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A trip down the Jersey Turnpike through Linden or Carteret will prove your point. If I remember correctly the last time a refinery was built in the US was in the 1970's.

DCShelby's post is spot on. Things are complicated. The US is the largest producer of crude oil in the world but the choke point for us is refining. Our refineries, most of them built in the 30's and 40's, are designed to operate on heavy crude as they produce a variety of products from tar...

10% of the world's aluminum production goes past the Strait of Hormuz. Better start getting used to the idea of drinking beer out of 40 oz bottles.

Is this your first convertible? If so, I suggest renting one to see if you enjoy the convertible experience. Convertibles have a lot of negatives, but the plusses can be great. They leak, squeak, rattle and are loud. And doing 70 on the freeway with a tractor trailer next to you is pure hell...

To add more confusion to the cold vs hot measurement, there's about a 6% volumetric increase due to thermal expansion of the oil from room to operating temperature. Ten quarts cold would read 10.6 hot, assuming all the oil drains back to the pan before looking at the stick. That's based on a...

You better grab a big plate of chicken wings and a tumbler full of Jack Daniels.

Check the date stamp on the sealant cartridge. The maximum replacement interval that you can reset to is 4 years but the cartridges have a longer expiration period. My warning came on but the cartridge still had a year left. Ditto when I finally bought a replacement. The expiration date was...

It's the reservoir for clutch fluid. As if I could guess from the cryptic markings on the cap.

Maybe I should have asked for a part number. AI would have looked like Robbie the Robot melting down at the end of "Forbidden Planet."

This is under the hood of an '06 Chevy Silverado. Does anyone know what it is? It's not my truck so I can't expand on what this does, or is attached to, or get better photos. From the markings on it my guess is that it was left behind by some space aliens.

The biggest load and drain your battery will ever see is start up. If you can start the car the battery has more than enough juice to deal with maintaining electronics and dealing with the other issues you are having. There is something else wrong. If the charging system can't keep up with...

Wow, I'm stumped. Maybe the new amp is a parasitic load?

Original battery? If so, it's way past its drop dead date. Drive the car so the battery charges. Disconnect the negative terminal and let it sit overnight. Check the voltage. If it's low then the problem is the battery or the charging system, not a parasitic load. Given that you are...

Fluids do expand. Solids expand. Engine oil expands about 5% from room temperature to typical operating engine temperature. For a 10 quart Gen 3 that's a half quart difference. https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/cubical-expansion-coefficients-d_1262.html

I'm going to admit my ignorance here. I get problems in a corner. Too much throttle coming out of a turn and it's oversteer. Ditto for a downshift or hard throttle lift in the turn when pushing the limit. Straight line?? When the back end starts to wiggle isn't the first reaction to get...

Sorry, I can't help you with that. Haven't had an accident but when I saw your post the first thing that popped into my head was what an accident would read. Maybe someone else, with poor luck, can provide some data.

Does a g-reading while getting rear-ended count?

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/electric-vehicle-registration-fee-proposal-200/ I get the need to replace revenue lost due to electric vehicles. However the thought of the feds getting involved with auto registration doesn't appeal to me.

Wow, I didn't know that. Driving hasn't been the same since they did away with the foot switch for high beams.