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Has anyone carried a tandem bike on their roof rack (mine is a D2)? I laid mine down on blankets last weekend, which was ok but I'm afraid of bending the wheels if I mess up getting it up there or tying it down. I've see special tandem fork mount carriers but the yakima and thule are both over...

Good evening all. This question is concerning a RWD passenger car - a 99 Lexus LS in this particular case. The road I live on is a pita when it snows. It's hilly on both ends, and I live in the middle. The hills are so steep that I have to go slower than walking pace, literally...

Greetings, - Replaced a dying battery with a Duralast gold top. Drove to work. +10hrs. Attempted to come home. - Key in ignition - all looks fine on dash, interior lights, etc. - Turn key to start - click from engine compartment, and 100% black, as if no battery in vehicle. - Key out, back...

I have 4 hella 4000's on the LR roof rack (on a D2), and it seems that the light angle up and down is right on the edge of pointing straight - it like the tabs are bent up slightly too much. Can't quite get them to point straight ahead or down a little. Anyone fixed this? Don't want to bend the...

Just though I'd post up what I've been using for the last several years to help change the tranny oil - I had enough of squeezing plastic bottle with tubes that fall off, atf drouling down my arms, and cheap crappy drill-powered oil pumps from China, which never work. This is the MacMaster Carr...

Greetings all, Does anyone know of a quick and simple portable device that can lift heavier items up into the back of the disco - something like a mini lift gate that sticks in the towing hitch? I thought about hanging the winch rope over the roof rack and down the back, but that's hardly a...

What generator(s) do you have, and what do you use it(them) for (home backup, travel, camping, boating, etc)? I just sold a Honda eu2000i and awaiting a brand new eu3000i. Actually I got the first eu3000i last week but it ran so badly that I sent it back and demanded a replacement (from...

Hello all, Just broke down (outside autozone!) - engine wouldn't start. Cranking fine. Started up, but then stalled waiting at a light in Princeton, and had to get towed. Back home now on my driveway. Engine light flashed, then getting P1300 along with a whole bunch of P0301, P0305, P0306...

I almost feel for those Prius owners right now. I did a few water crossings after the recent floods - nothing special, about 1 foot deep / 300 feet long on a road. Several minutes later my D2 does this: 1. Revs all by itself. Once I was in gear in traffic and it lurched forward a few feet. And...

Hello all, I'm in a bit of a grind here. My mother passed away recently, and my Dad is potentially on the way to Alzheimers, though he can still think for himself for the most part. However, he can be bullied into making bad decisions. Now, if my brother wanted to gain Lasting Power of...

My 3 amigos have been on for years now, but my TC and ABS seem to work just fine. Truck has been pulling out of snow and ice all winter and the TC comes on regularly and works. Same for the ABS. Is there a cheap way to turn off the lights?

Hello all, What do folks here consider the most useful type of ball-joint removal tool? Forks, C-clamp style, or the see-saw type pushers? I'm not specifically thinking of any particular joint, but I just changed the upper control arm on a lexus and one of these would have really been useful...

Hi all, [edit: make that CVS in the title] I have the MIL on and 2 code: P0440 and P0446. The first is the "purge valve not sealing", and the second is "cvs valve / pipe blocked". Does anyone recommend change the purge valve first, or the cvs, or just doing both together? As far as I can...

Hi all, Twice in the last month some mofo has walked up my driveway, which is around 150' long in a wooded area, and messed with my cars. Once he opened the disco and another vehicle, and stole some stuff (old laptop, gps), and last night at 3:14am he again tried the disco, though this time I...

What approx length makes for a decent push-pull cable from the CDL to the center console? Anyone know if SS is available? Thanks -Dean

Just need the mirror itself, not the housing. Please email me: dean.brown@mercermc.com or call my cell (732) 207 7432 And thanks! Dean ps Apparently a glued-on slightly smaller mirror is not up to NJ inspection standards!

Any recommendations on a winter work coat here? I basically want it for working outside (in Jersey). I'd like it to be quite long, and very warm, even on a bitter cold day, but then not make me sweat like a bastrd when I start reasonably active. One condition is that it must be very robust and...

I know its a mundane question, but still, where better to ask? happy boxing day! Dean

The Craftsman pos is going back for refund tomorrow. Bladder pops off below the recommended initial stretch pressure (a whopping 20 psi). jeez my opinion of craftman is really sinking fast

If by chance anyone has a spare, and I know its a long shot, I'd like to buy it off you! Thanks Dean deanbrown3d[.at.]yahoo.com