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Esteban sold solid steering rack bushings, not solid rag joints (TMK). Worth a try contacting him. I have memory images of Russ/Rapido re poly rag joint (but memories aren't always confirmed accurate).

Solid rag joints would transmit road noise to the steering wheel (ugh).

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Ask Jeff Esteban who IIRC sold some earlier. Rapido, too.

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I would love to post photos but can't figure out how. When I do I certainly will.
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Take screenshots of your photos, then upload them via Attachment and following instruction. Easiest to upload and post only 3 at a time to meet uploading photo size limit (3 MB IIRC).

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my8950 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 05, 2025 7:46 am

Rainbow83 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:25 pm Where is this car located? Posts like this typically don't get much traction without some more details.

Location, any photo, detail, etc...

Silvis, IL.

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Screenshot_20250602-172453_Gallery.jpg Came upon this one rainy afternoon on a street I drive on daily. In the fugging street. Imagine encountering that at night. I shared the photo with my County Council's office for forwarding to the appropriate government office for reaction. The pole+backboard ...

...and nearly every residence with kids has a basketball hoop/backboard. In the street. smh.

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I read the transcript (word for word).

Informative presentation, yes.

He notes more than once that following manufacturers' recommendations for motor oil is good advice.

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Ford recommended 5W30 for engines of XR4Ti and Scorpio manufacture dates.

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https://www.autotrader.ca/a/merkur/scor ... ncedSearch

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I've understood your points re the lower Bosch output in specific situations and usages, from the onset of these discussions. Riddle me this, Mr. Electron: Why does one not find such complaints from the Euro-Granada/Scorpio world, with its vastly greater time and mileage experience with Mr. Bosch's ...

All I wanted to understand is how the higher V kills the battery.

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Re the older method of using a length of vacuum hose from the cylinder bleeder screw into a bottle: I nearly always found that every hose sucked sone air from around the bleeder threads. Sometimes I used a small hose clamp tightened on the hose; even used a zip tie to snug up the hose on the threads...

Voltage is Oomph, Amperage is follow-through. Recalcitrant or even stuck electrical apparatuses might awaken and resume normal operation following a bit more forceful flow of electrons. However, if the higher V set point will/Will kill a battery, please amplify how and over what period that (viz., k...

Damn Brits in these reviews prate on and on and on, well after each point is made clearly enough in 2/3 words: the Jackie Stewart one; this one; every Jeremy Clarkson one on any auto including the Granada.

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"Minerva's Merkur, Mica"?

Translation, please.
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