings and lots of torque available. At work I have access to a calibration tool that can cal to 100 in-lbf. I am curious whether I could calibrate and verify repeatability at the various clutch settings and then use it to drive and torque the...

Now that I have a Magnefine, I plan to do regular maintenance and inspection of that. If I flush with new fluid on a reasonable schedule and maintain the Magnefine, what pan and filter maintenance is really necessary? Kaboomba

Many of you are familiar with the plastic coolant bypass fittings which are used to route coolant through the LIM on many GM 3800 engines. On my car, this fitting broke while my wife was driving. Coolant blasted everywhere, and she got a tow home. After installing a steel replacement and...

...Amsoil ATL. After 47K mi, the 204SAT was starting to show its age. Shifting was a little bit sluggish, downshifts were a little slow, and there was a hint of shudder in OD. NO BASH ON SCHEAFFER's! It worked great for 40K mi despite me adding the wrong Lubgard (black--I know, stupid me). The...

Hello all! I am currently choosing the next fill for my 1994 Buick Park Avenue. This car is in excellent working condition. The engine works great, is very smooth, quiet, always starts right up, with no outstanding issues other than the weepy valve stem seals which are common on the 3800 Series...

Lube Report Wednesday, December 16, 2009 VOLUME 9 ISSUE 50 COP Ups the Ante on Kendall By Lisa Tocci ConocoPhillips Lubricant is placing more of its eggs in the Kendall basket, with a relaunch of the old-line motor oil brand. In addition to being bolstered with Liquid Titanium antiwear...