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Second battery: Any caveats?

I have a 2004 Hyundai Sonata. I'm a volunteer with a fire department, so I have some additional equipment in my car - a...
11 comments posted 13yrs
posted by evan
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by evan

The Cars We Drove.

http://www.tropicalglen.com Crank it up. Giddy up, Giddy up 409.
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posted by dhiaduit
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by dhiaduit

C7 Corvette

The new Corvette is at the auto show. It could be a lot worse but I'll just tally it: Separate frame and fiberglass bod...
23 comments posted 13yrs
posted by pintell
23 comments posted 13yrs posted by pintell

Re: Simple brake job on '96 Explorer 4x4

Nate Nagel wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news1.newsguy.com: I find those stupid Ford squeezy caliper > slider thin...
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posted by invalid
25 comments posted 13yrs posted by invalid

Accidentally drove over a parking island

Friend's 1987 Merc Marquis, rear flew up and down so fast popped the trunk lid and showered the back seat passengers wi...
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posted by thekmanrocks
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by thekmanrocks

Re: it's been said before, deserves repetition

> >There is no doubt in my mind of the synergy between video violence, network >news violence, and Rx drug epidemic. >C...
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posted by thismailautodeleted
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by thismailautodeleted

Gas engine exhaust extensions and back pressure

Awl -- Recently, in asking about pipe diam/length and pressure drops for natural gas, I was surprised at how significan...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by fitcat
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by fitcat

MAF parameters

My Haynes manual has a value to check the MAF sensor of my vortec at idle. I think the spec is 9 grams per second, whic...
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posted by stryped1
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by stryped1

Headlight aiming

Just discovered that the Nissan Murano (2007?) has adjustable headlights. There is a knob on the left side of the dash...
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posted by ivanvegvary
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by ivanvegvary

'list' of standard times for repair

Hi, Not sure how to explain this, but looking for some sort of standard - vehicle specific obviously, of service times....
32 comments posted 13yrs
posted by evan
32 comments posted 13yrs posted by evan

R134 and Kerosense Heater - Not a Good Mix

Just a one-off that happened a few nights ago. My son and I changed the radiator in my '93 Grand Am. A crack. It was ea...
3 comments posted 13yrs
posted by thismailautodeleted
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by thismailautodeleted

How much should an engine roll? (Cavalier)

('04 Cavalier, Auto) When I shift between drive and reverse, the engine rolls a couple of inches. It looks like more th...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by gbeccles
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by gbeccles