Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer


Latest Episodes

Do not fall prey to technology overload. 908-652-0154
September 01, 2025

 A guide to determine what will bring benefits to your operation.

Engine break-in Part 2. 908-652-0154. Aired 8/23/25
August 30, 2025

Understanding what it means to seal up a new engine.

Internal engine cleanliness.908-652-0154
August 27, 2025

Ray looks inside the valve cover of his Ford Fiesta with 276.080 miles.

How to properly store an engine. 908-652-0154
August 25, 2025

Originally published 10/28/2020. How you put it to bed will make the difference.

Breaking in an engine, Part 1. 908-652-0154. Aired 8/16/25.
August 23, 2025

An engines life expectancy begins on the first start-up when new.

Think talk! 908-652-0154
August 20, 2025

Verbalizing out loud how something works is effective to fully understand its function.

Finding lost power in a gas engine. 908-652-0154
August 18, 2025

Originally published 10/21/2020. I help a listener diagnose a weak GM 366 in a TopKick.

A completely wrong diagnosis. 908-652-0154. Aired 8/9/25
August 16, 2025

How following what I thought was a clue lead me down the rabbit hole. How following what I thought was a clue lead me down the rabbit hole.

A simple life. 908-652-0154
August 13, 2025

This week Ray laments over how complex life has become.

Should you buy new, preowned or keep the equipment that you have? 908-652-0154
August 11, 2025

Originally published 10/14/2020. Take an analytical approach to machinery purchases.