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checking coolant by specific gravity?

I had a used engine fitted and the greasemonkey's invoice includes $100 for radiator coolant. But I think he has used t...
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posted by pedro1492
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by pedro1492

What's the opposite of the Goldilocks Zone?

There's a certain thin range of voltage that is bad for BMWs where the instrument cluster goes haywire, and that voltag...
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posted by tonycito
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by tonycito

Your car.

Google,,, eff.org Automakers say you don't really own your car
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posted by dhiaduit
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Engine Oil

Hi, I have 10W/40 Enhanced Mineral Oil in the sump of my Pug 205 1.6 GTI. Will 10W/40 Semi Synthetic Oil be compatible w...
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posted by andrewcd1
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Auto batt acid percentages ???

Auto battery acid percentages are? 95% water and 5% sulphuric acid? Can't remember. Remind me please and thank-you.
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posted by bv521
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Carburaror (again)

1948 Pontiac Carter 2brl. Professionally rebuilt 12 years ago, driven 2000 miles and unused since. Idles nicely. Severe...
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posted by ivanvegvary
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Question: vehicle inspections

Most of my life in California and Oregon. I don't believe any of the western states do inspections other than emissions...
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posted by ivanvegvary
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by ivanvegvary

alignment - pulling?

'04 Cavalier. Tracks OK with just me in the car, even on moderately crowned roads - at least, I don't notice pulling. W...
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posted by gbeccles
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by gbeccles

Autonomous Vehicles

Has anyone had the chance to cut-off in traffic an autonomous car? Just as a test of course. I haven't seen one yet but...
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posted by electric-comet
9 comments posted 11yrs posted by electric-comet

Replacing all cooling hoses on my Altima?

Hiya, My Altima has 94,000 miles on it and sometimes I can smell coolant boiling on the engine block. I can't find any...
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posted by geopearlst
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by geopearlst

Delco Remy 10SI alternator problem.

I have been struggling with the alternator from my 1970 Convertible Corvett e, for several weeks now and I am still puz...
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posted by georgewbell
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2006 SRX 3.6

2006 SRX 3.6 number 4 cylinder was misfiring so I swapped number 1 and 4 coil packs to check it and now it will start b...
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posted by willi75
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Disk engine

http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Nutating-Disk-Engine-Delivers-H No its not from area 51 bob
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posted by sound
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waterless radiator coolant

On a 4WD program on community access TV, there was some dude spruiking this product. Sounded like bulk technobabble. Ra...
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posted by pedro1492
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by pedro1492