Forum: Technology
May 28th 09, 02:18 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,093
bloody sunday
| >Were the english soldiers who killed irish protestors on
| >"bloody sunday" ever sacked / jailed ?
| No. That's what incensed a lot of the Irish, the insensitivity of the
| commander, just one...
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Forum: Technology
May 26th 09, 03:16 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,093
Jeremy Clarkson's review of the Oba-Mobile.
| Just imagine if we funded a terror group in your country?
Were the english soldiers who killed irish protestors on
"bloody sunday" ever sacked / jailed ? I never read they were,
this must be why...
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Forum: Technology
May 26th 09, 06:43 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,093
Jeremy Clarkson's review of the Oba-Mobile.
He called 1 engine a volcano, talked about sex in this car
program, his big belly implies laziness. His long hair
co-host said "Everything is invented by british", both are
nuts. I would not watch...
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Forum: Honda
May 17th 09, 10:53 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 0
Views: 375
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Forum: Honda
May 17th 09, 10:00 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 0
Views: 667
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Forum: Honda
May 15th 09, 08:54 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 7
Views: 628
defective honda thermostat - warning
| Don't some of the high pressue systems open at temps above boiling?
I never heard of, engine must be too hot if thermostat opens
this late. F20A's spec says opens @78±2ºC, fully by...
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Forum: Honda
May 12th 09, 09:45 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 7
Views: 628
defective honda thermostat - warning
| don't assume that because your oem honda
| [manufactured by n.t.c.] thermostat is new, that it works properly.
Soak in hot water 1st, see if it opens.
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Forum: Honda
January 22nd 09, 03:03 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 3
Views: 371
91 Accord can't shift out of park
|I have a 91 Accord LX that can't shift out of park unless I use the
| key to manually release the shift lock.
Neither can my SM4's gear*lever, if engine is off. Only when
engine is on, & brake...
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Forum: Honda
January 7th 09, 07:20 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 10
Views: 786
Honda acceptable oil burn rate
| >> 1.1 qt of oil burn per 600 miles can be considered normal.
Which type of oil ? Some evaporate > others : the smellier when
hot the more evaporative. 1.1 US quart = 1.034 litre for 965.5
km is...
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Forum: Technology
December 14th 08, 03:41 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,234
Spark plugs indicate lean mix on carbureted V6
| Plug insulators are still snow white after all
| driving conditions.
What brand are these plugs ? NGK's insulators ( bigger & so
remain hotter ) can stay clean better than Champion / Denso.
Your...
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Forum: Technology
November 23rd 08, 04:51 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.basics
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Replies: 7
Views: 411
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Forum: Technology
November 20th 08, 02:14 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.basics
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Replies: 7
Views: 411
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Forum: Technology
November 18th 08, 09:38 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.basics
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Replies: 7
Views: 411
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Forum: Technology
November 17th 08, 06:35 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.basics
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Replies: 7
Views: 411
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Forum: Honda
November 14th 08, 06:13 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,430
4AT vs. 5AT fuel efficient
| 5th lets me loaf along at around 3000 RPM and 65 mph.
65 mph = 104.6 kph, @ this speed my SM4 ( final & 4th
gear combined ratio = 3.132335, axle height 30 cm via 205/
65R15 tyres, zero toe-in )...
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Forum: Honda
November 13th 08, 12:53 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 8
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4AT vs. 5AT fuel efficient
| >Is a 5AT more fuel efficient than a 4AT
mysterios deserve no info
| In general, maybe.
Often 5th / 6th gear is usable only on Germany's autobahn, &
unusable in most countries unless user can...
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Forum: Technology
October 5th 08, 12:24 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.basics
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Replies: 7
Views: 411
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Forum: Honda
September 13th 08, 12:00 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 4
Views: 341
92 Accord Cooling Fan Issue
> what else could be the problem?
Thermostat ( fitted on cylinder head ), when hot sends a
current to relay.
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Forum: Technology
July 20th 08, 04:38 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 1
Views: 150
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Forum: Honda
June 18th 08, 03:15 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 4
Views: 570
95 Civic overheating
| www.arrowheadradiator.com/head_gasket_or_combustion_leak_test.htm) and
| found that there are exhaust gases in the cooling system (the blue
| liquid instantaneously changed to yellow).
This liquid...
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Forum: Honda
June 1st 08, 03:09 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Replies: 10
Views: 603
Best way to remove carbon deposits
| is there some gentler method that is also not harmful to the CC?
Pump ozone in, to oxidise carbon to CO2.
| various additives but I don't know if one could trust their claims.
None approved by AAA...
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Forum: Technology
May 19th 08, 02:18 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 29
Views: 622
OK to remove thermostat?
| What remains may not be the best lubricant.
~8x I've used a white funnel* to pour BP petrol, & left * to
dry : when dry, no residue could be seen / felt
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Forum: Technology
May 18th 08, 11:38 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 29
Views: 622
OK to remove thermostat?
| wear will still occur due to fuel dilution of oil
Impossible, petrol is very evaporative, in summer oil will
be hot enough to evaporate off petrol, pcv will suck petrol
fume into air intake
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Forum: Technology
May 17th 08, 12:12 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 29
Views: 622
OK to remove thermostat?
Agree : if cylinder head & piston rings have the same co
efficient of expansion*, * will be the same, designers
make sure of this.
| > wear will increase
Only if plain mineral oil ( coarse,...
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Forum: Technology
May 16th 08, 12:51 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 29
Views: 622
OK to remove thermostat?
| Not only will the engine be running too cool
Define too cool. If an engone is too hot ( torque drops ) in
summer, air intake tmprtre will be @ least 40ºC ( ideal ), in
summer this is the main...
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