The scientific question is how do we correctly interpret why EE pads seem to outperform FF pads in this police cruiser study done in 2000? https://www.justnet.org/pdf/EvaluationBrakePads2000.pdf https://www.justnet.org/pdf/Copy-of-9-22-10-Edited-Brake-Pad-Report-Draft.pdf In another thread today,...

What size nut goes onto a typical US passenger tire Schrader valve? To insert the tire valve, I know there is a ridiculously cheap cross-type valve tool where you thread it on the outside of the tire valve to pull the tire valve through the hole in the wheel rim, but for emergency use I just...

My 87 Dak is acting like the battery is weak, but it has a Sears Diehard, less than a year old, and all the cells are full and check out good with a specific gravity tester. The voltage at the battery is 14.5 volts when idling and 13.25 volts after charging on a 10 amp charger. I cleaned both ends...

http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=286302 I believe it will get even higher.Two dollars up, or more? Already, some people are calling insurance companies, they are saying, Where is my free health insurance? cuhulin

Consultants say interference in vehicle electronics is possible Neil Roland Automotive News -- March 23, 2010 - 4:42 pm ET WASHINGTON -- Testing by Toyota Motor Corp. and other automakers has never detected electronic causes of sudden acceleration because it has looked for the wrong evidence and...

So watch those mats! "Toyota said Tuesday it will order all dealers to inspect their cars for mismatched floor mats after a mat was suspected of snagging a gas pedal on a runaway Lexus, ending with a fiery crash that killed four family members in San Diego County. Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc....

My '88 Supra. Sometimes, if I turn the wheels and come to a stop, when I go to start off again it feels like something is loose in the rear end. It's like a shift from one side to the other. This car has the LSD option. Of course, I crawled around under the car and everything is tight. I need...

I'm looking for a way to start my car at the airport when my plane lands. If I wait until I get to the parking lot, it does not give the car enough time to warm up. Basically I am looking for a remote starter where I can call a phone number and have the car start. There was a thread a few years...

How long is patent for R134 valid? Pretty soon I think, right? Isn't it about time for some environmental catastrophe to be discovered, which will force us all to switch from R134 to some new patented formulation? How come we don't hear about the ozone hole anymore? It was all the rage in the...

Hi all, I have a 2002 Dodge Caravan automatic transmission, currently with 80K miles (mostly highway). Since about 20K miles I started feeling some "bang" noise down shifting to second gear. The dealer says all is OK. They replaced pump, changed computer settings and flushed computer software but...

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November 26, 2009 Howes: Toyota not looking so shiny now DANIEL HOWES Is the Toyota Motor Corp. juggernaut losing its conqueror-of-the-world mojo? Because if it was a Detroit automaker that was recalling 4.26 million vehicles to repair accelerator problems, or if it was a Detroit automaker that...

Is anyone familiar with a tail lamp that creates a "blackout" or high contrast tail lamp using a polarizer or liquid crystal or some other approach to create a high contrast of off to on with a brake lamp?

A short intro about the innovative green-environmentally friendly car which powered by air, at http://geekvideo.blogspot.com/2007/03/air-powered-car.html

"Inaba acknowledged that Toyota vehicles had often lacked "passion" and that the company's vehicles must be "more exciting, more nimble." "Toyota is a good car but not exciting. Those are the comments we usually (or) always get," Inaba said. Toyota's sales have fallen 38 percent in the first six...

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Does anyone have any idea how much vacuum should develop at an EGR port on a carburetor with the engine revved to about 2000rpm? I installed a brand spanking new Holley 2280 carburetor on my 87 Dodge Dakota V6 engine and failed the NO part of the California smog test. The HC and CO tests...

I topped up the water in a sealed battery today. Last winter someone wrote here that it could be done. I waited for a warm sunny day to set the battery out in teh sun for the plastic cover to heat up so it would be more likely to bend than crack. The top was glued or heat sealed on. There were some...

Everytime I change my spark plugs, I have a hard time gapping them. I use the round disc-type gapper (size of a half dollar coin) so I can adjust the gap to the exact size I need, the kind you can get a most auto parts store for $0.99 or so. By hooking the grounding prong (is that what it's...