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Hmmm? If POV means Privately Owned Vehicle, then isn't his bobber a POV? -Chuck

Well Duh! If it was about safety, LEO's wouldn't park down the street from the local bar arresting drunk drivers, they would stand at the bar's door taking keys, and calling taxi cabs. My local county government was upset because the state standardized the minimum yellow light time, and raised...

Hi CJ, That's mighty generous of him! Up here, closer to the flag pole, the grease scavengers pay between $1 and $3 per gallon. It would be worth hauling grease up from Georgia for that kind of money. -Chuck

One small note for those of you with visions of capitalizing on all of the free WVO in restaurant "dumpsters" everywhere: It ain't free anymore! Locally, we had a case where some guy was making an early morning run at all of the restaurants in town and pumping their waste oil...

No, it is still used in big refrigerant plants. Ice skating rinks, meat packing plants, ... It is also used in propane powered refrigerators. -Chuck

Ammonia gas is not the same thing as the ammonia that you buy at the grocery store. The ammonia gas used in refrigeration systems has no water in it. It is called anhydrous ammonia. It is the water that makes it corrosive. All it takes is a little while in the open air, and it will pick up...

Sulfur additives are great for lubricating extreme pressure bearings, such as the hypoid or worm gears in a differential... or under the cutting edge of a tool. However, the injectors, although they are handling high pressure fuel, are not in need of extreme pressure lubrication additives...

Probably not a good sign! If I remember correctly, the compressor gets pressurized oil from the engine to pump up and lube the bearings, and the used oil drains back into the engine sump. Bad rings can let through quite a lot of oil, and the pump will still make pressure. If the pump inlet is...

1/4 cup of water out of your wet tank after a day of use in this weather is very normal. -Chuck

Of course! Synthetic motor oils are just hydrocarbon oils, with a better controlled chemical composition. Your engine will burn it just as nicely as any dino motor oil. -Chuck

I wasn't trying to get a problem fixed. I just asked. No dogs to be called off. From time to time, guys post the price that was on their SF97's for deuces, and there is no relationship to the price they paid at auction, and the price GL pays (or claims to pay) the government. I have also...

When I asked a GL representative, he told me that they have to buy everything before they can offer it at auction. I'm not sure if I believe it, but that is what I was told. -Chuck

They measure the HP with a dynomometer, and measure the RPM's with a tachometer, and calculate it with the formula: Torque = 5252 * HP/RPM The traditional dynomometer is a generator with an adjustable resistor load bank. Measure the voltage across the load bank, and measure the current going...

Torque baby, torque! Diesels make torque, and gas engines make HP! I can't tell you how many times I have heard that false claim, and it makes me cringe every time! HP and torque are mathematically related numbers: Torque = 5252 HP / RPM And, HP = RPM x Torque / 5252 Give me HP, or...

0.75% interest, on $10,000, for 1 month is: $10,000 x 0.75/1200 = $6.25

One thing, if you are planning to convert over to DOT5, and I think you should, you will be best served by rebuilding all of the brake hydraulics first. DOT3 is heavier than DOT5, and is very hard to get out of the low points in the system, such as the bottom half of the brake cylinders...

DOT 5 will de-emulsify from water after a vigorous shaking about as quickly as an oil and vinegar salad dressing. -Chuck

DOT 5 has a purple dye in it, but as it happens, the purple dye is soluble in water. Water will steal the purple color away from DOT 5, leaving the DOT 5 yellow, and the water purple. I have a little jar that contains 50-50 DOT 3 and DOT 5. Periodically I give the jar a mighty shaking, but...

I'm not quite sure what you are trying to say... Crude oil is a hydrocarbon soup that has just about everything in it, depending on which flavor of crude it is. Fractional distillation simply allows the petroleum companies to separate the crude oil out into its various components... Such as...

I always find the sulfur debates interesting. Sulfur is a natural component of crude oil. It is extremely difficult to remove the sulfur from gasoline and diesel fuel. The latent sulfur in gasoline is what causes the rotten eggs smell, and the tear inspiring acid smell from cars with...