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Our big brown Main Coon likely has injection-site sarcoma (Cancer). It is typically caused by the reaction to Rabies and FIV vaccinations. The probability of having this happen is 1/10,000-30,000. He's currently fine and the mass isn't very large but it's basically a death sentence even...

I finally got around to send in the UOA on this. A link to the interesting bits I found in my oil filter used for this OCI can be found HERE. Clift notes is that I found some material in the filter. The engine had been fed a constant diet of BMW LL01FE up to this point. Tin (Bearings?) came in...

This is a link to a list showing the nominal Zn and P levels in their product line. Useful for comparing to UOA's. https://www.mobil.com/lubricants/-/media/project/wep/mobil/mobil-row-us-1/pdf/emsga-mobil1productguide-v2-9-1-22.pdf

This is pretty amazing that they're able to compile this data. You can click on "explore map" and then enter a location. No surprise at the significant NatGas emissions at the Permian basin Texas https://climatetrace.org/

Visiting mom tomorrow and I waited for traffic to die down before I ran to Costco form gas and biscotti that she likes. Tractor trailer kicked up a re-tread and damage my bumper. This stuff drives me nuts.

So as domestic automaker dither about how EV's demand is not as great as anticipated while offering EV's at ridiculous prices which middle class Americans can't afford a foreign competitor may be setting them up for a modern day version of 1970's domestic automaker beat down. My worry is...

Shor funny but expensive.

The Trans mountain expansion has been delayed until the 2nd Q. This will give you Midwesterners in the US a temporary reprieve. You may ask why or how? The heavy oil produced out of Canada has had a limited market in which it can be sold (i.e. Midwest US down to Texas, with very small...

Allegedly coming for the Gen 6 cylinder cells. They're also claiming better than 80 percent loss at 10 years. Are any other automakers using this new architecture? https://insideevs.com/news/610586/bmw-gen6-battery-620-mile-range/

I'm thinking a small flat head but I'm interested in hearing from the more experienced.

So BYD (Warren Buffet is a big shareholder) currently outsells Tesla at a margin of 5:1 in China and they plan to export 400,000 vehicles this year. Unfortunately we obviously won't see an affordable model on US shores under the current regulatory climate but perhaps we'll see some six-figure...

33.90041399706171, -84.51659584538562 You'll see 4 desert painted C-130s which were built for Libya back in the early 1970's but never delivered..

An episode with Lake Speed. Clift notes Stop/start reduces fuel dilution which reduces oxidation. Fuel dilution causes more wear than S/S. Long drain oils can be formulated to initially drop in grade and rely on oxidation to increase viscosity as the miles accumulate Low viscosity oils in many...

I need a new battery and Costco Interstate is going for a significant discount over the same model sold elsewhere. Their customer service was no help. I'm interested in buying but I don't want to buy old stock Batteries Plus appears to charge their batteries when ordered but the price is higher

In case you ever wondered why a car company in the past would build a loss making EV. Tough times ahead for Tesla et al. Here's an excerpt per a WSJ opinion piece. "On Sept. 14, the day before the United Auto Workers launched its strike, the Energy Department sent letters to Ford, General...

Any BITOG members living down in the Big Easy? I've been reading stories about risk of saltwater reaching the municipal water intakes for the city and how the Army Corps of Engineers is doing everything* they can to not make that happen. *Sending via barge and pumping 15 million (30 million is...

For lunch time reading: https://retractionwatch.com/ Came across this while reading an article in the WSH about bad science and individuals who actually dive deep into the data and the resulting conclusions. This is a searchable database. Oh and something to keep in mind. Thousands of papers...

This may be helpful when talking about regional differences in fuel and engine tuning. Sometimes someone will pop in and say US fuel is of lower quality compared to EU. As always it's the details which matter

The USPS delivered a padded envelope which had been opened vis gaping hole in the side and the contents missing. I think I understand why the USPS would deliver the package but I'm annoyed as $@$#!. Does the USPS not have a policy on packages with such obvious damage or do they just assume the...