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Hard or soft braking by
The Real Bev[_5_]
I recently read (don't ask me where, it was a couple of months ago) that
brakes last longer with harder+shorter pressure than with softer+longer
pressure. Opinions?
--
Cheers, Bev
"I don't trust carry-out food. When you find hair in my cooking
you don't hafta worry about where it came...
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Car AC theory question by
Ashton Crusher[_2_]
AC condensers (the part that's in front of the radiator) can be
purchased in bare aluminum or painted black. The purpose is to
transfer heat to the air. It seems to me that for maximum heat
transfer the best choice would be the bare aluminum. If it has paint
on it it seems like the paint would...
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2001 Volkswagon New Beetle mystery plug. by
David Farber
I did an oil change on this 2001 VW New Beetle with a 2.0 liter engine. It
was purchased used by a family member and this was the first time we gave it
a good look. What is this plug shown in the link below and does it need to
be plugged into something? Everything seems to be running...
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ON Topic: 88 Supra overheating... by
Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B[_2_]
I know there are techs in all three groups, hence the cross posting....
The other day, the day it got clobbered by the storm, it was 96 degrees in
Keene NH. That's ~35 miles from home. Since it was nice I decided to take
the roof off the Supra and use it for my daily rounds.
Everything was fine...
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Ignition question involving use of ballast resistor by
Jack[_22_]
1987 Dodge Dakota 3.9L carbed
I recently posted on rec.autos.tech about the problems I was having with
an MSD 5900 Blaster ignition and an MSD 8202 Baster 2 coil. It seems I
could use one or the other with no problem, either the MSD ignition with
the stock coil or the MSD coil with the stock...
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November 5th 08 05:29 PM
by z[_1_]
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OK, ladies and gentlemen, put on your Thinking Caps... by
Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B
And come up with a Cheap-Ass alarm.
On the Mazda, I don't want to go to the trouble or expense of installing a
real alarm, but I want something.
Honking the horn and flashing the flashers would be good enough. I want
the horn to 'beep', so a flasher unit and a relay or two would be good.
There's...
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September 5th 07 12:57 AM
by clifto
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Why is oil pressure lower when level is low by
[email protected]
Assuming that:
- the oil pump moves a fixed volume of oil per rotation;
- the oil level never drops so low that the pickup is even partially
starved;
- oil is not compressible;
why is it that the system oil pressure drops as the crankcase oil level
drops?
I have two hypotheses. One is that it is...
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January 29th 07 12:25 AM
by jim
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Car vs. Deer - Car 1, Deer 1 by
Don Bruder
Hey guys... Got a question inspired by recent events - As in yesterday
morning recent.
I'm heading for the home stretch of my newspaper route, tooling along at
about 40-ish through a series of gentle S-turns posted for the
double-nickel, when I round a left-hand bend, and catch sight of a deer
up...
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Honda V6 engines and synthetic oil by
[email protected]
I plan on buying a new 2008 Accord coupe V6 to replace my aging 97
VTEC-4 Accord coupe. I am considering for this new car to maintain it
using synthetic oil and strictly use Honda stock oil filters. My 97
Accord with the 2.2l VTEC four is doing fine at 210K with Jiffy lube
quality oil and filters...
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May 12th 07 05:12 AM
by ACAR
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Low oil pressure, is this a common problem? by
Ulf
I've noticed that my '92 BMW 535 has a problem with low oil pressure
when parked at an incline. I made two runs getting sand today, and to
get the trailer in the right position I had to park the car in the steep
area of the driveway. Both times the oil pressure light was on when I
started the car,...
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Avoid Major Oil companies by
Ralf
This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day"
>> campaign that was going around last April or May!
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>> The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't
>> continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas.
>>
>> It was more of an inconvenience to us...
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I'm not using a K&N air filter ever again... by
[email protected]
On my 1991 Plymouth Sundance RS 2.5 TBI, I bought a K&N air filter from
Autozone (they had to special order it) and have been running it for a
little while to see how it performed. K&N claims that you get better
air flow with them.
Unfortunately, during the time I've been using it, I haven't...
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Aftermarket brake parts by
Paul Hovnanian P.E.
I'm helping a friend replace worn brake pads on an '02 Audi A6 wagon.
The dealer wants $275 for a rear wheel kit. That's pretty pricey (I
think my factory Porsche pads are cheaper). Who makes (and who sells)
aftermarket parts of reasonable quality?
Some cars are pretty finiky about brake pads,...
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December 14th 09 02:07 AM
by jfran
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Advantage of Multi-Color Taillights? by
Ed White
In a mailing list I belong to, one of the other members commented how
much better European taillights are than "American" taillights becasue
the Eurpopeans use amber signal lights. Is there any basis for this
belief? I've never had any trouble identifying the intention of other
motorist in US...
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Synthetic Motor Oil by
[email protected]
What is synthetic motor oil? Is a synthetic blend a good buy? How many
_fully_
synthetic motor oils are there on the market?
If an oil is labeled "synthetic" does that indicate it is - fully
synthetic?
Are the "synthetic" motor oils - overpriced like gasoline?
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Slick 50 - FROM THE BEGINNING? by
Rebecca Webb
First, a thank you to all who contributed to making my Ford Contour last
to 156K before I traded it in.
Now I've got a 2004 Ford Taurus, purchased in February at 20K miles
(Certified pre-owned, 6 years/75K warranty). I'm ready for my first oil
change. Having a debate with the dealer mechanic. I...
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