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If I were in your situation, I would run a compression test when you take out the plugs. If there is an issue with the disappearing coolant, then you should see a drop in compression between either a single cylinder, or a pair of cylinders. If you have coolant getting into the combustion...

I have an older Pittsburgh 21 piece 6-point socket set. The laser engraved set. The ratchet is junk, but the sockets are nice. The laser engraving is wearing off though. Next time I buy sockets, I'm buying the ones with the sizes stamped in them. It's sad because HF no longer sells shallow...

I read an article a few years ago when Mazda went through the Miata transmission for a refresh. The article basically said that the lighter the items inside are, the less rotating mass they have, the quicker the synchros can match shaft speeds, and the easier/quicker/smoother it will go into...

Lead is commonly used for brazing materials, I wonder if the insides of oil filters are brazed together? Such as where the metal perforated tube holding the filter element meets the bottom canister. Otherwise, a lot of radiators have brazed fins on the side tanks, but unless you have some sort...

HP Tuners has what they call a tune repository, where people can download tunes that were read from other vehicles. They also have modified ones as well. Of course, you never know for sure if the tune is 100% stock, but usually you can compare with a few tunes you might find on their bulletin...

So today's review is for the Tailpipe expander https://www.harborfreight.com/large-tail-pipe-expander-63704.html?_br_psugg_q=exhaust+pipe+expander I bought it a long time ago for two different things. I used it as a way to expand inside the splines of a transmission to set the gear backlash...

Don't short change yourself when you sell it - People will grumble about not being able to run the FordCal tool -- but anyone can use HPTuners and one of the tunes from the repository and it will work fine.

I agree, I have a smaller tool cabinet and just picked up a 4-door tech cart for a song. The harbor freight by me looses the keys and then puts them on clearance for half off. Like I told the cashier, that's what drill bits are for. (The lock cylinders are not hardened metal like you might...

Man that is just crazy how big it is. I was talking about it today with my colleagues, they didn't realize just how big it is. Unfortunately, there hasn't been a lot of press on it here. CAL Fire has some huge air tankers - I didn't realize it, but they have a 747 actually...

That's awesome, I didn't know they were over helping y'all out. Cal Fire has a bunch of jets and helicopters they use for dropping retardant, I wonder if they are sending some of the equipment over. We get these winds after our summer, called the "Santa Ana's" and they blow hot, dry air in...

Wow that is just incredible (bad). I think when it gets this bad, the only thing that will put it out is weather, or running out of fuel to burn.

I've always changed oil at least every 6 months. I was told a long time ago that condensation forms in the oil pan, and doesn't get cooked off. The water supposedly makes the oil more acidic. I never bothered to look because to be honest, I don't mind doing it just for the peace of mind. I...

Hey y'all, I'm kind of surprised I didn't see anything on M6G about the wildfires y'all are having. I live on the US West coast and am no stranger to wildfires, I had scorched ground about 100 yards from my house and was under mandatory evacuation. So I kind of know what you are going through...

Maybe the title is a bit pretentious, but I didn't find one on here, and I figured we could review what we've bought and if it's junk or not. I know HF has their own reviews, but they are vested in weeding out bad ones, I've had a few bad ones not get posted. I hope this thread doesn't turn...

Man, this sounds every bit like synchro wear. When they wear, they can't equalize the shafts very fast, so you get blocked out like you said. If you think about it, when your clutch is pressed in, during that 3-5 seconds, the input shaft is coasting down. I don't know much about the MT82, but...

If it is dragging, you might get lucky and be able to bleed the clutch line.

if the clutch is dragging, it will probably continue to move the car. Try this (once!) Put it in 1st on a flat surface,push the clutch in all the way and rev to 3000-4000. If you have a slight drag, the car will move. If the car doesn't move, then you are probably fine. If the car does...

Same 89LX 5.0 -- Had to take family member to a college class. "What's wrong with your car, it's so loud, it sounds like a boat". "There is nothing wrong with it at all, all engines sound like that before you choke them off" Also same car (As you can see, this car polarized people) I had a...

I have the CO, and it is nearly impossible to take a picture of it because of the color changing effect. I love it, it looks orange in person in the day, but looks almost red at night. I went to buy a yellow one (As a co-worker said, I like car colors that look like skittles) but I saw the CO...

The shorter effective gearing is helpful, but I think the problem is that there is so little sidewall, then they can't grab like a smaller-rim wrinklewall tire. I think you will get better performance with getting the stickiest tire you can find for drag racing. For road courses, I think you...