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    Are rubber valve cover gaskets JUNK? Pic inside

    It's just a thin line of 3M weather strip adhesive, and like with RTV you don't want to slop it all over the place, but it's fine if used correctly and it does a VERY good job of holding gaskets in place and keeping them sealed on that side. The biggest down fall to me is it's a PITA to get it...
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    Are rubber valve cover gaskets JUNK? Pic inside

    To actually answer your question, I've never had good luck with rubber gaskets on tin covers, I'd go back to cork.
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    Are rubber valve cover gaskets JUNK? Pic inside

    It seems to me that like engine oil everyone has a different opinion of what is best. There's rubber gaskets, there's rubber gaskets with metal in the middle so they can't be pushed out, synthetic rubber, there's cork / rubber composite gaskets, then there is cork 5/32" or 7/32", there so many...
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    Heater Core question

    I've heard great things about the copper / brass units from Summit AFTER I replaced mine with an aluminum unit from Orielly's.
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    Seat covers, looking for recommendations - later in the thread reports on how my cover is holding up

    I know right! And so do the miles! I realized about 2 months ago I've been racking up just shy of 20K annually on the square! As much as I have enjoyed daily driving it, knowing that was one of the main factors when I decided that I'd be keeping the MDX given to me in January from a shop...
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    Seat covers, looking for recommendations - later in the thread reports on how my cover is holding up

    Two years and one month later this is how my $40 saddle blanket seat cover, made by seat covers unlimited and purchased on amazon is holding up. As you can see 2 years of heavy use. This truck has been my daily driver to the shop in the city 4 days a week, it goes on feed hauls for the farm...
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    Busted Alternator Bolt

    @C10_Blackie Will it make it to the shop is a hard thing to answer, but @DoubleDingo gives good advise. If the battery is charged up and you run without lights and heat you won't drain the battery and will minimize load on the belt. My concern would be the bolt backing out and hitting the fan...
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    For the Handicapped

    My knees are terrible. I have running boards on my truck and A-pillar grab handles. The handles make a big difference for me as I can use them to help me pull myself up and take some of the pressure off my knees. Check this thread >>>>...
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    Spongy brake pedal tightens when braking in reverse before going bleeding back down

    Not sure how helpful I can be but I will try first off though: I think people change them because they don't understand how they work. Basically they are just a metering block, so the most common thing is they plug up with little chunks of rust if the fluid isn't flush and kept fresh from time...
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    Charcoal / vapor / evap canister, how it should be set up and other information

    Thank you, that is why I started this thread!.
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    Show your daily driver

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    Charcoal / vapor / evap canister, how it should be set up and other information

    Good short explanation, but I'm also going to add that the charcoal canister makes the vapor system a closed system. If you eliminate it, then you have to vent the tank(s) to the atmosphere, which is likely to make your truck smell like gas at times, but more importantly it keeps moisture out...
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    2003 Acura MDX

    I've never had a very good memory so I keep one of those small pocket sized spiral bound note pads in each vehicle that I write the date, mileage and service performed on. I keep it in the glove box. That's actually something my Dad taught me to do when I was a wee lad.
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    Smog thoughts

    Ya, this. please do this, some people like to have their emission system fully functional, and in some areas that stuff is required to license the truck and some of that parts are made of unobtainium.
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    2003 Acura MDX

    One of my-self rules is that I won't own anything I find to be to big of a PIA to work on. If I felt that way about the MDX it would have had a for sale sign in the window right off. For me, I sometimes can really enjoy working on my own rigs, but on the flip side sometimes I need the vehicle...
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    2003 Acura MDX

    Did the spark plugs today. To early to drink, but it would be a 1 whiskey and coke job or 1 beer, for you beer drinkers. About 45 minutes, and since it is a V6 a guy could get in 2 drinks. Do the back plugs drink a whiskey and coke, get a refill and do the front ones. The old plugs look just...
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    Show your daily driver

    I've got another thread going on on my new daily driver, but since posted in here previously regarding my DD I figured I should update it. So my 1996 GC was suppose to be my daily driver, but in all reality I daily drove my 84' C20. 2ish weeks ago I was given a practically pristine 2003...
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    Loud Knock After Replacing Intake Manifold

    This. It's impossible to do anything other than guess without getting to hear the knock.
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    2003 Acura MDX

    Looks like I'm just a little past 2 weeks of ownership, so thought I'd give an update. Though I love driving my square, the MDX will make a fine commuter and more. A car as would typically be used for a commuter vehicle is totally inappropriate for my life style, but it's quite clear that...
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    daily driving/work truck use

    As for mileage it's not going to be great compared to anything new, but keeping it in good tune, plugs, wires, cap & rotor + fuel system will get you the best mileage you can. As for reliability, same thing. Keep it up, keep an eye out for problems coming up and keep some spare parts with you...
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    30 years in automotive and I know just how to fix this problem! Below, problem solved!
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    I guess they couldn't fit the escape in it, so they figured that would be close enough.
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    Ford Trash Talk Thread lol

    Around here we call lifted Ford truck small dick 50s.
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    2003 Acura MDX

    Well the MDX just checked another box. My wife likes it. Her comment getting into it today was "wow this is a really nice car". And then, part way home after we'd bought groceries in town she was going on about how we should take it on the next overnight trip. Yes, she'd like to see me keep...
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    Which is the correct fuel tank ?

    So I guess I should give all the configurations I'm aware of in one post: The options for long beds were: 1 single 20 1 single 20 - 1 single 16 2 - 20's Short bed options: 1 - 16 or 2 - 16's. 20's won't fit a short bed.

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