SQOD Squad - Stupid Question Of the Day (22 Viewers)

[Sinister]

Sinister
Let's try and plan a meet up on the beach in LI. I have one LC friend that will join us. That makes 3.

All outer beach access requires either a state pass or county pass. I'm not sure how long the state beaches are open as the winter is coming and its hit or miss since sandy destroyed everything. I have a county pass (Suffolk county) but I'm able to get on all beaches without any hassle. All my weekends are jammed with my sons lacrosse and ice hockey so finding a day is gunna be rough. Strippers are running now and the word is its been real good lately as well.

 

[arich]

If you get a spare morning let me know. You're only an hour away

 

[concretejungle]

ok since this is the stupid question thread..... what is the suggested grade of gas to run? I have been running 93 octane which is premium where i live... the filler door doesn't say anything about grade other than to use ethanol base between x and y, i didn't see anything in the manual. Just curious if regular gas is fine?

 

[M1911]

87 octane is fine.
What is the minimum octane rating fuel that I should use in my vehicle?




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[concretejungle]

cool thanks!

 

[M1911]

Here is my stupid question of the day. I pushed the front defroster button this morning, but the light on the button never lit up, no matter how many times I pushed it. Any ideas? Burned out bulb?

 

[LCHardriver_02]

Who ever uses the little pop-up headlight washers? What are they really good for?

 

[Island1064]

Who ever uses the little pop-up headlight washers? What are they really good for?

If you have mud on the lights they work quite well. Like if you follow a car on a trail.

 

[LCHardriver_02]

If you have mud on the lights they work quite well. Like if you follow a car on a trail.

Good to know! We have not had a ton of rain this year yet, so I have not been in mud with the truck and the dust just becomes mud when using them now.

 

[M1911]

Who ever uses the little pop-up headlight washers? What are they really good for?

I'm hoping they will help in the winter, when slushy roads cause dirty headlights.

 

[Markuson]

I was wishing I had headlight washers when driving the Dalton Highway in Alaska to the Arctic Ocean. To get there meant hundreds of miles on a gravel highway called the "Haul Road..." inhabited mostly by big-rigs that supply the oil industry.

The entire truck gets coated with what almost looks like dirt colored spray paint dust... On the other hand... It stayed light until after 1:00am...so lights weren't a huge deal. But once is was dark? Had to get out and clean the headlights.

 

[M1911]

Here is my stupid question of the day. I pushed the front defroster button this morning, but the light on the button never lit up, no matter how many times I pushed it. Any ideas? Burned out bulb?

Anyone? When you push the front defroster button below the nav, does it light up?


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[gaijin]

Anyone? When you push the front defroster button below the nav, does it light up?


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Yes. It lights up.

HTH

 

[Rando Kuruza]

87 octane is fine.
What is the minimum octane rating fuel that I should use in my vehicle?




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You can run any octane in the land cruiser... It will electronically retard timing and fuel mixture to prevent detonation.... But for the most power put in at least 91

 

[M1911]

Yes. It lights up.

HTH

Thanks. Guess I'll have to take mine into the dealer.


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[LCHardriver_02]

I was wishing I had headlight washers when driving the Dalton Highway in Alaska to the Arctic Ocean. To get there meant hundreds of miles on a gravel highway called the "Haul Road..." inhabited mostly by big-rigs that supply the oil industry.

The entire truck gets coated with what almost looks like dirt colored spray paint dust... On the other hand... It stayed light until after 1:00am...so lights weren't a huge deal. But once is was dark? Had to get out and clean the headlights.

I am just hoping that I get enough pressure off the sprays to actually move dirt. If they are similar to the sprays to the windshield, but without wipers, I am thinking that they may just make more of a mess.

Well, today we are forecasted for rain and snow so I may get my chance to see how these work!

 

[Markuson]

I am just hoping that I get enough pressure off the sprays to actually move dirt. If they are similar to the sprays to the windshield, but without wipers, I am thinking that they may just make more of a mess.

Well, today we are forecasted for rain and snow so I may get my chance to see how these work!

I'm thinking you'd pretty much have to hit the "washer" as the mud hits them...before it hardens. If you have freeze-resistant wiper fluid, it can help clear falling snow accumulation too...but mostly just slushy "snain" (rainy snow). I used that on my wife's car in wet snowfall and it worked a charm.

Driving in super cold Wyoming though? Washer fluid was frozen solid....and even if it wasn't, it would have just frozen onto the headlights.

 

[hankinid]

I am just hoping that I get enough pressure off the sprays to actually move dirt. If they are similar to the sprays to the windshield, but without wipers, I am thinking that they may just make more of a mess.

Well, today we are forecasted for rain and snow so I may get my chance to see how these work!

Kuna looks like it's having a bit of snow this morning, but I noticed tons of snow scraping at the airport early Monday morning. Zero snow in Maui at this time . We'll be back home Monday morning...hoping we'll be ready for a real winter now and enough snowfall to last through the growing season next year.

Back OT, Walmart does have ww fluid good to 20F.

Steve

 

[LCHardriver_02]

Kuna looks like it's having a bit of snow this morning, but I noticed tons of snow scraping at the airport early Monday morning. Zero snow in Maui at this time . We'll be back home Monday morning...hoping we'll be ready for a real winter now and enough snowfall to last through the growing season next year.

Back OT, Walmart does have ww fluid good to 20F.

Steve

I'm sitting in downtown Boise, in my office, and other than looking grey and misty, I have not seen any decent snow yet. They are talking that it will be rain before long... Not sure that I will get a chance or have a reasonable reason to use the washers.

 

[Sinister]

Yes it lights up. If the defroster works it's just the button indicator bulb. If it doesn't work, head to the fuse box.