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Wife has a cat that will do numerous "tricks" for a treat. Sit, shake, lay down, beg by rubbing his head, and spin in a circle on command...as long as you have a treat in hand. We adopted him from the local shelter at about 5 months old and he came with a voracious food addiction.

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I have successfully used air soft bb's in the past on a set of mud tires. Main reason was because dried mud would cause noticeable vibrations on the trip home. I now have a wash down hose available where I hunt so regular wheel weights work as long as I take the time to spray the wheels off...

Just a shot in the dark, but check out the issues with the AC compressors on the 1.4L motors used in the Trax and Cruze. My daughters Cruze has had the compressor noise for over 100k miles so it must not be detrimental.

My Tacoma had a steering issue a while back. It pulsated anytime the was moderate load while turning (i.e. slow turns or turning while not moving). I did nothing more than a complete fluid exchange by pulling the return hose and adding new fluid while cycling the wheel. 100% improvement and that...

I would assume the vast majority of transmission issues could be chalked up to "lack of maintenance" and/or "lifetime fluid". How many transmissions that at least get a spill-n-fill every so often die an early death? Not looking for statistics, just throwing thoughts around.

Seems to me the better "theft deterrent" design is the cat/exhaust manifold as a single unit. This puts the cat out of reach from the underside unless the hood is opened. This placement is vehicle/engine dependent and likely increases the cost of replacement but should make it more difficult to...

V12 XKE?

Not sure what the specific cause of your issue is, but I have had similar issues filling my trailblazer. Not sure if it is related to the routing of the fill tube or not, but if I angle the nozzle handle 90 degrees there is no issue. Edit - Filling my boat is a separate issue due to the...

We use a 10x10 pop up canopy with no issues. Have a beach cart to carry the tent, cooler, and chairs. A small shovel to bury the legs maybe 8" and a strap from the beach cart to the canopy frame to prevent "sailing away". The canopy we use has adjustable legs and we usually lean the roof into...

I use an excel spreadsheet to track all maintenance/repairs with a tab for each vehicle/mower/tractor/ATV. All of them get a label from a label maker with the date/mileage or hours/oil used. The vehicles get a label high in the corner of the windshield and the OPE gets a label near the key...

A stock 5.3 with a decent intake and exhaust with a proper tune is all you need to meet your retirements. Any other power gains will have negative effects on your requirements. The key to waking up a stock LS is proper tuning IMO.

Well, call me abnormal. After the oil clearance of 2019/20, I have way too much to say it's for personal use but I do help friends and family. IIRC, the cost per quart when purchased was about $0.80 and $3 per Fram FPS filter so an average oil change is about $8.

After you turn on the external sound, you might need to disable the TV sound if there is a noticeable delay. My previous TV sounded almost like an echo when using a sound bar.