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I was wondering how/why the Auto in Automobile came about? cuhulin
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posted by cuhulin
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by cuhulin

Tire Definitions ?

Hello, Having a bit of trouble with tire definitions. In the "old days," there was something called a snow tire. Big, d...
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posted by rgsros
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by rgsros

metal panel

Do I have to replace the metal panel under my lower dash. What is it for? Had to take apart the under-dash on my 2000 T...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
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True Snow Tires Question

Hello, Live in New England, outside of Boston. So, get a fair amount of snow each winter, but not like Northern Maine,...
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posted by rgsros
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by rgsros

Hybrid hydraulic bus

http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aabcag.htm bob
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posted by sound
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Offboard hybridization

A thought occurred to me last night: why do you need to bother with lugging a huge battery onboard when you could just...
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posted by isquat
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by isquat

'07 saturn Aura HVAC fan replacement

Hello everyone. I've got an '07 Saturn Aura XR. Recently the HVAC fan has stopped working reliably. I've decided to try...
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posted by shbarnes1
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by shbarnes1

hard drive in car raidio?

Posted to rec.autos.tech and alt.comp.hardware. I was trying to look up info about a friend's car radio with usb input,...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

one for the archives

failure mode for an autolite spark plug. no need to remind me to never buy their crappy product. now you see a gap: htt...
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posted by me
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by me

Lighting cigars while sleepwalking

Is there any good reason why the cigarett lighter and the backup aren't ready to use all the time? Don't some makes stil...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

What could go wrong with an '87 Supra?

This ad caught my eye: 1987 Toyota Supra 80k original - $5200 Very Clean Naturally Aspirated Toyota Supra with just ove...
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posted by ed.toronto
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The shocking truth about electric cars

http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=312840 We aren't ready for electric cars yet. cuhulin
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posted by cuhulin
19 comments posted 15yrs posted by cuhulin