Search found 6915 matches
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Intro Forum
- Topic: Harbor Freight Tire Changer Upgrades
- Replies: 62
- Views: 110342
Re: Harbor Freight Tire Changer Upgrades
Point taken. I used a softened hard soap bar in mounting four (maybe five...it's been a while) new sets of tubeless tires on my motorcycles with no apparent issues to the wheels (magnesium). I put close to 200K total miles on those to bikes and checked tire pressures often and found they held pressu...
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion & Intro Forum
- Topic: Harbor Freight Tire Changer Upgrades
- Replies: 62
- Views: 110342
Re: Harbor Freight Tire Changer Upgrades
Ivory FTW: "When the building was in a position to be pushed backward, there was only one brand of soap Rushton was comfortable using: Ivory. He said most soap brands quickly become dry and break apart, but Ivory soap sticks to steel beams for a smoother slide." https://www.washingtonpost....
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:14 am
- Forum: XR4Ti
- Topic: It's not supposed to glow like this, is it?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 28915
Re: It's not supposed to glow like this, is it?
^^ Yeah; from the start here I wondered if the device used to take that photo distorted the actual manifold color. Reds, oranges, after heavy 2.3 turbo use are common. White, is not FWIW.
YMMV
YMMV
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Intro Forum
- Topic: Harbor Freight Tire Changer Upgrades
- Replies: 62
- Views: 110342
Re: Harbor Freight Tire Changer Upgrades
Water-softened hand soap bar works best: rub tire edge lightly a few times leaving a film of soap. Ivory bars are excellent for this purpose.
YMMV
YMMV
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Intro Forum
- Topic: Harbor Freight Tire Changer Upgrades
- Replies: 62
- Views: 110342
Re: Harbor Freight Tire Changer Upgrades
Real men change(d) tires just using tire irons.
YMMVZ
YMMVZ
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:12 pm
- Forum: XR4Ti
- Topic: It's not supposed to glow like this, is it?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 28915
Re: It's not supposed to glow like this, is it?
A too lean mixture = sharply raised exhaust temperature (2.3t is engineered to operate on richer side).
Cam timing needs to be verified (slipped timing belt = "down on power").
YMMV
Cam timing needs to be verified (slipped timing belt = "down on power").
YMMV
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 5:25 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Disappearing coolant is normal - really?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 46957
Re: Disappearing coolant is normal - really?
^^ Fact: they're crushed walnut shells.
YMMV
YMMV
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:45 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Disappearing coolant is normal - really?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 46957
Re: Disappearing coolant is normal - really?
I've used these; typically I start with just one tab, then a second one if needed. https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-10-108/dp/B0026JK8C8/ref=asc_df_B0026JK8C8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312094794632&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16840583718523183572&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvq...
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:16 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Disappearing coolant is normal - really?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 46957
Re: Disappearing coolant is normal - really?
Leaky heater core, loose/faulty coolant cap, (or blown head gasket, cracked head or engine block).
I'd first suspect loose coolant cap.
YMMV
I'd first suspect loose coolant cap.
YMMV
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Intro Forum
- Topic: Merkur Midwest Down
- Replies: 12
- Views: 30501
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Intro Forum
- Topic: Merkur Midwest Down
- Replies: 12
- Views: 30501
Re: Merkur Midwest Down
Before this gets out of hand, I didn't see any knowledgeable statements that Russ has died, just that his health isn't good and he's selling/sold the business. For that matter, while I'm not doubting the original poster's information, we don't have any publicly released information from Rapido rega...
- Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:52 pm
- Forum: Scorpio
- Topic: Battery group size
- Replies: 53
- Views: 79279
Re: Battery group size
andyofcolumbusmerkur wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:26 pm I thought we were talking about battery group size?
Unlikely you'd be reading this far if this was still about group size.
YMMV
- Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:50 pm
- Forum: Scorpio
- Topic: Battery group size
- Replies: 53
- Views: 79279
Re: Battery group size
Just relabel this thread: Battery Group Size-Lead Acid vs AGM
YMMV
YMMV
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:15 pm
- Forum: Scorpio
- Topic: Battery group size
- Replies: 53
- Views: 79279
Re: Battery group size
Seems you don't know that there are One Year and Two Year warranty Everstart batteries stocked on the Walmart racks along with high end flooded and AGM unitsbrokencase wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 1:19 pm There you go, The one on the right. 6/21. I guess it lasted just a little over two years. Typical.
YMMV
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:10 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
- Topic: Wife loves B'day present
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8887
Re: Wife loves B'day present
Gift to Col? For doing repairs/screw tightenings on those rental houses she manages?
YMMV
YMMV