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    Hagar1 replied to the thread Avoiding the hemi tick?.
    Every oil change includes a bottle of "Liquid Moly" along with the appropriate amount of Castrol 5W20 per manufacturers recommendations...
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread Avoiding the hemi tick?.
    Oh, I'm well aware of that. It is too bad that they didn't incorporate "squirters" in the production engines. I worked on what must...
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    Yes, I agree, diesel fuel would be much less aggressive than oven cleaner. What do you think of my idea over all? The lifter problem is...
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread Avoiding the hemi tick?.
    I abuse my 5.7 hemi with oil changes every 6000 kilometers and use mopar oil filters yet my lifters sound like a room full of teletype...
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    "Blocked internally" ..... I have a bad case of lifter tick. No engine miss or any of that but my fuel economy went into the toilet in...
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread Gas mileage variable.
    Winter fuel along with the alcohol mix has a higher Reid Vapour Pressure in winter fuel to make it easier to ignite. Used to see some...
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread Earth magnets on oil filter.
    My Skyhawk was older with the O-300, a bullet proof engine. No oil filter back in those days but it got an oil change every 25 hours...
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread Truck got broken into!.
    There is always a way to thwart the bad guys, a fellow I knew was having trouble with another fellow on the job who was urinating in the...
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread Earth magnets on oil filter.
    A proper filter cutter is much like a can opener, no filings involved. Look up oil filter cutter on Amazon.
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread Earth magnets on oil filter.
    Yea, the darn thing is so strong that it sometimes becomes a challenge to reinstall.
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread Earth magnets on oil filter.
    I just use a magnetic oil drain plug. Available from Amazon.
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread All going away...
    If they are changing out the dipstick with an electronic device, I can guarantee that the electronics are in fact cheaper. Everything...
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread All going away...
    The "no dipstick" thing is a cost saving idea. Probably about 10 to 25 cents per vehicle or perhaps even less. Think about 10 cents on a...
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread Lifters.
    I have the lifter tick as well although it gets a lot quieter once it warms up. I run a magnetic drain plug and cut every filter with a...
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    Hagar1 replied to the thread All going away...
    As it turns out now all the dipstick are in the engineering department!!!
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