Bucky, IMO, the best thing you can do is to keep the coolant at maximum full level at all times. It has been my experience that when Dexcool gets low and mixes with air for an extended period of time, it becomes really nasty and gunky. Also, although the extended coolants are suppose to go 100,000+ miles, I think you would be best served to flush and refill the system a little more frequently than that. Some of the intake manifold bolts are easier to access than others. I do not advise retorquing retorquing the easy bolts and not the others as this may actually put more uneven pressure on the gasket and potentially cause a leak. I do not see any benefits in spending the time and/or money to simply retorque the intake manifold bolts because of accessability issues. Once you get to them you might as well take the few additional steps (removing valve covers, rocker arms, pushrods, intake, etc.) and go ahead and replace the gaskets.

clarification...3-4 *mini packs of* seeds, not just 3-4 seeds. aka 3-4 separate mini packs, of different varieties of seeds, 20+ seeds to a pack, so 4 packs would be about 80 seeds! So for one 50 sent stamp, you could get 20seeds/1pk-40seeds/2packs-60 seeds/3pks or 80 seeds/4pks. Don't need that many? Take what you need, and use the rest to trade for something you do need or share them locally. I can drive & walk now, but It'll never work as it did before. I can drive, walk & not in pain, so I'm thankful for that. So, seeds can go out ASAP, now.

Thanks Kathy, between the rocks and the roots of the Canadian Hemlocks it is a tough environment. I hope my improvements do well. I have some other more mature 'wild' hosta and I will plunk them to fill in. I also have 5 Patriots that have been in a poor spot for many years and simply exist. I'll put them in the best sunniest area and they should do well.

Yes, we have oak floors in 2 bathrooms, the entry ways, and the kitchen and other than the kitchen floor, which just needs to be refinished, the oak floors are in great shape. The carpet, although original to the 1984 house is top notch and no matter what I spend, I can't find a carpet like it. The carpet is badly worn out in the hallway and family room. So, I'm going to take the carpet from my living room and dining room and have that replaced with hard wood flooring which butts up against the entryway and the kitchen. I'll take the carpet from the living room/dining room area and have that installed in the family room. I was hoping to have the new oak floor in the living room/dining room installed in a chevron pattern. So, although I could go with an engineered product, I'd prefer to find a match to my existing floor. The hardwood floor would also be installed in the hallway.