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I was window shopping at one of the local sporting goods stores, and saw that they had in stock one of the HK MP5 .22 LR pistols. I made the mistake of having a sales clerk get it out of the cabinet so I could look at it. I came back the next morning and bought it. I was impressed that the...

A long, long time ago, I was given a recipe for chili from a Texan native. The recipe is quite involved, including making the chili powder from scratch. Over the years I have adjusted the recipe enough, that I feel justified in now calling it my recipe. It has become a family favorite, and...

Any recommendations on a good fuel proof sealant, to seal the junction between the fuel fill neck and the hose that runs to the tank? When the tank is full, or when my motorhome is parked on a slight incline towards the driver side, I have a small leak of diesel fuel, where the hose attaches to...

After decades of making ice cream with a large capacity (6 quart) White Mountain ice cream maker, I recently decided that perhaps I was ready to give up the entire routine, of buying or freezing extra ice, layering the rock salt, and then cleaning up all the mess. I felt it is time to go for...

I am preparing to change the differential gear oil in my 2001 motor home, with 97k miles. I got no service records when I bought the motor home in Dec. 2021, so I'm anxious to get fresh fluid in the diff. The service manual for the rear diff (Meritor) includes 5 different GL-5 multi grade...

Yesterday, while driving my '13 Outback 2.5, moments after setting the cruise control, the cc suddenly disengaged, and my IP lit up. The Check Engine light came on steady, the Brake light started flashing, and the Cruise Control light started flashing. I pulled off the road, and turned the...

Does anyone have experience with using a bench grinder to create a custom tool out of a socket? I'm putting new shocks on my E350, and I've found that a special tool is needed to tighten the piston rod to a damper. The special tool is a 17 mm deep well socket, with the side wall cut out in the...

Any Excel experts out there that can help me with a function/formula, that will assign winners based upon highest scores? I am preparing for a Pinewood Derby for the young boys at church. I've put together a race schedule where each boy will get to race his car 6 times - 2 times on each of the...

In another discussion here on BITOG, @JeffKeryk mentioned that he is recently fighting with a stuck filter cap on a car. This reminded me of a question that I have pondered for a while, and decided to ask here, to see what fellow BITOG members do. Who here keeps a spare oil filter housing on...

I'm preparing for a Pinewood Derby for the young boys at our church, and getting supplies together, so I can help those boys that may not get the support at home, to build their cars. I'm also going to build an "outlaw" car myself, just for kicks and giggles. I was about to go get some wood...

I've found a set of OEM MB wheels that are the right size, which are spec'd out in the manual for my E350. The price is good, so I'm going to pick them up. They have a set of Toyo Snoprox S952 tires on them, and the owner describes them as having 85% tread life remaining. Judging from the...

When reading the trivia question in the December issue of the Rock Auto Newsletter, I got quite a chuckle out of the following statement. Anyone else find this to be quite a bit less than true? "In 2021, Stellantis was established as the parent company of Chrysler, Fiat, Peugeot and many other...

I've recently picked up a new carry pistol, and want to try appendix carry. Any holster recommendations from those of you that use, or have used appendix carry holsters? My brother-in-law has been using appendix carry for some time now, and he prefers it to other concealed carry positions...

I towed a small U-Haul cargo trailer, with the Subaru Outback, loaded with furniture to my son's new house last weekend. There are a few mountain passes on the way, On one of the passes, the AT Fluid Over Temperature light came on, just as I crested the top of the pass, and was starting the...

I recently bought a used motor home. It has 95,000 miles on it, and no service records, so I'm planning on going through all the mechanical systems and replacing all fluids and filters. The Power Steering uses A/W ISO 32 hydraulic fluid. The total capacity for the motor home p/s system is 44...

I recently bought a used motor home, and when checking fluids I found that the windshield fluid is frozen. I guess the previous owner didn't use the cold temperature type. I want to get the ice out of the reservoir so it doesn't break anything. I have tried adding 91% isopropyl alcohol, and...

Today I met a wonderful, gracious widowed lady who is trying to sell a number of possessions. I met her when my wife was buying some weathered lumber from her, for a craft project. Among them is a 1958 DeSoto Fireflite. I only looked at the car from a distance. But the body looks to be in very...

A friend of mine has a 2008 Subaru Forester that has recently been giving he and his wife difficulty. It is very difficult to start when it the first cold start of the morning. Once it has run and the engine is warm, they have no problem restarting it during the day. They took it to a local shop...

This weekend I'm going to help my son do maintenance on his '12 Audi A3 2.0 TDI, including an oil change. He lives in Rock Springs, WY, so I need to pack up all the tools I will need, and take them with me. (He's a little mechanically deficient, so he doesn't have many tools.) I want to take the...

For those of you that own, or have owned, Mercedes cars, how many of you actually follow the A-Service and B-Service for oil changes? Or do you change the oil more frequently? Longer interval? If you follow the A-Service / B-Service oil change interval, have you gotten UOA to validate the oil...