Recent content by Cub 7275

👍 I haven't been on the TDR for a few years now. Sadly my 05 rotted away, though I still have the motor.

I thought liability (ie mall crawlers with two bags of groceries in the bed using a true jake brake and locking up the rear wheels and wrecking) was the reason Dodge/DCX/FCA/Stellantis/RAM/ whatever they are called now wouldn't put them on the pickups, not noise. Hey nisaacs, were you active...

From CF Moto's website: "CFMOTO vehicle lines are currently manufactured in Thailand and China alongside other major global motorsports names, with plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Mexico in 2024." They have their US headquarters and parts distribution center in MN. Didn't say...

Resolved see post 211 Post 224 If on city water it might be worthwhile to get a wifi water monitor which will trigger an alert to unexpected usage. A friend has one that straps to the water meter and it can tell if a toilet is running. He uses it to monitor the water usage in a second home...

Yep, once proficient the person welding should know by sight and sound if their weld is going well. If not, stop, grind it out and start again. Being in my 60's eyesight is becoming an issue. Mig and Tig gas nozzles interfere with getting a good view of the weld puddle. Also the use it or lose...

Yes, but sometimes the whole disconnect box needs replacing because the pull out contacts are welded or the box is rusted away or it's a new install.

Squirt gun strikes again...... Neighbor returned from a trip yesterday and said the trailer jack scraped the ground when pulling out of a gas station. At least that bead would have looked suspect before the paint went on. The scary ones are those that look good but only have fusion at the...

So what is the procedure to get the meter pulled? I often work as a helper doing HVAC and when the condenser disconnect needs replacing the guy just pulls the meter. Haven't heard of any ramifications from the short duration disconnection and know a few of the people who would have said...

Those Lincoln tombstone welders are awesome. We'd weld for hours until they overheated, let em cool down and go right back at it. They were at the company when I started and still there 20 years later when I left. That was 20 years ago now. My neighbor just picked one up for like $150 off...

Yes it makes them easier to tune, but it also brings many more potential points of failure. Kids in the future will have to become their own electronics repair stations. Electrical connections will be a potential point of failure that can take the entire car down, like the $3,000 F150 taillight...

Sticking with just the issue of unmodified manufacturers' headlights, yes they are way too bright. I can't find the better article I read a few months back, so these will have to do. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/report-how-headlight-glare-became-such-a-big-problem-44510614...

Mostly wrong. Yes the latest battery technology has made EVs more viable, but what has fueled this latest EV spurt is taxpayer dollars including worldwide government subsidies for all aspects of EV R&D (including batteries), subsidies for EV manufacturers, subsidies for EV component...

Maybe that works with the newer ones, but on a 2013, like ruffdog said, M5 will disable it. Select M6 and AFM is active. I believe the 2011 is the same.

Got two 5.3 with AFM. 2011 with 138K and a 2013 with 186K. I looked at the Range gizmo but there were complaints that it drained the battery if the vehicle is parked for extended periods, as mine can be. Just the fact that it draws that much power all the time (or keeps other modules from going...

So Generac is ok with the homeowner adjusting the valves? I thought I read were Generac denied a warranty because of the maintenance not being done by a tech, I stand corrected. Good to know. Does the Generac have to be commissioned by a certified tech or can the homeowner do it? Glad it...