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nitrogen in tyres (makes the truth elastic) by
[email protected]
I saw some place claiming that nitrogen in tyres results in less pressure
variation with temperature, that's why racing cars use it. Huh?
My high-school physics told me
PV=nRT
i.e. pressure is proportional to absolute temperature, whatever gas
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Unibody rigidity by
I hate front wheel drive, most torque must go to the rear
Are we still in 4 figures Nm/degree-wise or we're long in 5 digit territory?
I see the % improvement in the press from time to time but no actual
figures for any car.
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Recommended oil - where's the 5W30 number? by
Rebecca Webb
Checking my car's recommended oil for changes while traveling.
Recommended for my 2012 Impala is ACDelco dexos 1 synthetic blend. Is
that all I need to tell the lube joint operator? What about a kinematic
viscosity number like 5W30 or 10W20? Can I find that on the door of the
car or under...
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AWD Pontiac Montana driveshaft joints? by
N8N[_2_]
Friend's father has an AWD Montana, and the front joint for the driveshaft (not axle halfshaft, the shaft running from the rear of the transaxle to the rear diff) has a torn boot.
I'm finding limited references to this vehicle on a web search and the few I've found indicate that the shaft is not...
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towed away again.... by
bob
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/25159963/mans-stolen-car-found-brought-home-then-towed-again-by-police-within-minutes
some people have all the luck.
bob
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by bob
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Can't remove Mazda brake drum by
[email protected]
Hi Larry, have you got the drum off yet?
I haven't time to follow weeks of the thread of conversations
The B2000 etc. rear brake drums have a "self adjust" mechanism the prevents the star wheel from turning back wards.
When you turn the star wheel, "click click click" , you were tightening the...
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Smart fourtwo is a joke by
[email protected]
I just came across the specs:
turning circle is 8.75 m
For a micro-car that is pathetic. A Triumph TR7 had same turning circle
(with wheelbase a foot longer). So, the fourtwo steering angle is only 30 degrees,
and it is RWD. FWD cars typically stop at 35 degrees steering angle.
It would have...
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Best Info. Site For Subaru Info. ? by
Bob[_53_]
Hi,
Will blame it on old age now, but I just can't recall the site.
There was/is a very, very, good site out of Calif. (I think) that has
more on the Subaru's than you could ever want to know.
Anone know what I am remembering ?
Would like to get back to it.
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April 17th 14 06:26 PM
by AMuzi
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the history of thermostats by
I hate front wheel drive, most torque must go to the rear
Prior thermostats in the cooling systems how did those cooling systems
look like?
while I'm at it I'm curious what path antifreeze took
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Premium fuel - production car - required? by
WrongWayWade
I'm considering buying a car where the manufacturer recommends premium
fuel. The car has an 11:1 compression ratio. A salesman told me I could
use regular gas without a problem; I would just sacrifice a small part of
the full horsepower potential of the car. But it wouldn't ping or cause
any...
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Tire Question ? by
Bob[_53_]
Hello,
Have gotten such good advice here in the past, thought I'd also ask you
experts this one regading tires. I'm certainly not.
Have to replace my tires on my 2009 Buick LaCrosse.
Live outside of Boston; Lots of snowy days in the winter; wet and slush
many others.
Want an "All Season"
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April 11th 14 09:32 PM
by AMuzi
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Fox engine/tranny removal by
[email protected]
I have a sock 1990 gt with auto transmission. I have an oil leak that is messing my garage floor up. I have replaced the valve cover gaskets but this did not help. I have crawled over/under and everywhere with the engine running, put dye in and still can not pinpoint the source of the leak. My best...
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Brake pulsing? by
Brian Gordon
I'm driving a borrowed car, and it has ABS brakes. My mechanic says the front
brakes are legal, but badly need the rotors turned and the pads replaced soon.
My cars haven't had ABS. At low speed braking, I feel a definite pulsing in
the brake pedal. Is that more likely a normal ABS thing, or a...
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Checking belt alignment by
[email protected]
I have an intermittent noise in my wife's 2007 Ford Escape. I am looking for an easy and accurate way to check pulley alignment on the serpentine belt system. (Preferably without purchasing an expensive tool).
I have read about garages using lasers to check them. (Of course it is an expensive tool...
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NYC Taxi by
PolicySpy[_3_]
NYC just lost a court case where they were going to require one particular make of taxi. And then that taxi was a four-cylinder mini-van that gets 25 MPG .
I would have recommended something like a Chrysler 300 with a MB BlueTec V6 turbo-diesel and that would be something like 30 MPG . Also,...
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Chevy 5.3 liter no-start problem by
Ivan Vegvary[_2_]
Background: Car ran fine, but needed the knock sensors replaced. (turned out that mice had chewed through all the wires under the intake manifold, where the sensors are located).
Installed the sensors, new sensor wiring harness, and mended either the crankshaft, or the camshaft positioner...
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