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user's latest post:
Who was it who mentioned Fram...
Published (2009-11-30 21:59:00)
On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:12:36 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote: [color=blue] > Hachiroku ããã*㯠wrote:[color=green] >> On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:37:04 -0500, Hachiroku ããã*㯠wrote: >>[color=darkred] >>> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:25:23 -0500, Hachiroku ããã*㯠wrote: >>> >>>> Who was it in the Subaru group...
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Toyota issued at least 3...
Published (2009-11-30 21:57:00)
In article <hf0eaf$5mb$1@news.eternal-september.org>, "C. E. White" <cewhite3@mindspring.com> wrote:[color=blue] > >"Vic Smith" <thismailautodeleted@comcast.net> wrote in message >news:64h2h591lc7ildra3k7bmsvrumn21fkip6@4ax.com... >[color=green] >> The whole idea is a loser to me. Mechanical linkages are well >>...
user's latest post:
Aura XR V-6 Oil change question
Published (2009-12-01 18:36:00)
Jack Mack <mycha3l@gmail.com> wrote in news:bbff9c0e-d297-4271-985b-f55726d3e302@l13g2000yqb.googlegroups.com: [color=blue] > I just bought an Aura XR V-6 and am already thinking ahead to the > first > oil change. Looking under the hood, it looks like the only way to get > the > oil filter off is to remove the air cleaner to intake manifold plastic > snorkel, unless > there is...
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AP Sources: Government Motors?...
Published (2009-12-01 15:06:00)
[url]www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=279335[/url] cuhulin Government Motors. cuhulin
user's latest post:
Who was it who mentioned Fram...
Published (2009-12-01 17:00:00)
Hachiroku ããã*㯠wrote:[color=blue] > On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:12:36 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote: >[color=green] >> Hachiroku ããã*㯠wrote:[color=darkred] >>> On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:37:04 -0500, Hachiroku ããã*㯠wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:25:23 -0500, Hachiroku ããã*㯠wrote:...
user's latest post:
Aura XR V-6 Oil change question
Published (2009-12-01 19:45:00)
"dsi1" <dsi1@humuhumunukunukuapuapa.org> wrote in message news:74kRm.35722[color=blue][color=green] >> >> Im going to have to find out what an Aura is ;>)[/color] > > More like what an Aura was. :-)[/color] ROTFLMAO....exactly...now I know ;>) Saturn doesnt run rings around much these days, does it
user's latest post:
Aura XR V-6 Oil change question
Published (2009-12-01 19:14:00)
hls wrote:[color=blue] > > "Jack Mack" <mycha3l@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:bbff9c0e-d297-4271-985b-f55726d3e302@l13g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...[color=green] >> I just bought an Aura XR V-6 and am already thinking ahead to the >> first >> oil change. Looking under the hood, it looks like the only way to get >> the...
user's latest post:
Toyota issued at least 3...
Published (2009-11-30 17:34:00)
The CABLE was spring loaded to FULL throttle???? If the cable was torn loose from the carburetor, as you say, how could it motivate the throttle plate at all let alone to full open, when the throttle plate is weighted to close?? "Wayne" <mygarbagecan@verizon.net> wrote in message news:hf1muk$pgf$1@news.eternal-september.org...[color=blue] > > "Mike Hunter"...
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99 Honda Accord temp gauge...
Published (2009-12-01 22:23:00)
Tegger wrote:[color=blue] > "Steve W." <csr684@NOTyahoo.com> wrote in news:hf1qoo$1u3$1@aioe.org: >[color=green] >> Tegger wrote:[color=darkred] >>> "Steve W." <csr684@NOTyahoo.com> wrote in news:hf1ndl$uar$2@aioe.org: >>> >>> >>>> Oh where are you located? If you...
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how many rotations of crankshaft...
Published (2009-12-01 07:03:00)
"Killer Kowalski" <killerkowalski@localnet.com> wrote in message news:_cOdnVju85kp5onWnZ2dnUVZ_gVi4p2d@posted.localnet...[color=blue] > The best and most accurate and most concise response remains -- > > "The number of cylinders is irrelevant. A four stroke engine fires > all > cylinders in two revs, a two stroke engine in a single rev, no > matter > how...
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Latest active threads on General Auto Tech::
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-28 16:41:00)
by JRE
aemeijers wrote:[color=blue]
> 99 Accord 4cyl, auto, 105k miles. Had the rubber band changed a couple
> months ago, shortly before the weather got cold. Also did water pump at
> the same time (since they had it apart anyway), and changed plugs,
> wires, etc.
>
> Since then, at cold start, the temp needle takes forever getting off the
> peg. At highway speed, it drops down to just above the...
Started 6 days, 4 hours ago (2009-12-01 05:51:00)
by hls
"Steve L" <srl1215@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:hf1nhv$t95$1@news.eternal-september.org...[c olor=blue]
> My wife has a 2001 New Beetle 2.0L gas engine and I'm wondering what the
> timing belt recommendation is? The owners manual says "Check Timing belt
> for each maintenance starting at 60K miles through 100K, but never says
> Replace.
>
> The car has 75K gentle miles on it, and ...
Started 5 days, 15 hours ago (2009-12-01 18:36:00)
by TeGGeR
Jack Mack <mycha3l@gmail.com> wrote in
news:bbff9c0e-d297-4271-985b-f55726d3e302@l13g200 0yqb.googlegroups.com:
[color=blue]
> I just bought an Aura XR V-6 and am already thinking ahead to the
> first
> oil change. Looking under the hood, it looks like the only way to get
> the
> oil filter off is to remove the air cleaner to intake manifold plastic
> snorkel, unless
> there is another ...
Started 1 week, 6 days ago (2009-11-23 13:40:00)
by =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?=
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:28:24 -0800, larry moe 'n curly wrote:
[color=blue][color=green]
>> I'm going to wait until the next nice day, pull the oil filter and put
>> on something like a Wix. Never had that problem with either OEM or Wix
>> filters, and Wix got high ratings from Consumer's Reports.[/color]
>
> But in the Consumer Reports test, Fram (and Lee Maxifilter - Champion) did
> even ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-29 14:59:00)
by Steve W.
black_13 wrote:[color=blue]
> how many rotations of crankshaft does it take to fire all cylinders of
> v8 engine
> black_13[/color]
Depends on what type of engine.
2 stroke? 4 Stroke?
Assuming you mean an automotive V-8 as installed in a P/U
One cylinder fires every 120 degrees of crank rotation.
So taking a few liberties and assuming that each cylinder fires once
then stops...
Started 2 weeks, 2 days ago (2009-11-21 04:57:00)
by Scott Dorsey
john <johngdole@hotmail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
>Alberto, a 77-year-old General Motors Co. retiree from Flint, died in
>April 2008 after her Camry sped and hit two trees although she
>"vigorously and desperately" applied her brakes, according to the
>lawsuit filed in Genesee County Circuit Court by Lilia Alberto, a
>representative of her estate.[/color]
Wait, wait.... this is a GM ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-30 02:52:00)
by m6onz5a
On Nov 30, 3:24*am, techman41973 <techman41...@yahoo.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> I rotate my tires every 7500 miles. But I only get them rebalanced at
> this interval if I get my rotation done at my tire shop (both services
> are offered for free).
> When I don't want to deal with the long waits at my tire shop, I just
> rotate them myself and skip the balancing.
> Is this bad practice? How ...
Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-27 20:04:00)
by =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?=
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:51:13 -0800, john wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> This is getting interesting. There were engine surge problems from the
> beginning of drive-by-wires that Toyota issued TSBs to fix[/color]
I have a drive-by-wire Scion with the Camry engine. No TSBs. Find one for
me.
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-29 10:17:00)
by Don Stauffer
[email]cuhulin@webtv.net[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> I just now saw it on Cool Tools, the Do It Yourself tv channel.
> [url]www.joeharmondesign.com[/url]
>
> Nice, very Nice! it has a 700 horsepower engine behind the seats.It
> isn't quite ready to hit the road yet, according to Chris Grundy at Cool
> Tools.
>
> There have been a few other people who have built wood cars before.
> ...
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Hot threads for last week on General Auto Tech::
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-29 14:59:00)
by Steve W.
black_13 wrote:[color=blue]
> how many rotations of crankshaft does it take to fire all cylinders of
> v8 engine
> black_13[/color]
Depends on what type of engine.
2 stroke? 4 Stroke?
Assuming you mean an automotive V-8 as installed in a P/U
One cylinder fires every 120 degrees of crank rotation.
So taking a few liberties and assuming that each cylinder fires once
then stops...
Started 1 week, 6 days ago (2009-11-23 13:40:00)
by =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?=
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:28:24 -0800, larry moe 'n curly wrote:
[color=blue][color=green]
>> I'm going to wait until the next nice day, pull the oil filter and put
>> on something like a Wix. Never had that problem with either OEM or Wix
>> filters, and Wix got high ratings from Consumer's Reports.[/color]
>
> But in the Consumer Reports test, Fram (and Lee Maxifilter - Champion) did
> even ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-28 16:41:00)
by JRE
aemeijers wrote:[color=blue]
> 99 Accord 4cyl, auto, 105k miles. Had the rubber band changed a couple
> months ago, shortly before the weather got cold. Also did water pump at
> the same time (since they had it apart anyway), and changed plugs,
> wires, etc.
>
> Since then, at cold start, the temp needle takes forever getting off the
> peg. At highway speed, it drops down to just above the...
Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-27 20:04:00)
by =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?=
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:51:13 -0800, john wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> This is getting interesting. There were engine surge problems from the
> beginning of drive-by-wires that Toyota issued TSBs to fix[/color]
I have a drive-by-wire Scion with the Camry engine. No TSBs. Find one for
me.
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-26 10:38:00)
by phaeton
[color=blue]
> This isn't new, either, suggesting that Toyota's troubles may be more
> of a developing pattern than a one-time aberration. Two years ago,
> before two-thirds of Detroit's automakers were tempered by the fires
> of bankruptcy, the editor of the ostensibly "Japanese-loving" Consumer
> Reports apologized to readers for recommending the problem-plagued
> Camry V-6.
>
> He also...
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-26 12:10:00)
by =?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?=
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:54:01 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:
[color=blue]
> After the news came out about the unintended acceleration problem that
> killed the cop and his family one of the ladies in my office said she was
> ruling out buying a Highlander as a result. She wants to get a bigger car
> for her family and was looking at Highlanders but not anymore. Frankly I
> was amazed that ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-30 02:04:00)
by MasterBlaster
techman41973 wrote:[color=blue]
> I have a 97 Accord that's been sitting for 4-months.
> My transmission died and I'm still debating replacing it with a used
> transmission.
> I start it once a month and added fuel stabilizer months ago.
> My concern is that the brake rotors are covered in rust.
> I've heard this is normal when a car sits for long periods.
> My concern is that after I ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-29 10:17:00)
by Don Stauffer
[email]cuhulin@webtv.net[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> I just now saw it on Cool Tools, the Do It Yourself tv channel.
> [url]www.joeharmondesign.com[/url]
>
> Nice, very Nice! it has a 700 horsepower engine behind the seats.It
> isn't quite ready to hit the road yet, according to Chris Grundy at Cool
> Tools.
>
> There have been a few other people who have built wood cars before.
> ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-28 13:21:00)
by M.M.
nccft wrote:[color=blue]
> With the engine running on my 97' Nissan Sentra I get static on the AM
> radio band; FM is OK. When engine is not running, everything is fine.
> Can anybody suggest a solution?
>
> Larry[/color]
Replace your spark plug wires.
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-30 02:52:00)
by m6onz5a
On Nov 30, 3:24*am, techman41973 <techman41...@yahoo.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> I rotate my tires every 7500 miles. But I only get them rebalanced at
> this interval if I get my rotation done at my tire shop (both services
> are offered for free).
> When I don't want to deal with the long waits at my tire shop, I just
> rotate them myself and skip the balancing.
> Is this bad practice? How ...
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