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There are some things you can do to improve airflow in the TBI setup. Check out www.ThirdGen.org for some tips on 'porting' the TB, adding spacers, etc. It's not difficult and won't hurt anything, but I can't promise you'll notice any improvements either. I did the TB tweaks on a '91 Olds...

It is my understanding tranny pans often have a little metal in the bottom; usually just a fine grit though. If it is running fine, I wouldn't sweat it too much, but saving the fluid and taking it to the dealer is a smart move. I'm sure they'll say 'Oh, that's normal' at the stealership, but...

The stuff Kestas is referring to is 'Door Ease'. My Dad had a stick of it in his toolbox forever, to use on car doors and latches and such. Since my Dad is not exactly mechanically inclined, it was pretty much the ONLY thing in his toolbox! Regardless, years later I went looking for the stuff...

The part I wonder about is, what is in it that makes it cloudy? It's obviously a suspension of something, it separates over time and you have to shake it up. Seems unusual for an additive; most others are clear-ish and don't require shaking. I've only been using it for a few months and haven't...

George is right on target. Anyone who suffered through a Chemistry Lab should remember you always add the 'stuff' to the water, not the other way 'round. The mixing chambers Bill describes are probably the 'least bad' way of mixing coolants, but what usually happens is someone takes the correct...

It's been about ten years since I worked around metalcutting, but when I did it was at a Toshiba plant making large electric motors, cutting cast iron, and at Texas Instruments cutting lots of aluminum. At TI we used 'TRIM' products, mostly TRIMSOL water-based coolant. They had a high-pressure...