Forum: Technology
October 5th 06, 11:48 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 9
Views: 554
Ford 3.0L Pushrod Valve Stems-updated
Bob wrote:
> I guess them foreign cars don't use valve keepers....
I too am more used to furr'in cars.
I don't know what a valve "pushrod" is. Should I ask my Grandad ?
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Forum: Technology
September 26th 06, 09:56 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 3
Views: 491
Update to brake pedal losing tension
Nadeem wrote:
> A few days ago I posted a message stating the brake pedal in my '94 Chevy
> S10 lost tension briefly and then went back to normal.
> Could it also have anything to do with the brake...
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Forum: Technology
September 26th 06, 12:12 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,672
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Forum: Technology
September 21st 06, 06:53 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 11
Views: 929
electrical connectors
Pete C. wrote:
> They seem ok in non automotive and otherwise weather and vibration
> protected environments. Certainly the telecom connectors like the UR are
> pretty similar
No they're not. They...
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Forum: Technology
September 20th 06, 12:00 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 8
Views: 996
Mazda Protege Heater fan only works on high
TeGGeR® wrote:
> Why would Mazda make it so hard?
Because they're not as good at it as Citroen, who know how to make it
_really_ hard.
It's about a day to get the dash out on a Citroen XM, longer...
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Forum: Technology
September 19th 06, 06:44 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 11
Views: 929
electrical connectors
RayV wrote:
> I can't remember what they are called
"Spawn of Satan" usually does the trick.
Are these things _really_ a 3M invention? Must be the one bad idea
that 3M ever had.
If you _must_...
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Forum: Technology
September 19th 06, 06:41 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 3
Views: 277
Brake pedal loses tension
Mike Romain wrote:
> When ever I have had a pad shear off, the pedal
> dropped like that, but it made a horrendous noise like fingernails on
> chalkboard on steroids.
No, that noise was...
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Forum: Technology
September 16th 06, 11:44 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 5
Views: 373
brake woes
wrote:
> 1996 Mazda 323
World's Most Boring Car. Popular, cheap, simple. If it isn't, get rid
of it.
> mechanic told me it would be ok to simply sand the pistons.
So...
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Forum: Technology
September 16th 06, 11:38 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 123
Views: 6,060
How reliable are turbo engines?
223rem wrote:
> It would seem that a high RPM, small high-output engine (for ex. Subaru
> WRX STI or Mitsubishi Evo) cannot last too long.
True, but that's more to do with the drivers they attract,...
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Forum: Driving
September 16th 06, 11:38 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 122
Views: 6,098
How reliable are turbo engines?
223rem wrote:
> It would seem that a high RPM, small high-output engine (for ex. Subaru
> WRX STI or Mitsubishi Evo) cannot last too long.
True, but that's more to do with the drivers they attract,...
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Forum: Technology
September 16th 06, 11:35 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 50
Views: 1,984
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Forum: Technology
September 16th 06, 11:33 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,522
Too goofy?
TeGGeR® wrote:
> Didn't those things overheat all the time?
No. Unless people took the thermostats out, as the BL A & B series
engines were one of those where removing the stat completely...
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Forum: Technology
September 16th 06, 12:13 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,522
Too goofy?
TeGGeR® wrote:
> "Pump assisted thermosyphon"? Isn't that contradictory?
Why? You have a large bore, slow flow system, and it gains a pump too.
Think of all those '50s Brit engines that stayed in...
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Forum: Technology
September 15th 06, 12:32 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,522
Too goofy?
Irwin Corey wrote:
> A dwarf who clearly couldn't differentiate between either
> enthalpy and entropy or a Reynolds Number and Reynolds
> Aluminum, provides a supercilious and didactic, yet...
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Forum: Technology
September 15th 06, 12:30 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,522
Too goofy?
TeGGeR® wrote:
> Thermosyphon (convection) in a modern engine could not work because
> combustion temperatures are about 2,000 degrees, and the engine is meant
> to operate at 194F.
Thermosyphons,...
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Forum: Technology
September 15th 06, 12:18 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,522
Too goofy?
wrote:
> Basically, why could not a system be developed that used an
> electromechanical
> clutch coupled to the water pump?
1. Of course it could.
2. It's not worth it (little...
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Forum: Technology
September 8th 06, 09:46 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,991
Simoniz Orbital buffer Question
wrote:
> I just want to confirm if I can safely leave the
> battery in the charger for longer than the 5-hour charge time...
Was it cheap and rechargeable ? Then I very much...
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Forum: Technology
September 8th 06, 12:37 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,421
help exhaust glowing
TeGGeR® wrote:
> I once saw this exact thing on an '80s Lada Riva (Russian 4WD).
> By the time I got to see it, the cat was glowing literally orange
When did Lada ever fit cats ?
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Forum: Technology
September 6th 06, 12:24 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 19
Views: 908
Steering wheel vibration during breaking?
wrote:
> I replaced all 4 break pads on my 99 maxima about a year ago (ceramic
> pads).
> Recently, I noticed when I am breaking on highway to slow down,
> my steering wheel...
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Forum: Technology
September 5th 06, 11:03 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 7
Views: 892
engine stalls when hard braking
wrote:
> any ideas on what's causing this and what components to check?
Check the engine, check the brakes! Hard to say more than that without
seeing it.
Could be fuel surge in...
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Forum: Technology
September 5th 06, 10:59 PM Posted to alt.fan.landrover,rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,156
1970's Range Rover Petrol Pump Cutting Out
wrote:
> I'm having a problem with the fuel supply to the engine.
Twin SUs ?
The pump is crap. The wiring to the pump is even worse. The relay
controlling it isn't much...
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Forum: Technology
August 29th 06, 10:59 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 2
Views: 268
automotive restoration project software?
1967.ranchero.restoration wrote:
> Anyone have any good recommendations for software to track automotive
> restoration projects?
Yes, get a padlock for the computer.
Software isn't going to fix a...
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Forum: Technology
August 29th 06, 10:58 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 4
Views: 826
Y2K vehicle?
wrote:
> what car would you
> like to be in if a disaster scenario was unfolding and you had to
> travel across the country with few possessions and needed reliable
>...
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Forum: Technology
August 23rd 06, 01:03 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 106
Views: 4,619
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