Search results

  1. R

    Intake manifold

    I did too. Don't remember using any sealant though. Began seeing fine cracks in the rubber sooner than seemed like should have. There was a pinhole leak in one of the manifolds, but by the time I got a replacement from GLM, it had sealed itself; prob with rust. Also had to trim a little of...
  2. R

    Riddle me this Batman.....

    I had to do that math a while back after changing some old transmission fluid. Ok, there's X left in the converter, so how many more times should I do that to get rid of a reasonable overall amount of the old? 1 maybe 2 more changes was the answer. Have yet do to even one of them though...
  3. R

    LS Swap...?

    I've got a complete drivetrain from a wrecked '98 Firebird Formula that I'm not sure what to do with. I saved it with the intent of putting the engine, or engine and trans in one of my other vehicles. The car drives though, so my choices are really: 1. Try to put it back together and drive...
  4. R

    Wandering heading at slow speed

    Very noticeable to me with my first (and current) boat; like, when you were correcting you were already behind. Even practiced slow speed some, aiming at a target, since trailering or docking is where it's a problem, but barely even think about it now, so must have gotten some motor memory or...
  5. R

    Best way to learn a language? (Spanish)

    Better yet, get born into a family that speaks more than one. Might not even wind up with an accent like that. Too late though, heh.
  6. R

    Trailer Security

    Yeah, or a big temporary masking tape arrow pointing down at the tag camera, heh. About 15 years ago I parked a tandem axle utility trailer - still hooked to my truck - near a busy highway with a for sale sign. I had some kind of lock on there designed for that. Came back just after dark to...
  7. R

    I think I will go electric for my next new car ...

    Saw a plate on the front of a Tesla the other day - "Zero Emissions". I woulda laughed, but it wasn't funny.
  8. R

    I think I will go electric for my next new car ...

    Can you imagine the electricity bill you'd get due to demand if there were a bunch (more) of these?
  9. R

    I think I will go electric for my next new car ...

    Now that's funny. I wonder how efficient a generator is compared to a highly engineered full-size ICE.
  10. R

    I think I will go electric for my next new car ...

    Or try to put the fire out after a crash. Even a few days later...
  11. R

    2.3l acts as if flywheel has missing teeth

    Did you check the positive cable connection at the starter? I know you've had it off recently, but maybe forgot to clean that one? It got me once...
  12. R

    Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96

    She was a nice lady. Can we raise our flags now? Or should we just leave 'em down a while longer since Charles is king?
  13. R

    2.3l acts as if flywheel has missing teeth

    One car we had when I was way younger had a spot or spots like that. I remember having to grab the fan belts and turn the engine a little to get past it. Try that, Lol. I'm kidding. I think that was a '73 Buick wagon with a 455 (that had surprisingly little power btw)
  14. R

    Exhaust Bellow

    What's wrong with it? That part goes down. I bought my boat (OMC Cobra) with a torn up exhaust bellows. PO asked his mechanic about replacing it, and the mechanic said Why? I replaced it the next season. Anecdotal. Idk if it matters more on Volvo Penta or not but I doubt it. U-joint...
  15. R

    outdrive stored down

    Lol. I rinse my oil change oopses and other occasional old car leaks out to the asphalt roadway, which has oil in it to begin with. Or that's how I plan to sell it at any rate, heh. Worst one included stepping right in the drain pan full of old oil. Kind of a long story, lol.
  16. R

    outdrive stored down

    Lol. I got to live the break out another thousand joke replacing the batwings during my 2nd season of ownership.
  17. R

    Need a New battery ,got more for less at Wallyworld....I think

    You beat me to it. I thought I remembered something like that. I replaced mine in 2018 or '19, unnecessarily apparently (another story), and I'm having to charge the deep cycle replacement I got from A/Z every time before I hit the lake this year or it doesn't crank like it should if it's been...
  18. R

    Ram 5.7L hemi engine tick, misfire cyl 3

    My neighbor had a Hemi Ram for a few years that ticked. He'd start it up, let it run for as long as it took him to move his hand from the key to the shifter, and go ticking off down the road every morning. Don't know the year. He's got a Ford diesel now and lets it warm up about the same...
  19. R

    Hole shot, or up easy?

    I like to do it quick (like push it to WOT reasonably quickly) and back off to 3k or so like others have said, once up, but last time out I started using part-throttle and it came up fine like that. I must be getting old too, heh. One time in a previous season, I think when I was letting one...
  20. R

    Causes for concern?

    Yeah. Mine (1986/88 OMC Cobra) was torn through when I bought it. Don't have one at all now, just a flapper. Replaced the driveshaft bellows the next season, and it was still holding. That issue makes an outboard look kinda good though.
View older results
Top