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So the Ford Taurus SHO with the Yamaha engine used a taped fit on the cam sprockets and eventually they would come loose and trash the engine. The Hellcats have a taper fit on the crank pulleys and they are known to spin. My question is why do some manufacturers use a taper fit and not have a...

So buying a place, it worked out that the seller needs some time before moving out, and we don't necessarily need to be in right away. The seller got 3 other offers, all at asking price, our offer was 10k less with fast closing and possession 3 weeks after closing. I have done delayed...

We have lived in our home for over 15 years, it is an amazing property on over 4 acres. It is a lot of maintenance as imagined. We have enjoyed it and still do, however the amount of work it takes is getting old. My wife's health and my own is not as good as it was when were in our 20s when we...

So our property was split off in the 1970s from a larger parcel, when we purchased the property no survey was done (never again!). We recently had a survey done and it had been determined there were no previous surveys on record. My question is this, is it possible a survey has never been done...

So my Mom and Dad bought a house back around 14 years ago, its a 4 Bedroom, 2 bath modular on a full poured and insulated basement. It is located on almost 10 acres, probably 2.5 acres of grass and the rest woods. Desirable property and its rare that something like that comes up for sale around...

So I had first noticed ridiculously large "center consoles" in the 3rd generation Prius and the latest reiteration of the Ford Taurus when it came back in 09 or 10, Not saying they were the first vehicles with ridiculously large consoles however those are the first I noticed, now it seems every...

Had a company vehicle that needed the thermostats replaced, bill was just shy of 1g, that's 2 thermostats, 4 gallons of coolant, diagnosis fee and labor. This was on a 08-10 Powerstroke. Surely this has to be some kind of record, or are there worse ones out there? The shop that did it is...

Well a week and a half ago our 17 year old van had a brake caliper hanging up, no big deal, kind of aggravating because I just put reman calipers on 4 years and 35k miles ago, however the vehicle sits a lot and I attributed it to that. Locally the calipers are more than rock auto even if I...

Trying to find the book time for R&R of the fuel tank on a 2005 Sienna AWD. I've tried searching to no avail. Any ideas?

2009 Scion Xb 2.4l 2AZ-FE, 128k miles Short 3.5k 8 month OCI with 5w30 PP and Fram Ultra I was pleasantly suprised at the result I got back. I am running a K&N short ram intake with a red k&n rock catcher filter. I had some concerns with the filtration abilities with the air filter especially...

Thinking of refinancing our home, we could drop the rate 1.5%. We have had enough dealings with home loan officers over the years that most of them give me a shady used car salesperson vibe. Its questionable if it would be worth it to refinance depending on our future here, however we are...

On the 23rd I shipped out a UOA kit back to Blackstone, in the black mailing container with prepaid label and it got there today, just as promised! I didn't play any games trying to hide what it is. Now this is my first sample going to Blackstone so I have nothing to compare it to, previous...

I have a NOCO Genius 1 I use Occasionally and I put it on our tractor that I normally run a battery minder on. The tractor is in an unheated garage, temperature this morning was 18°f this morning out there. The float voltage was sitting at 12.91v, which I give the charger an A for effort...

Our house has a sunroom with a metal roof with exposed fasteners, I estimate it to be 20 years old, many of the fasteners are failing and I have had to replace many of the fasteners due to the rubber seal deteriorating. I am putting sealant on the new fasteners as recommended by some installers...

I haven't been to Samsclub since January, There are a few things there that are unbeatable values such as garden hoses and a few other things, however I get turned off because I got a sales pitch about upgrading our membership. Not interested. I go 4 times a year on average, spend 4 to 5 hundred...

2005 Sienna, yearly oil change, Probably ran about 5k on this one though due to an error on my part I not know the exact OCI mileage wise. Some short tripping in the winter, though enough longer trips that it appears moisture is not an issue.

I had this discussion with my boss 20 years ago and researched it and we determined it would not, however I am now questioning this again. It really doesn't matter because its not like I have much of a choice, or like my vehicles are super special, just curious more than anything. I believe we...

Looking at Diesel Zeroturns for a friend that is interested and I was going over the specs on a BadBoy Renegade Diesel. It is equipped with an 1100cc Perkins Diesel. It looks like a nice unit except the maintenance schedule is downright insane for a mower that will be used commercially by most...

So one of the duties of my job is to be on "standby" or "oncall" once every 6 weeks or so. You are not allowed to leave the county, you must always be reachable by your cell phone or pager they provide and you must respond immediately. I use the terms oncall and standby interchangeably here...

Yes I know it really doesn't matter, but when breaking in a new engine is heat cycling engine important? Is it just better to break it in with as few thermal cycles as possible, varying rpm, varying load, ect. The engine in question is actually a 3cyl yanmar diesel in a tractor, and these...