Recent content by AE5TE

I worked in the construction equipment business and things got tough on the west coast in 2008-2009. Meanwhile the oil field was starting to take off and I had contacts in the area that got me hooked into that and it paid off pretty well for me for a decade. Now I guess what's keeping me...

Hello all my name is Dave callsign AE5TE and first of all I want to tip my hat to TahoePPV for telling me about this forum. I am originally from the beach in western Oregon where I did a lot of off roading when I was younger. Now I am retired with some health challenges, trying to get some...

Something to consider - if you are measuring significantly higher oil pressure with thicker oil, it might just mean oil flow in the system is more restricted and less oil is reaching components at the top of the engine. If your oil pressure is within range, even at the low end, I wouldn't...

That was a pretty involved job and it reminds me of a time some decades ago as part of an ad hoc group that did recoveries on the Oregon dunes. Lots of unusual hazards there and some were just unforgiving (especially if the Pacific Ocean was involved. But for added fun we were often racing...