Recent content by Jerryb

There was a recall on that engine. It looses oil. Dealer and Toyota know about it. My 2007 Rav4 went to dealer. They topped it off and put a yellow mark on the oil cap. After 1000 miles they checked and it was down 1 qt. They rebuilt the engine. It's a known problem. Good time to replace the...

Thanks for your help. No violence. I'm too old and know it will end badly. Sister is the executor of the will in NY. Cops don't care. We have a lawyer for the $300,000+ he owes to his siblings. Probate will cost us almost $12,000. He transferred the cars one month after dad died. Can we get the...

My brother-in-law transferred two cars that were his father's. He forged signatures one month after father died. He kept one car and sold the other. He also kept dad's tax refund and took money from bank account after dad died. Total about $12,000. What can his sisters do? Thanks

You guys are good. I have been looking at the manual and I couldn't find it. Thanks so much!

I adjusted the valves on my 18hp mower and the cap that fits between the rocker arm and the valve got lost. What is that part called? The parts manual isn't clear.

I looked on YouTube and the Marlin looks like it works for me. I live in the suburbs so I can't go to my back yard and shoot. I need to go to a range that's a 30 minute drive. Ruger 10/22 and CZ are great rifles but more than 2x the cost of a Marlin. I don't want a bolt action and like a...

I'm interested in a .22 for target shooting. I'm not interested in hunting. I narrowed it down to Remington or Marlin 795. There is a Gander Mtn and ****'s near me. Suggestions and any sales coming up?

Miracle's happen! After working on the mower for 2 hours and it not starting, I tried it after sitting for a couple of hours and it started. The mower ran better than it has for the past year. I cut my lawn for an hour. I have not been able to run it for an hour straight for a month. The new...

That's possible, BUT, it wouldn't start before I took it apart. Do you think I could have made a mistake? Don't answer that. It is not getting fuel and there is gas in the bowl. I took out the spark plug and it is dry and it starts with starting fluid. Why no fuel to the engine?

I changed the head gasket as some of you suggested. It seemed to be leaking where they skipped a bolt like you said. The piston head and valves were coated with black carbon. I cleaned it and put it back together and now it won't run at all except when I spray starting fluid. Replaced old black...

I changed oil the end of last season. I also changed oil to 10W-30 and new filter last week. It still stalls. I always check oil before mowing. I cleaned gunk from around the cooling fins. I don't know if it's splash or pressure. The engine is intek OHV 18hp B&S. I will change air filter this...

My Craftsman 18HP mower runs for 20 minutes then starts to show blue smoke and stalls. After it cools it will do the same thing. What could be the root cause and how can I fix the problem. Thanks for your help.

You're a good man. Enjoy your car and sleep well. Both I and the governor thank you. P.S. NY changes it's plates frequently because there are so many bogus plates out there.

That's the correct form. The instructions from NY DMV state you don't need to pay if your plate was stolen. Too bad someone stole your plate.

My wife and I have a friend that doesn't drive well anymore. She has early Parkinson's. She is 65 and lives alone. Rarely drives at night. She has had 2 small fender benders this winter. She can't back out of my 100 foot straight driveway. She drives slowly and makes bad decisions. She takes...