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"The universal averages for this engine are specific to hybrids, but not necessarily all plug in hybrids. There are 279 samples in the file currently; many are from the C-Max Energi and Fusion Energi, and there are also some traditional hybrid MKZs in the file, as well as C-Max and Fusion models...

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1142362_ford-cuts-mach-e-ev-prices-by-thousands-as-sales-plunge Apparently sales fell by 50% in January now that the Mach-E no longer qualifies for a $3750 Federal Tax Credit. Note from the article that the price cuts range from $3100 to $8100. Obviously...

All of the back and forth on the Fox News Christmas Road Trip piece has prompted me to share my own experience with a PHEV that runs almost exclusively in EV mode. Let's start off with some published specifications for my 2017 Ford C-Max Energi: Battery Capacity: 7.2 KWH Battery Acceptance...

I have an Ariens Deluxe 24 snowblower purcased maybe eigth or nine year ago. It has the 254 cc AX engine that was initially filled with 5w-30 M1 EP and subsequntly changed with the same after one season and maybe five to eight hours of use. Rolling the clock forward, this macine hasn't been...

I have an open frame Champion generator purchased right after hurricane Sandy in 2012. It saw us through a number of eight hour power interruptions up until 2018 when a Predator 3500 inverter generator joined the fleet. It probably has on the order of 50 hours of runtime. For a few years I would...

Earlier ths week the D140 wouldn't start or turn over. I suspected the battery which is now five years old, so I put it on the charger for a few hours. Nothing but a loud click. Next I tried jumping it from a much larger battery. Again, nothing but a loud click. At this point the solenoid became...

I believe that I can say with high confidence that I now have the first solar powered weed wacker on the block. It's of the EGO brand featuring a 56 volt 2.5 amp-hour battery. As of last weekend it is being charged using a 90 watt solar panel that charges a 1 KWH LiFePO4 battery via a pure...

Do any of you BITOG folks have personal knowledge of or a good source for fuel use vs load on a gasoline powered inverter generator? I see specifications for run time at 25% load. I've read articles indicating that this is non-linear in the 25-50% range, meaning that the generator won't use...

My vehicle in question is a 2017 C-Max Energi plug in hybrid PHEV. Driving even five miles per day on gasoline power is rare. Assuming that I keep it that way, would any of you more esteemed members run a 0W-16 oil in that engine? Obviously I can keep the driving conditions conservative if need...

This has probably been discussed here before, but the search feature on this site isn't the best. Last week I purchased a Ford C-Max Energi PHEV. It goes 20 miles on a charge, which covers five of my weekdays, Based upon my limited experience and driving habits, it may run two thirds of the time...

This is a place to post prices for ethanol free gasoline. It might be interesting to see the differences we pay over distance and time. Here is what I paid today...

This morning our 2010 Prius [not in signature because I don't service it] had its 190K service. When complete the dealer made several written recommendations for the 200K service, including a tune up, engine coolant flush, inverter coolant flush, and a motor oil flush. When asked about the...

Has anyone here tried using a Lithium Ion battery, Lithium Irion Phosphate to be specific, as a replacement starter batter for OPE? I have a HF Predator 3500 inverter generator in need of a new starter battery. I exercise it about one hour every three months, but that's not enough to keep the...

Last weekend my bride gifted me an earth auger, https://www.harborfreight.com/gas-powered-earth-auger-56257.html?_br_psugg_q=earth+auger If you follow that link, you will see that it clearly states that 25:1 2-cycle oil is required. That being said, I mixed up a 1/2 gallon batch of 25:1 fuel...

All samples with the exception of the prior one dated 11/28/2019 are 0w-20 Mobil 1 EP. The prior sample was 5w-30 Mobil 1 EP. Going forward that will be the oil of choice.

The A/C in my 20 year old Volvo has started acting up. Everything is fine up to about 80 degrees ambient, but after that it eventually stops working. Yesterday afternoon it was 80 degrees and the A/C worked for about twenty minutes. It seems as if the compressor stops kicking in. The higher the...

I have a Stihl FS-45 weedwhacker, probably five or more years old. I mixed pump gas at 50:1 for its first season but have run ethanol free Tru-Fuel 50:1 since then. The machine sat idle for all of May in need of a new cutting head. The new cutting head was installed on Memorial Day (31 May) and...

Does anyone out there use this product regularly in 50:1 applications? How does it compare with TruFuel?

Have any of you tried this oil in your OPE? It seems like a good fit for most of my fleet, other than the snow blower. Presently I run M1 10w-30 in most of my fleet, but some of it has Rotella T6 5w-40. The generators and the rototiller currently have T6 5w-40 in the sump. I have a Billy Goat...

My MIL has had this tractor since 2007. This is a single cylinder 19 HP Briggs powered machine. The head gasket went a few years ago and was replaced by the JD dealer. Over the weekend the machine "started smoking a lot and then started rattling loudly." Sounds catastrophic to me. She shut it...