Recent content by Kira

First 18 digit RA code? RA just emailed me 347630859303953471

In my youth, I recall seeing the TBA book at service stations. Tires, Brakes and Accessories is what it meant. Imagine how thick that book would be to date!

OK gents, I went to 4 "automotive acronym" sites and didn't see TTP. What does it mean?

Don't stop there. I was told by a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Jailbreak Edition* owner that leaving the yellow scuff-protectors on the forward ground effects was a thing "within the community". * take breath

1) All of the above and maybe one of the "10 inferior oils from the 1930's cited by the Ohio Weights and Measures Dept." was used? It sure looks like stupids were at the helm. 2) Did somebody hear him say it was a car used by a security company? I couldn't get into the video. I had to...

I'd be very happy if the designers and engineers weren't tasked with tickling the fancies of John Q. Public....oh, excuse me, refining their products. Sticking with midline hp and basic, more timeless styling would suit many just fine. And to the members who are poised to cry, "Luddite"...save...

Thanks for the effort. How was your filter applied and for how long? I cut a gas filter open after 15 years on the job. It was torturous with a hacksaw and all the cuttings loused up the element revael. I'll buy a filter cutter if ever I need to open any can filter again.

I'd want to see the blackness in my 25 year old transmission fluid thinned out. Also, since transmissions breathe (they're open to the atmosphere), there's gotta be moisture incursion. Black ATF, as well as black brake fluid, ain't good. +1 on a transmission cooler. Do check to see if you have...

I feel a tad remiss commenting without having read any of this thread...but... Seek a surgical remedy for any of this stuff before laser. 1) Years ago, my dentist warned me of the failure rate of laser procedures. He claimed they suppress the data. And, come to think of it, I've never seen...

Should you ever become a spy in a country with a less developed communications system....?

Postcards must be fair game somehow. I'll say 40% of postcards I've sent have vanished. So much of what contributes to charm has been vanishing from our lives.

May I ask where abouts you live ...nothing too specific. A member here posted he was a postal inspector and theft was more common than you might expect.

70 series Volvo, 2.435 liter 5-cylinder, non-turbo/automatic: Usual monthly average = 26-29 mpg, depending on local-to-highway ratio HOWEVER: One trip with tailwinds BOTH WAYS (via a big low pressure system) = >36 mpg.

And that's not worth getting crazy over?

^Thank you Egg_Head. The building in the photo looks IDEAL for a dealership. Look at all that parking! Also, the design looks modern enough to have good security measures baked in. If I had a garage or dealership, I'd want a 15' kill zone around the whole thing.