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Hi again! I'm not due for a coolant change for awhile but I notice that the temperature of my heat this year versus last is much cooler. Does the age of the coolant have anything to do with the heat temperature? According to the dash temp gauge, it runs normal (just cool of middle of the...

Anyone interested? Ry.

Performance Review with and with/out Apten Chip (towing included). Hi - I've really been absent from this board since I bought a boat this year, but I still come back from time to time to see what's going on... Anyway, I thought I'd give some overservations regarding my performance with and...

Just picked up a new boat last weekend - an '01 Rinker 232 Captiva Cuddy with a 5.7l EFI Merc/Bravo III drive. She's big, and we love her! The truck, with all the mods, does fine, even though she weighs in at 80% of the max tow rating, @ 5300lbs. IMHO, I'd say that this is about the max the...

Al this is for you! I was picking up oil yesterday for my truck and while looking over the Mobil 1 products, I found something that shocked the heck out of me. They now carry/sell 0W-20 oil by Mobil 1. Directly on the bottle it reads, "Formulated to match Ford and Mazda oil requirements."...

As some of you may know, we bought a new boat - one that's taken my passion a bit away from my XLT :( Anyways, we finally picked her up a few days ago in the cold, dreery, 45-50 degree with 25-30 knot winds that we all call Chicago spring. It sucked! Anyways.. The Truck: The boat...

I know it's not the biggest boat in the world, but, it's big enough for me! Boat weighs in at a nice 4600lbs (dry, 5000wet), with about 300 ~ 315lbs on the toungue. I was very concerned with the infamous XLT Butt-Sag, but I'm very surprised to see that my truck sits almost level (the tires...

I just had my truck serviced (Dead Link Removed) recently and one of the services performed was to clean and recalibrate the MAF and TB. The service tech claimed that the KKM was the cause as it didn't perform as well as the stock air box setup. Ok, if I re-oiled the KKM a lot, I could see...

Gas in car to go to groomers....$4.50 Cat car carrier...........................$32.99 Grooming fee............................$80.00 Getting "the look" from one seriously ticked off cat... Priceless! Ry.

This would scare the $&*# out of me! :eek: :eek:

What can you do with this? Ry.

Check it out - wife and I bought our first Volvo, a 2003 Larson LXi 210! We're so stoked! As you may know, we stared off with a little Bayliner that served it's purpose - it tought us what not to do on a new boat, and what we wanted and didn't want in a new boat. But anyway... We went...

My throttle is sticking. I've lubed up my pedal and my throttle cable, but it still takes a bit of force, then zooom - the truck goes. Actually, LOL my wife was the one who mentioned it to me. So, how do I clean it? Gas-tank additive? Take it to the local shop for a (wallet cleaning...)...

Rob McMullen, a.k.a Robster454 is a great buyer. Good communication and fast payment! Would recommend to all! Ry.

Anybody a Sea-Doo owner? Specifically, of any of the Mercury-powered jetboats? Wife and I have a buyer on our boat, and are looking into a jetboat as our old boat's replacement. Just wondering, anyone have one and what do you think about it? Specifically looking into the 2003 Speedster or...

It's no big deal and I know it's 'normal' for an engine to use oil during operation. But, why? My XLT uses one quart at 4500 miles (on a 9000 change interval) and my SLS uses one quart at 3K and 6K (during the same cycle). What causes this? And no, I don't have any leaks :) Thanks! Ry.

This came out in the '80s, so it was called a 4X4 then. But today, I'd say this is a SUV. Anyway, I'm going to give this a shot and see how it turns out. Anyone else want to try? Ry. Build your own 4X4!

I finally got a passenger side mirror for my 2001 XLT with Puddle Lamps. Can anyone scan the Haynes page for me, or hook me up with the PDF from the CD? The book's checked out at my local library, and I wanted to change it out tomorrow. No biggie if not. Thanks! Ry.

Hey I got the SilverStars up front in my headlights, but I have the old stock 55W H1 bulbs in my stock fog lights. They look a bit yellow, and look bad compared to my SS in my heads. I've been to all the autoparts stores looking for a replacement, but I can't find anything. Does any company...

LOL! (Hope you don't mind if I capped the HP, Rick.)

Thats all... NOW GET ONE! :) (Except for the gas mileage after severly romping on it!) I had a 'kid' pull up to me at a stoplight in a 2Gen XLT. He inched a bit, I inched a bit, he did then I. Finally green and I completely blew him away, it was...

Looks like a pretty sweet line-up! Maybach, Jag Type R, Range Rover, SSR, Bently and both the Tonka and Sixteen look great! If they allow it, I'll take some pictures when we go. Ry. Dead Link Removed

I have a big big 12VDC battery that powers my starter for my RC car. Well, I want to use the same battery to power my glow ignighter, but the glow only takes 3 volts (anything more will blow the glow plug). Can I create some type of resistor system to get a 3VDC current from the 12VDC...

Dead Link Removed Average about a +1 mpg. I'm ok with that as I didn't really expect an increase at all with my lead foot and the huge performance impact! Ry.

I posted here Dead Link Removed - but nobody reads my post, so I'm publishing here. Mods - delete me if necessary. Ry.