Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer


Latest Episodes

Road tripping! 908-652-0154
July 02, 2025

Summer is here and it is the perfect time to make memories with a road trip!

Return control to a carburetor’s idle mixture screw(s). 908-652-0154
June 30, 2025

Originally published 9/2/2020. What to do when the carburetor will not adjust.

How a different engine oil can cause a leak. 908-652-0154. Aired 6/21/25
June 28, 2025

Understand how an oils chemistry can promote leaks.

All motor! 908-652-0154
June 25, 2025

In this episode Ray compares an all motor drag race engine to dryland farming.

Proper engine break-in is the key to long life. 908-652-0154
June 23, 2025

Originally published 8/26/2020. Run it hard to be a runner!

Diesel engine Tier 4 cooled EGR. Part 2. 908-652-0154. Aired 6/14/25
June 21, 2025

In this second and last installment, how to service an EGR system is explained.

Checking mixture strength. 908-652-0154
June 18, 2025

Using air/fuel ratio not only for diagnostics but as a learning tool.

Often overlooked pre-and post-harvest service procedures. 908-652-0154
June 16, 2025

Originally published 8/19/2020. Get ready now for a successful harvest.

Tier 4 diesel cooled EGR systems, Part 1. 908-652-0154. Aired 6/7/25
June 14, 2025

The first in a two-part series explaining cooled EGR and the proper service procedures.

The sad side of the muscle car era. 908-652-0154
June 11, 2025

They were the sons of the working man. Car guys with dreams from the cities and the farms. They werent a fortunate son.