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  1. mtnmankev

    Opinions please on possible use for zinc oil additive

    If I had the money to spend as so many of you seem to have, I would buy top of the line generators. I have to live on a small social security check and it's expensive enough just to cover normal living expenses and travel to the big city to do any shopping or go to medical stuff. Minimum 120...
  2. mtnmankev

    Opinions please on possible use for zinc oil additive

    The engine is a Honda clone, no filter, Cabelas brand generator, runs at 3600 rpm. 4KW unit. The paperwork is lost, but all the generators I have had over the years say use a good 10w30 all year round for the average temperatures here. If I lived somewhere it went below zero, I would run a...
  3. mtnmankev

    Opinions please on possible use for zinc oil additive

    I can go along with that in an engine that doesn't have oil pressure delivered by a pump. Have seen many automotive engines with worn rod bearings that quit knocking as soon as oil pressure builds. Of course, when they wear past a certain point, they are going to tap or knock all the time, even...
  4. mtnmankev

    Opinions please on possible use for zinc oil additive

    At 610 ppm, I might think that could be sufficient for the GTX. It's definitely higher than zero, and easy to find 10w30 on the shelf. I started the generator a couple minutes ago, and maybe the daytime warming made a difference, but no knocking sounds and it fired up immediately.
  5. mtnmankev

    Opinions please on possible use for zinc oil additive

    I have been using Castrol GTX 10W30 in all my 4 stroke engines for many decades, never had an issue from the oil. I see it's available in a high zinc version for classic cars, but only in 20W50 which is too thick especially when it's cold like it's been.
  6. mtnmankev

    Opinions please on possible use for zinc oil additive

    Not sure where to post this, so I put it here, feel free to move the thread if needed. Weather here has been brutally cold, so much that I rely on the remote electric start on my generator as I can't hobble out in the cold and snow to start it. The unit is only 3 years old, and doesn't have a...
  7. mtnmankev

    What new tools have you got lately?

    I decided it was better to stay warm than freeze this winter, and I can't split wood by hand due to health reasons, and have nobody to do it for me.
  8. mtnmankev

    Interior lights issue.

    One of the many members here that know me will probably chime in soon and blame it on space aliens messing with you. On a side note, I gave up trying to fix the courtesy and dome lights on my truck.
  9. mtnmankev

    Howdy from arizona

    Over the decades, I have seen several white winter holidays in Tucson, and with the screwy weather we have been getting, don't be surprised if you see one there. And yes, definitely please post some pix of your truck !!
  10. mtnmankev

    Howdy from arizona

    Greetings from the northern part of the state. Are you in a part of AZ that isn't buried in snow and ice like me ?
  11. mtnmankev

    new alternator now won't start.

    Let's leave my space aliens out of this for the time being, they have been rather well behaved lately, at least around here. IF the OP is still around, I suggest major troubleshooting and testing of all things electrical on his truck. And @RustyNail I will beg to differ on the Castrol ... I have...
  12. mtnmankev

    Silencing electric fuel pumps

    Not great suggestions, but run either straight pipes for the exhaust or install a loud stereo.
  13. mtnmankev

    Don't really know where to put this, but have any of y'all ever had to get a bonded title, and how big of a pain is it?

    I have never done a bonded title, but have done a few abandoned vehicle titles here in AZ, and those took anywhere from 6 months to a year. Once, I bought a 49 Pontiac from an old lady and when I went to get title and registration, MVD said there were two cars with the same VIN in the system and...
  14. mtnmankev

    Someone please gift me $27k so I can buy this sweet K5!

    If somebody would gift me that much, I could fix the "roads" where I live, and would stop tearing up my back and my trucks.
  15. mtnmankev

    Battery question: distilled water or premix electrolyte when adding ?

    I started it when I began the thread. I am sick and tired of buying new batteries for my solar setup to power the house and I want to try and extend the charge, power output, and service life of the batteries I recently bought.
  16. mtnmankev

    Battery question: distilled water or premix electrolyte when adding ?

    The theory my neighbor and I were discussing was if the specific gravity is within the green zone but closer to the top it might be okay to simply add distilled water. Conversely, if the reading was at the lower end of the green zone, the premix solution might be preferred. Looking into the...
  17. mtnmankev

    Battery question: distilled water or premix electrolyte when adding ?

    Something tells me the level should be a tad higher since the split tubes are so long inside the case. And that would also help insure the level can't get so low the plates are exposed.
  18. mtnmankev

    Battery question: distilled water or premix electrolyte when adding ?

    I recently got a couple big 8D deep cycle batteries for my solar setup, and now they appear to have lost a little electrolyte even though with my setup it's impossible to boil them. I'm thinking for general principle I might want to add some liquid and bring the level up, even if I don't go...
  19. mtnmankev

    How do new cars connect to internet ?

    So when all is said and done, all those cars using the service, plus people on their smart phones suck up all the bandwidth here and leave me without any service at all, phone or internet.
  20. mtnmankev

    How do new cars connect to internet ?

    Huh ? What am I missing ?
  21. mtnmankev

    How do new cars connect to internet ?

    @idahovette Supposedly, all 3G will be gone by the end of this year. I thought 2G was already history a while back ... I'm surprised your 2G onstar and other features are still working. 4G gets overloaded real easy with all the traffic it sees and equipment isn't being upgraded to handle it. 5G...
  22. mtnmankev

    How do new cars connect to internet ?

    I have heard many stories about cars getting hacked, sabotaged to malfunction, even making stealing them easier. I'm sure that is thanks to the modern computer age and some way of connecting to the internet. At least when I have my satellite internet and a herd of tourists drive by the town in...
  23. mtnmankev

    How do new cars connect to internet ?

    I have seen those antennas about 3 inches long sticking out from cars, but it's hard for me to believe they can transmit/receive satellite signals.
  24. mtnmankev

    How do new cars connect to internet ?

    I'm curious how all the new cars connect to the internet for the services that are built in to their computers. Is it cell phone based, or satellite, I find it hard to see satellite as there are no dishes mounted on the roof. The reason I ask is because (for the next 2 days) I am still stuck...
  25. mtnmankev

    Transmission Vendor Recommendations

    And the worst part of it all (and not limited to transmission shops) is that I have NEVER seen a shop that is worth paying them a shop rate of 100 bucks or more per hour.

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