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  1. matt167

    What color should my gear oil looks like

    It will look like chocolate milk if you have water in it
  2. matt167

    283 stalls when engine cover closed

    It happens on outboards when the base gasket is blown. Reduces the amount of oxygen by displacing with an equal amount of co2 from the exhaust. think on a 283 though you could hear the exhaust tick though
  3. matt167

    Trailer Wheel

    Depends fwd or rwd. The rim i used, whatever it was for had negative offset and could have used a spacer. But the customer was happy I made it work
  4. matt167

    Trailer Wheel

    Yes, however I question the quality of the rim… rims from my suppliers are branded dextar or carslile, and even they are cheaply made
  5. matt167

    Trailer Wheel

    That is the ideal solution, however I know that one of my customers had a bad one of these hard to find rims on his lawn mower trailer. Rusted right through. I didn’t have one, but digging through the junk wheel pile I found one that fit. The offset wasn’t right but it cleared the frame and was...
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    Trailer Wheel

    15” 6 lug is a very hard one to get. Dextar makes them for sure and last I knew E trailer had them… but it’s very hard to find them. Last time my shop found them available, we bought out the supplier inventory which was all of 6 wheels…. If all you can find is a 16” wheel then as a spare, just...
  7. matt167

    1995 3.0 cobra coolant system.... (and hello)

    What you are trying to do is a guaranteed frozen block… all you gotta do is drain the block and manifold. Remove hoses, make sure you get all the water out. You can add antifreeze back to the block through a hose or other means if you want to… but air doesn’t freeze
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    Well, That's It. Another Season Over

    Mines still set up and ready but I think I’m going to tug it into it’s storage space ( it’s very own shed ) next weekend
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    Thinking about an upgrade for the tow vehicle

    In those generations, a Ram Cummins is really the only one. 5.9/ 6.7 pre emissions. 6.0 Ford was actually built from an industrial version used in some school busses and such, but the Cummins is actually more common in school busses. 6.0 can be decent but if it’s not bulletproofed with...
  10. matt167

    Old gas in 2024

    You can mix it with fresh fuel 50/50 and not really worry about anything.
  11. matt167

    Replacement Oil Filters

    Yup. Same here. My John Deere takes the same filter as a Toyota Carolla 4cyl.
  12. matt167

    Wizard Western Auto 6602 A47 7hp different electrical power source than I've seen

    Some of the techumseh engines had what they called SSI or solid state ignition. I think 1967 was the first year it was used. If it’s failed, there is no direct replacement and only some can be converted to points.
  13. matt167

    Doing lack of maintenance repair on Ariens 1128 snowblower.

    My driveway is single car wide, 2 cars long so the 1128 is a little ( lot ) overkill. Should only take me a few minutes to clear it. Problem is, it has the ability to make my snow the neighbors snow, which they may not like. I’ll have to keep the deflector adjusted accordingly
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    Doing lack of maintenance repair on Ariens 1128 snowblower.

    My boss bought a 24” deluxe last year and hates it… because it works so well he gets snow blown back on him. Just not changing chute direction quick enough I say. I used to have one of those cabs for the one my mom has as she wanted it. But it was so bulky and didn’t fit right ( Arnold...
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    Doing lack of maintenance repair on Ariens 1128 snowblower.

    @Scott Danforth do you know where the auger brake spring goes? I put it in a hole I assumed it went. The only one I see and it does not allow the brake to engage. The machine is working great otherwise. I also changed the oil and lubed jt
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    Key Fob cost

    You need 2 fobs or keys to self program in almost all cases, without extra hardware. My wife never had a second key for her 2015 ram. I bought a smart key programmer and programmed 4 EBay keys for it. The smart programmer cost $90 and came with one key. The keys off eBay were $10 each. I’m not...
  17. matt167

    Going crazy with this motor need help

    Being a 2+2, i suspect the cylinders are not lighting up
  18. matt167

    Clutch Hydraulics, 1989 GMC C1500

    I had a 1995 K1500 and had to do the clutch slave cylinder. Bled it like a brake pedal. Teach kid to drive without clutch. Only need it to get it into 1st
  19. matt167

    Tire size mismatch question

    Any tire shop can get a bare 14” wheel for very little money. I don’t know the current cost but last year we were selling them for like $35 or something. Pair that with something like a Triangle tire and you have peace of mind for very little money
  20. matt167

    Tire size mismatch question

    But it’s relatively twice as fast as a normal run of the mill wheel balancer. It’s a Hunter Smart weight. They don’t need to spin at road speed. But the faster they spin, the higher accuracy they have
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