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Good on no salt then. Still likely dissimilar metals, possibly steel and aluminum, certainly different steels, but should come apart. Still seems like the suggested tool might be worth it. Torque down a few turns and "pop" it comes loose.

Even a buck a month is not a low enough price. I'll listen to the radio or all the music I have on my phone. My lady does let it lapse until it is a buck a month. After several cycles, she is now getting repeats of the comedy channels. she may drop it at some point. We also have a lot of...

Not a bad idea. Between the OP being 71 and the truck likely going through a half dozen harsh winters (dulled paint), a little persuasion may make removal a lot easier. On edit: Look for alignment marks on the windshield, usually printed into the laminate near the wiper tips. Verify these...

Appreciate reading these posts. Changing the oil on my lady's Ford Ranger requires steering hard left for clearance and pulling part of the fender liner, the factory engineers were kind enough to install a trough to route spilled oil filter oil to a pan. I'm coming up on my first oil change on...

Missed you posting this a couple hours ago, I was getting a couple groceries. I also put them on the driver's side rear seat.

It can happen to a new car, most engines never experience the problem during their service life. Check the other possibilities first. Then the next step would be to pull the valve cover to inspect the valve train. If a problem is found (loose rockers, low valve lift) and use a borescope to get...

With almost no new vehicles available, used cars spiked in value.

Any Hemi Tick? If so, your assessment may be correct. The P1417 code can also be caused by low oil, old oil, or wrong viscosity oil. If you just did an oil change, or have not for a long time, I would start with this. Not sure why but apparently a bad knock sensor can also cause the code. A bad...

Give her a tank of 89 and tell her to like it. Then go back to 87. I am half way through my experiment evaluating fuel economy comparing 87 and 89, right now it looks like the additional mileage from 89 is not worth the extra cost. There is an improvement, just not enough. Mine is a Rebel so the...

About 20 years ago, I ran a set of "green" calculations against my 2500 Yukon XL with the 8,6 liter engine. If I had a second car to use when I did not need the "big" rig, my carbon footprint was actually higher than using the Yukon for groceries. I have usually had two vehicles, a truck and a...

After you get it hitched, tow to a nearby parking lot and check again. Lawns are not even.

Need that friendly to have a family... And it should not be a job, play is a better description.

While my Rebel is my daily driver (grocery getter is as good a term as any), I do on occasion have need for a truck. Also need something with either AWD or 4WD for the winter. Sure, the Rebel is really in the off-road class, doubt it will see anything tougher than an 1/8 mile of rutted gravel...

A quick look shows you have 12K trailer capacity. Big footnotes to review, but a good base number. Assuming class IV hitch, 11K limit for a bumper pull with 10% on the tongue (1,100 pounds max for that class). A 20' trailer at 4K weight really should not need anything else. If there is a bit...

Consider a stock rim with a stock tire size. Draw an imaginary line through the ball joints to the ground. This is somewhere in the contact patch of the tire on the ground. If you make the rim wider or narrower, then the offset needs to change to keep the same relative point of contact with...

I buy the blue with some anti-freeze properties, not the yellow super-low temperature stuff. East Tennessee does not get cold enough for the yellow. Whatever it is at AutoZone... I now run this blue year-round in all my vehicles. once had a reservoir freeze and crack on me when the cold hit too...

Super boring. Added window washer fluid.

I'm a bit of a torque junky, and this is a huge deal to me. From the specs and the OPs intended use, 3.21 looks fine. I drove both and chose a Rebel for the 3.92 gearing, and like that I have to be a bit more careful with the throttle in the rain. 3.92 will also cost a bit in MPG, I chose for...

One of the reasons I bought a Rebel is the 3.92 gearing. I would trust putting it on a lift and counting driveshaft vs wheel turns compared to trusting one of two pieces of paper which disagree.

If the happened on mine, I would have it towed to the dealership.