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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    Well, you oversimplified that a bit. As I said, I looked it over pretty thoroughly. And it ran and drove great. Have you looked at cars in the $3-4000 price range lately (including what people want for ones with 200+ or even 300k miles or more [it's crazy])? 153k miles is not a lot for...
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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    That sounds like good news... I'm not worried about a tow bill if it came to that. 60k is what I remember from years ago, but I've not had one personally, until my Acura, that had the belt. I think something was said when we bought it, about my son's '00 Maxima 3.0L too, that it wasn't a...
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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    Just picked up an '02 Lexus with a 3.0L, 153k miles for one of my kids, and no idea when/if the timing belt was done last. I checked it over pretty thoroughly, but forgot to ask about maintenance records when I picked it up. I texted the PO and she said something about (not that long ago)...
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    Need help with adoption issues re: deceased parent

    That's awful. Sorry to hear.
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    Cobra. Plug on Left Side of Drive

    I can confirm that everything seems fine with that little plug out - on the water. On land, probably not. Kinda what I thought. I couldn't get the threads to take at all this year when de-winterizing (there was grit in there or something; but don't know why exactly), so I put it in and put...
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    aluminum wheels stuck to hub

    How'd the aluminum rim weather that? I've got a front hub/rotor (RWD truck) that apparently is out of tolerance because wheels stick on it. I add just a little grease if I remember to. Getting them off is a heavy rubber mallet or deadblow hammer on the inside sidewall of the tire while...
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    Failed exhaust flappers

    I've got a rigged-up single flapper on the bottom of the pipe that has worked for me for a while. Maybe I've just been "lucky"? Mine's the 4.3L Cobra; don't know if it'd work for yours or not. I don't recommend it based on the more cautious opinions; I'm just sharing my experience. My boat...
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    88 OMC 4.3L V6 - Sitting for about 10 Months - Question

    Thanks, Lou. Those are exactly what I had in mind trying next, from one of your past posts; just haven't made it happen yet.
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    88 OMC 4.3L V6 - Sitting for about 10 Months - Question

    As long as you're not talking about doing it without water, sounds fine to me. Not sure what else you could do, other than pull the plugs and turn it over manually a few times to sort of move the oil around on stuff a bit, if that's what you mean. I've taken to priming mine with a bit of gas...
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    Thoughts on Magpuls???

    I think the military uses those, so...
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    Gun Range Vid sort of

    Shoot N See targets : )
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    Mid-70s 400sbc Bogging

    It gets driven every week or two; I almost always put 100% gas in it. It's a '75, so HEI; carb same year I'm sure (quadrajet). Haven't checked compression in a long time. The shift points seem normal. I'll look at that vacuum line. I did plugs, cap and rotor not that long ago. If it was...
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    Well, That's It. Another Season Over

    And here it is, time to put it back together. Wind's been bad, but temp's good now for the most part : ).
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    Tire Recommendation, Japanese Sedan

    Dash it all! Hadn't thought of that. I wonder why it only shows up after Midas tinkers with it.
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    Mid-70s 400sbc Bogging

    Small block 6.6L (4bbl) that came out of a mid-70s Impala wagon. Went into a 1/2T GMC truck of the same era in the early 90s. Stock, never been into that I know of. 200k+ miles.
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    Tire Recommendation, Japanese Sedan

    I took it to Midas recently for an alignment, and it seemed fine right afterward up to 50mph or so; much better. Then it seemed to sort of revert(!). Weird. There is an occasional clacking sound up front I didn't remember too. I'm thinking, Did he leave something loose?, but surely not. I...
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    Mid-70s 400sbc Bogging

    Thought I'd throw this issue out for consideration. It's an intermittent problem, happening usually under hard acceleration, and is sometimes right after a shift (though I've no idea what the trans would have to do with it). It seems like fuel starvation as it runs pretty well otherwise, and...
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    Tire Recommendation, Japanese Sedan

    Ah, good to know.
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    Tire Recommendation, Japanese Sedan

    I finally pulled the trigger and got a new set (got PO's $ worth out of the old Yokohama's for sure). I went with the Accelera PHi R - absolute cheapest on the list I had assembled, lol. I'd initially ruled those out due to the relatively low mileage warranty (30,000), but as little as I drive...
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    OMC 3.0L cooling hoses not available

    Yes, boats are another matter; don't make any substitutes when it comes to the fuel system. (To continue the topic shift/hijack)... That does look old; Can't readily access mine to see what it says on it. Looks heavy duty though and not ribbed like that. Black w/lengthwise maroon stripe (for...
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