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    New tire pressures!!!

    I just put a new set of 235-70-15 tires on my Roadmaster......on sidewall it says 51 PSI max load.....my old set said 44 PSI max load. I generally ran about 36 PSI for a smooth ride. If I run 36 in these new ones I'll be 15 Lbs. below max.....What's with the new/higher pressure and what PSI...
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    Mouse in Mustang

    My 1997 Mustang convertible lives mostly in the garage except for weekend cruising....a mouse has taken up residence somewhere in the trunk or other??....without totally stinking up the car is there anything I can spray or put inside the car and trunk that will run the critter out?.....Mothballs...
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    Mass Air Flow Sensor preventive maintenance?

    My Buick 350 LT-1 with 215,000 miles....runs great, but wondering if Mass Air Flow Sensor in the air intake requires preventive maintenance cleaning with the special spray solvents for this purpose?.....
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    E-85 flex fuel Buick

    I bought a E-85 flex fuel Lucerne Buick....first E-85 car I've owned and just wondering if a tank of E-85 ethanol fuel every now and then would help clean the injectors, combustion chambers, spark plugs, etc.?...or does it even matter if I use E-85 or normal gasoline?.....any of you experts know...
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    Buick Lucerne fuel filter

    Just bought a nice 2009 Buick Lucerne and trying to update the maintenance....seems to be some confusion regarding location of fuel filter on this model....was told it was inside fuel tank?.... Is that so?.... Any of you experts know for sure where my fuel filter is on this car?
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    LT-1 350 harmonic balancer

    A couple of weeks ago my mechanic replaced my 200,000 plus mile harmonic balancer....it was right near to come apart. I'm just wondering exactly what this thing does and how it does it? Looks like a steel center hub with a steel outer ring held together by a rubber ring....sorta like an...
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    Pickup truck rear shock absorbers

    this should be a simple and obvious item, but why do most pickup trucks have a shock on the front of the rear axel on one side and a shock on the back of the rear axel on the other side?.....
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    Family dysfunction!!!

    Maybe it's just the Holiday Season but our families and extended families seem to be an ocean of dysfunction.....maybe 10 or 20 percent are what most folks would call normal, hard working, happy, well-adjusted people and families. I hate hearing about all this garbage since we're healthy...
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    Bow strap replacement?

    My bow strap is 15 years old, UV has bleached the black to a grey color, still holding fine but no way to test tensile strength....should I replace this strap with a new one($10), cut off a couple of feet to remove UV damaged section, or just forget it and stick with what I have?...any thoughts...
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    Outboard water pump type?

    Is a rubber impeller type outboard water pump considered a centrifugal type or positive displacement type pump?......to settle an ongoing controversy.....
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    Polyethylene gas tank repair

    My 8 gallon polyethylene gas tank on my rail buggy has a small leak around the metal outlet fitting....as most folks probably know, polyethylene doesn't generally take well to glues, cements and similar repairs.....I was considering to try and weld/melt it with a torch, but it IS a gas tank, so...
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    New hub kit for trailer

    My 1999 boat trailer has the Accu-Lube spindles with the grease zerk in the center of the spindle....never any problems so far, but today in preparation for hauling boat to Florida on Saturday I was checking/spinning the wheels to listen to the bearings and the left hand bearing was rough and...
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    Bassmasters Fishing Tournament- 12 degrees!

    Upstate S.C. Is hosting the big Bassmasters Fishing Tournament today, Saturday and Sunday----This morning they were launching at 7:00AM and it was 12 degrees!....some of the boats were frozen to the trailers!....Just not my idea of fishin' weather, but these guys are dedicated pros and seem to...
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    Key Largo- Boater's Heaven!

    We're spending a few days in Key Largo/Florida Keys and I've never seen so many really nice boats, marinas, etc.....and lots of go-fast double/triple/quad outboard set-ups!....saw several with 4 of the 350HP Yamahas hanging on the transom....one darn nice rig with twin 557 outboards!....Must be...
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    600HP pontoon!

    I just came from the Upstate South Carolina Boat show and at the entrance was a 27 ft. Pontoon boat with twin 300 Mercury Verados on the back....with special "show discounts" price is $125,000!.....I must be getting old or behind the times, but that's an awful lot of power and money for a...
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    squealing automotive belts

    My Buick Roadmaster with the 350 V8 has 2 grooved belts, one serpentine and another that runs the power steering pump....both have spring-loaded idler pulleys. .......the belts look fine but still have some squealing especially in the mornings....I've sprayed both belts with Prestone Belt...
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    "service engine soon" light

    My 1996 Buick Roadmaster with LT-1 350 V8 with 190,000 miles has a "service engine soon" light that comes on for a day or so and then goes off for a day then back on....no apparent problems with the running of the engine....my mechanic has put the engine on his code reader and can't seem to nail...
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    How good can it get?!!

    My wife and her 3 older sisters are going to Folly Beach in Charleston,SC for a "girls week" and wife says, "maybe you should take the boat down on the St. John's River in Florida and fish next week"!.....Man, Saturday morning I'm heading that way....I know how to take orders!....Whatever the...
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    Replace a perfectly good battery?

    I had Auto Zone check my perfectly good 5-1/2 year old boat starting battery today and it checked out fine.....but I bought a new one anyway for $95....several folks including my son said they thought it was dumb to replace a "perfectly good" battery....5-1/2 years is pretty good for a battery...
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    Ford spark plugs!

    My good friend who works hard as a handyman/contractor runs a Ford work van with a V8 motor....one of the spark plugs blew out taking the threads with it....$2500 later it's running again.....sounds like a lot to remove a head and helicoil it......I've heard about the ongoing Ford spark plug...
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