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Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 ^^^Sunspots affect Earth weather. That's the short version... It's not quite that simple. But for the layperson, it suffices. The sunspot is only a visual indicator of magnetic field strength as expressed by temperature variances at the solar surface. The...

Originally Posted By: Apollo14 Nice and simple. I'm sure all those scientists overlooked that variable. The AGW climate scientists didn't overlook it. They ignored it, along with other contrary data and factors, as those don't fit their model agenda.

Originally Posted By: Apollo14 . . . 97% of scientists disagree with you? Which 97% is that? The 97% of pro-AGW climate scientists invited to the survey? Now that the data has thoroughly disproved their model, they're resorting to "modifying" historical and contemporaneous data points. This...

Originally Posted By: L_Sludger i have no idea what you just wrote http://www.noao.edu/staff/mpenn/PennLivingston_preprint.pdf You can Google the rest. CNN and Drudge won't help anyone's understanding, as this involves actual science.

The whole global warming/climate change political-science-religion completely jumped the shark when they claimed the sun had NO impact on global temperatures. That's beyond ludicrous. Their explanations for the failure of their model have only gotten more ridiculous since. The latest is all the...

Flat spotting is enough of a problem that there's a 2014 TSB on it. And flat spotting can become permanent after longer term storage, ruining even modern tires: Flat Spotting can occur after the vehicle has been parked (not moved) for a few days, or longer. In most cases it is temporary. In...

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 . . . temporary is not flat spotting. . . Those are rather novel distinctions: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=42 http://www.sequentialtaillights.com/dodge/SB_PDF/TSB_LC_2200214.pdf

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 Modern tires do not flat spot at all. Yes they do. Both of ours that are stored do it after sitting a couple weeks. Both have modern, major brand tires. It's temporary flat spotting, and the tires round back out once warmed up. It's more prevalent with...

4s here, and no reason to move from it. I prefer smaller phones anyway.

Originally Posted By: Win Car's can't tell time. Seals sometimes can, though.

Originally Posted By: bdcardinal My 2004 Volvo S60R had a Getrag M-66 gearbox in it and it was awesome. Sometimes reverse was a little funky, but overall it was a dream to own and drive. . . I was meaning to ask why you moved on from your R. The MT R's are getting rarer by the day. I'm sure...

I've worn Drakkar Noir since it came out over 30 years ago. It's been around forever and perhaps lacks the "sophistication" and price tag of others that have followed. Seems women like it, too. I know my wife does. I still get interesting compliments from very young ladies who smell it for...

Two years on a NAPA Gold should still have warranty coverage. There was 100% replacement warranty during the first 24 mos on their TOTL models. At a minimum you should get a very good pro rate. NAPA changed from Exide to East Penn around the time you bought yours, at least in the eastern half...

Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp Which is a fine way of not finishing what you started. Kthxbye. DoubleWasp, There's nothing to finish. I respect your opinion. But we simply don't agree on this subject. When that happens, it's best to just agree to disagree and move on. A lot of us here...

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 Totally agree with re-packaged junk. It's an epidemic now with chinese stuff and other junk. This is true. AC Delco unfortunately offers two lines of parts for most consumables, including ignition wires, OE grade and Professional grade. The OE line is Delco's...

Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp . . . Now let's go through the checklist: . . . You can rationalize your decision all you like, but it's fundamental electronics. A suppression ignition cable is not there for laughs, or to be cheap. Together with the plug resistance, it's an extension of...

Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp I like to leave the kill switches off and crank the engine over until oil pressure builds before starting the engine, after it has been sitting for a while. I have absolutely no scientific justification for this. I just figure it's better to have the engine fire...

Originally Posted By: punisher I had an old 1971 GMC truck with a 350 that sat for two years while I was away. Came home, rebuilt the carb, fresh gas, new battery, cranked it up and it missed like crazy. During cranking it was uneven like bad compression. Couple of false starts later, figured 2...

Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp . . . The day that the manufacturers stop listing a resistance spec for plug wires, I'll stop checking them to see if they match spec. Not trying to bust your chomps, but many modern ignition systems are designed around higher resistance secondaries. 4-7k...

Originally Posted By: WhyMe the date sticker on mine is 9/14. the warranty is 42 straight months after that there is no pro rate or warranty. Seeing that its backed up by costco and cheaper by a bunch i think its a good buy I think you're right.