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And there you have it folks! Gonna be a record warm and ice/snow free winter for North Carolina this year!

Generally those things are rated around 8 ton, and they have a 2:1 safety factor, so bending one is quite the feat.

Loosen your ballcap up a notch there Nick, it's cutting off your circulation I think... :jester:

Is it just my eyes, the angle, or have you actually managed to bend that pintle???

Wife's truck ('97 Dakota 3.9L 4x4) needed a tune up before it gets inspected this week. The last time I did one on it was 9 and 1/2 years ago, so it was a little overdue. :uhoh: Did the air filter, breather, PCV (and grommets for both), and the plugs last week. AF was clean (it'd been...

When you use that stuff, don't overtighten the bolts. If you torque 'em to "factory" right away it'll squeeze it all out. What we used to do, we'd put the stuff on the pan or cover, let it set for a few minutes, then carefully put the pan or cover on and put in the screws finger tight, then go...

Yep, MAP will work.

Oh, and to me it sounds electrical, and those are known for "eating" coil packs, but check mixture first anyway.

Easy enough to see if it's a fuel issue (or fuel/air issue)... Take a propane torch, UNlit, and feed it a bit of propane while it's idling rough. If that "fixes" it, you're running lean. If it dies or gets worse, you're rich. You could also do this while driving, just use some hose to...

Use this instead of the regular gaskets. That shit was "The Bomb" back when I had my shop. We used it for tranny pans and valves covers, and never had a single one come back because of leaking.

I'm not sure he's asking what you're answering John. It's hard to tell though, since he does not give much info. Can we get some pictures maybe, so we can ensure everyone is talking about the same thing?

Could try using a freeze plug location for a probe site. You'll have to rig something in a replacement plug to hold the probe, but it has potential. You might even be able to modify a block heater by removing the heater element and replacing it with the probe.

That would be my preference as well. Getting the probe into the coolant flow is what will give you the most accurate and reliable reading. Those fin sensors are too subject to radiator cold spots, dirt, rain, snow, air flow, etc.

I could probably Rube Goldberg something using an infra-red temperature reader, but it's not going to be any more reliable than one of those fan controllers you don't want to use. There's only so many ways you can read the engine temperature, and you're pretty much saying no to all of 'em. A...

Size comparison... old one is in front: Old GPS and new GPS par KJ4VOV, on ipernity

Got my new GPSs today... Damn that 2797 is a big fugger. Gonna make it a lot easier to see for these tired old eyes.

You're too young to remember these?:

I used to do the map thing, and still carry current ones in my truck as part of my "Redundancy is good, redundancy is good, redundancy is good" approach to being prepared, but for everyday ease of use a GPS is my go-to navigation assistant. Annnnd... I went ahead and pulled the trigger on...

FTFY :D2

Yeah, while my smartphone can be used as a sat nav device, I prefer to keep that as my backup, and rely on a dedicated GPS unit in each vehicle. I do have a mobile data plan, but that's only good when you have an actual signal, and there's places I go that have no cell or data signals...

I've used Cobra (love theirs but they have crappy customer service and stop supporting things with no advance warning), Mio, Tom-Tom, and Rand McNally, and I have to agree that, except for the Cobra, the Garmins do have the best interface. After my last Cobra though I'll never buy one again. I...

Shopping for a couple of new GPS units. We have three currently, and all of them are getting to the end of their useful lives, so it's time to look for replacements. One of them is only used in conjunction with my ham radios, and won't be replaced at this time (The replacement is super...

Yeah, but this is OEM, and you always pay a little more for OEM. :D2

Found a GMC dealer in California who had it in stock for $17.00, with free shipping.

Maybe if they used horses for their deliveries the price would be cheaper.