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I know we all know everything there is to know about our trucks, but the manual clearly states (well as clear as lawyers can make it) that you should not drive with the rear window open. Why you might wonder. Well, theoretically you could pull exhaust into the cab and suffer from carbon...

As to a definition, from post #12 "I believe the phrase "Top Tier Fuel" is all marketing dirty speak to sell product." The majors all had their own special blends (the exact same ones as everyone else) for decades before Top Tier came around. Heck I think they stole the whole idea from the...

A little chemistry. Nitrogen is an inert gas. It does nothing to enhance combustion because it is inert. But it does increase the volume of the finished product. And since you brought up shell let me tell you a little story. Shell, for years, hyped their gasoline as Shell with...

Gasonline, heck the producers of all petroleum products trade crude and refined products regularly. Let's say refiner A has a tanker delayed. They call refiner B and "borrow" what they need. Somewhere down the road refiner B is short so refiner A pays them back. It's the same with finished...

Made gasoline for decades. Top tier is a fallacy.

Amazing that several folks have mentioned the thankfully deceased pedophile.

I some times say "pick em' up truck"

If you are a macho trained killer with a medical degree you'll never need the button. But my wife often drives the truck alone. I like her being able to push a single button and be connected to whatever emergency service she needs. It also automatically calls for help if it senses an...

I've made a few with bends over the years. Actually I have quite a collection of modified tools. Sometimes it's the only way to get things done.

Interestingly the kid with the Roadrunner and his little brother were into bikes. Never good enough for pro, but they did very well in their class.I was into them too, but never to the level of wanting to compete. I blame a lot of my stuff today on those injuries. If I had just landed on my...

Other end of the country. I mostly ran at Brotherhood on Terminal Island California. I agree, most of the guys I ran against were other high school gear heads so what we could do/afford was pretty much the same. Yea, miss a shift or be a tad slower at the start and you would loose. Good days...

A tool, any tool is only as good or bad as the person using it. If you don't know how to use power tools either learn or avoid them. But blaming the above transgressions on the tool is a cop out.

66 GTO, I sure would have liked t run my 68 Nova against you. Then again, where are you from, maybe we did?

You do when you are old, arthritic and generally stove up from a life of doing something other than sitting in a office. Besides, it's just plain easier all around. Heck, I use Milwaukee power tools for a lot of installing and removing fasteners. Why bust knuckles when you can have a machine...

So currently I use a Milaukee impact to raise and lower my spare and to raise and lower my jack in addition to removing and replacing lugnuts. But I've never been impressed with any OEM vehicle jack. The manufacturers spend as little on these as possible. So, I've been looking at electric...

Well, since sound transmission requires some sort of medium to be transmitted it would still be transmitted through the solid connection of the horn unless you figure out a way to suspend it in a complete vacuum.

Yep, loud enough to raise the dead. And yet people ignore them and their relatives blame the railroad for their death.

I'd make one suggestion. If you've determined 14 AWG is correct go to 12 AWG. In other words, always go one size larger than you think you need. An auto manufacturer will always use the absolute smallest wire possible. Using a size smaller wire on hundreds of thousands of vehicles is a...

I always get a kick out of people, especially parents who think it's so cute their little girls dance to this music. For those that don't know, the movements had their origins when a fairly drunk flamenco dancer stripped off her clothes at a party. That's right folks, those cute little moves...

Last I looked parts near Santa Barbara were closed. Check the Cal Trans web site for current status.