[Pat Calhoun]

For a home mechanic-if you’re looking to not spend a ton of money I’d go for the Earthquake 1/2 from Harbor Freight. Its a great gun and very powerful. I’ve had mine for 2 years and really beat the heck out of it and it works great. If you’re looking to be a mechanic at a shop I’d definitely go IR. If not the Earthquake is a great gun.

[Pat Calhoun]

Personally I’ve heard great things about Royal Purple, but I’m an Amsoil guy. I’ve used it in all my cars, jetski, quad, mowers, everything and its been great. I occasionally send my oil out for testing with Blackstone Labs and my tests have always come back great even after 160k on a 10 year old 4.0 V6 Explorer.

[Pat Calhoun]

Personally I’ve heard great things about Royal Purple, but I’m an Amsoil guy. I’ve used it in all my cars, jetski, quad, mowers, everything and its been great. I occasionally send my oil out for testing with Blackstone Labs and my tests have always come back great even after 160k on a 10 year old 4.0 V6 Explorer.

[Pat Calhoun]

Although everybody likes a big #$*%ing hammer and 36″ prybar. I seem to always have my flex head Snap-on 3/8 ratchet in my hand with 10-14mm sockets. I’ve found a great deal of bolts on my 3 Fords take these sizes and can’t seem to do any repair or maintenance without reaching for it.

[Pat Calhoun]

Although everybody likes a big #$*%ing hammer and 36″ prybar. I seem to always have my flex head Snap-on 3/8 ratchet in my hand with 10-14mm sockets. I’ve found a great deal of bolts on my 3 Fords take these sizes and can’t seem to do any repair or maintenance without reaching for it.

[Pat Calhoun]

I wipe down my tools occasionally with transmission fluid. It keeps the rust away and cleans them up nicely. Also, if your tools are in a basement or garage it might be worth running a dehumidifier to keep the rust away from everything else and keep down mold/mildew. I’ve had the same issue and run the dehumidifier through the summer months. Otherwise you can throw in a few desiccant packets in each tool drawer.

[Pat Calhoun]

I wipe down my tools occasionally with transmission fluid. It keeps the rust away and cleans them up nicely. Also, if your tools are in a basement or garage it might be worth running a dehumidifier to keep the rust away from everything else and keep down mold/mildew. I’ve had the same issue and run the dehumidifier through the summer months. Otherwise you can throw in a few desiccant packets in each tool drawer.

[Pat Calhoun]

Overtime having a speaker that is of a different ohm rating may damage your amp. . It wont blow any fuses and it will appear to work fine, but your amp/head unit probably wont last. Having a lower wattage rating would risk the speakers blowing again. If youre hearing rattling my first guess is you have atleast one blown speaker, or you could just have a loose grill causing it to rattle. I’d take a look at all your speakers and make sure the cones and intact and there are no tears first that would be a dead giveaway. Good luck

[Pat Calhoun]

Overtime having a speaker that is of a different ohm rating may damage your amp. . It wont blow any fuses and it will appear to work fine, but your amp/head unit probably wont last. Having a lower wattage rating would risk the speakers blowing again. If youre hearing rattling my first guess is you have atleast one blown speaker, or you could just have a loose grill causing it to rattle. I’d take a look at all your speakers and make sure the cones and intact and there are no tears first that would be a dead giveaway. Good luck

[Pat Calhoun]

I’ve actually had great luck with salvage/rebuilt cars. Just thoroughly check everything out and get under it to see how well the work was done. I bought a rebuilt 4 year old explorer in great shape for $5k less than an equivalent model with a clear title and it has lasted me 7 years and 100k miles since I got it with no issues due to the previous accident. Also $5000 in damage is nothing nowadays with every car having huge crumple zones. My fiancé had a low speed accident with a large rock in a parking lot with my ’12 Fusion and did $4500 in damage. Unfortunately you can easily hit $5k in repairs under 15mph accidents with most modern cars.

[Pat Calhoun]

I’ve actually had great luck with salvage/rebuilt cars. Just thoroughly check everything out and get under it to see how well the work was done. I bought a rebuilt 4 year old explorer in great shape for $5k less than an equivalent model with a clear title and it has lasted me 7 years and 100k miles since I got it with no issues due to the previous accident. Also $5000 in damage is nothing nowadays with every car having huge crumple zones. My fiancé had a low speed accident with a large rock in a parking lot with my ’12 Fusion and did $4500 in damage. Unfortunately you can easily hit $5k in repairs under 15mph accidents with most modern cars.

[Pat Calhoun]

8″ Lift
35″ Mud Terrains.
Bull bar with winch
Light bar
302 with a blower
Disc brake conversion
Roll bar
Red candy paint

and yes I’m talking about the Fairmount.

[Pat Calhoun]

8″ Lift
35″ Mud Terrains.
Bull bar with winch
Light bar
302 with a blower
Disc brake conversion
Roll bar
Red candy paint

and yes I’m talking about the Fairmount.

[Pat Calhoun]

I’ve used Chevron Techron with very good results.

[Pat Calhoun]

I’ve used Chevron Techron with very good results.

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