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Recently I purchased a 82 jeep CJ for a very good price. After the sale, while I was loading it on the trailer, I was given a Chevy 305 motor and trans for free(owner wanted it out of the garage). I know that some years of this engine suffered soft camshaft lobes, and it's not as good as the...

I'm trying to streamline and minimize the amount of parts and materials I keep in my shop. I've noticed that several of my vehicles might/could use the same filter, but am having a hard time verifying fitment between them. The vehicles are: 99 Ford Ranger 2.5L 98 Ford Ranger 4L 86 and 87 Suzuki...

I've searched around and can't seem to find a solid answer to this question. I travel the country for work and just picked up a new vehicle to convert into a camper. It's my understanding that the ram c/v is just a grand caravan converted into a cargo van. It has the 3.6 with vvt, and has a...

I know this questions been beat to death, just figured I'd ask because I'm in a bit of a unique situation. I recently got out of the military and after a brief stint as a maintenance mechanic, am getting back to my old occupation- commercial and industrial electrician. I will be traveling...

Hello all, had a question for the group here. I recently accepted a job with an environmental consulting firm as their equipment mechanic/tool crib manager. This company does everything from water and soil sampling to assessing train derailments to cutting down as well as planting trees, if it's...

Just recently did some wheeling and dealing and ended up with a 2004 Polaris Sportsman 400. Got it off an older gentleman, single owner, he takes great care of his equipment, I know him well. He goes out once a year(1 weekend), and that's the only use this thing sees. It has 130 hrs on the...

I recently (with the excellent help from this website) I picked up a 2014 Prius c. Also with the help from this website, I picked up a respectable amount of rotella gas truck and Valvoline modern engine in 0w-20 flavor. I fully understand that I can run either of these in this engine with no...

Hello all, was looking for a recommendation for a car. I put at least 3,000 miles a month on the car I'm driving now going to national forests, national parks, little towns...just exploring, hiking, fishing, things like that. I'm looking for a car with the following features: -At least 35 mpg...

Hello all, I have a few questions that I hope I can get some answers to. While I'm no stranger to fairly in-depth vehicle work(rebuilding engines, transmission work, engine swaps...), I am struggling quite a bit however to understand how the individual components of an oil add pack, noak, sap...

Hello all. Long time lurker, first time poster. I have learned an incredible amount from this site, and am hoping I can glean a little more information. I had a question, did quite a lengthy search, and can't seem to find anything that quite answers this question. My wife and I both love older...