There's not many people who know HOW to fix their own anymore. Maybe trade schools will churn out more mechanics. I hope I don't see driveways full of grease and parts up that never get put away up and down the block, though.
" I hope I don't see driveways full of grease and parts up that never get put away up and down the block, though."
I get it, but 'merica! I would rather have grease monkeys for neighbors than snotty artificial lawn fiends (b/c perfect lawns only exist with chemicals). OK fixing autos requires grease!
Some relatives are mechanics, some race for sport, some are OTR drivers. They share a designated garage where safety and potential theft are considered. In some residential neighborhoods some houses have multiple unrelated occupants and multiple vehicles and no one parks on the property because it's full of auto parts accumulating and spread out all the time.
I'll take all the grease, used oil and burnt ATF you got. Hell gimme that used peanut oil from your fryer while you're at it and that refined mineral oil out of dead transformers. My old Ford 7.3 will eat anything and if it's too dirty we heat the shop with it.
I remember people buying used cooking oil from restaurants.
Of course during WW II it was all collected.
Along with animal fats for glycerine. "Glycerine for explosives in World War I and II came mainly from rendering animal fats and fish oil, with whale oil a key source in WWI."
Yes people sacrificed and starved for want of fats, b/c it was all rationed for the "war effort".
The ol 7.3 million mile motor. Mine outlasted literally every other mechanical component of the truck. Sold it to a rancher who wanted to put the engine in his feedtruck. That was 10 years ago and I'd bet the thing is still cranking over for 5 minutes on cold mornings and chugging out that beautiful smoke.
You would be one of the guys around here leaving notes on my truck asking if I want to sell "that old Ford". 90' f-250, single cab 7.3 IDI with the Banks Sidewinder, ZF5 manual transmission. She's got 99k on the odometer so it's either 199k or 99k... it doesn't matter, that's practically new with this drive-train. Not a crack in the dash, carpet still looks new, zero rust, still has the original floor mats.
https://files.catbox.moe/ctzi3s.jpg
I don't want to age myself but I wouldn't be calling it "that old ford" kek. Hella good looking truck though! I actually had a 92 gasser for a while. Both trucks were manual trans. I now have 5.9 cummins. Roast me if u want kek
Well it's still newer than me but what I'm saying is everyone sees her sitting in my driveway and think that I don't know what I have so they down play it like, "What's the story on that old Ford?"... like they expect me to say, "Oh, that old POS, do you want it?"
No tards, I know what I'm sitting on is a very rare and specific combo in very good condition, HIGHLY COVETED and it ain't for sale! I'll trade her for a 12 valve Cummins, maybe a great condition Duramax with the LBZ but there's a reason everyone wants my truck and it's the same reason I'm never getting rid of it.
This also works for mechanics, so they can get honest aftermarket parts and used parts instead of overpriced certified parts, which also helps consumers.
That certified parts thing was a scam. The parts manufacture had to pay for the cert. And it's criteria was stupid, self reported unit failure rates. Everyone was just making up their own failure rates. There was also confusion about what needed to have the cert. Does a crate engine need its own or just the parts that it's made of, how about a brake kit, we cert. the kit or just the parts? We doing this off SKU ? Because that's going to effect every ones POS. FUCKING STUPID.
Well RN the parts industry is in need of new manufactures. Some India outfit bought the umbrella mega brand that made all hard parts for box stores and some assembly lines. Like nearly every brand of window wipers and brake parts then never paid his suppliers tanking the whole outfit, some of them already liquidated tooling. I think GM was having a hard time getting wipers and pads.
fixing cars was a lot simpler when I was young, my friends and I always worked on our own cars, everything from brakes and tune ups to engine rebuilds.
I was working at a buddies speed shop on weekends years ago and the EPA hit him with $18,000 for selling "illegal parts" the fine was to be paid in 30 days then an investigation would start after the payment if the payment wasn't made in 30 days it became $180k and criminal.
The part is a tuneable engine computers.
only installed on race cars driven at the track.
made the car run cleaner even if it was to see any street time.
Few crazy things here
EPA wanted a list of all parts on all clients cars.
Imaging you have had a track car build for 15+ years, and you have tones of different parts you don't even remember. Then your tuner calls you up out of the blue and says (You are now part of a government investigation and I need a list of all the parts on your car.)
I just tried to replace my car battery in husband's 2003 Lexus RX300 inherited from his Mom. They've started putting the posts to the front part of the battery instead of where they were, in the back. Now I have to have my brother put new cables on that are longer to reach the posts. This shit never ends. My 2005 Montego is no problem, it has fairly long cables. I can't say what my brother said about the Lexus manufacturers. 🤭
According to the internet, the size is supposed to be 24F. Be sure they gave you the right one. There are a lot of places that sell batteries. Go to a different one if they’re trying to sell you the wrong battery. I seriously doubt if they change the configuration of terminals. That’s the purpose in the different sizes of batteries. It’s not just the physical size but also how the terminals are configured. I just changed the one in my 08 RAV4 and it’s the right one. It uses the same 24F or a 34R depending on different engines I assume.
Great. Now extend that same order to include TRACTORS and FARM EQUIPMENT.
Already done; listen around the 1:15 mark.
Amen, I came here just to say that.
"Property Rights" ... A new concept? "FIGHT , FIGHT , FIGHT"
Speaking of vehicles can we get the fuck rid of flock cameras? They're going up everywhere near me
I hate them privacy invading flock cameras and try ti avoid them at all cost.
Just logged onto to say: Great, now do appliances. (Washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc.)
There's not many people who know HOW to fix their own anymore. Maybe trade schools will churn out more mechanics. I hope I don't see driveways full of grease and parts up that never get put away up and down the block, though.
" I hope I don't see driveways full of grease and parts up that never get put away up and down the block, though."
I get it, but 'merica! I would rather have grease monkeys for neighbors than snotty artificial lawn fiends (b/c perfect lawns only exist with chemicals). OK fixing autos requires grease!
Some relatives are mechanics, some race for sport, some are OTR drivers. They share a designated garage where safety and potential theft are considered. In some residential neighborhoods some houses have multiple unrelated occupants and multiple vehicles and no one parks on the property because it's full of auto parts accumulating and spread out all the time.
surprised they are not stolen . . .
I'll take all the grease, used oil and burnt ATF you got. Hell gimme that used peanut oil from your fryer while you're at it and that refined mineral oil out of dead transformers. My old Ford 7.3 will eat anything and if it's too dirty we heat the shop with it.
Good for you!
I remember people buying used cooking oil from restaurants.
Of course during WW II it was all collected.
Along with animal fats for glycerine. "Glycerine for explosives in World War I and II came mainly from rendering animal fats and fish oil, with whale oil a key source in WWI."
Yes people sacrificed and starved for want of fats, b/c it was all rationed for the "war effort".
The ol 7.3 million mile motor. Mine outlasted literally every other mechanical component of the truck. Sold it to a rancher who wanted to put the engine in his feedtruck. That was 10 years ago and I'd bet the thing is still cranking over for 5 minutes on cold mornings and chugging out that beautiful smoke.
You would be one of the guys around here leaving notes on my truck asking if I want to sell "that old Ford". 90' f-250, single cab 7.3 IDI with the Banks Sidewinder, ZF5 manual transmission. She's got 99k on the odometer so it's either 199k or 99k... it doesn't matter, that's practically new with this drive-train. Not a crack in the dash, carpet still looks new, zero rust, still has the original floor mats. https://files.catbox.moe/ctzi3s.jpg
https://files.catbox.moe/6snv84.jpg
I'll be driving this truck until they force me into a nursing home.
I don't want to age myself but I wouldn't be calling it "that old ford" kek. Hella good looking truck though! I actually had a 92 gasser for a while. Both trucks were manual trans. I now have 5.9 cummins. Roast me if u want kek
Well it's still newer than me but what I'm saying is everyone sees her sitting in my driveway and think that I don't know what I have so they down play it like, "What's the story on that old Ford?"... like they expect me to say, "Oh, that old POS, do you want it?"
No tards, I know what I'm sitting on is a very rare and specific combo in very good condition, HIGHLY COVETED and it ain't for sale! I'll trade her for a 12 valve Cummins, maybe a great condition Duramax with the LBZ but there's a reason everyone wants my truck and it's the same reason I'm never getting rid of it.
o7
This also works for mechanics, so they can get honest aftermarket parts and used parts instead of overpriced certified parts, which also helps consumers.
That certified parts thing was a scam. The parts manufacture had to pay for the cert. And it's criteria was stupid, self reported unit failure rates. Everyone was just making up their own failure rates. There was also confusion about what needed to have the cert. Does a crate engine need its own or just the parts that it's made of, how about a brake kit, we cert. the kit or just the parts? We doing this off SKU ? Because that's going to effect every ones POS. FUCKING STUPID.
Def scam.
watch the price of certified parts go down as third party parts show up .
Well RN the parts industry is in need of new manufactures. Some India outfit bought the umbrella mega brand that made all hard parts for box stores and some assembly lines. Like nearly every brand of window wipers and brake parts then never paid his suppliers tanking the whole outfit, some of them already liquidated tooling. I think GM was having a hard time getting wipers and pads.
fixing cars was a lot simpler when I was young, my friends and I always worked on our own cars, everything from brakes and tune ups to engine rebuilds.
Ah these commies don’t stop! When is it start time to deal with em!
I was working at a buddies speed shop on weekends years ago and the EPA hit him with $18,000 for selling "illegal parts" the fine was to be paid in 30 days then an investigation would start after the payment if the payment wasn't made in 30 days it became $180k and criminal.
The part is a tuneable engine computers. only installed on race cars driven at the track. made the car run cleaner even if it was to see any street time.
Few crazy things here EPA wanted a list of all parts on all clients cars. Imaging you have had a track car build for 15+ years, and you have tones of different parts you don't even remember. Then your tuner calls you up out of the blue and says (You are now part of a government investigation and I need a list of all the parts on your car.)
Sounds like the kinda BS that makes reasonable men build killdozers
I just tried to replace my car battery in husband's 2003 Lexus RX300 inherited from his Mom. They've started putting the posts to the front part of the battery instead of where they were, in the back. Now I have to have my brother put new cables on that are longer to reach the posts. This shit never ends. My 2005 Montego is no problem, it has fairly long cables. I can't say what my brother said about the Lexus manufacturers. 🤭
you bought the wrong battery
According to the internet, the size is supposed to be 24F. Be sure they gave you the right one. There are a lot of places that sell batteries. Go to a different one if they’re trying to sell you the wrong battery. I seriously doubt if they change the configuration of terminals. That’s the purpose in the different sizes of batteries. It’s not just the physical size but also how the terminals are configured. I just changed the one in my 08 RAV4 and it’s the right one. It uses the same 24F or a 34R depending on different engines I assume.
It actually makes me sick that this even has to be done!
How in the world the same friking lousy monsters ruling us and arresting farmers? I am tired why don’t we arrest them ourselves? Corrupted demons
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WTF,arrested for fixing your car ,never heard of such.
It's for people that have bought cars in 2026 they have made where you could not fix your owned car or truck.
are you serious ,i must be livin under a rock.
Here is an article that talks about this: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2026/06/trump-says-gm-ford-seeking-bill-to-restrict-consumer-right-to-repair/
THANKS ,i wasn't clear on whether it was already a law or not.
Yeah, yeah darn right and beware of 2026 cars... Before you buy a car or pickup for that matter check under the hood, you be surprised! Just SAYING