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when the gas line rusted out,(it also has those PIA hard plastic lines) i replaced it all (brakes too)lol I didn't pinch it off,(to keep the light off for Etest) It was a 2.2 ran a long time |
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Hey,I didn't even say thorry :lol:
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I always wondered about those deer whistler things.......How'd they test that ? :uhmk:
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they don't hear us coming,and they run out to meet you! |
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Here's one...Backing into your driveway rather than pulling in keeps the mileage down,increasing resale value.
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Some (maybe all?) newer rigs register miles in reverse anyway. |
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Ok,I see what you're saying. Guess I won't start that one then. I'll never make a good myth starter :whine:
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Now one has to understand how they work. Lets say you see a deer in the ditch and the car has no deer whistlers installed. As the car approaches the deer the deer will more than likely panic and bolt into the one coming path of the car Ouch. With the deer whistlers clean and properly installed they will start to high pitched squeal at 40 mph and up. The high pitched squeal projects the sound much louder than what the sound of the car is making so the deer get a heads up of the approaching car. 90% of the time the deer are not startled or panicked and remain as they were. |
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A vehicle is an investment. Paraphrased: I have $10k invested. I'll take $5k. Meaning $2.5k out the door today. Truth: An investment is money spent with the hope that it will return a profit. For most of us, there's no money in old vehicles. Sure it works on TV, but then we have to live in the actual world, not TV... |
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As for the whistles that warn the deer ,,,,,didn't work for me and I proved both of the ones I had in the grille of my truck out on a 48 miles stretch of highway every morning going to work in one of the most wooded areas with deer for a year ..
How about the myth of leaving your tail gate down on the truck for better gas mileage.. Myth busters said it didn't help with the test they done..IDK but I did it a lot in my time anyways. |
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...Dirty Harry hinted that Vapor Lock was when an old Bad Guy got called on his sleaziness in front of family and face planted in his soup in a nice resturante after a massive stroke. .... '' How would I know the guy would Vapor Lock? '':lol: ......... and Dirty Harry did not like sugar in his coffee.
...Is it a myth that with Power Stearing veh's its better to have front tires straight when key is turned off to park? ... heard that a Long time ago and still do it most of the time. ... except for the money shot when veh is clean enough for photo op.:lol: |
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How about during the second gas crunch they came out with Mercedes dong a test that proved warming a car up isn't beneficial. I said "BS" from the get-go and still warm by vehicles up. What a crock,I don't care what anyone says. And why did they? Because people waste fuel warming their cars? Driving the car before up to operating temp wastes fuel,too...unless you drive backwards :lol:
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I heard one time that it was bad on your vehicle to leave the AC, Defroster or heater on when you switch your vehicle off. I guess because of cranking back up with any of these left on was bad on your battery & starter???
Probably makes no difference but I still turn em off before switching my vehicles off. |
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Jacking up the back of a car gets you better mileage. ( because your always going down hill ! ) Not really a myth but I told a guy this in high school and he was going to go try it until his dad stopped him.
Helium in the tires to make the car lighter ? Here's a real myth- A turbo gives you better mileage. |
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Dont get me started about how a rumor got started about my wooden roll cage. |
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... that there was any car that was better in a Demolition Derby than an early 60's Chrysler Imperial. ... the rules/specs for one local derby had everything listed to do to car before derby, ... cross brace between door pillars behind front seat, move gas tank to back seat area, all glass removed, all doors welded or chained shut etc. ... last rule said No Imperials.:lol:..... guess they were so tough it was not a fair game....... I never used one of those but keep my eyes open for one if out and about for kicks.
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I don't know when the change was, but I do know on my late model vehicles all of accessory components are isolated from the starting position of the ignition switch, so full battery power goes to starting the engine. Once the key is released to the "run" position, everything else comes back on.
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