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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

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BadExample said:
Murdered for a V6 by Chrystler.
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Yeah, we bought the last Wrangler we could find with a 4 liter I6 back in 2006. We were told that Chrysler retired them because they couldn't pass the new crash test mandates with that long engine. Don't know if that's true, but my wife had been wanting another Wrangler and when we found out they were discontinuing the 4 liter, I gave up my Subaru WRX so we could get one. Didn't want a Jeep with a minivan engine. Her Wrangler is rusting, but still going strong.
 
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B-string said:
Thanks Paul! How's the project coming?

Been a little on the busy and tired side. Oh but still alive ;), important thing in the advanced years.
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I’ve been fixing subwoofers lately having found the missing driver exactly where I left it! :(

A few years back on a trip to England I notice my nephew had nice 12” JBL auto subwoofer, GT4-12, he wasn’t using. He gave it to me and the following year his parents visited us and brought it over. It sat in the workshop for a while until last week. I found I had an extra plate amp so I bought a 12” carpet covered box on the internet. Cut a hole in the back for the amp and assembled it all. I wasn’t expecting much but this thing raises the roof. it’s now connected to my rehearsal music system downstairs and it’s shaking the house!! I’m really happy how this thing turned out! :D


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agedhorse said:
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I had a Chevy Nova with a straight six L250 engine in it. Basically the same engine that was used in cars and trucks for decades. I drove that car for 25 years, putting on a lot of mostly highway miles. I never had to open the engine. Never even had to adjust the valves. I changed the water pump, the radiator, and went through two batteries. I used synthetic oil, maybe it helped. Can't be grumpy about that.
 
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B-string said:
Highway miles and properly timed oil changes extends the life of most any engine.
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I bought a new Toyota Corolla in 2003. I send it to the oil change religiously, when the little sticker tells me to. I've changed out one alternator, one battery, and two sets of tires. Where the car sits for the last 13 years it has never shed one drop of oil. All it asks for is gas, oil change, and windshield wiper cleaner. I wish the rest of life was so dependable!
 
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B-string said:
Highway miles and properly timed oil changes extends the life of most any engine.
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I was also careful to break the engine in by driving at different speeds for time periods. It helps the rings and valves. New cars don't need this, or so they say.

In the old days, people used to take care of things. Pride in ownership. Not many people even bother shining their shoes these days. Let alone waxing their car.
 
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beans-on-toast said:
I was also careful to break the engine in by driving at different speeds for time periods. It helps the rings and valves. New cars don't need this, or so they say.

In the old days, people used to take care of things. Pride in ownership. Not many people even bother shining their shoes these days. Let alone waxing their car.
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The tolerances are so tight in modern engines now. Used to be "breaking in" the rings before the cylinder walls glazed was a must. Now if the crosshatch pattern is missing on the walls it is an indicator of dust ingestion. Engine oil 0W20? Guess what the bearings are so tight if you use thick oil (10W40, 20W50) the bearings get oil starved (molecule size is too large to provide a cushion). Times be changing, no more 10K to 30K "tune ups" now it is at least 100K before plugs get replaced.
 
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beans-on-toast said:
I had a Chevy Nova with a straight six L250 engine in it. Basically the same engine that was used in cars and trucks for decades. I drove that car for 25 years, putting on a lot of mostly highway miles. I never had to open the engine. Never even had to adjust the valves. I changed the water pump, the radiator, and went through two batteries. I used synthetic oil, maybe it helped. Can't be grumpy about that.
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I had a '64 Nova with the 194 and 2 speed powerglide. I do miss that car, went forever until my dad wrecked it (pavement sinkhole swallowed one wheel at 30MPH, destroyed)

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I bought a new Toyota Corolla in 2003. I send it to the oil change religiously, when the little sticker tells me to. I've changed out one alternator, one battery, and two sets of tires. Where the car sits for the last 13 years it has never shed one drop of oil. All it asks for is gas, oil change, and windshield wiper cleaner. I wish the rest of life was so dependable!
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2TC engine? Another that would do a couple hundred thousand miles easily if properly cared for.
 
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