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Forum: Technology May 7th 19, 09:40 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
Replies: 73
Views: 2,787
Posted By SMS
Just mounted & static balanced my 30th tire in about five years -saving over $400

On 4/29/2019 1:48 AM, Arlen G. Holder wrote:
> UPDATE:
>
> Today I mounted & static balanced my 30th tire in about five years, where
> each time I do this easy job, I learn new tricks to make it...
Forum: Technology May 1st 19, 02:33 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
Replies: 73
Views: 2,787
Posted By SMS
Just mounted & static balanced my 30th tire in about five years -saving over $400

On 4/29/2019 1:48 AM, Arlen G. Holder wrote:
> UPDATE:
>
> Today I mounted & static balanced my 30th tire in about five years, where
> each time I do this easy job, I learn new tricks to make it...
Forum: Technology January 2nd 19, 12:27 AM Posted to comp.mobile.ipad,comp.mobile.android,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 6
Views: 923
Posted By SMS
Merry Christmas! OBDII Android/iOS freeware recommendations

On 1/1/2019 7:45 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:

<snip>

> OBD Fusion is rated 4.7 out of 5 by 4820 people on the iOS App Store.

Don't you love the footnote on their web site: "Generic ELM327 Bluetooth...
Forum: Technology December 6th 17, 10:37 PM Posted to sci.electronics.repair,alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
Replies: 36
Views: 1,732
Posted By SMS
Where to get car rear-deck speakers (haven't bought speakers indecades)

On 12/5/2017 3:58 PM, Clifford Heath wrote:
> On 05/12/17 14:48, harry newton wrote:
>> He who is Oren said on Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:54:05 -0800:
>>
>>> It really is a shame when college kids can't fix...
Forum: Technology January 5th 16, 07:05 PM Posted to ca.driving,rec.autos.tech,alt.home.repair
Replies: 38
Views: 3,339
Posted By SMS
New California Driving Laws take effect January 1st, 2016

On 1/2/2016 6:52 AM, AMuzi wrote:
> On 1/2/2016 8:42 AM, Mark Bannon wrote:
>> Just to prove that the state is filled with wackos, starting
>> January 1st, 2016, California DMV offices will begin...
Forum: Technology October 5th 15, 03:33 AM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 228
Views: 16,108
Posted By SMS
EPA caught VW cheating - how does the car know it's being tested?

On 10/4/2015 2:39 PM, Klaatu wrote:
> "Ewald Böhm" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Apparently Volkswagen/Audi cheated on the USA emissions tests...
Forum: Technology September 29th 15, 02:18 AM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 228
Views: 16,108
Posted By SMS
EPA caught VW cheating - how does the car know it's being tested?

On 9/20/2015 3:49 PM, sms wrote:

<snip>

I had a smog check this morning on a 2007 Camry. The shop had a new
machine for newer vehicles. Since September 2013, 2000 and newer
vehicles no longer get...
Forum: Technology September 22nd 15, 01:56 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 228
Views: 16,108
Posted By SMS
EPA caught VW cheating - how does the car know it's being tested?

On 9/21/2015 9:07 PM, Jack Myers wrote:

<snip>

> I have seen a suggestion that the onboard computer takes note of the
> fact that the rear wheels are rotating and the front wheels are
> stationary....
Forum: Technology September 21st 15, 03:28 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 228
Views: 16,108
Posted By SMS
EPA caught VW cheating - how does the car know it's being tested?

On 9/20/2015 4:57 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:49:16 -0700, sms >
> wrote:
>
>> On 9/20/2015 9:12 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>> sms ...
Forum: Technology September 20th 15, 11:57 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 228
Views: 16,108
Posted By SMS
EPA caught VW cheating - how does the car know it's being tested?

On 9/20/2015 12:32 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Sep 2015 07:56:20 -0700, sms >
> wrote:
>
>> On 9/19/2015 10:51 PM, Ewald Böhm wrote:
>>> On Sat, 19 Sep 2015...
Forum: Technology September 20th 15, 11:49 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 228
Views: 16,108
Posted By SMS
EPA caught VW cheating - how does the car know it's being tested?

On 9/20/2015 9:12 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> sms > wrote:
>> On 9/19/2015 10:51 PM, Ewald Böhm wrote:
>>> On Sat, 19 Sep 2015 05:30:45 -0400, Steve W. wrote:
>>>
>>>> How...
Forum: Technology September 20th 15, 04:00 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 228
Views: 16,108
Posted By SMS
EPA caught VW cheating - how does the car know it's being tested?

On 9/19/2015 8:15 PM, wrote:

> Exactly what are you trying to say??? My reply was to say there were
> many instances of people - hobbyists and mechanics alike, screwing
> with...
Forum: Technology September 20th 15, 03:56 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 228
Views: 16,108
Posted By SMS
EPA caught VW cheating - how does the car know it's being tested?

On 9/19/2015 10:51 PM, Ewald Böhm wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2015 05:30:45 -0400, Steve W. wrote:
>
>> How do you figure that "almost no states use OBD" testing. In fact most
>> of the states do not...
Forum: Technology September 20th 15, 03:54 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 228
Views: 16,108
Posted By SMS
EPA caught VW cheating - how does the car know it's being tested?

On 9/19/2015 10:54 PM, Ewald Böhm wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2015 05:44:13 -0700, sms wrote:
>
>> Can't speak for all states, but in California one of the first steps in
>> an emissions test is for the...
Forum: Technology September 19th 15, 01:44 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Replies: 228
Views: 16,108
Posted By SMS
EPA caught VW cheating - how does the car know it's being tested?

On 9/18/2015 5:19 PM, Ewald Böhm wrote:
> Apparently Volkswagen/Audi cheated on the USA emissions tests since
> 2009 to 2015 by turning off the EGR to lower nitrogen oxide emissions
> ONLY when the...
Forum: Driving March 16th 14, 07:11 PM Posted to misc.legal,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving,ba.transportation
Replies: 82
Views: 5,149
Posted By SMS
What is the process to have an illegal STOP sign removed?

On 3/14/2014 5:56 PM, David Kaye wrote:
> "Arif Khokar" > wrote
>
>> It makes far more sense to designated one road as the minor one and post
>> yield signs for that road only at...
Forum: Driving March 14th 14, 11:52 PM Posted to misc.legal,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving,ba.transportation
Replies: 82
Views: 5,149
Posted By SMS
What is the process to have an illegal STOP sign removed?

On 3/14/2014 10:51 AM, Arif Khokar wrote:
> On 03/14/2014 11:12 AM, sms wrote:
>> On 3/12/2014 6:12 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:
>
>>> You just explained why having a 4-way stop intersection is one of...
Forum: Driving March 14th 14, 04:12 PM Posted to misc.legal,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving,ba.transportation
Replies: 82
Views: 5,149
Posted By SMS
What is the process to have an illegal STOP sign removed?

On 3/12/2014 6:12 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:
> On 03/12/2014 11:07 AM, wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:03:29 -0400, Arif Khokar >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> There are two...
Forum: Driving March 11th 14, 07:55 PM Posted to misc.legal,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving,ba.transportation
Replies: 82
Views: 5,149
Posted By SMS
What is the process to have an illegal STOP sign removed?

On 3/11/2014 3:56 AM, Arif Khokar wrote:
> On 03/10/2014 11:52 PM, sms wrote:
>> On 3/10/2014 5:46 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:
>
>>>> But you're talking tens of
>>>> thousands of dollars versus maybe...
Forum: Driving March 11th 14, 04:52 AM Posted to misc.legal,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving,ba.transportation
Replies: 82
Views: 5,149
Posted By SMS
What is the process to have an illegal STOP sign removed?

On 3/10/2014 5:46 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:
> On 03/09/2014 02:57 PM, sms wrote:
>
>> A lot of stop signs could conceivably be replaced by a flashing
>> yellow/flashing red traffic light that only...
Forum: Driving March 9th 14, 07:57 PM Posted to misc.legal,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving,ba.transportation
Replies: 82
Views: 5,149
Posted By SMS
What is the process to have an illegal STOP sign removed?

On 3/9/2014 10:46 AM, Arif Khokar wrote:
> On 03/09/2014 01:08 PM, Andy Valencia wrote:
>
>> In fact, lobbying for something trendy would probably get you much more
>> traction. Traffic rotaries...
Forum: Driving March 9th 14, 07:54 PM Posted to misc.legal,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving,ba.transportation
Replies: 82
Views: 5,149
Posted By SMS
What is the process to have an illegal STOP sign removed?

On 3/9/2014 10:08 AM, Andy Valencia wrote:
> sms > writes:
>> Liam faces a tough challenge. Getting a stop sign removed is much harder
>> than getting one installed.
>
> In...
Forum: Driving March 9th 14, 05:08 PM Posted to misc.legal,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving,ba.transportation
Replies: 82
Views: 5,149
Posted By SMS
What is the process to have an illegal STOP sign removed?

On 3/8/2014 11:53 PM, David Kaye wrote:
> "Liam O'Connor" > wrote
>
>> On this, I doubt that the neighbors will be of like mind.
>> Most people in California are sheep. This...
Forum: Driving March 7th 14, 02:00 AM Posted to misc.legal,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving,ba.transportation
Replies: 82
Views: 5,149
Posted By SMS
What is the process to have an illegal STOP sign removed?

On 3/6/2014 3:47 PM, Liam O'Connor wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Mar 2014 23:20:51 +0000 (UTC), Brent wrote:
>
>> They feel, they don't think.
>
> I must say that was a surprisingly eloquent description of
>...
Forum: Driving March 7th 14, 01:53 AM Posted to misc.legal,ca.driving,rec.autos.driving,ba.transportation
Replies: 82
Views: 5,149
Posted By SMS
What is the process to have an illegal STOP sign removed?

On 3/6/2014 3:40 PM, Liam O'Connor wrote:

> But, such misuse is precisely why the MUTCD says not to misuse
> STOP signs.

Right, they say to not misuse them. But it's not illegal for a city to...
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