Recent content by FergusonTO35

The strap it came with was laughably short, so I added extra length to it.

I gave the 605 a good cleaning and oiling last night, I really don't think it has been fired or carried much. Very consistent .005-.006 barrel-cylinder gap and no indication that it has been disassembled or modified in any way. Today at lunch I took it for a quick test drive at 10 yards with two...

Yes, my 91 has a bike handle and support strap. It's awfully big not to. I'll have to ask my Stihl distributor buddy if he thinks a cruise control trigger can be installed. Or, if there is room on the throttle cable, I could just install a cable stop to hold it at my desired RPM.

That's my one and only gripe about my FS-91. I use it exclusively with a blade and it bounces off the rev limiter constantly at WOT. It's not only annoying but I can't imagine it's good for the engine. Runs smooth at about 60% throttle and still has plenty of power. I wonder if there is a way to...

Trying to compete on price usually doesn't work out too well. The 309 might be a great gun but the sub-500.00 market is super crowded and just keeps getting more so. Seems like we are also reaching the point where the overwhelming choice here is a gen. 3 Glock clone. It just works, and not many...

Welt, this is gonna be the last new toy for awhile. Just bailed out of layaway this Taurus 605 .357. Tight lockup, low barrel/cylinder gap, surprisingly good trigger pull and doesn't look to have been opened up or fired much. Should be a good pocket piece with my .38 +P's that my other Taurus...

Ford and Nissan had a hard on for two plugs per cylinder, mostly in the four bangers. I didn't know that some of the V8's had it too. A parts bill for 16 iridium plugs, man that's painful to think about!

When I was a tech, I remember the 90's and 2000's 4.6 was a really good engine and we saw few problems with them. Now the truck surrounding it wasn't that great, but at least the drive line was good.

Anybody know the good or bad about a 2009 F-150 4x4? My in laws are going to look at one that's supposed to only have 94k on it. From what I understand they are good as long as you get the 4.6 2v engine. I don't know if Ford was still using the E40D transmission in 2009, I remember those being...

All I can say is, there are plenty of those machines still working hard around here, so if you find one in better condition it should serve you well.

Yikes, I will remember that. Is it supposed that the oil itself is subject to pre-ignition? Or the additive is lowering the octane of the fuel that gets squirted in? If the oil itself was igniting, then I would think diesels would suffer from it due to the.much higher compression.

I don't know that alcohol is necessarily unsafe in wick lanterns and lamps, after all it is used in small and flimsy wick burners for keeping food warm. It would cost alot more than pump kerosene and attract moisture. I have used my wick lanterns and lamps plenty indoors during spring and summer...

I would agree. S&W SD9 is $299.99 every day here and is a fantastic pistol, I have three 9's and a .40.

As far as I know, kerosene and lamp oil/paraffin oil are the only fuels that a wick lantern are intended to use. The biggest problem with alcohol is that it's hygroscopic and draws moisture from the air. Meaning, not only will the fuel be contaminated but the metal will corrode pretty quickly...

And she's a runner! Didn't even need a new wick, seems about as bright as my similar size Dietz lanterns such as the Little Wizard and Junior.