Recent content by C-ya

Get the "new" engine and get a tune to turn DOD off. Best thing I did for my 5.3.

Not sure if the job has been done or not but here is my thought. I would do it if they are in there as that is the exact same process they would do to replace the heater core. It's kind of like doing a timing belt and not changing the timing belt driven water pump. My heater core went out but...

Umm... unpossible? Unless someone removed it all. Why would you have CV joints in the front for a RWD vehicle? Yes, there are CV axles in the front. To remove the xfer case, you would need a longer driveshaft. Again, doable, but not many folks do that - most just pull the front drive shaft...

I agree with what @linneje and @TollKeeper say about using it. I do the same thing except once I'm rolling on long stretch, I'll switch back to 2WD. From my response in another thread: (ETA: This is from a stop.) Here's the way I drive when in A4WD. I give it some gas to see what the rear...

@Dadwagon As said, with snow tires (am I the only who doesn't use Blizzaks?? Too rich for my blood!), 4WD is rarely needed. I have an EXT with a 5.3 and with the snows, I rarely use 4WD. For you, it doesn't make much sense to get extra wheels and snows for a one-time use. If you were...

Desktop works with 64-bit Ubuntu. I'll put the 64-bit Mint ISO on a stick and try it again to see what happens.

I think there are only 4 GB of RAM in that one. Yes, I tried the 64-bit stick as a live run and it didn't work. It did work on the laptop I'm using now as well as two all-in-ones in live run mode. I have a 64-bit Ubuntu stick that I may try on it to see what happens.

OK, so apparently this is a 64-bit CPU if I'm reading this right. Not sure why the 64-bit stick wouldn't work on it. Three different grabs. The last one is truncated - a lot. home@home-ThinkCentre-M78:~$ lscpu Architecture: i686 CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit Byte Order...

@christo829 , not sure on that. I just know that the stick with 64-bit Mint on it wouldn't get past the splash screen as it were. It would not get to the point that it asked what I wanted to do. As soon as I stuck the 32-bit version in, it went in and did everything just fine. Not too...

I just loaded Linux Mint 19.3 onto an old non-booting Win7 desktop. I tried all kinds of things to get it to boot but I couldn't repair it. I didn't pay anything for it but I still didn't want to pay anything to get it working at a shop. After verifying that Mint would work on it (I had to...

For more rusting fun, watch your gas tank straps. My rear one failed with about a quarter of a tank of gas while driving down the road. I almost filled up about 10 minutes before it broke. The fuel filler hose held it up, and I luckily had a ratchet strap with me to secure it until I got a...

I can't remember if I saw any 0W-30 oil that is 507 00 certified or not. I'll have to look. I have to run that cert or the diesel particulate filter (DPF) gets plugged up easily. I also still have some dieselgate warranty left (3 yrs/32K miles) so I don't want there to be any reason for them...

I think I'm going to put an oil pan heater on mine. Takes forever to warm the oil up. I end up driving an extra mile or so to make sure it is warm when I go to and from work. Coolant comes up to temp nicely, but the oil takes a minute. Of course, the gauge starts at 150. I may have to drive...

Yeah, there is that. I'm going to do as much as I can for as long as I can. Pay when I have to but not until!

Old thread but relevant as I just bought a 2010 VW Touareg to replace the TB. It had a battery put in the weekend before I picked it up. Cost? $500 total. It required a computer scan to code the battery to the truck. I bought the scan tool I needed as soon as I bought it. It was $200, so a...