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2008 4.2 Trailblazer, 118k. I believe this was the fourth battery in this vehicle over its life, all replaced for preventative reasons. 1st was original, 2nd and 3rd were Advance Auto Autocraft Gold 800cca. Five month old battery, in Oct I replaced it with an Advance Auto Diehard Gold 800cca (I...

I recently replaced an original AcDelco waterpump on my 08 Trailblazer because of bearing noise. Is there any Ebay value in it before I throw it away?

I'm just finishing hanging drywall in basement and weighing doing the finishing myself versus contracting it out. I'm willing to learn, struggle, and fix and that is what I've been doing the whole time while finishing my basement. With that said, I know that a drywall finisher will do a lot...

Last year i manually siphoned 20 gallons of stale gas from a boat. What a pain in the [censored] and thought to myself how much easier it would be if i connected an electric pump. I saw this article this morning. https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Le...-while-working-on-his-car-569959321.html

I have two zones boardboard heating with a propane boiler. I noticed today, heavy corrosion on one of the two drain valves. My first photo shows two circles. The top circle is where the corrosion is and the bottom circle is where the corrosion is dripping down onto. The top circle area is...

I'm working on shortly removing my kitchen countertops for replacement. I will be disconnecting the plumbing myself but having a plumber come in for the reconnects when the new countertops are in. I noticed on our island vegetable sink drain, the p-trap appears to connect to two downward pvc...

First time septic tank owner here. I'm going to have my septic tank pumped for the first time. I have uncovered the center cap. I took a photo of the tank when it was put in four years ago. There appears to be a panel on each side of the center cap as well that I see from the photo I took. Will...

I did the first oil change on my wife's 2015 Honda Accord last fall at almost 5000 miles with M1 (0W20). I reset the maintenance minder at that time. Fast forward to now and the maintenance minder is now at 4% with just over 10000 miles meaning it wants me to change the oil out at about 5,500...

I previously posted this on a Honda Accord forum but did not get any responses. Two nights ago on my wife's drive home from work, she called and stated the car was "bogging down", didn't want to go above 50 and a number of dash lights were on: service engine, power steering, tire pressure and...

I plan to fluid film my vehicles this fall. The issue I have is I think my 3 gallon HF air compressor is too small. While it will do 100 psi, adequate to run the fluid film gun, I'm afraid I might only get a few seconds of spray time before I need to allow the air compressor to catch up. I do...

We are looking a purchasing a new car in the near future, specifically either a Malibu or an Accord. As a USAA member, I have been playing around with the USAA car buying service powered by "True Car". There seems to be a large discount off of new car MSRP prices. My question is this, what...

A few days ago, I posted a video of some noise concerns I had with my wife's 2005 Equinox. Took it to the mechanic who thinks the repair calls for new motor mounts. Waiting on parts now. Get the car back and now my wife complains about a braking noise. Took the car out tonight in the...

I cannot wait to get rid of our 2005 Equinox with 120K miles. For the short time being, gotta make do with it. Somewhat recently, my wife and I noticed on acceleration there was a whine and kinda like an exhaust or diesel sound. I cleaned the throttle bottle, changed the drive belt, tensioner...

5 year old Craftsman 22inch Snowblower. Why is the auger belt causing a groove to develop in the idler pulley? Background: Earlier this year, the wormgear in auger gearbox stripped out. Because I could not just get the wormgear, I had to replace the entire gearbox. Shortly after, the auger...

2005 Equinox, 118K Out: Possibly original cabin air filter In: Napa Proselect $11, made in Poland (WIX?) Noticeable improvement in air volume coming out of the vents.

2008 Chevy Trailblazer, 56K. I plan to drop the transmission pan, change out the filter and install a drain plug. Planning to do just a fluid drain and fill, not a flush. Since I will only get out and replace about 5 quarts of the 12 or so, I will drain and refill in about 10,000 more miles. I...