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    Do fluorescent tube bulbs have a problem at lower temperatures?

    https://www.hunker.com/13412822/cold-temperatures-and-garage-fluorescent-lighting
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    Appliance reliability

    it's all garbage, science has proven this https://pirg.org/articles/youre-not-crazy-your-appliances-were-built-to-fail-you/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652619300514 The average age of a repaired washing machine is less than 10 years old in three cases: foreign...
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    Off Brand Gas

    I will buy any fuel as long as it is top tier https://toptiergas.com/licensed-brands/
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    Repurposing landfills for green energy production

    the next big thing will be mining the old dumps to retrieve metals https://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2016/finalwebsite/solutions/landfill.html
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    Silverado 4X4 4 cylinder review from Sarah, a former aerospace mechanic

    I wonder how many male viewers looked at the commentator more than the truck, just saying
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    Oil for fleet of air cooled ope

    get a drum of rotella 0w40 and you are done https://rotella.shell.com/en_ca/products/full-synthetic-and-blend-oil/t6-full-synthetic/_jcr_content/par/productDetails.stream/1529541963611/55818b4b009fabd77f0698259b89a53ce70fb609/t6-sae-0w-40.pdf
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    increasing oil consumption

    check the PCV, they are known to fail and to cause oil consumption
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    Simplest way to lower viscosity? Mobil 15w50

    why bother? just keep using it, the pour point is -39C, how cold does it get where you live? https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants/for-personal-vehicles/our-products/products/mobil-1-15w-50/
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    Who steals a Kia ?

    the club is useless unless you use it with the shield which prevents cutting the steering wheel, a club can be removed in seconds by simply cutting the steering wheel https://store.winner-intl.com/the-shield-p11.aspx
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    The side mirror mounting bolts broke off from the housing, how to fix it?

    yes, JB weld and that rust looks bad, I will fix that also
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    Dishwasher Recommendations

    I would happily pay a monthly fee for that type of service
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    66% of car thefts in Milwaukee are Hyundai/Kia.

    simply not true, immobilizers were available for all car models sold in Canada, Kia/Hyundia consciously chose NOT to install them on cars sold in the US, a "business decision" the "security kit" now being offered by Hyundia/Kia as a costly upgrade is the immobilizer system that was legally...
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    Bottle of Lubegard Red in my '03 Passat W8 auto

    its probably the valve body and or solenoids , they are known to fail on JATCO transmissions, you can try a rebuild by yourself I went the easy route and just installed a new valve body, has been shifting fine for over 100 thousand km since
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    66% of car thefts in Milwaukee are Hyundai/Kia.

    this simply isn't a problem in Canada, for all vehicles including Kia and Hyundai https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/features/immobilizing-auto-theft/#:~:text=Standard%20114%20of%20Canada%27s%20Motor,All%20manufacturers%20have%20complied. Anti-Theft Solutions Standard 114 of Canada’s Motor...
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    Are these bees, yellow jackets, wasps?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespula_germanica
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    Motomaster Air Filter

    https://www.pgfilters.com/air-filters/
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    Is undercoating worth it on newer GM vehicles?

    GM trucks are known to leave the factory brand new with chassis and frame rust https://www.silveradosierra.com/threads/rust-concern.739847/
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    22 long rifle, revisited

    Federal punch will pass clear through a 16-inch gel block out of a 22 revolver, that's enough penetration to go right through a person that has to hurt ALOT and would discourage most people from continuing the behaviour that you want them to stop and no .22 is not comparable to .454 casull...
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    University of Texas college students publish a map they drew of Canada

    you have to pass the test before crossing the border
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