YUP, last year in August, I had the opposite issue while riding the mid-west when temps were averaging about 100. Engine temp hovered around...
I was a technician in VW dealerships during the Vanagon days. The factory coolant was ethylene glycol, and at that point, no european...
vfr runs hot My 02 ran very hot (above 200, and as high as 225 at 70 on the highway)this August going across the midwest during a heat wave....
runs hot I've been a mechanic for over 30 years. Mine started to do that on a ride across the midwest this summer. Replaced Thermostat....
Dexcool in asian? Dexcool is fine for GM products, but not for asian stuff. Zerex now makes an organic acid technology antifreeze called...
When I was in college in a high mountain valley in Colo in the sixties, I got a job changing temp and wind recording drums up at 10k feet in...
You are correct about water carrying more heat. Anti-freeze is just that, anti-FREEZE. It also raises the boiling point of the mixture, and...
I never had to appear before a judge, the attorney negotiated the deal, I went to the clerk's office, paid the fine, and have to be good for at...
it's called a deferred sentence. You plead guilty, and are sentenced to the max, which is suspended on the condition you don't screw up again. A...
I produced an invoice for an instrument cluster, and gave that and the dysfunctional cluster to the attorney. Reduced to defective vehicle. $200....
It's time to lawyer up. I got one like that about 6 months ago - the lawyer cost 1500, but it was reduced drastically, and was 4 points instead...
Growing old is inevitable, unless you die young. Growing up, and becoming "mature" is optional.
What do the pros use? I'm certain they have long ago established what's one of the best and have found a way to use that AND get sponsorship...
Not necessarily......I got given a chance to ride a Manx racer when I was 12....it wasn't my dad's - in fact he got sort of upset when he found...
Nope - old is a state of mind. I bet there's not a man or woman alive who doesn't still have an adolescent alive somewhere in the back of their...
Got that with the raising bars. ended up with spacers AND helibars. Can ride nonstop (except gas stops) most all day now. My kid (23) and I...
Taste in our significant others is less a topic of dissention than what motor oil is best. If it works for you, good. Me, I use Rotella 5w-40,...
Yeah, you can use 20/50 in your VFR, but WHY? There are numerous 15/40s in synthetic, rotella 5/40, and lots of other stuff. All you're doing...
Not old yet :biggrin:I'm 63, and while I haven't been kneedragging since the late seventies, I still ride a lot, given that it's too icy to ride...
The full synthetic "diesel oils", if you look at the ratings on the back, also have an "SM" which is currently the highest available rating for...
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