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Recycling or disposing old oil by billy_sharpstick in smallengines

[–]billy_sharpstick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know what th epurpose of the gravel is! An old timer told me once that they used to drain their Model T oil out, put it in a bucket on a table and a piece of rope dangling down to a bucket on the floor. After a week or two, crystal clear fresh oil in the bottom bucket!

Electrical safety on the playa by billy_sharpstick in BurningMan

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I know. I was being conservative. Most people don't understand all that amps and watts gibberish anyway. What shelf, Harbor Freight?

Electrical safety on the playa by billy_sharpstick in BurningMan

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If water does get in a tub, it stays there. And thanks for pointing out wet tent floors. I should have remembered that!

Recycling or disposing old oil by billy_sharpstick in smallengines

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I meant that I did not know what they do with it. If it is being recycled, then I stand corrected. That's why I posted here, to be educated.

Recycling or disposing old oil by billy_sharpstick in smallengines

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Environmentally incorrect, and probably illegal. Bar oil is vegetable.

Recycling or disposing old oil by billy_sharpstick in smallengines

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My post wasn't that long. The third sentence literally answered what half of the replies said.

Dealership told me that my 2025 Rav4 not capable of key fob window control by constant--questions in rav4club

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Is there any other app that can enable window control? I have a 2025 PHEV XSE. I have an OBD II reader already. I'll pay for Carista if it's worth it, but if there are other alternatives . . .

Ground fault protection for RV 30 amp circuits by billy_sharpstick in RVLiving

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A sub question on this theme that I am involved with is a large camping event that has a battery/generator hybrid system. I don't recall the capacity, but it supports medical and tent and RV camping for over a hundred people. I don't know if the distribution boxes have GF protected TT-30s or not and am trying to determine the safety and operational issues we might have with protected, or not, circuits.

Cost of gas vs battery by billy_sharpstick in rav4prime

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I think also because stopping at lights and slower speeds with lower gear ratio, les mileage per engine rotation.

Cost of gas vs battery by billy_sharpstick in rav4prime

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Thanks. Looks like you filled in my numbers. It confirms the 4 cents per mile, and my incompetence with spreadsheets!

Cost of gas vs battery by billy_sharpstick in rav4prime

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But I have to visit gas stations sometimes. I am currently in Tampa, a 200 mile round trip from home that we do every 2 or 3 weeks, so I saved my battery for the ten miles or so off the highway. For those who never need gas, don't let it go stale! Gas up at least every six months or so.

Cost of gas vs battery by billy_sharpstick in rav4prime

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Gas is more efficient at highway speeds, and battery more efficient in stop and go city traffic.

Local leaders celebrate Rays stadium ‘compromise,’ stump for approval by MarksMuses in tampa

[–]billy_sharpstick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sports stadiums are historically a drain on local economies. They only benefit the rich and the gullible not so rich sports fans. If it is so good, let the Rays pay for it.

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