big john

Put whatever Honda recommends, regardless. No Jiffy Lube filters.

seedsbelize2

Thanks for the advice, guys. I have an appointment for next week. He was not in complete agreement, or in agreement at all. I told him I was under the hood and the valves were really loud and it freaked me out. And I want to change it back for my head. He went with that argument. An English speaking mechanic in Merida; I want to hold on to him. He had a Chevron shop in L. A. for 11 years, when he was in his thirties. He changes the oil, and the coolant, when it needs it. I’ll have him check the belts and hoses. I was under there looking for a coolant leak, as it was a little low. And soon, the suspension and the boots and articulations. Any major stuff I take to the dealership, which isn’t as expensive as one might think.

seedsbelize2

The thing with Yucatán, maybe all of Mexico, is that you do the work as cheaply as possible, every time. I have learned to tell my electrician, and my other service people that I am happy to pay more to have higher quality service. I was really trying to get a mechanic here in Tixkokob to up his standards to Merida levels and I would pay him Merida prices. He simply couldn’t do it. After a long talk out in front of his shop, his next move was to offer me a used, fourth lugbolt. On our income we would struggle mightily in the USA, Here we are filthy rich. Sad.

seedsbelize2

Or I might just go back to Honda for oil changes too. I will compare this guy’s price, with synthetic oil, to theirs. I suspect it will be similar.

BillyD

There’s obviously a hotly contested monthly post count race going on. 151 - 147 last time I checked.

You guys plan to keep this up until July, because it’s getting quite annoying. You should negotiate an alternating month schedule that will please all, especially the rest of us.

DougRNS

my motto is quality not quantity but in my case my ratio is nearly 100%.
#ItsAGift

t2p

one good thing about oil change at a Honda dealer is the Honda tech will use a new drain plug compression washer

t2p

Nuggets have the Lakers number

on a related note - NBA should sit Westbrook for a game

genejockey 

The spokes arrived yesterday afternoon. I carefully aligned the valve holes on the new rims so I could see the "Dura Ace" on the hubs through the hole, AND the spokes on either side run parallel. The guy who build the current wheels hadn't bothered with that silly detail, but since it costs me nothing to do, what the hell?

I bought Wheelbuilder.com's "Fix" spoke prep, so last night I cleaned all the spokes in mineral spirits followed by acetone before coating the threads. I've got 3 lengths, so I used 3 different Sharpies to color code them. So I'm all ready to go with no excuses left!

indyfabz

It’s supposed to hit 88 on Monday. Hope the AC works.

MoAlpha

I used to buy those ‘cause the service manual said to.

MoAlpha

Oh, man. Sorry to hear. So hard.

DougRNS

House showing #5 at 4 PM today. I got up and cut the grass early to put the cherry on top. Luckily my battery powered mower is somewhat quiet. Then we've been on the lam most of the day. Now a short break until we leave again. Roscoe has told me he's about to put his foot down. 1 showing that we know about for tomorrow.

Velo Vol 

Other than U-Boats Germany posed no threat to U.S. mainland.
It is?
There is?
How early?

LesterOfPuppets

I've noticed some Avs fans getting pretty excited about their prospects as well.

LAJ

They have scored a crap-ton of goals against one of the best goalies in the league. Had it not been for Georgiev not showing up for game one, they may have even been one game closer.

LesterOfPuppets

NASCAR livery of the day: The Motley Crue car!

LAJ

Parker Kligerman is a bad-ass. He was a driver that became a pit reporter due to lack of sponsorship and a ride. He would jump in a Craftsman Truck here and there and drive for a team with a couple full time employees. He kept contending for the lead, and actually winning a couple in that truck, and here he is now. He still works the pit in the Cup Series.

genejockey 

Well, there's also the cruise missiles (V1) and ballistic missiles (V2), and having their own nuclear physicists, etc.

Trsnrtr

Seeds, taking time out of my whirlwind tour of England to say, sorry about your friend

seedsbelize2

It was 88 when I went to bed last night.

seedsbelize2

I don’t think the V1 had the range. Likely not the V2 either.

seedsbelize2

#blameIndy

seedsbelize2

Is that like blue loctite? Never heard of it, obv.
Never heard of the acetone or mineral spirits treatment either. What’s that about?
I’ve got a pile of rims here, that need hubs and spokes. Perhaps I can move into the new age in that department too. I’m loving my 1 x 10 drive train.

DougRNS

@LesterOfPuppets