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connecting rod needle bearings? (small engine)

Playing around with a junk lawnmower. The connecting rod has needle bearings at the crankshaft end. These are not in a...
9 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gbeccles
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by gbeccles

Oil leak around distributor after O-ring replacement

89 Cressida 7MGE engine. Was puking oil out around the distributor base. The old O-ring was flattened and brittle. Repla...
11 comments posted 14yrs
posted by muzician21
11 comments posted 14yrs posted by muzician21

ot. for the barney bashers

completely off topic, but required viewing. not just for barney bashers, but anyone thinking of retiring any time this c...
0 comments posted 14yrs
posted by me
0 comments posted 14yrs posted by me

Scraped Rear Bumper

Hello, all. Well, I guess it had to happen but someone scraped the rear bumper this morning on my 2011 Ford Focus (not...
24 comments posted 14yrs
posted by john.wood
24 comments posted 14yrs posted by john.wood

How Much Water is in Gasoline?

Gasoline contains ethanol. Ethanol absorbs water. You'd think that would be a good thing that helps remove condensation...
9 comments posted 14yrs
posted by spamme9
9 comments posted 14yrs posted by spamme9

OE Techinfo sites for all manufacturers

Posted for reference... For those of us who don't mind paying for subscriptions for factory service, repair and electri...
1 comments posted 14yrs
posted by invalid
1 comments posted 14yrs posted by invalid

Wikipedia: photo upload advice requested

Tonight I was browsing around Wikipedia in a semi-nostalgic manner. While committing said act, I saw a poor photograph...
7 comments posted 14yrs
posted by invalid
7 comments posted 14yrs posted by invalid

Best way to remove vintage cell antenna

My new-to-me 1997 Saab has an equally vintage cellphone antenna on the hatch window. It's kind of cute in a yuppiesque...
14 comments posted 14yrs
posted by ed.toronto
14 comments posted 14yrs posted by ed.toronto

Odd (to me) Headlight Problem

After I start my engine, I can go out and wiggle the wiring right next to my headlight lamp, and it will come on. It wi...
6 comments posted 14yrs
posted by roger
6 comments posted 14yrs posted by roger

(OT?) small engine crankshaft end play

I'm trying to revive an old Lawn Boy 2-cycle mower. It runs, but has a ticking sound in the engine. Investigating, I fi...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by gbeccles
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by gbeccles

Tire load

Parking here is extremely tight. Hence softroading is common if not mandatory :-[ I got onto a packed dirt embankment l...
23 comments posted 14yrs
posted by isquat
23 comments posted 14yrs posted by isquat

fly-by-wire

remember all that bleating about fly-by-wire throttles supposedly getting stuck open? i'm not a big motorcycle guy, but...
8 comments posted 14yrs
posted by me
8 comments posted 14yrs posted by me