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I am installing new rings and rod bearings in my 1949 Farmall Cub. I went to one auto parts store asking for assembly lube and the clerk tried to sell me a can of PB Blaster! (Good stuff, but not for this application.) I went to NAPA and the fellow pulled a tube of Lubriplate No. 105 grease. The...

A neighbor gave me several 16 oz cans of Evinrude oil for 2-cycle engines. It is for a 50:1 mix. The cans are old enough to have no UPC bar code and open with pull tabs. My question: does unopened oil deteriorate in the container and is there any reason not to use this oil in my air cooled...

What national brand of automatic transmission fluid would be suitable for my '01 V70 XC? I prefer not to have to purchase the Volvo brand.

Why Dear Abby Only Prints Letters From Women? Maybe this is why it seems only women's letters to Abby are printed.... Dear Abby, I've never written to you before, but I really need your advice on what could be a crucial decision. I've suspected for some time now that my wife has been...

I figure that on this forum there is probably a good liklihood of finding several old-timers who remember Tom Macahill. He wrote automotive related reports for Mechanics Illustrated for years in the '50s and '60s. Just out of curiosity, I have been trying to find any biographical information...

I just came across a web site for the following drain valve: http://www.fumotovalve.com/ Does anyone have any opinions about this product? Is there any significant hazard to using such a valve for oil changes?

PECANS IN THE CEMETERY On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me,"...

A Lady libertarian wrote a lot of letters to the White House complaining about the treatment of a captive insurgent (terrorist) being held in Guantanamo Bay. She received back the following reply: The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20016 Dear Concerned Citizen, Thank...

I have three air-cooled engines with spin-on oil filters (15 HP Kawasaki on DR Brush Mower, 16 HP Koehler on Sears Mower and 20 HP Honda on portable sawmill). The price of the recommended OEM oil filters is rather steep for these engines. Could I safely substitute an automobile engine filter of...

My generator with a Brigs OHV engine recommends 10W - 30 for temps under 30f, while above 30 deg, it suggests 30 W. Well I never know what temperature it will be when I need to run the back-up generator. It may be in the middle of a winter ice storm, or a warm spring tornado season. Which oil is...

- HOW TO SING THE BLUES... A PRIMER 1. Most Blues begin, "Woke up this morning..." 2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the Blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line like, "I got a good woman, with the meanest face in town." 3. The Blues is simple. After you get the...

Due to the climate of political correctness now pervading America, Kentuckians, Tennesseans and West Virginians will no longer be referred to as "HILLBILLIES. You must now refer to them as APPALACHIAN-AMERICANS. And furthermore... HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT WOMEN AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT: 1. She is...

Generally speaking, are oil bath filters which were used on autos in past years more or less effective than modern pleated fiber filters?

I have a 2001 Volvo V70 XC with 120,000 mi. I read most places that one should replace the fluid in your auto trans at certain intervals. However, my service maintenance schedule does not indicate this. When I asked the service manager at the Volvo dealership about it, he said that they do...

(Maybe this one will flow better than my last post.) There have been a couple reports recently about home break-ins. Perhaps this would help: Go to a second-hand store, buy a pair of mens used work boots--a really big pair. Put them outside your front door on top of a copy of Guns and Ammo...

The following is supposedly an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well. Bonus...

I recently purchased a portable sawmill powered by a 20 HP Honda 2 cyl gasoline engine. I placed an order for an hour meter/tachometer to keep track of running time for maintenance purposes. When I received the meter which just has an induction pick-up wrapped around the spark plug cable, is...

666 - number of the beast 668 - neighbor of the beast DCLXVI - roman numeral of the beast 666.000 - number of the high-precision beast 1010011 - binary number of the beast $665.95 - retail price of the beast $656.66 - Wal-Mart price of the beast Phillips 666 - gasoline of the beast Route 666 -...

You see speed limit signs posted from time to time with the added note: "Strictly Enforced". Why don't we see speed limit signs stating "Casually Enforced"?

I never know what to call my vehicle - import or domestic. It is a '92 Mazda B-4000, 5-speed manual, made in Canada, mostly Ford. Oh, well... Just 3 days ago I started noticing a slight high pitched transmission whine while under power. Also, while up-shifting from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd, I...