Repair-It

Going to be due for an oil change soon. I will do Blackstone but I haven't decided if I am just going to run the MolyGen 5W-40 again or if I might make a bold move and switch to Motul 8100 5W-50 which seems to be formulated to meet Ford's spec for their GT and stuff like the Voodoo. Surprisingly the...

The cold engagement is better. It's not perfect but this was a definite improvement.

And the permanent fix. Burying it. I woke up this morning with no plan except to drive to Taylor Rental and simply inquire about my options and costs. Decided to go with the truck just in case and I came home with a trencher. My other option was this Takeuchi mini-excavator with a 12" bucket. T...

- Water from downspout in front of house flowed back toward the side of the house and into a crack in the foundation under the septic outlet pipe. This MIGHT be the biggest issue and I also fixed it. First I fixed it temporarily, then permanently (hopefully). This was the temporary fix. And it seem...

kevm14 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:07 pm- Downspout in the rear of the house may have caused water to pool at the back of my foundation under my deck area. I just extended the outlet with a length of downspout.

kevm14 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:07 pm- Some vent on the siding was letting in water and soaking the sheathing and sill plate. I have a few pics of the fix that I'll post.

These are in reverse order.

General symptom

Had water in basement in Jan. Actually had to vacuum it out. I identified several possibilities and addressed them: - Some vent on the siding was letting in water and soaking the sheathing and sill plate. I have a few pics of the fix that I'll post. - Downspout in the rear of the house may have caus...

- The sport suspension says it is lower, and the springs/shocks are stiffer. Hopefully this is not on original shocks but probably? Geez, the shocks are pretty affordable. Front sport shocks: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=6320526&cc=1443221&pt=7556&jsn=480&_nck=ZExt1ys...

This was shockingly easy although the Launch Creader Elite 2.0 Benz would not do it. So I used Xentry on the laptop. The procedure was super simple. Just had to be in the tranny temp range and it went to work. It took less than 10 minutes. I thought it was going to be this whole thing that required ...