The trouble with tribbles

454, I just went out and eyeballed my rose bushes. Test result (soft science): do not use. There was no improvement, and probably (this isn't scientific, heh) worse than before. Test duration (hard science): 48 hours, give or take. Test result (hard science): that bag was filled with J. Beetles. At ...

Bushes sprayed. Neem Foliar Spray Foliar sprays are made with 4 tablespoons of clarified neem oil per gallon of water and are applied topically. Use the foliar spray only at dark or dawn. Soak the entire plant, including the undersides of the leaves as well as any gaps or crevasses. After 45 minutes...

Update: after spraying, the beetles stay off the leaves of my rose bushes. However, they still do attack the buds. That's because these things bud so quickly that the petals have no Neem oil on them. Sprayed leaves take on a shiny sheen. So... it works, but if you want to save the flowers as they bu...

Got to use my new wheel cribs - Love them ! I needed to change my downpipe and exhaust, as well as the exhaust flange on the turbo, and these made the job much easier. I could spin around on the creeper without hitting any jack stands, and these actually bring the car up about 2" - 3" high...

abscate wrote: ↑19 Aug 2022, 14:41 Pumped 10 gallons out the Kat prepping for fuel pump change, stuck brand new key from Volvo into door and broke tumbler

Crap on rye

This car has become a test bed for Patience.

FWD wheels have the mounting face more towards the outside of the wheel than RWD, so RWD on a FWD volvo will stick out more For reference, this is my V70 on ET30 6.5" wide 16" steelies with 205 55 tires. Just fits without rubbing on anything, but it's close. https://i.servimg.com/u/f57/16/...

. I have the 3 Legged, various Cap type, 36mm but the best is a very large 20" pair of channel locks. http://www.geniustools.net/products/three-legged-oil-filter-wrench/ https://www.autobarn.net/cta-oil-filter-wrench-93mm.html https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/oil-cap-socket-36mm-cta-manufacturi...

hausmeister wrote: ↑02 Oct 2022, 14:36 Yesterday I fed my Volvo fresh 10w60. He seems to like it.
Today ordered a new battery, current one is dead.

Good, you need good lights in Austria with winter coming. Lots of Kangaroos on the road

My neighbors objected to my water heater colour, so I painted it to match the shutters.