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    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    Hydrogen is all that....and the cons are few but major....(see Hindenburg for one) It has to be stored under pressure in a car. That creates a problem for the general public and it's driving habits...collisions. So, pressure vessels and flammability.....a bomb.
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    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    the electric car showed up before the I.C.E. car did. Battery power didn't make it back then for the same reason it doesn't prevail today, energy content/volume vs distance and fill up times. Around town, sure, subsidies sure. Other than that, they don't "fit". Not everyone has a garage to...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Just watched a Car Wizard video concerning a rear tailight bulb not working, 2017 Ford Focus. The fix required a new body control module that has to be programmed by Ford for the bulb to work. That's the subject of this thread, I don't like that . Anyone back in the day could change or trouble...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    so lets discuss horsepower.....torque..😁
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    pre-ignition is the fuel mixture beginning to ignite before the plug fires. Usually caused by residual particles still ignited in the cylinder. Detonation is a too rapidly expanding flame front after the plug fires due to octane rating not meeting the requirements of the compression in the...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    recip engines for general aviation like lycoming , continental ...twin magnetos, 2 plugs/cylinder. Can't speak for other engines and experimental/homebuilt .
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    "I own a diagnostic scanner for both my cars and my boat." I need one, 2021 Merc 115 outboard, CT. I googled, nothing showed up.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    The scanner isn't the good/bad. It's just a tool. There were diagnostics machines back in the day. (see pic). But you didn't need one. Today you do. I use/need my bi- directional scanner. My head was the scanner back in the day. You cannot consistently work on computer cars and not have one...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    not a complaint.....just facts.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    FWIW. My Monte Carlo purchased new in 1977 cost $5695. Today that's around $30,000. My new toyota was $28,800 out the door. So it's not like cars have dramatically increased in cost. My dollar buys a lot less though. But complexity, repairability? eh.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    The pandora's box is opened, so there's that. No going back. "stay off my lawn" right?.....no really, stay off. 😠
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    so much to add, but just can't When my sons received their drivers licenses, the first thing I did before they made their first drive by themselves was go out to the car and I stood there and said, ok, change the tire....by yourself.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    and much more I'd like to rant on. Some you can't mention because of the topic. It has been a slow erosion and elimination of self sufficiency, hands on, personal work ethic, the handyman concept. Where has the "home" repairman? gone. I just repaired a clothes dryer that was squealing. It was a...
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    Pontoon trailer bunks…

    I have a 24' that I re-did the bunks on. The original problem with my lags were that they rusted to the point they wouldn't hold. I believe they were galvanized but I'm talking 2006. I found stainless steel ones, 1/1/4". And the threads are cut sharper. I used yellow pine and also left the...
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    gotten one of these?

    lol....of course.
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    gotten one of these?

    I don't recall any questions like that for my registration, maybe I did. First ever getting this. So maybe so. Waiting for the snail mail one.
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    Aqua Patio w/a 2004 75hp Yamaha outboard no power

    start with checking the kill switch. Check the ignition switch. Check neutral. When I say check, I mean do a good examination of connections. Using a DM for current checks. From there, you'll need to begin tracing back to see where the break/problem is. Or start at the battery. my initial guess...
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    gotten one of these?

    aw well, it's no one's business.
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    gotten one of these?

    more than likely they wanna use it to justify a pay increase.
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    gotten one of these?

    naaah....don't think so....."they" want to ensure we receive the full benefit (huh?) of boat fuel tax.....nothing about refund..... but...jury still out. Kinda doublespeak. yeah...kinda "fishy"...🤔 yep....but will see. In addition: see pic. Anyone getting friendly reminders of too much energy...
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