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Or in this case, the lack of a grille even for appearances' sake.

All I can add is this- SUV's are getting uglier by the day, no matter who makes them.

I respectfully disagree. If transport weren't fashion, manufacturers would never sell their fugly SUV's.

There was a case here recently where a car (neither a Tesla nor a Pinto) caught fire after an accident that did not involve another vehicle. The first guy to arrive on the scene found that the car was completely engulfed in flames but the driver was still alive, although he was on fire and badly burnt. Since the guy who happened to be the first on the scene could not get close enough to the burning car to open a door or break a window without sustaining injuries himself should he have tried to pull the driver from the burning vehicle, he shot the driver in the head through the windscreen to save him from more pain. He was arrested and charged with murder after reporting his actions when the first emergency personnel arrived, but the judge ordered that the case be withdrawn and thrown out of court based on dashcam evidence that showed the "callous murderer, according to some media) trying to get close enough to the burning car to render assistance, but could not without getting burned himself. The judge called the man a "compassionate soul", and ordered the State to pay for the man's therapy and legal costs. The State did not appeal the ruling.

It can happen that the various corrosion inhibitors in different brands of coolant react with each other to form an acid that attacks seals and/or mating surfaces under gaskets and seals. Other times, and depending on the mixture, coolant additives can cancel each other out, so you may think that your engine is protected, but meanwhile, the coolant mixture is destroying it from within in various ways, and the first time you notice something is wrong is when you start getting coolant leaks. So no, mixing coolants is never a good idea.

The various colours on the old radiator core is clear evidence of circulation issues through the core. However, I don't think the fan clutch imprint on the core is the real cause of the water pump failure- from what I can see here, the fan clutch barely touched the radiator. But I do agree with @Barry, a proper pressure test is the only way to find all the leaks. You also mentioned sometime back that you had found a gritty substance in the coolant- which is likely the result of having mixed various coolants, and the most likely cause of the damage to the water pump seals.

Do you mean converting an automatic car to work with a manual gearbox? If so, forget it- much cheaper to simply apply for and get the right licence.

True that. Now if only they'd not make them so damn ugly...

PCV systems can be notoriously finicky, as @shadow79 correctly points out. The best thing to do here is to put a vacuum gauge on the dipstick pipe- it is likely that the engine vacuum is excessive, which must be checked against service information. If it is, the PCV system is sucking oil out of the engine, and the only way to fix that is to check the entire system for anything untoward. However, a good starting point would be to replace the PCV valve.

Here are mine- 1) Astronomy - I've been it doing for 45 years. 2) Cosmology- Ditto 3) Writing about astronomy and cosmology on a freelance basis for clients all over the world 4) Delivering talks and lectures to the paying public- the person or organisation that hires me gets to to choose the topic.

Great job on the paint job, but the tread blocks on your front tyres are wearing unevenly. Pity you can't polish that away

In my (local) experience, the power and torque of this LC is more than enough to carry a load of 800- 900 kg from anywhere, to anywhere in Africa and back. The biggest advantage of the V8 is the fact that it makes most of its power at very low RPM, which translates into super reliability, which is the primary consideration when you are planning a long overland expedition. I agree about the price though- it is super expensive.

I can think of a few issues here- 1) The pull was in the wrong direction 2) The pull was too hard 3) The tow rope was attached to the wrong side of the towed vehicle 4) The towed driver kept his wheels pointing straight ahead- he should have turned into the direction of the pull

I used to build these part-time on contract in a part of my shop- https://www.bundutrailers.com/

You guys are driving in a vacuum?

I'm intrigued. In what way did the vehicle behave differently? Serious question.

I agree for the most part, especially about using the diff-lock on hard surfaces, but chipped gear teeth won't affect performance.

From the Urban Dictionary- An automotive technician that has no clue what they are doing. That new guy Justin is a real headless ugga dugga

Blame it on Nissan's ridiculous and incredibly bad CVT transmissions.

If I were still active in the car repair industry I would have had something to say about this, too. But I am not, so I won't. What I will say though, is that I am glad I know enough about cars so no mechanic can f^&%k with me when I take my cars in to have something done.

You are right, but the overall contribution of regenerative braking is very small.

Replacing cars as we know them with electric cars on large scales (i.e., within 20 years as some governments are planning to do) is a pipe dream, and will remain a pipe dream for at least another 100 years, or the oil runs out- whichever comes first. Arguing about where to charge an electric car now seems like a very minor issue given the fact that the world does not have the generating capacity to charge hundreds of millions of electric vehicles. Most developed countries can hardly supply their local demands for electricity as it is, so where even the rich countries are going to find the money to build dozens of additional power stations and the required infrastructure to charge EV's is a bit of a mystery.

The only "Shelby" in this car is the color scheme.

...and perhaps an alternator that has not been whacked with a hammer to keep it running.

Let's start with the basics- does the engine crank (turn over) when you turn the key to the "START" position?