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Originally Posted By: Propflux01 And with all this "recoverable oil " I can't help but wonder why fuel prices don't reflect this like it does in other oil rich countries. Because those oil rich countries (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela etc) heavily subsidize fuel prices for their citizens. This...

Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit Originally Posted By: sasilverbullet No joke, get a large container, 3 qt or more, put a good helping of dawn dish soap, fill with water. Then early in the morning (they're quiet and at the nest), sneak up and douse the nest with the soapy solution. Kills them all...

Yep, all air needs to be evacuated before the system is recharged with refrigerant. Any air in the system acts as a useless "filler" gas that degrades AC performance. It might work OK without evacuating all that air, but definitely not optimal.

Originally Posted By: Nick1994 Originally Posted By: acme What is "Dino Oil"? I see this once and a while, but don't understand. Synthetic and Non-Synthetic oil comes from the same barrel of oil. Synthetic oil not from anything else. They do not come from the same barrel of oil Dino oil is...

500 miles on these tires so far. Dry traction is more than adequate (about what you would expect of a UHP tire). Wet traction, which is what I was mainly worried about, is acceptably good. Under WOT acceleration on wet pavement, the tires will break loose for what seems like one revolution of...

I just bought 4 of these for our third car (1993 Geo Storm - 205/50/R15) and will report back once they have a few miles on them. Major selling points were that they were cheap for a UHP tire ($67 each delivered to my door after rebate) and they are supposed to have improved wet traction over...

Wife had a golf-ball sized stone and had her gall bladder removed. Surgery took a few hours, and I was able take her home a few hours after that (when the anesthetic wore off). Minimally invasive, with two small incisions on her abdomen, one inside her belly button. No lasting after effects as...

Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle You might not have a problem with turning the garage into a fuel-air explosive, but I do. This is why I don't park our cars in the garage. I just don't trust that new-fangled explosive gasoline technology...

That's a scene from a movie (can't remember which one). The actress is Katherine Heigl (I think).

Originally Posted By: ctrcbob R1234yf is flammable. That means it BURNS. R1234yf is not flammable, it is combustible. Exactly like motor oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid, vaporized coolant, and yes, R134a when mixed with refrigeration oil and sprayed onto a hot exhaust manifold.

Originally Posted By: eljefino Originally Posted By: Shannow Not China bashing, but their "fresh" garlic has tested positive for DDT in Australia. So? Most $100 bills are contaminated with cocaine. I'm never eating another $100 bill ever again.

Same one, yes. I've ordered a total of four of these from Amazon in the past.

Originally Posted By: dparm LOL what the [censored] is the intended use for this weapon? Taking out zombie dinosaurs?

Originally Posted By: A_A_G Would a loose belt cause this? Yes. If it's truly the belt that's squealing, that means the belt is slipping. If the belt is slipping, the compressor isn't turning (and compressing) as it should.

Originally Posted By: randomhero439 Originally Posted By: dparm What's new with the 11A over the 11? Bump. I got the RE-11 on my autocross wheels. RE-11 are rated 180 for treadwear, the newer RE-11A's are rated 200. The RE-11A's are also supposed to have a very tiny edge in dry traction over...