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    Plumbing house repipe, copper or PEX?

    Sweat copper hands down IF you can afford it. Still the best.
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    Bearing Grease

    Phillips omniguard is what I would dye and re-sell as a low toxicity bicycle grease. Calcium sulfonate with a borate ester.
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    Fractured Connecting Rods

    Not stronger. Weaker, less ductile, prone to fatigue, and shorter life than forged. He's not wrong - cheaper wins. The "benefits" are always made up to obfuscate the real reasons - welcome to business 101
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    7.3 PSD 2002 Ford Excursion 4x4....202k...which oil?

    Motorcraft/phillips/kendall 15w40 Good oil, good wear #s I've used the MC / Phillips oils on multiple trucks for a long time (5w40 flavor, cold climate) 600k 7.3 below with oil pan off on Mc oil.
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    Heavy fuel oil: can we talk about it?

    Distillate is #2 & under. #6 is residual fuel oil #4 is made with a mix of 2&6 Heavy oils were widely used for heating and industrial plants until the last few years with cheap NG.
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    When does a car “age out” for long distance road trips?

    Just took a 9 hour in a '99 F-250 with almost 700,000 miles. Had a 12,000 lb load behind it too. It depends on condition, care, and most importantly how well the driver knows the vehicle - its failure points.
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    Game Warden - Checking out the neighbor's home

    Not having the open fields doctrine is one of the very few benefits of living in NYS. The open fields doctrine is a massive error on the part of the Supreme Court. It should not be permitted under our constitution. It's rooted in the days of Kings owning and controlling everything in their...
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    One grease for wheel bearings and suspension bushings?

    Castrol pyroplex blue. Best to split it up. Mobil centaur Moly for things that slide Castrol pyroplex blue for bearings. My favorites at the moment.
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    7.3 diesel Super Dutys' still fetching premium used price

    The 2017 6.7 f-350 handles a very heavy trailer better. I specifically mean it handles better. Plenty of power under 12k trailer with the 7.3 mildly chipped. My 7k boat, no difference. I've seen the messes, I don't drive like a maniac while towing. I'm less worried about the 7.3s on a trip...
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    7.3 diesel Super Dutys' still fetching premium used price

    Well worth it. My wife and I still daily drive 1999 superdutys with the 7.3. Both over 600,000 miles. Extremely reliable. Any issues and their symptoms are well known and fairly easy to diagnose. Reliability, capability, and economy of a modern diesel or gasser doesn't come close. Spray with...
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    Looking for way to easily remove old ball joint

    A good air hammer, heat, fogging oil for lube.
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    Best 5w-40 and 0w-40?

    Devon in the UK, cold, ha! I'd use a 15w40 year round.
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    Best 5w-40 and 0w-40?

    Phillips guardall 5w40. Very stout.
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    250w gear oil in brush hog

    Yes, I use 250wt in that and similar applications. Works well.
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    Are Pickup Truck Drivers Dangerous ?

    BMW, Porsche, Tesla, and Kia drivers. For very different reasons. The first three drive aggressively and take stupid risks. The Kia drivers are very unpredictable and a majority seem to drive like it's their first day, Maybe it is...
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    All American Drive Service

    He still has it.
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