u/Outrageous-Finger718

Hey all!
I have a 1979 Westy. I’ve owned it 15 years. 120,000 miles.It’s lost power and according to one mechanic I have lost 100% of compression in one cylinder and about 90% in the other.
He quoted me an estimate to rebuild the top end of the engine. It was not unreasonable, but I have had overall mixed experiences with this mechanic.
I’d like to find someone else, but it’s been next to impossible. Last guy I called told me without even looking at it that I need an entire new engine. “As soon as you open up that engine, you’ll may as well buy a new one.”
Bus runs great, just slow. Don’t know what to do. Can’t afford a Suburu swap. Live in SE PA. Any advice?

Hello!
We have a three year old Papillon that we have had since he was nine weeks. He’s (almost) the best. We had him professionally socialized and trained, and are constantly complimented on how well behaved he is. Great dog the whole family loves.
HOWEVER…. He freaking pees on EVERYTHING. I can’t take it anymore. I don’t know what to do. We have some gates set up, but I also have three children who move them, and every time they do, he wiggles his way through. The kid’s rooms are covered in piss, my guitars are covered in piss, the baseboards are covered in piss, the sunroom reeks of piss. I can’t live like this. I bought $100 in more gates today, and I don’t want to live like that either.
I’ve praised the ever loving crap out of this dog for peeing outside with handfuls of cheese. I let him out on a timer of once an hour.
He’s crate trained, and can easily hold in there for hours. He sleeps in my son’s loft bed for nine hours a night and holds it. But any chance he gets to pee somewhere, he takes it.

He’s neutered. He doesn’t have a UTI.

PLEASE HELP!!!!