My name is John Ivankovich. I have worked for the past seven years with C-1 to C-6 Corvettes and can help with any Corvette related information you may require. I look forward to helping you with any Corvette related questions.

On Feb 18, 6:44*am, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." > wrote: > AD wrote: > > On Feb 2, 6:20*pm, jim beam > wrote: > > <http://www.reghardware.com/2012/02/01/review_car_kia_rio_crdi_ecodyna...> > > > > >> cheap? *economical? *no way! >

On Feb 15, 11:37*pm, genius > wrote: > On Feb 2, 8:20*am, jim beam > wrote: > > > <http://www.reghardware.com/2012/02/01/review_car_kia_rio_crdi_ecodyna....> > > > cheap? *economical? *no way! > > > -- > > nomina rutrum rutrum >

Have always bought used tires for the older vehicles that ive ever owned. Mostly cheap and still the tires were functional and as long as the car drove decently, I never cared if they were used. However, nowadays many used tire places are telling me that the tires made for 14inch rims are rare,...

Recently looked at some 2012 Camrys at a local Toyota dealer and was somewhat shocked to see that none of the power plants had exhaust manifold covers. While the average Joe/Jane probably wouldn't notice anything amiss, this was the first thing I noticed after popping the hood. The salesman...

May just need a intake gasket set, no rust/dings $800.00 not to bad, 4X2 .95 Jimmy 3.2L auto

I was just reading about gasoline e10 e85 . They say it's no good after 3 months. Anybody have issues. I got a car parked for the winter. Lawn misers etc. Phase separation its called. Greg

My car some times has an idling problem when cold (<0 deg cel). The engine rev's goes up and down when idleling (500 - 2000 revs) and the climate system thinks that the engine is hot so it puts the blower on full speed in order to heat up the cabin. This tells me that a temperature sensor is...

A button on my window switch (driver-side, front) cracked off. Switch itself is fine. Without buying a whole new switch, where do I buy a single button (just the cap, or top, that snaps in)? Anyone know of a source? Thank you. -derf109

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The Feb 2012 issue of Consumer Reports reviews the 2012 Toyota Camry and says the fuel economy numbers are as follows: 4-cyl LE: 19 MPG city 41 MPG highway 27 MPG overall 6-cyl XLE:

On Feb 2, 9:34*pm, RichD > wrote: > Low air pressure in tires retards fuel milege, but why? > > The obvious answer is, greater friction. *But even though > the tire is flatter, still it rolls, there's no relative movement > between the pavement and tire, *hence no sliding...

Havent heard anything out of Cuhulin lately.. Anybody know if he is okay?

> *My problem - the bulbs on either side of the clear lense that says > "Chevrolet" on my 1992 3.1 Lumina sedan won't brighten when I step on > the brake. They do work though. > > *My biggest problem is the brake lights though. But how is any of the preceding going to help me when I take the...

On 2/2/2012 8:34 PM, RichD wrote: > Low air pressure in tires retards fuel milege, but why? > > The obvious answer is, greater friction. But even though > the tire is flatter, still it rolls, there's no relative movement > between the pavement and tire, hence no sliding friction. > > So where and...

RichD wrote: > Low air pressure in tires retards fuel milege, but why? > > The obvious answer is, greater friction. But even though > the tire is flatter, still it rolls, there's no relative movement > between the pavement and tire, hence no sliding friction. > > So where and how do the losses...

JustMe wrote: > there were legible wiring diagrams of every care ever made! Not the > bizarre Rorschach like things in the back of my Haynes manual. An > actual diagram that reflects the placement and routing of the > harnesses, w/the location of all the circuit elements (bulbs, > switches, fusible...

JustMe wrote: > there were legible wiring diagrams of every care ever made! Not the > bizarre Rorschach like things in the back of my Haynes manual. An > actual diagram that reflects the placement and routing of the > harnesses, w/the location of all the circuit elements (bulbs, > switches, fusible...

"JustMe" wrote in message > there were legible wiring diagrams of every care ever made! Not the > bizarre Rorschach like things in the back of my Haynes manual. An > actual diagram that reflects the placement and routing of the > harnesses, w/the location of all the circuit elements (bulbs, >...

dear nate, since you're an engineer, and since engineers know all about stress, strain, and the triaxial resolution thereof, why does "cup and cone" fracture happen? <http://classes.mst.edu/ide120/lessons/tension/fractures/steel/index.html> hint: the question contains a honking great clue. --