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Originally Posted By: CamaroT56 btw guys, im going to bleed the brake at the same time, should I change brake and bleed the system after it been driving or before it driving, reason im saying that, cause i was thinking same as changing oil, better change engine oil after it been driving. its...

I agree on taking the plugs out. New water pumps are not supposed to freewheel or anything. There should be some light resistance. Sounds like it's fine.

Originally Posted By: mechtech2 Instead of cutting flaring, I generally use the supplied DOUBLE flared line that I can get, as it is much better than a single flare we can do. Why can't you make your own double flare? There are many flaring kits that do a double flare. A single 45 degree...

Originally Posted By: OilNerd Originally Posted By: Bluestream Originally Posted By: OilNerd Last year, I had a small amount of play in the ball joints on my '89 Olds. My mechanic said he'd see how they were after re-greasing. He greased them back up and the play went away. You can smack...

Originally Posted By: CamaroT56 where i get motorcycle chain lube at ? Your local auto parts store should carry it.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/holley_5200_carburetor.php

Originally Posted By: SuperFast Originally Posted By: Anies Death by C4C. Liquid glass pushed through my beloved 94 Jeep Wrangler. Was my brothers, then mine, and my brothers again. Parents C4C'd it for the 10 Camry they bought. Wish I was there for the last moments sorry, is that that "Seal...

I would bring it inside if you can. Don't worry about gassing. It's taking such a small charge when being float charged that it isn't an issue. And even during regular charging, unless you're charging it in a very small enclosed space with no air circulation, I wouldn't worry about it.

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 I have asked before, please find me any car sold in the US that ships with a copper plug. Besides Chrysler. 2007 Kia Rio5 with a L4 1.6 came with Champion copper plugs. The manual lists NGK or Champion (both copper) part numbers. A friend's 2006.5 Kia Optima...

Seafoam sucked into the vacuum line while running is supposed to clean carbon from the combustion chambers.

Yes, use a hose to flush it in both directions. Water pressure will work much better than air to remove gunk. To get it really clean, you'll have to use a chemical flush.

Originally Posted By: sr17 I too wonder if I got a faulty thermostat installed when my van got a tune up back in June of this year. Before the thermostat was replaced it usually ran at ~195F if my memory is correct. Since I got the new thermostat installed it barely reaches ~150F on the temp...

"She mistook the container of power steering fluid for a container of _______ ?" You left out a word.

I've used fuel line in place of coolant hoses. This was 5/16" size. It's held up fine for a couple years now.

Doesn't necessarily look used, just poor machining.