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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:15:31 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>inverter tips</title>
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<description><![CDATA[About a month ago, we had a big storm move through my area.  It did extensive damage to the power grid.  Personally, I did not have power for 3 days.... some had their power come on sooner, some went much longer.

A friend had the bright idea that he should get a power inverter to hook up to his full size Chevy truck so he could power up his fridge if anything like this ever happened again rather than spend bigger bucks on an actual generator.

Guess it could work, but it might put stress on his alternator causing premature failure?

Comments or advice are welcome.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-19 14:21:19</pubDate>
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<title>[video] Seafoaming engine...</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20980923</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ran some seafoam into my lower intake vacuum line... Made a video of the stuttering smoking engine after :D... after it started running better I drove around really hard hitting full boost.

Engine idles even smoother than it already did and it seems to run better overall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_ePz6in--o
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<pubDate>2008-08-20 16:54:56</pubDate>
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<title>[Help] Did I get ripped off?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I'm not sure if I got a decent deal or got ripped off. I brought my 2003 Toyota Corolla into my Toyota dealer and they said I needed four new tires, which is most likely true. It's been about 45,000 miles since the last new ones.

I was charged about $95 a tire, and buy 3 tires, get one free. So about 4 tires for $300.00. They added $95 for mounting the tires and about another $100 for wheel balancing. Does that sound like a fair price or did I get ripped off?

Also, when I got home and looked at my receipt, I noticed that where they type in the mileage of the car, they added about 200 miles! Now, this also happened last visit as well and I asked them to correct it. Do you think this (twice) was just an innocent mistake or typo, or should I address this issue? If the receipt is showing more mileage than I have by 200 or so miles, I assume that it's in the computer that way as well. I don't know if it's an innocent mistake or done on purpose to affect warranties, etc.

As a side note, this is in New York.

Thank you so much in advance for your help. It's really appreciated.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-09 14:52:38</pubDate>
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<title>[Help] Intsrument Panel Out</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On my 2004 GMC Sierra, the instrument panel has gone out.
All of the gauges are no longer working, and none of the dash idiot lights come on other than the amber engine light, but just when you start it, then goes out as normal.
They were working on Tuesday 8/12 when it was last used, then this morning, nothing.
I checked every fuse in both fuse panels, all have nominal voltage on both sides of the fuse.
I unplugged, inspected, and plugged back in all of the accessible connectors.
Every other electrical function in the truck is working.

Does anyone have a suggestion as to what could be the cause, before I take it in for what would most likely be a high labor hunting job?

BTW, it's really weird driving without a speedometer. :p
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<pubDate>2008-08-19 18:01:23</pubDate>
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<title>[Help] Brake flush every 2 years?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I'm a DIY guy.  My VW Passat was just in for a recall fix, and the shop says "time for your 2yr brake fluid flush".  I checked on line and it does seem the brakes should be flushed every two years to prevent corrosion.
Is this really necessary? 
Is the Castrol syntec GTLMA good or excellent?
http://www.castrol.com/castrol/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9012213&contentId=7024043

PS: I did try to get sears automotive to do this as they only charge $35, but when they looked under the hood they said the car does work with their machine.
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<pubDate>2008-08-16 09:22:45</pubDate>
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<title>homemade rust buster</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20935809</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have to change out the battery in my truck, and the threads on the bolts are so crusty from corrosion/rust that it feels like I'm going to break the terminals off the battery, rather than the bolts moving.

Since I don't have a running vehicle at the moment, does anyone have any handy home-made way to cut the corrosion?
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I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-11 19:59:35</pubDate>
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<title>[Help] Can anyone spot any problems with the naked eye?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This is a 91 accord engine can anyone spot anything wrong with the battery or anything.... Battery died last night...im new to all this but im willing to learn and have learned alot in the past 4 days about car engines and how they work and whats what. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can give some input. You can see in the first pic theres a piece of plastic thats just hanging near the battery i have no clue what thats there for.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-13 06:37:10</pubDate>
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<title>[Photos] My hub bearing install 56k nope</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20977622</link>
<description><![CDATA[This did not go as planned..we basically were running back and forth picking up tools, and the portable air compressor broke on us..the pipe on it broke off from the compressor motor, was leaking air like a mofo.

We started around 3pm and took us till sunset.

The hubs basically fell apart when we took them out. Replaced with ZZP hubs, these bad boys should last..ZZP uses them on their 8sec drag car. ;)

Rides like a new car, no more humming noise!

(Shortly after the last photo, Mike grabbed a beer. :p
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WhY sO SeRiOUs!?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-20 01:22:22</pubDate>
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<title>Removing a scratch - scratch x?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi guys,

I'm a little miffed with myself... A bird took a dump on my 1.5 month old Acura and I scratched up the black paint a little removing it - trust me, I've learned my lesson and don't need any suggestions on how to prevent this in the future.

There are a few scratches dead center on the hood that look like a bunch of very fine needle points were run across it in parallel and are all very minor, but are annoying the hell out of me on an otherwise flawless car.

I've read quite a bit about the Scratch X product by Maguiars.  Can anyone offer any experience with this and give me some feedback on if you think it'll do the job and not just make the new paint worse or offer any other suggestions?

PS - I realize the scratch may not be "removed," but I want it to look almost like new.
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Why not?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-20 12:37:15</pubDate>
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<title>Where to find oil capacities...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Friend's mother in law is asking for a favor and she does not have her owner's manual.

Need to find out the engine oil capacity of her 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-20 12:24:40</pubDate>
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