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They have bought enough machinery to produce the Eagle Grips after Malco to me quit early after making the finest locking pliers I have ever used and doing one of the worst marketing jobs in tool history. Snap-on have restarted US made adjustable wrench's after Western Forge went away and APEX...

I don't like black nitrile ADBV's as they are usually stiff when checked after running

we have a cutter but also have a large pipe cuter and it works great on bigger filters and already have one

I know not many cars have replaceable external fuel filters but we still change a fair amount and many times we have to wait for them or find one in stock somewhere and wait to get it a transfer from a warehouse. I know everything is a numbers game but it seems like all the sudden they are being...

Not happy with Mann Hummel they have really lowered quality in construction and off shored a lot of filters while keeping prices high they were way better when owned by a holding company that was just happy they were making money and hitting goals now not many people happy with them including...

I use the Lucas 10-w-40 ATV oil in my Honda powered water cooled engine for the clutch to be safe and use it in all the small engines I maintain for friends and family which is a lot and it works has worked well. When I worked a gas pipe company all the small engines got 20w-50 back then because...

Most Fram Group/ Fram and Champ filters are still made here and I'll stick with them for friends and family as we have been seeing fewer and fewer Wix branded filter that are made here as we stock them at work. They are not cheap in price at all like a toyota V6 canister is 8.00 dollars and are...

make sure it's not engine oil from cam seal or valve cover also see it a lot

make sure your wheels are spinning freely as a tight brake from caliper or pad or hose can do this also

when having extended crank issues any time need to check fuel pressure mechanically with a gauge in line and stop throwing parts at it and guessing

Most AC Delco branded filters I have seen are Champ Labs/Fram group filters for a long time even some filters when AC filters were a division of GM's AC Spark plug and they made their own filters in Michigan and even in England but not all the numbers were made by AC back then so them taking...

I would stay with what you have they are a great filter two makes it better

they just bought ntb

sometimes premium parts almost free

I have worked in the same place for thirty years and we have used Toyota and Denso filters for a long time. When toyota moved production hey didn't even look of feel the same just cut one open and the Japan filters were way better made even just visually. The old Denso media used to look like a...