Repair-It

Set the random cylinder misfire again idling it to roll off the ramps. I wonder if it’s something about very low speed high low that somehow makes it skip. Not something I felt, but I’m not that observant. Reset and we’ll see how soon it returns. At 274k miles and 3k miles a year it’s probably not w...

Oil pressure seems responsive somewhat rapidly to RPM changes which is usually a good sign, and I think consumption is down a little. So I'm probably OK. Probably good to keep 2.5k-3k intervals until it looks cleaner.

Maybe next time (year?). I didn't see it at Walmart, but it looks like it would've been on the shelf at Waterford, just in not in Old Saybrook where I went after dropping off the older two kids at school since I was closer to there. And that was after I stopped in the Cromwell Walmart last night and...

Shipping the truck to VT to hopefully stay there a while Sunday night. FIgured I'd get the apparently-almost-annual oil change done at 3100 miles since it looked a touch dark. I think I added only 1 qt above the "6" we argued about last time (I think 5.7 or 5.8 qts technically?), it was ab...

At some point I should just go buy something and stop making myself crazy. GLA for $10k looks like about the best I'll do...

2018 GLA250, 93k miles, $12.5k: https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicle/745994529?allListingType=all-cars&city=Old%20Lyme&makeCode=MB&searchRadius=200&seriesCode=GLA_CLASS&sortBy=derivedpriceASC&state=CT&zip=06371&clickType=listing But if you check their webs...

2015 GLA250, 120k mi, AMG/Xenon, $10k https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicle/748400593?allListingType=all-cars&city=Old%20Lyme&makeCode=MB&searchRadius=200&seriesCode=GLA_CLASS&sortBy=derivedpriceASC&state=CT&zip=06371&clickType=listing You'd think they woul...

Not sure I'd use it, but here's one with an RV toad hitch on it. Florida, 147k mi, $10.9k, 6-spd manual, 2-door https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicle/748469542?city=Old%20Lyme&endYear=2019&listingType=USED&makeCode=JEEP&maxPrice=18000&modelCode=WRANGLER&searchRadiu...

Here's an '18 Wrangler, 126k mi, $13.5k that needs the original fenders put back on [that might indicate earlier stupid-large tires?] (comes with stock fenders): https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1672179670839822/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=br...

On the oil cooler front - looks like the housing-to-housing gasket was originally a metal gasket and no longer available - oil cooler replacement required if it leaks...

https://www.merchant-automotive.com/Oil ... -2001-2010

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