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Ok, so I put a gallon of vinegar in my system, and ran it till it was warmed up fully. That was yesterday, so how long should I leave it in there before draining. I want the max cleaning. Should I run it again? If so how often, and for how long? This is in the 65 mustang

As the title says my 65 mustang with the 200 ci 6 is running a little hot. Not so hot as to be hard on the engine, but hotter than it was, and should. I just checked the water temp in the radiator after a loing run, and it is 194 degrees. Not hot you say. But I have a 160 thermostat in it, and...

So, as the title says, is it safe to use any products containing silicone anywhere in the engine compartment, or could it cause problems with some sensor or something? Particularly my 2017 Nissan Frontier, with the v/6 and my 98 mustang 3.8 v/6. I have heard somewhere, that it is a big no no...

As the title says, I am curious about how to safely jack the rear of my 98 mustang, which is new to me. The owners manual that came with the car, says in BOLD letters, to NOT jack the rear of the car from the center of the differential. It does not of course say why. I asked on a mustang forum...

So I just bought a 98 mustang with the 3.8 v/6. It is due for an oil/filter change. It has a total of 78000 miles on the car. The book calls for 5/30 oil. I happen to have a large stash of 10/30. Since it will be used like my other classic vehicles, which rarely ever started in temps under 50...

I have this 65 WHITE mustang that I take to judged car shows. I was wondering if there is a wax that would make it really pop. I am not really interested in high dollar coatings, just something that I can buy at Wally World, or AAP, or O'Rileys. I also don't car about longevity, as It spends...

I won't need any for some time, as I have a few gallons of the old hddo oil from before anybody started to lower the ZDDP in it, but at some point I will have to start to use more modern oils. What I am wondering is if since my engine is a well broke in 65 200 ci stock engine, is it even...

I have a lot of microfiber rags that I use mostly for detailer. Am wondering what is the best/cheapest/easiest way to clean them. I am thinking a laundry detergent without perfumes or dyes, and of course no fabric softener, and drying on low heat. Is there a better way??

As per my signature I have a 65 mustang with the 200 cubic inch 6 cylinder with automatic trans. Lately I have noticed the temp gauge going a little higher than Normal, then dropping back to normal. Today I glanced down at the gauge after a few miles at 65 mph on the highway while stoped at a...

This is a question for those of you that are believers in using a upper cylinder lube, especially in classic and antique vehicles. I am wondering which is the preferred lube? MMO or TCw3? Or is it 6 of one and a half dozen of the other. Don't tell me to not use either, because that is not the...

So Recently I sold my 2014 fusion, and bought a 2017 Nissan Frontier with 17000 miles on it. It was just serviced about 300 miles ago by the dealer, with unknown 5w30 oil. It has the 4.0 v/6. I am not a hard driver. I plan on changing the oil this fall, and then again in the spring as I have...

I am an old, and old school mechanic. I know how to clean battery cables etc, but am still nor sure if on my 2017 Nissan Frontier with 4.06 cylinder, if I can just take off the cables and clean them up, and reinstall, or will some computer stuff be messed up if I disconnect the battery??? The...

On my classic cars that sit for long periods between uses quite often, does conventional or synthetic leave a longer lasting film for restarting. Or doesn't it matter in the least.

Now I know many, probably most of you have no use for Stp oil treatment. But I still would like to know if I were to put one 15 oz bottle in 4 quarts of 10w30 conventional or semi synthetic oil, what would the equivalent viscosity of the mix be. Approximately, not precisely. Would it be like a...

I am thinking of buying a 2016 0r 17 Frontier with low miles and still under full factory warranty. I know nothing about these trucks, as I have been GM or Ford all my life. But, I now want a crew cab, and these seem to be slightly smaller and a LOT cheaper than the GM or Ford models. The ones I...

I have several mowers with small Briggs and Tecumseh engines and I have always used straight 30 HD oil in them. But I know that Briggs now recommends 5/30 synthetic oil as their first choice. I have in my stash a lot of 0/30 M1 , and am wondering if that would be ok to use in place of the 5/30 ...

I change the oil in my 2014 Fusion with the 2.5 spring and fall. I don't get many miles on it but it gets LOTS of short trips, so change it often. In my stash I have 5/20 and 0/30 M1 and 5/20 motorcraft oils. Which would be the preferred oil to put in now for summers use? I am thinking the 0/30...

Am possibly thinking of buying a used Dakota. I have never been a big Dodge fan, but I want a newer smaller Quad cab pickup, and now that means a Dakota or a Colorado, and I am not really a fan of the Chevy's either. Anyway what I am wondering is since most of them seem to have the 4.7 engine...

My 29 ford transmission leaks quite a bit, and I was wondering if filling it with "00" grease would be a viable option. I know it won't leak as much, but will it protect properly. This is never driven in cold weather, or on long trips of over 20 miles, and then probably only once or twice a year.

As the title says, If using plain old green antifreeze in my classics, would my reverse osmosis water be as, or nearly as, good as distilled water to mix with full strength antifreeze???. Years ago, I used nothing but plain tap water and never had any problems, but then I seemed to get a...