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I too am a machine builder and have used zillions of helicoils on everything imaginable. I also learned when working for Sundstrand Aviation to use Red Loctite on them for the best results. That's the Permanent type and have never had one come out. I put a link to an Awesome company that sells...

I don't recommend NGK also Known as Njunkos for anything. I learned that years ago with my dirt bikes. I go with Nippon Denso. You can see all the different plugs manufacturers part numbers available for any car at sparkplugs.com. Then go to your local parts store and buy them or buy the Nippon...

Here in California I dont believe that you can be held liable for an accident because you modified your engine. As long as I follow the Smog Rules I'm 100% legal. So when I do go Turbo it will be of the same year making me Smog Legal. I won't get back the money I invested in the swap, but like I...

Exactly, I only payed 3k for the car anyways and have put well over 50k miles on it so it would all come out as even if I lost it since I figure I already got my money's worth for an awesome car. Geezer

Sounds like Carlsbad CA Toyota dealer that wanted 275.00 for the drivers side door lock switch. I laughed at the guy and said NO I dont want the whole door just the switch, he gave me a smirk and I left. I went to Ecology junk yard and bought two of them for 10.00. Geezer

I fell for this stuff too to clean the carbon from a friends gun parts. It did Absolutely NOTHING to the carbon so I could see it would do NOTHING for carbon on injectors. I agree it's just another brand of snake oil gunk just like all the gun cleaning stuff (disc brake cleaner in a gun cleaner...

Before I bought my 89 N/A I called and got a quote from my Mercury Rep and she told me that if I decided to buy a Turbo it would about double my full coverage insurance so I went with the N/A. I am currently looking for a complete 89 turbo car at Ecology every weekend to strip everything and...

What ever you end up with STAY AWAY from Ford F-350's. My best bud bud who has a wife and four daughters has twice now lost the brakes coming down Cajon pass from camp outs in Victorville. It seems Ford bamboozled folks about the towing capacity in the ads. if you read the fine print the only...

Another reason to go with a lower pressure cap is radiator swell. Like anything metal when you bend it x amouts of times it will break. This applies to a radiator as well since when it's hot it swells and when it cools it shrinks. The more pressure it is required to hold, the larger it will...

Jetjock, thanks great link and some great reading. I too have read that, but as with many topics online there are differeing opinions I'm posting another site showing an ambient temp graph with recommened viscosities of oils to show there are many differring views. As I said I go with my own...

Trucks don’t do stop and go traffic? I’m not sure where you live but here in SoCal no truck operates without copious amounts of stop and go in Major traffic, and sometimes in temps above 100. Like I mentioned, I as many others have never been caught up in the multi weight advertising blitz. I...

Castrol GTX 40wt here in my 89 N/A 177k mile beauty. Chevron Delo 400 40wt. in my Dodge Van. In new engines I use 30 wt but I never use multi weight. I have never been caught up in the multi weight for the simple reason they don’t run it in racecars. Semi's that chalk up millions of miles run...

If any of these aftermarket brake lines have a teflon liner, which I believe they all do. Teflon is a hard plastic that is highly chemical resistant. the Major down side to teflon is it's what they call a migratory plastic, in other words the constant flexing causes it to break FAR sooner than...

Here's some links to KYB and Bilstein, and also some links to Summit Racing for pricing. I can get the Tokico numbers and pricing tonite at home if your interested. Geezer KYB's http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?target=eadvsearch.asp&SearchType=Make Bilstein...

I ran into the same bull with a different twist. I found an Awesome looking 95 Red Supra, so I email Tustin Mitsibishi for some questions answered and the guy e-mails me back saying that car is sold but they have something just LIKE IT LOL. I wrote them back and told them what jerks they were...

Typical solder melts at 550F, anything above that burns the flux, and cause's the prescious metals to burn off of a soldering iron tip. I've seen this cheap tool on TV also but it seems more like a tool for burning wood than soldering. having the right tools is very important. I wouldnt wanna...

So all you experts out there how many of you know about the Black Viper Windows XP settings? If you have never heard of them and your on the Internet with Cable or DSL your BIG TIME Vulnerable. I dont use anti-viruses and have been clean for over ten years. I use the Black Viper Windows Services...

That doesnt sound too bad. Toyota of Carlsbad California wanted 575.00 just to adjust the valves. So I'll stick with the tick. I also asked them what it would cost to have them rebuild my 89 N/A motor the kook told me $7900.00 LOL geez those folks that own that dealership must have been able to...

Drifting is cool on the street, but as a sport it's judged kinda like ice skating, the expertise is in the minds of the judges. Now I've heard the drifters are getting bored with drifting already and want to start racing each other to see whos the fastest around the track, hmmm sounds familiar...

God Bless San Diego, except when it gets a little shake rattle and roll. Geezer