Forum: Technology
January 2nd 12, 02:18 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech,alt.home.repair
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Replies: 23
Views: 867
How to check for space *before* denting hood?
micky wrote:
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> I need to put a small accessory under the hood of my car, but fear it
> will hit the hood when it's lowered.
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> How do people decide before deniting the hood if something is too...
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Forum: Technology
June 8th 11, 03:16 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
jim beam wrote:
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> > between the tire and the road, the tires contact patch, the normal force
> > pressing the tires down on the road and other minor factors. The amount of
> > braking force needed...
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Forum: Technology
June 8th 11, 03:10 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
jim beam wrote:
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> On 06/07/2011 06:52 AM, Pete C. wrote:
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> <extensive snippage for brevity>
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> > Sorry, you are absolutely incorrect. I said nothing about changing the
> > ratio,
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Forum: Technology
June 7th 11, 02:52 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
jim beam wrote:
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> On 06/06/2011 08:50 PM, Pete C. wrote:
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> > jim beam wrote:
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> >> On 06/06/2011 05:49 PM, Pete C. wrote:
> >>>
> >>> jim beam wrote:
> >>>>
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Forum: Technology
June 7th 11, 04:50 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
jim beam wrote:
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> On 06/06/2011 05:49 PM, Pete C. wrote:
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> > jim beam wrote:
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> >> On 06/06/2011 03:04 PM, Pete C. wrote:
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> >>> jim beam wrote:
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Forum: Technology
June 7th 11, 01:49 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
jim beam wrote:
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> On 06/06/2011 03:04 PM, Pete C. wrote:
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> > jim beam wrote:
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> >> On 06/06/2011 01:05 PM, Pete C. wrote:
> >>>
> >>> jim beam wrote:
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Forum: Technology
June 6th 11, 11:04 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
jim beam wrote:
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> On 06/06/2011 01:05 PM, Pete C. wrote:
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> > jim beam wrote:
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> <snip for brevity>
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> >> there is no point in increasing the total piston areas. see below.
> >
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Forum: Technology
June 6th 11, 09:05 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
jim beam wrote:
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> On 06/06/2011 11:44 AM, Pete C. wrote:
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> > jim beam wrote:
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> >> On 06/06/2011 10:25 AM, Pete C. wrote:
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> >>> jim beam wrote:
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Forum: Technology
June 6th 11, 07:44 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
jim beam wrote:
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> On 06/06/2011 10:25 AM, Pete C. wrote:
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> > jim beam wrote:
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> >> On 06/06/2011 08:20 AM, C. E. White wrote:
> >>> > wrote in message
> >>>...
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Forum: Technology
June 6th 11, 06:25 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
jim beam wrote:
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> On 06/06/2011 08:20 AM, C. E. White wrote:
> > > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> "C. E....
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Forum: Technology
June 5th 11, 04:56 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
Ashton Crusher wrote:
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> On Tue, 31 May 2011 09:22:08 -0500, "Pete C." >
> wrote:
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> >"C. E. White" wrote:
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> >> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> >>...
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Forum: Technology
June 1st 11, 02:15 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
"C. E. White" wrote:
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> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> ...
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> > I expect those numbers are for empty trucks. At least...
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Forum: Technology
May 31st 11, 03:22 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
"C. E. White" wrote:
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> "Pete C." > wrote in message
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> > Tom Del Rosso wrote:
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> >> On Top Gear, Jeremy...
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Forum: Technology
May 30th 11, 06:25 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,637
F-150 brakes
Tom Del Rosso wrote:
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> On Top Gear, Jeremy said the F-150 is a POS. One key point was his claim
> that the brake pads are "the size of bottle caps" and are inadequate for a
> vehicle of this...
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Forum: Technology
May 7th 11, 01:54 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,464
USURPER floats plan to tax cars by the mile
"Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
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> On Fri, 06 May 2011 07:25:07 -0500, Pete C. wrote:
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> > "Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
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> >> On Thu, 05 May 2011 10:19:48 -0500, cuhulin wrote:
>...
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Forum: Technology
May 7th 11, 01:52 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,464
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Forum: Technology
May 6th 11, 01:25 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,464
USURPER floats plan to tax cars by the mile
"Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
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> On Thu, 05 May 2011 10:19:48 -0500, cuhulin wrote:
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> > http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=307239 cuhulin
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> We already HAVE a Per Mile...
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Forum: Technology
May 5th 11, 09:17 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,464
USURPER floats plan to tax cars by the mile
wrote:
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> http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=307239
> cuhulin
It's been suggested many times before, and is more relevant recently
with the appearance of more...
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Forum: Technology
April 22nd 11, 03:59 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,115
Texas: Toll Taxes
hls wrote:
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> > wrote in message
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> > http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=306589
> > cuhulin
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> They...
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Forum: Technology
April 11th 11, 02:46 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 57
Views: 4,484
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Forum: Technology
April 9th 11, 12:20 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,353
The $500 Prius car key....
Existential Angst wrote:
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> "Pete C." > wrote in message
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> >
> > Steve Walker wrote:
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> >> On 4/6/2011 19:08,...
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Forum: Technology
April 8th 11, 02:12 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,385
Bye bye Car CD's
Tegger wrote:
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> "hls" > wrote in
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> > "bob urz" > wrote in message
> >...
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Forum: Technology
April 8th 11, 02:09 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech,rec.autos.driving
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,353
The $500 Prius car key....
Evan Platt wrote:
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> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 19:08:57 -0400, "Existential Angst"
> > wrote:
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> >Has this been discussed here?
> >
> >If we let car companies get away with $500...
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Forum: Technology
April 8th 11, 02:06 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,353
The $500 Prius car key....
Steve Walker wrote:
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> On 4/6/2011 19:08, Existential Angst wrote:
> > Has this been discussed here?
> >
> > If we let car companies get away with $500 keys, then we have basically
> > pulled our...
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Forum: Technology
March 25th 11, 02:34 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,503
$5 a gallon for gas? Get ready, experts say
jim wrote:
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> You say that as if you assume people have savings. The vast majority of
> Americans are deeply in debt. For someone heavily in debt inflation
> works in their favor and falling prices...
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