Murphey's Law; those fuel pumps never fail with an empty tank. The 1992 F150 I drove for a while had a fuel pump go out within minutes of filling the fuel tank.
What have you done to someone else's ride lately?
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Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Put new shoes on the wifes XC-90. Michelin Pilot Sports.. 275/40 21's. Looks pretty good.
I bet your wallet isn't happy
I'm about to have to put another set of tires on my S60 because the Michelin's are only making it to an average of 25-30k miles. Probably gonna try some continental's next.
AlienXtx
Nignog
That's about all I ever hot out of them on both of my expeditions too. Supposedly they were good for 60kI bet your wallet isn't happy
I'm about to have to put another set of tires on my S60 because the Michelin's are only making it to an average of 25-30k miles. Probably gonna try some continental's next.
The LTX M/S got 60k if you took care of them but yeah these lower tier Michelin's aren't lastingThat's about all I ever hot out of them on both of my expeditions too. Supposedly they were good for 60k
AlienXtx
Nignog
They always blamed it on my dirt roads and wouldn't honor the warranty
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Yup, The Laundry Fairys set lasted 60k, and the new defenders that got put on last year now come with a 70k warranty.
CowboyTaco
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That's about all I ever hot out of them on both of my expeditions too. Supposedly they were good for 60k
We got about 30k out of the Michelins that came on our Expedition too.
That's bullshit. No dirt roads here and we still got the same mileage. I don't recall seeing an asterisk by the treadwear warranty on any tires that I've purchased....
*pavement princesses only.
I didn't wait for the tread to get low enough to try to claim warranty on the OE Michelin tires. The Expedition seems to hydroplane easily. I figured with it being the family hauler that I would just replace the tires and it would be good. We put on General Grabber ATX and are currently around 40k on them. I can tell they are getting low because I hydroplaned on a road trip this past weekend. First time that has happened since the tires were replaced. It was raining like we were driving in a hurricane, so there was LOTS of water on the road. Not sure any tire wouldn't have hydroplaned in those conditions, but now I'm hyper sensitive about it and considering replacing them sooner rather than later. They have enough tread on them still that I could probably sell them on Craigslist or Marketplace.
I am not sure there are any "good" tires on the market today that are as good as they were 5 or 10 years ago.
CowboyTaco
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Yet they cost 50% more than they did back then.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Well that cheap ass battery I bought on Amadong lasted just over a year. Same error... so this time I went with a better option. Noco lithium battery.
Wonder if that would fit in my motorcycle. Dropping a few pounds on the bike would not hurt my feelings.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Its super small... thats what she said. 
But we'll see, it may be too small despite the page saying its a replacement for the current battery. Worst case it goes in the shed as a power supply for lights and rechargeable items that is charged with a solar panel.
But we'll see, it may be too small despite the page saying its a replacement for the current battery. Worst case it goes in the shed as a power supply for lights and rechargeable items that is charged with a solar panel.
Aww shit
Hope mine lasts longer.
Silverback
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Its super small... thats what she said.
Welp, old battery was shot. 10.7 volts. New one is so dang small. It comes with extensions to make it fit in battery trays.
But does it work?
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Yep
AlienXtx
Nignog
Still holding up? I went to go ride my bike this morning and the battery was flat. Thinking of just replacing it with something lighter weight and this brand popped up along with another one called Tykool. Both have good reviews and weigh about 1/2 what my current one does
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Still holding up? I went to go ride my bike this morning and the battery was flat. Thinking of just replacing it with something lighter weight and this brand popped up along with another one called Tykool. Both have good reviews and weigh about 1/2 what my current one does
Yeah, no issues with the Noco.