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Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-21-2019, 02:14 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
Good! Then I'm glad I started the thread. So it...

Good! Then I'm glad I started the thread. So it will count as my good deed for 2019.

(Glad to get that out of the way.) ;D
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-20-2019, 11:13 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
Speaking of high-speed driving, here are the...

Speaking of high-speed driving, here are the fastest speeding tickets in Texas for last year. Note the 150 mph F-150. Yep.

166 in a 75: Here Are the 50 Fastest Speeding Tickets in Texas in 2018...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-20-2019, 10:00 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
I think the U.S. interstate highway system was...

I think the U.S. interstate highway system was designed for travel at 85 mph.
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-17-2019, 10:01 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
Indeed. I remember visiting a castle. There was...

Indeed. I remember visiting a castle. There was a line to get tickets on each side of the road going in. The line of British tourists was queued up and orderly. Across the street the "line" of...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-16-2019, 09:52 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
In a book I read on traffic, the author, a...

In a book I read on traffic, the author, a traffic engineer, said that the more repressive the society, the wilder the driving. It's as if driving is the only outlet for people to let off steam. He...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-16-2019, 09:49 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
I remember being in a bus driving along the...

I remember being in a bus driving along the autobahn and seeing parts of cars scattered on the side of the road. After a quarter mile or so it dawned on me that these were parts from the same car--...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-16-2019, 05:09 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
And don't forget-- the goal of autonomous cars is...

And don't forget-- the goal of autonomous cars is to have vehicles without steering wheels or pedals, so that a person can't take over driving at all. No thanks.
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-15-2019, 07:46 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
Yikes! --says the Floridian.

Yikes! --says the Floridian.
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-15-2019, 01:59 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
Increasingly stringent driving requirements have...

Increasingly stringent driving requirements have been implemented on occasion. When I first got my drivers license I could legally use it to ride a motorcycle. Now you need a special license to do...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-14-2019, 09:25 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
For a short time I lived in (then) West Germany...

For a short time I lived in (then) West Germany in the early 1980s. I noticed the driving schools, "fahrschuls" that advertised with disassembled brakes, etc., in their windows. It turned out that...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-02-2019, 09:41 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
I guess not-- the coolant can only get so hot...

I guess not-- the coolant can only get so hot before it starts to boil away, whereas oil can get a lot hotter and still do its lubrication job. So the coolant's temperature is thermostatically...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-02-2019, 06:51 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
I'd never add anything to engine oil. But I can...

I'd never add anything to engine oil. But I can see how a fuel additive might help clean valves, as in rotorbudd's Ducati.

Yet another question: has anyone ever had an engine oil analysis done? ...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-02-2019, 06:46 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
They say not to overfill a transmission, so this...

They say not to overfill a transmission, so this shop almost ruined both your engine and transmission. That's quite a feat for one visit.
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-01-2019, 09:56 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
I was inquiring about fuel additives, not oil...

I was inquiring about fuel additives, not oil additives.
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 02-01-2019, 08:14 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
Toyota requires an oil change on my Tacoma every...

Toyota requires an oil change on my Tacoma every 5,000 miles, regardless of whether or not I use synthetic oil, which I do. I'm diligent about the oil changes, so I have neglected to check the oil...
Forum: Maintenance, Winterizing and Routine Care 01-31-2019, 07:58 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 10,390
Posted By Mike Lewis
Check your oil!

This morning I took my Tacoma in for an oil change. While I was waiting a woman walked in, went up to the desk, and said, "My engine oil light is coming on more often than it usually does. I think...
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