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  1. alcyon

    Strange piston deposits?

    looks like normal deposits to me.
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    All the fun ways to remove rusty ball joints.

    You can cut that nut, little by little, I cut a diff carrier bearing with a hand dremel, and you know how hard those bearing shell can be. You might need to use 2 or 3 cutting bits in the process but it will do the job.
  3. alcyon

    Mercedes vibration nightmare again

    Go roadforce balance your wheels.
  4. alcyon

    All the fun ways to remove rusty ball joints.

    I think those dremel tool for rc cars would fit. I used one those to cut a stuck screwdriver.
  5. alcyon

    Over 70 and still wrenching your own vehicles

    I leave most of my brute force to extension steel pipes. Those help lot.
  6. alcyon

    Toyota V-shaped brake pad springs

    My JDM 89 Soarer has them.
  7. alcyon

    sauna or hot-tub; for aches and pains

    A hot bath itself wont help unless you saturate the tub with epsom salts ?
  8. alcyon

    What Constitutes a true BITOGer

    Be overly concerned with HTHS being over 3.5.....
  9. alcyon

    Thermostat opinions - Lower Set point for Summer

    I think a 180F is a great all rounder, but you will have to monitor if on colder days is it not warming up correctly. For instance, I installed a beck arnley 170F stat in my car that originally uses a 180F stat. What happened was it seemed to be opening way earlier than 170F and it is very...
  10. alcyon

    The Car Guy YouTuber

    I think this is industry wide, even in japan and europe.
  11. alcyon

    Mobil 1 Supercar 0W-40 2.5k mi; 1995 Corvette ZR-1 24k mi

    The reason I am asking is I notice this car has the front wheel very far away from the driver. This is much like the Jaguar E Type, Nissan 240z, Toyota Soarer, Mercedes 300 SL etc, Long hood F-R GT cars. I wonder what is the cornering feeling like compared to most other cars where the front...
  12. alcyon

    TiGeo has a new knee

    That's the bee's Knees !
  13. alcyon

    Model Y Performance efficiency data

    I swear I never heard of the word brunch until the 2000s....
  14. alcyon

    Mobil 1 ESP 5w-30 or Mobil 1 ESP 0w-30 | 3.5 EcoBoost

    I like it because it is very thick for a 30wt oil (12cst at 100 C) and not resource conserving.
  15. alcyon

    LSJr ... Talking Engine Oils of the Future

    Wasn't that the whitesnake song ?
  16. alcyon

    Sharing some shearing test results about Mobil 1 ESP 0W-30...

    The ESP 0W30 is a ACEA C3 oil correct ? Any problem to use in a 1980s roller bearing cam , timing belt turbo charged engine ? I like it for its 12cst at 100C viscosity.
  17. alcyon

    What's good, and not so good, in brake pads these days?

    I have Wagner TQ on my car for 5 years now. its still ok. The only problem is the backing shim tends to come off. No big deal i sanded the back flat and JB weld the shim to the pad.
  18. alcyon

    Mobil 1 "Advanced Clean" 5w-30

    I would love to have a non resource conserving VRP 10W-30 and 10W-40.
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