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They’re great for laundering down-filled winter coats and jackets . . . . but a Tennessee resident wouldn’t know much about winter garments. 🤨
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I was watching a 1991 YouTube video on Gen X this morning and one thing that amused me was there were some guys who formed what they called the National Association for the Advancement of Time.
It was formed to push back against all the Boomer nostalgia in music, culture, and here I would add cars.
It was formed to push back against all the Boomer nostalgia in music, culture, and here I would add cars.
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I was watching a 1991 YouTube video on Gen X this morning and one thing that amused me was there were some guys who formed what they called the National Association for the Advancement of Time.
It was formed to push back against all the Boomer nostalgia in music, culture, and here I would add cars.
It was formed to push back against all the Boomer nostalgia in music, culture, and here I would add cars.
Ahh, the 90s...
But now the 90s are what the the 70s were then and all the kids wear Nirvana shirts
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Originally Posted by DangerousDanR;[url=tel:23186171
23186171[/url]]Mmmmmm...no. The surface to volume ratio of under square engines helps with heat transfer away from the combustion chamber, which reduces the NOx.
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Originally Posted by big john;[url=tel:23186368
23186368[/url]]I'm the opposite. Doesn't matter what a car was doing, as soon as it gets near me, it goes back to normal.
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You know what bore and stroke are, right? If the bore dimension is greater than the stroke dimension, this is called "oversquare". Undersquare would be when the stroke is greater than the bore.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets;[url=tel:23186418
23186418[/url]]Not sure if it's still true but not too long ago you could walk into any thrift store and find at least 3 vinyl copies of Whipped Cream and other Delights.
12" of course, not 7"
12" of course, not 7"
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Road Cycling“It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway
Will rewrite its gist to shorten it.
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Will rewrite its gist to shorten it.
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Originally Posted by genejockey;[url=tel:23186463
23186463[/url]]So, having extolled the virtues of my Dodge (10 years and over 100,000 miles with no breakdowns), the damn thing decided it was time for a coolant leak. I JUST made it home as the red light went on. Now here I am with a busted car in the driveway, and Mrs. GJ in SoCal with her car. I got a neighbor to pick up The Older Boy from work, and TOMORROW, I'll rent a car. Or maybe Monday.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol;[url=tel:23186467
23186467[/url]]There are tennis courts nearby. I don't know how many balls are lost. Sadly, I have little to no use for tennis balls these days. 
You're welcome.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets;[url=tel:23186763
23186763[/url]]
Ahh, the 90s...
But now the 90s are what the the 70s were then and all the kids wear Nirvana shirts
https://youtu.be/j-YzbZOeshQ?si=yTSKviEjzoqCgwCc
Ahh, the 90s...
But now the 90s are what the the 70s were then and all the kids wear Nirvana shirts
https://youtu.be/j-YzbZOeshQ?si=yTSKviEjzoqCgwCc
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Yeah. I'm weighing the pros and cons of getting some coolant, refilling the system, and nursing it to a mechanic vs having it towed. I think the tow is the better idea.
OTOH, my Dad's Citroen had a leak in its hydraulic system, and rather than having it towed* the 35 miles to the guy who fixed Citroens, he set off with a couple quarts of Dexron, with Mom following him. He managed to get it there, but Mom said she thought it was misting out and it turned out it was fluid from the Cit - the leak was in the high pressure part of the system.
*Flatbedded, really. You can't tow a Citroen DS, because of the suspension - if the engine's not turning, the suspension will settle down to the lowest setting and you'll be dragging the back end on the ground.
OTOH, my Dad's Citroen had a leak in its hydraulic system, and rather than having it towed* the 35 miles to the guy who fixed Citroens, he set off with a couple quarts of Dexron, with Mom following him. He managed to get it there, but Mom said she thought it was misting out and it turned out it was fluid from the Cit - the leak was in the high pressure part of the system.
*Flatbedded, really. You can't tow a Citroen DS, because of the suspension - if the engine's not turning, the suspension will settle down to the lowest setting and you'll be dragging the back end on the ground.
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How 'bout the early '80s ... is this music?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZQdu851Ks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZQdu851Ks
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Yeah, Eddy Vedder and Mike Watt was not a good combo. The radio version is better, but just by a hair.
My theory is Mike Watt saw a flyer at a bar for Disco DJ night, and Eddy was grumpy because Britney was killing grunge, so they decided to grump about it in a song that inexplicably got airplay, although only for a few months it seemed.
My theory is Mike Watt saw a flyer at a bar for Disco DJ night, and Eddy was grumpy because Britney was killing grunge, so they decided to grump about it in a song that inexplicably got airplay, although only for a few months it seemed.
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Yeah. I'm weighing the pros and cons of getting some coolant, refilling the system, and nursing it to a mechanic vs having it towed. I think the tow is the better idea.
OTOH, my Dad's Citroen had a leak in its hydraulic system, and rather than having it towed* the 35 miles to the guy who fixed Citroens, he set off with a couple quarts of Dexron, with Mom following him. He managed to get it there, but Mom said she thought it was misting out and it turned out it was fluid from the Cit - the leak was in the high pressure part of the system.
*Flatbedded, really. You can't tow a Citroen DS, because of the suspension - if the engine's not turning, the suspension will settle down to the lowest setting and you'll be dragging the back end on the ground.
OTOH, my Dad's Citroen had a leak in its hydraulic system, and rather than having it towed* the 35 miles to the guy who fixed Citroens, he set off with a couple quarts of Dexron, with Mom following him. He managed to get it there, but Mom said she thought it was misting out and it turned out it was fluid from the Cit - the leak was in the high pressure part of the system.
*Flatbedded, really. You can't tow a Citroen DS, because of the suspension - if the engine's not turning, the suspension will settle down to the lowest setting and you'll be dragging the back end on the ground.
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Speaking again of old cars, this morning FB marketplace presented me with a couple real bargains! Both from around 1971. The first was a Lotus Elan +2, for only $2900, marked down from $4800. The second was a Citroen SM, that beautiful coupe with the Maserati V6 - which was prone to broken timing chains - and the Citroen hydraulic suspension/brake system - which is prone to all manner of problems. Only $6000! Hadn't been driven in 15 years, but apparently it had been driven to the spot where it lay moldering since.then. Leather interior completely shot. Big fissures in the sweeping foam padded dash.
When I looked through the pictures of each, I figured either one would be perfect for a total "Ship Of Theseus" restoration, where it's the same car even though every single bit has to be replaced.
When I looked through the pictures of each, I figured either one would be perfect for a total "Ship Of Theseus" restoration, where it's the same car even though every single bit has to be replaced.
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