Recent content by JayTheCPA

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...

I feel your pain. Going through downsizing with family as well. Except that us 'yung-uns' are not really allowed to help with the downsizing as the elders think that they can both manage with giving the bazillion items of "treasure" away, and that a lot of it will fit in the much smaller living...

Make sure to get some miles on the truck before the blue top's warranty expires. Had to replace one under warranty a few years ago and I did not drive it all that much. Perhaps it was from issues during the Chinese flue, perhaps not. Replacement is holding up, but I am driving that vehicle even...

Ah, so instead of dimples, pimples! Brilliant 😁

Don't forget the HEUI pushing fuel at ~20Kpsi ;) I am getting close to the point of getting my restomod moving again on the Ferd and if this stands to notably improve combustion, I just might bite on that bait which is why I am curious about the SoA pistons. So far though, the only thing I'm...

Question I have is what differential improvement does the Dremel treatment get above the ceramic treatment? I looked over some of the Speed of Air material and am having a tough time picking out whether the redesigned pistons offer the claimed benefits, or all the other changes that occurred to...

Hey, if the girls' don't find him handsome...