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Are old oils sitting on your shelf still good?

Blackstone labs did a series of test on old oil. They bought a bunch of stuff off ebay and tested it. Their conclusion...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by demi
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by demi

heater takes forever to get warm

In a 2002 LeSabre the hot air is lukewarm for at least an hour. It could be normal but that seems unlikely.
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posted by td_03
52 comments posted 12yrs posted by td_03

Omg I need some serious advice!!

so I have a 2010 nissan rouge. long story short, I put a screwdriver in the ignition and hit it with a hammer. wouldn't...
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posted by melissan503
19 comments posted 12yrs posted by melissan503

Rear window defogger is stumping me.

Got my old Jeep Cherokee just about in "drive anywhere without fear" shape. .. have fixed literally everything that bot...
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posted by njnagel
15 comments posted 12yrs posted by njnagel

intermittent cranks, won't start

'04 Cavalier, auto trans ... Which intermittently won't start: it cranks, but nothing happens. The problem clears if I...
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posted by gbeccles
13 comments posted 12yrs posted by gbeccles

Vintage corvettes cheap

Just dig them out.... www.impomag.com/news/2014/02/sinkhole-collapses-part-corvette-museum-ky bob
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posted by sound
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by sound

Dexcool Labeled Antifreeze: Must Use ?

Hello, Have a 2009 Buick LaCrosse. Have always used what they recommended for antifreeze; the "Dexcool" labeled stuff....
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posted by rgsros
5 comments posted 12yrs posted by rgsros

Canton/Mecca oil filter observation...

Probably of limited interest to most, but some of you may remember/have use d these... I have two of them; one was give...
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posted by njnagel
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by njnagel

Welding High Strength Aluminum

Of course the high strength aluminums are in a heat treated condition when looking at their highest yield strengths. Th...
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posted by emptypost
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by emptypost

Any use for a 19/32" socket or wrench?

My understanding is that the only xx/32" size currently useful for any SAE fasteners is 11/32" (no. 8 hex head machine...
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posted by njnagel
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by njnagel

Dead car disposal?

Our 2002 Saturn SL2 with only 110K threw a rod, making a significant hole in the block. If, as expected, cost to repair...
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posted by briang
8 comments posted 12yrs posted by briang