Recent content by Frankws6

Not solid, but a foam or spray. so they might have a tendency to pool and rest on top of the piston head.

I only tried the ACDelco, but it worked incredibly well. It's liquid so I really believe it gets into every crevice better.

Pistons have oil rings (the last ring closest to the crankcase) that wipe excess oil away. In my sister's case, the leakdown test showed a compression close to a brand new engine so I knew the piston rings were just fine. But you're correct. Stuck piston rings are usually a combustion problem...

It is and isn't a band aid. From what I've seen, it cleans them so well, that it takes another 100,000 miles for it to clog up again. His engine is at 140,000. Premature, but not outrageous. My sister's honda started to really burn oil at 200,000. After cleaning it, she's gone 2 years with it...

To answer your question, I don't think seafoam, gumout, or any fuel system cleaner will do anything. I'm going to list a method that worked for me. My sister's 2009 Honda Accord was buring oil like crazy. After leakdown tests which came back good, I figured that maybe the oil ring is clogged up...

ugh. Seriously? I swear car manufacturers do not give a $hi+ anymore about keeping maintenance simple and affordable. They're trying to appease dealerships and make money on parts. It's smart. Even independent shops will now have to buy their scanners. After my e350, I will never bother with a...

i'm really leaning towards clogged spark arrestor. Only thing that kind of confuses me is wouldn't the carb run richer with a poorly flowing exhaust? As opposed to my situation where I have to choke the carb to get it to run.

yup. Same exact one! I can't wait to see the video.

Thank you so much! I'm going to be checking that guy's thread. It is the EXACT same thing I'm going through. I'm hoping he figures it out. I might just register and subscribe to let him know I'm dealing with an identical issue.

Well, it's wintertime again here in New England and I'm just waiting for a storm to knock off my power for a week or two without a generator. I have a generator that will only run with the choke on and even with the choke on, it sometimes stalls after a few minutes. My brain automatically goes...

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204950/bmw-subscriptions-microtransactions-heated-seats-feature I know Mercedes already started doing this in Canada. Not sure if it has caught on in the U.S.

I would never own a european car. I would get a high end japanese car first. If I had money to burn and really, really wanted one, I would only lease a german car. However, they German cars don't appeal to me for whatever reason. Also, I detest monthly payments. After I paid off my mortgage 4...

Thanks man. I appreciate it. As you're probably not surprised, I'm way over budget. I'm at 530whp at the moment. What pontiac do you have?

You can paint them. I've seen it plenty of times. If you keep the paint out of places it shouldn't be, you'll be fine. For example, I'd buy a cheap header gasket and put it on the head to not paint any surface mating areas. I'm sure it may be paranoid but better safe than sorry.

I do not either, but when you've got stuff out of the engine bay.....opportunity just presents itself. I usually don't care at all.