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I was rear-ended in a wreck. No injury just damage to my truck. Insurance has been a pain to work with and IMO now lowballing the diminished value. So I see one of the most common formulas for diminished value is the market value x .1 as max diminished value. then multiplier for milage...

Honda covered 85% of the repair she replaced injectors. She did not tell me the individual codes only the dash lit up with brake light etc. It drove 2-3 hours home fine. I guess I can see if the injectors caused severe stumbling the ECM would fault different codes because it couldn't smooth...

It’s hard to phone internet diagnose severity. Being a woman’s car I try not to get involved. Just help check the sniff test if she is getting taken advantage of. I texted her …I see a couple google hits on injector issues. And electrical issues. I'd want to know how far out of spec...

I see a couple of google hits about injector issues. Some have oil dilution or rough running / weak acceleration. So far she has reported to me everything was fine.

Just had a call from my sister1 with sister2. Sister2's car is a 2018 honda accord 50K miles recently serviced. They drove on a 2 hour trip then parked for 2 days and when started several check engine lights came (started like normal). I guess car can suggest service etc brakes might not...

Must be fairly air tight rinsing out with gas and closing plus a temp change and it has a little vacuum.

Interesting didn’t think of the plastic contributing in that way. I know vinyl can allow growth of fungus or algae. Boat seats can get eat up with it due to moisture. A place I worked that mixed pvc to extrude it and molded it would add anti fungal chemistry to the blend Both tractors...

Anyone rinse their jugs out and try to store them dry? I have maybe (8) plastic fuel jugs. I have tops for them and never leave the tops off for long. Before getting fuel I look inside and if they are "dirty" I clean them with carb cleaner and gasoline before getting fuel. When I say...

Yeah, I try to be considerate park farther out. I don’t mind a longer walk. Actually don’t like to park close as more people walk by truck and can see what’s In bed or key it because it’s a nice truck. I fold my mirrors in when appropriate etc. This lot was small and not a lot of options...

First time I’ve ever been stuck. I parked and before I returned people parked beside me and behind. My truck was too long to back out and work steering back and forth. The isle between parking rows was narrower than my truck length. Dang compact car beside me did not pull fully into space so...

Will posted while I was typing.... Electronic variable orifice or something similar. My understanding is it's supposed to reduce power steering assist at speed to mimic a sportier? firm feeling steering. Might be to help prevent jerk oversteer or something???? But when you turn the wheel more...

Is the evo valve normally closed then powers open? Why remove it? I unhooked the sensor on the column under the dash a long time ago is the unplugged sensor powering fully open the evo valve all the time? I assume yours now steers easy all the time like old power steering. That is the way...

My truck has been fine hasn't happened again. But no real test it hasn't sat for more than 3 days since. I have read of few other trucks going dead on one of the facebook groups. Reports are randomly posted mostly once and done. A few dealers give new batteries others don't. Some tow to a...

I stopped by horrible freight today. I’m not tall enough to get good pictures but between my sketch and pics it shows the concept. Leave it up to the Chinese to figure the cheapest way to do things. It’s not much of a bushing. They only capture the corners with their spacer/bushing. Sort...

You asked for it so don't laugh at my sketch it was a quick attempt at a cross-section to try and show (1) bushing or spacer. You need (4) to center the inner tube or you could do (3) and the inner tube would be pushed over to one wall (without weld seam) of the outer tube. In my drawing, I...

There is also another method to get a tight fit for seamed tube. Look at the horrible freight Pittsburgh gantry crane upright square tubes where I saw it. Use a flat "bushing" to resize an inner dim's of outer tube. You can grind a groove out of the back of the bushing to saddle over the...

I sometimes just watch youtube for ideas or new stuff. Sorta helps me to try and not get stuck in a rut thinking one way.

Have you decided yet? I have one of those forced-air jet blower kerosene heaters and they are a tad loud and being kerosene do smell some. They can blow a lot of heat and you can direct it. As an alternative have you thought about the propane convection heaters. They won't smell as much and...

None of the diesel's had a third door. Seems a lot of the 1990's trucks were typically designated K1500, K2500, or K3500 but referred to as siverado or sierra. GM went more towards designating Silverado and Sierra in the next series of trucks. 1999 was a weird crossover year.

I don't consider what I have done to my 6.5 as increasing pollution. Before I improved things it would belch smoke like crazy if I tried to accelerate hard. Yeah, there are quite a few guys that roll coal but the number of guys that can afford a new truck and then really increase pollution...