I keep a "new" quart of oil with my generator for emergencies. I went out today and changed the oil using that unopened quart of Napa 10-30 oil. Only after pouring it in did I see the date of purchase that I wrote on it. It was 2013. Will it be bad to use? I haven't actually ever used that...
I have a 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4. For a couple years now, there has been a slow drip behind the oil pan. Annoying! A guy told me to try some Lucas stop-leak. This is my tow vehicle and I don't drive it much. I've been told that to fix it I'll need to unbolt the tranny and slide it back enough...
I'm replacing the fuel pump in my Mercruiser 350 Chev. I have the old one off and am ready to install the new pump. I can't seem to get that rod pushed up so I can insert the new pump. It doesn't move, I've tried my smallest screw driver and the end of the hack saw blade and needle nose...
I've had a hard time keeping my teak swim deck from weathering badly. I apply a generous coat of teak oil about every month but I think the sun just destroys it. What can I do to keep it protected and looking good? I trailer my little runabout after every outing and it sits in my yard in the...
I was wondering if there is a best kind of wood for my bunks. I've thought about treated lumber or that artificial stuff they use on a backyard deck or just regular pine. My bunks are 12 foot long 2 X 6's. Any ideas?
I'm looking at expanding my watersports experience by buying a couple used wave runners. I'm kinda new to that side of boating. I have ownership in a houseboat at Lake Powell in Utah and the kids would like to get some waverunners to use there. Side note, Lake Powell is one of the prettiest...
I have a few inches of grease behind the plunger in my grease gun. I can't get a new tube of grease in until I remove it. How can I do that? I thought about heating it up but was worried that it might be flammable. Any ideas?
My daughter gave me a seat warmer for Christmas that plugs into the power socket or cigarette lighter but the plug is smaller than my socket so it doesn't make a connection. I've seen little sleeve adaptors that you can attach to the plugs that make it fit in the larger sized sockets, but I...
I cleaned out my shed yesterday and dragged out two old computers. They are sitting on my back porch now. I want to dump them, but I hear bad things about hackers and that kind of thing. Stealing personal information. I don't know what to do with them for sure. I guess I can take them apart...
I would like to pick up a paint sprayer to use with my little compressor. It is a 5 gallon compressor rated at 4.3 SCFM at 40 PSI. (I have no idea what 4.3 SCFM means, but it looked important) I have shopped a bit and found that there are a couple of types. A gravity fed and a pump sprayer...
I have a 1980 Cobalt with a 260 merc I/O and a 350 V8. I have found I need to prime the carberator when I haven't run it for a few days. Is this common? If I replace the fuel pump, will the problem go away? My Sweetheart hates it (she had someone prime her car when she was young and it...
Does anyone know of a website where you can get an idea of the gas mileage of a type of a car. I am looking at a 98 Volvo with that 5 cylinder engine. It has a turbo in it. I don't know what that means to gas mileage. I hate worrying about it but these days, I have to. I imagine many of you...
I have a 2 D cell Mag Lite that I keep in the boat. When I was winterizing it (it's snowing right now::'() I was taking the batteries out of my flashlight and they have leaked in side and I can't get them out. I'd like to clean it up but don't know how to get them out. I looked on the...