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I needed to replace the battery in my 1996 Ford Contour. It is over 5 years old and starting was slowing down as winter is approaching. The battery size is 96R. The current battery is a Motorcraft that I bought. Walmart near me does not carry this size. The specs for the 96R battery at Advance...

In the latter half of "Covid year 2020" I was working at Lowe's. In late December they told the employees that they were clearing out some existing Craftsman OPE for for newer Craftsman models. I got the subject power washer for $27. I finally got around to setting it up today and using it to...

Pennzoil asked if I wanted to participate in the "Pennzoil Used Oil Analysis Program". What's a long term BITOG member suppose to say, SURE :D! The existing oil they first tested was Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30. It would have been Mobil 1 5W-30 but a mechanic at the shop drained it with 100 miles on it...

My SIL has a Porter Cable generator powered by a 6HP Briggs & Stratton OHV engine that doesn't start. It sat for many years with the fuel valve open. Rather that trying to clean all the small hidden passages I opted to get a Chinese EBay replacement. I had good luck overall with using these...

This is for a 2017 2.3 EcoBoost Explorer. Given the choice would you choose a Purolater One Synthetic air filter with up to 99% efficiency or the standard Motorcraft air filter. I have no idea what the efficiency of the Motorcraft air filter is. The Pur One is $1 more than the Motorcraft, so...

I bought the attached fuel can thinking it will make filling my OPE so much easier, it did. BUT I found a downside to the design, moisture and water settles to the bottom over time and you are dispensing the fuel from the bottom of the can 🙄. Even using Stabil Marine, over 7 months of sitting in...

Bought a replacement carburetor for my Ryobi 30cc string trimmer. It came with the 2 air filters, a fuel filter, mounting gaskets, 2 fuel lines, 3 extra primer bulbs and a spark plug with the brand name Savior all for ~$13, shipped. I've had mainly good luck so far with Chinese OPE replacement...

2005 4.6 Explorer with ~202,000 miles. All except coil 3 are original, ejecting spark plug. All of a sudden after a brief acceleration the truck felt weird and then the flashing check engine light came on. I back off the throttle and the CE went out. It would come on and miss again if I pressed...

This is their 18V 1.5ah Lithium+ battery. Out of curiosity I checked the voltage before charging it recently and it was about 7.3V at 2 bars on the battery indicator. I charged it till the charger indicated fully charged. I checked the voltage days after I removed it from the charger and it was...

I have a Briggs and Stratton 5500W generator with the Briggs 342cc engine. The owner's manual calls for a .030 plug gap for plug. The factory plug is the Champion RC12YC. I purchased an iridium NGK BKR5EIX-11 plug to replace it. Out of the box the gap is .038 for the NGK. Should I reduce the gap...

Last week while working at Lowe's I spotted the attached late in the evening. It's brand new, factory sealed, not a return or repair/resell. Our 15 year old Troy-Bilt power washer is showing it's age. I've replaced the Briggs plastic carb and got a new pump and got some more years use out of it...

This is the 5th OCI I've had done on this vehicle because it's a turbo DI engine and that is new to me. I wanted to see how the OCI's performed in various seasonal driving conditions. It seems pretty consistent when using M1 5W-30 and even the M1 5W-30 EP this time. The only OCI with the non use...

We have a 2017 Explorer with the 2.3 EB with a little over 62,000 miles. We bought it new. Thank goodness for inline 4 cylinder engines when it comes to changing spark plugs. Cylinders 1 through 3 were creaky dry upon removal but came out just fine. Cylinder 4 wasn't as creaky and I found out...

Ugh, I hate winter! It's not the lock frozen it appears to be the rubber gasket around the door freezing to the body and visa versa. Any suggestions as to what can be used to stop this and lasts without constant reapplication? It's worse with freezing rain and or a sudden temperature drop like...

I need a Mass Air Flow Sensor for my 1996 2.0L Zetec Ford Contour. I checked the usual sites, Auto Zone, Advance Auto Parts and Rock Auto. I ordered from RA a new Standard Motor Products brand complete MAF sensor. It was slightly more than the new Hitachi but it has a 3 year warranty instead of...

This is the fourth UOA I've done with our Explorer. This one was from May 1 till Sept 26 for a total of 8,200 miles. This was mainly everyday commuting with some "local" vacation driving. Before this OC I had a timing cover leak "repaired" under warranty, it's leaking again less than 10,000...

My wife bought a new 2017 Explorer in Feb 2017. Afterwards I started reading and seeing videos of the PTU and it's abuse of the gear oil. This appears to be because the PTU only holds ~13-18 oz of 75W-140 gear oil and is surrounded by major heat sources, especially in the 3.5 EB. Of course Ford...

Our 2017 Explorer 2.3 EB is due for an oil change for winter use. I have "regular" Mobil1 5w-30 and Mobil 1 5W-30 EP. available for use. I did an UOA for a 6,200 mile winter run on Mobil1 5W-30 previously and the wear metals were fine but the viscosity dipped into the upper 20 wt range, not by...

Today is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion to push back the Nazi's in Europe. A heck of a lot of brave young men died on that day to begin the liberation of Europe. Did any of you have a father or grandfather involved in D-Day or D-Day+ in Normandy? My late father was in the 166th Photo...

I don't have a big yard and I'm looking at a Ryobi Battery String trimmer that the wife can use also. I have a 9 year old gas Ryobi string trimmer that has served me well but has become my nemesis as far as trying get it to run right for the money I put into it, and I replaced way too much...