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    Hawaii is getting too expensive to visit.

    Calling it a "green tax" and getting Fox News to cover it was a brilliant filtering strategy.
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    Help with new alternator pins.

    As the diagram shows, when the windshield heater is not on (which is almost 100% of the time the car is being driven) the relay is open and the pins are effectively unconnected.
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    Help with new alternator pins.

    The pins are three phase AC output for the Cadillac windshield heater system. You can leave them unconnected.
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    External voltage Regulator issues

    The regulator case must be well grounded for this system to work. Also those regulators were not real reliable.
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    Hawaii is getting too expensive to visit.

    Hotel taxes are imposed almost everywhere as a means to raise revenue without taxing the local voters. Bristol VA, home of a NASCAR track, is 15%.
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    XC70 AC condenser R&R guide?

    When there is a leak it will stop cooling long before the low pressure switch cuts out. With the switch on the high side only a tiny amount of refrigerant is needed to keep the pressure enough to close it. It is important to leak test after adding refrigerant since there are some leaks that...
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    Milwaukee Fuel Chainsaw leaking oil like crazy

    The diagram shows the oil outlet is at the bottom right of the tank (the side toward the bar). So you would want to put that side up so oil can't go into the hose. In other words, cap down. There is a pump to make the oil come out faster when the motor is running. Chainsaw pumps really...
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    Annoyed at my LoadRite boat trailer

    Some grease fittings are press in instead of threaded. If you look closely there are splines on the side not threads. The coupler on a grease gun is designed to grab when pulled straight. It needs to be tilted to remove.
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    interesting experience at fuel/convenience station

    That is not something that a store is required to do though, especially since the customer was told in advance that no change will be given on large bills. Counterfeiting rings are not so interested in collecting free merchandise. What they really want is to get real money as change.
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    interesting experience at fuel/convenience station

    There was offer acecptance and payment for $100 worth of gas at the current price. It's not the station's problem that he doesn't have space in the tank to hold it. Could come back and take the rest in another car or some gas cans.
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    interesting experience at fuel/convenience station

    If they are using a drop safe properly, there will be only small bills in the register drawer to make change. This reduces what they might lose in a robbery. Any time someone pays with a $20 or larger bill (if they even accept them) it should go right into the safe.
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    The only college degree that truly was an education

    The Sunk Cost Fallacy was the most useful thing that I learned in college and it is simple enough to cover in high school.
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    A simple question for the internet gets a run a round

    The term "Static power" is nonsense. Power is the rate at which work is done, which is dynamic. A charged battery can do a certain amount of work (also called energy), and the rate at which it is discharged is power.
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    When you have to follow code enforcement to a T, on your new house.

    550 feet x 80 feet is an acre. If you have 35 foot setbacks the house can only be 10 feet wide.
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    When you have to follow code enforcement to a T, on your new house.

    This is not new there are many "skinny" houses due to property line setback rules. Those are zoning, not code. Due diligence when buying a small lot.
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    Off-duty police chief in PA suspended after pulling gun on motorcyclist

    The Constitution says that "people" have numerous rights. It doesn't require them to be "citizens." This was not a mistake by the writers.
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    Off-duty police chief in PA suspended after pulling gun on motorcyclist

    It's a 50cc bike. It can't go 90 mph. When someone is riding dangerously the cop should have used the blue lights and siren. It serves two purposes: maybe get the biker to pull over before he crashes, and it would alert bystanders to look out.
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    Off-duty police chief in PA suspended after pulling gun on motorcyclist

    People who do that are not punished? Cops are trained to lie to you. On the other hand, it is illegal to lie to a cop, so best to keep your mouth shut. This should be taught to everyone starting in elementary school.
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    Kohler Command 23 fueling issues?

    The only reason fuel will overflow the carb and run out the intake is because the float/needle is stuck. Remove the carb and clean it.
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    The Speed Of Light ??

    This is because the same force of gravity was the only acceleration on both the ship and the crew, and it accelerated everything at the same rate. When there is an external force affecting only the ship such as the rocket engine or atmospheric drag, the crew experiences "weight" pressing...
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