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Good plan on sticking with dyno oil for now. Rotella is certainly a good blend. For the first 5,000 I went with STP in my recent engine replacement. At almost 4 gallons per oil change, I wanted a compromise of good enough reputation and price. So STP for the win during break-in.

Just from the title, I was a little suspicious whether the 2.0 TDI would fit in a bug. And, it didn't. But at least the mod can boast a Porsche whale tale as the rear cover now has to stick out in the slipstream :) Am curious how the coolant was plumbed as IIRC the 2.0 TDI needs water and not...

Some thoughts. Agree that the new water pump is suspect of counterfeit. In realty though, maybe it is legit, maybe not. 205* is not alarming to me from an operating temperature. Agree that it does seem that something is not quite right in the cooling stack as the temperature is a bit warm for...

Completely agree with Will that in the 180 - 195* range there is not much noticeable difference in fuel economy and the only true factor is amount of buffer from operating temperature to overheat. If only cruising and never towing past 2K#, 195's will probably work just fine. If looking to get...

All it takes is a small enough opening to suck in lots of hot air. Have seen a mod that moved the passenger side battery and pulled air from that location. Remain unconvinced that without a sealed box that only pulls air from the front side of the member, that it is anything but a warm / hot...

Neat idea and hadn't thought of that. Might prove helpful when the Gobmn't comes around on a werewolf hunt. Will also make sure to have a bunch of wooden stakes handy in case the silver round does not work. Although, if they come around on a witch hunt, I'm screwed... I can't swim and burn easily.

The best path to cooler intake temperature is making sure the intake is actually sucking cooler air. I installed a K47 box which was Ok, but one of the shop mechanics lost the little piece which connected the box-to-fender gap and the box sucked in air from the engine bay. When I towed and...

I feel that pain too. A few years ago the Missus and I had a blow-up and a lot of my stuff was simply purged under the argument that it was all junk and she did not want to see all that junk. Funny thing is that it was already in the house when we got married. Even more funny is that all the...

I feel your pain. Going through downsizing with family as well. Except that us 'yung-uns' are not really allowed to help with the downsizing as the elders think that they can both manage with giving the bazillion items of "treasure" away, and that a lot of it will fit in the much smaller living...

Make sure to get some miles on the truck before the blue top's warranty expires. Had to replace one under warranty a few years ago and I did not drive it all that much. Perhaps it was from issues during the Chinese flue, perhaps not. Replacement is holding up, but I am driving that vehicle even...

Ah, so instead of dimples, pimples! Brilliant 😁

Don't forget the HEUI pushing fuel at ~20Kpsi ;) I am getting close to the point of getting my restomod moving again on the Ferd and if this stands to notably improve combustion, I just might bite on that bait which is why I am curious about the SoA pistons. So far though, the only thing I'm...

Question I have is what differential improvement does the Dremel treatment get above the ceramic treatment? I looked over some of the Speed of Air material and am having a tough time picking out whether the redesigned pistons offer the claimed benefits, or all the other changes that occurred to...

Hey, if the girls' don't find him handsome...

Maybe help a nearly unnoticeable amount on the fuel economy from less friction while not engaged. Looked into a rear rotor swap when I got the Burb as it needed a fair amount of brake work. The suspension / brake / tire mechanic recommended to stick with the drums due to more meat for stopping...

Perhaps try cutting a bevel in the tube's end to help it get past bends in the dipstick tube. Might work, might not.

I recently took over a 20 year old vehicle from the parents which they bought new. The cabin filter was in the same condition. After a new filter, I no longer need the blower motor nearly as much as the vehicle's speed is enough to move air through the vents now that the old plugged filter is in...

Found a volunteer to help with sealing the leak:

Ok, phyne, drilled & slotted :p Perhaps the effect is different in a truck. My mechanic decided to get fancy and replaced the solid rotors with drilled & slotted on my old Euro sedan (which weighed ~5K# and handled like a sports car) as he knew that I preferred not to cheap-out. Hated that move...

Easy: job security. The idea fairies in the Government get to keep their jobs by creating new requirements for the engineers in industry to figure-out. And the engineers get to keep their jobs by fulfilling the idea fairies' requirements... In theory though, if the engine was worked hard...