How long will my battery last?

"Chief_Wiggum" > wrote:

>
>"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message
.. .
>> No big deal to it:
>>
>> 1) Stop car as far as possible behind car in front in case they
>> back up a little while driving away. The car behind you cannot
>> hurt you.
>>
>> 2) Always turn steer straight when parking on a hill, to avoid
>> long periods of sideways stress on critical steering components.
>>
>> 3) Do not use the manual brake since brakes may be very hot driving
>> hilly area, potentially causing the manual brake to stick.
>>
>> 4) Put gear shift in 5th to have the highest drag on the engine.
>>
>> 5) Lock the doors so that kids cannot get in and knock it out of
>> gear.
>>
>> 6) After the car has stood for an elongated period parked on a hill,
>> grasp the side and shake it back and forward as hard as you can.
>> This stirs the oil, which has collected in a corner of the
>> crank case, reducing start-up wear.
>>
>> It is surprising how many people here in Florida do not know how
>> to park on a hill.
>>
>> Leon
>I can't tell if this is supposed to be a joke, or if the poster is serious
>????

Just seeing whether anybody is awake in this group. Some
people have the nastiest temper when they wake up.

Leon

>the ONLY piece of parking advice that makes any sense is 5! Everything else
>is not only stupid, but in many areas will earn you a PARKING TICKET!!!
>
>DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ADVICE!!! you could kill someone (or worse ) wreck your
>Miata!!!!

--
Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .)
http://www.dommelen.net/miata
EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen)

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 00:21:18 GMT,
(Leon van Dommelen) wrote:

>>>
>>> 1) Stop car as far as possible behind car in front in case they
>>> back up a little while driving away. The car behind you cannot
>>> hurt you.
>>>
>>> 2) Always turn steer straight when parking on a hill, to avoid
>>> long periods of sideways stress on critical steering components.
>>>
>>> 3) Do not use the manual brake since brakes may be very hot driving
>>> hilly area, potentially causing the manual brake to stick.
>>>
>>> 4) Put gear shift in 5th to have the highest drag on the engine.
>>>
>>> 5) Lock the doors so that kids cannot get in and knock it out of
>>> gear.
>>>
>>> 6) After the car has stood for an elongated period parked on a hill,
>>> grasp the side and shake it back and forward as hard as you can.
>>> This stirs the oil, which has collected in a corner of the
>>> crank case, reducing start-up wear.
>>>
>>> It is surprising how many people here in Florida do not know how
>>> to park on a hill.
>>>
>>> Leon
>>I can't tell if this is supposed to be a joke, or if the poster is serious
>>????
>
>Just seeing whether anybody is awake in this group. Some
>people have the nastiest temper when they wake up.
>
>Leon


Reminds me of a thread on a VW forum where one poster had suggested
using sandpaper to remove a decal on the body. It was one of those
oft-repeated queries from a new member of the forum and the responder
made the comment trying to reinforce using the FAQ section.

Unfortunately, the reader (a newbie) didn't understand it was
sarcastic. He went ahead with the suggested "cure" and was really
ticked off. Some of us thought it was a joke-within-a-joke but the
reader even posted photos to show the damage.

Sarcasm just doesn't come across well in this medium.

You know, the thing that chaps my arse about people posting "READ THE FAQ"
or similar, is it takes just as much effort to just answer the question, as
it does to post a sarcastic comment.

If you don't want to answer a ??? because it's been answered 1,000 times,
THEN DON'T! just move on

We're all in this together, and, no matter what field you are a "know it
all" in, there's always another that you are not!


"Rick Mons" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 00:21:18 GMT,
> (Leon van Dommelen) wrote:
>
> >>>
> >>> 1) Stop car as far as possible behind car in front in case they
> >>> back up a little while driving away. The car behind you cannot
> >>> hurt you.
> >>>
> >>> 2) Always turn steer straight when parking on a hill, to avoid
> >>> long periods of sideways stress on critical steering components.
> >>>
> >>> 3) Do not use the manual brake since brakes may be very hot driving
> >>> hilly area, potentially causing the manual brake to stick.
> >>>
> >>> 4) Put gear shift in 5th to have the highest drag on the engine.
> >>>
> >>> 5) Lock the doors so that kids cannot get in and knock it out of
> >>> gear.
> >>>
> >>> 6) After the car has stood for an elongated period parked on a hill,
> >>> grasp the side and shake it back and forward as hard as you can.
> >>> This stirs the oil, which has collected in a corner of the
> >>> crank case, reducing start-up wear.
> >>>
> >>> It is surprising how many people here in Florida do not know how
> >>> to park on a hill.
> >>>
> >>> Leon
> >>I can't tell if this is supposed to be a joke, or if the poster is
serious
> >>????
> >
> >Just seeing whether anybody is awake in this group. Some
> >people have the nastiest temper when they wake up.
> >
> >Leon
>
>
> Reminds me of a thread on a VW forum where one poster had suggested
> using sandpaper to remove a decal on the body. It was one of those
> oft-repeated queries from a new member of the forum and the responder
> made the comment trying to reinforce using the FAQ section.
>
> Unfortunately, the reader (a newbie) didn't understand it was
> sarcastic. He went ahead with the suggested "cure" and was really
> ticked off. Some of us thought it was a joke-within-a-joke but the
> reader even posted photos to show the damage.
>
> Sarcasm just doesn't come across well in this medium.
>
>

On 2004-12-03, Chief_Wiggum > wrote:

> You know, the thing that chaps my arse about people posting
> "READ THE FAQ" or similar, is it takes just as much effort to
> just answer the question, as it does to post a sarcastic
> comment.

And it would have been so much simpler had those professors
just put the answers _on_ the exams for us.

Give a man a fish...

--
Grant Edwards grante Yow! I need "RONDO".
at
visi.com

I just sold my '90 Miata 2 weeks ago, that I bought 4yrs ago from the
original owner. Last winter I "thought" the battery was on it's way out
because it was starting to turn over pretty slowly on cold mornings. I
called the guy up I bought it from (he's a buddy of mine) and he was
certain he'd never replaced the battery! Well I took the cover off it &
guess what..sure enough it was an original Mazda battery. What's even
More amazing is the only thing wrong with it was corroded battery
terminal ends. I scraped off all the green fuzzy stuff..cleaned the
posts & she cranks like new! I guess even tho having the battery in the
trunk does take up a chunk of the trunk space, evidently keeping it out
of the weather makes them last forever. My advice is keep it clean & it
SHOULD last years & years & years &.....mine's going on 155,000 miles &
14 years