Recent content by JayTheCPA

Cuz the cost of oats has gone up, of course...!

Yup, Dryvit got a bad reputation, but am not convinced it was the actual product's fault. IIRC, Dryvit was a type of stucco on home exteriors. Problem was the overall system where many installations were not correct. Problems occurred when either foam or wood backing extended below the plaster...

IIRC, no differences in the hand shakers' gears. Ferd would do different gearsets depending fuel, but do not recall that GM did this. And the NV4500 should bolt-up no matter what the engine's fuel type just as long as it is from about the same era. While there are still 6.5s out there, think...

Requirements are a b1tch, right ? 🤣 Welcome back!

Consider letting analysis drive this decision. If switching too early while particulate generation remains high, using turns into an expensive adventure due to the shorter duration of the change interval. Once analysis supports at least 5Kmi intervals, then go for the switch.

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Ok, I'll go ahead an toss in a thought about break-in and the rings. Am seeing where goal is less about varying the RPM and more about heat / cool cycles for the rings. Am more convinced that the "vary the RPM" advice is just a crude means for getting a heat / cool cycle for the rings as...

Good plan on sticking with dyno oil for now. Rotella is certainly a good blend. For the first 5,000 I went with STP in my recent engine replacement. At almost 4 gallons per oil change, I wanted a compromise of good enough reputation and price. So STP for the win during break-in.

Just from the title, I was a little suspicious whether the 2.0 TDI would fit in a bug. And, it didn't. But at least the mod can boast a Porsche whale tale as the rear cover now has to stick out in the slipstream :) Am curious how the coolant was plumbed as IIRC the 2.0 TDI needs water and not...

Some thoughts. Agree that the new water pump is suspect of counterfeit. In realty though, maybe it is legit, maybe not. 205* is not alarming to me from an operating temperature. Agree that it does seem that something is not quite right in the cooling stack as the temperature is a bit warm for...

Completely agree with Will that in the 180 - 195* range there is not much noticeable difference in fuel economy and the only true factor is amount of buffer from operating temperature to overheat. If only cruising and never towing past 2K#, 195's will probably work just fine. If looking to get...

All it takes is a small enough opening to suck in lots of hot air. Have seen a mod that moved the passenger side battery and pulled air from that location. Remain unconvinced that without a sealed box that only pulls air from the front side of the member, that it is anything but a warm / hot...

Neat idea and hadn't thought of that. Might prove helpful when the Gobmn't comes around on a werewolf hunt. Will also make sure to have a bunch of wooden stakes handy in case the silver round does not work. Although, if they come around on a witch hunt, I'm screwed... I can't swim and burn easily.

The best path to cooler intake temperature is making sure the intake is actually sucking cooler air. I installed a K47 box which was Ok, but one of the shop mechanics lost the little piece which connected the box-to-fender gap and the box sucked in air from the engine bay. When I towed and...

I feel that pain too. A few years ago the Missus and I had a blow-up and a lot of my stuff was simply purged under the argument that it was all junk and she did not want to see all that junk. Funny thing is that it was already in the house when we got married. Even more funny is that all the...