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question about engine braking. It's hard to find techs who really, really know about transmissions; and that definitely includes myself. I haven't pinned down the answer to this one yet. For engine braking to work, the wheels have to want to be going faster than the engine, no? So that the...

"WRONG AND DANGEROUS. Don't overthink things, then assume you have an answer when you don't know all the factors." That's exactly why I'm asking-- I didn't think I had the answer right! I was proposing an answer so it could pointed out if it was wrong (and why). I do like to overthink things...

I think my questions have been answered by and large. Sounds like water is a concern mainly because of corrosion, not lowered boiling point. Sounds like brake fade from boiled fluid isn't the main issue anyway (fade from the hot rotor:pad lowered friction more the point). And that perhaps...

second hydraulics question. Elementary idea is fixed volume, push in here, comes out there; you can force multiply easily enough by pushing a small rod a long distance and having a wide plate rise a short distance (but with more force). In between, however, does not matter, correct? Not... in...

So, I was trying to explain to a friend the reasons why he should change his brake fluid at least every 15 years, and realized that I myself have a hole in my understanding of hydraulics. A reason I was given was that as the fluid absorbs water, the boiling point is lowered. When the fluid...

I agree about being proactive-- but it seems that many of the expensive jobs couldn't have been prevented by being proactive. I'm only highly proactive on my own car, because, it's cheap (I do it myself), and it can be fun. I rebuilt my engine and transmission because I wanted to learn how they...

agreed on the gap between new/used shrinking. 3 years ago my older sister bought a new nissan versa. she had to finance (didn't have the cash), but, the terms on a new one were so much to her benefit, versus buying something 2, 3 years old and paying a higher interest rate because it's used, to...

right, but the effect is the same. At the volvo dealership I worked for, warranty paid around 1/2 the amount as customer pay. And warranties are getting longer and longer. Btw, volvo capped (for the dealership) the flat rate billing at $85/hr. We charged customers $105/hr. The audi dealer down...

wait... I don't get it

I just moved from maryland to iowa. Maryland sees snow-- but, not really. It's above freezing almost all the time, so it turns to water pretty quickly. Iowa has more snow, that doesn't melt, or if it does, it turns to ice the next night. So this winter, in my rear wheel drive 1990 station...

hey, even the nytimes has a mistake several times a year (that I've noticed). I always do teh instead of the: slip of the fingers. Fun comics on language, enjoy: http://xkcd.com/326/ http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2803#comic

he did send me photos of the box, too, as proof. And I have my receipt and tracking number, and the receipt shows that it weighed something when it left my hands. Hoping usps can help. Best situation... apparently if boxes fall apart on their sorting machine, the contents are sequestered in a...

to be fair, he didn't specifically opt out-- he never asked.

" he should file a claim with USPS for the packaging damage and lost product." If you make a big enough stink, can you successfully get money out of usps, even without insurance? SOMEONE in the post office has $408 retail value in MATCO swivel sockets-- they didn't disappear.

Indeed. a) I like not to be that cynical b) it has stamps in red saying, "RECEIVED WITHOUT CONTENTS" unless he's such a regular scam artist, that he owns his own stamp. But I don't think so. My sense is that it was usps, and yeah, I should have made him buy insurance, or swallowed the cost--...

Last Friday I sold some matco swivel impact sockets off of a forum for $200, received payment through paypal. These sockets cost me $400 a couple years ago when I bought them off the truck. They were not sold through ebay-- just paypal. I boxed them neatly in the small flat rate box, and sent...

I lived in MD, and bought both of my cars from PA. Oddly, they weren't that rusty, they were cheaper, and sad to say, better maintained than most options in MD for my very low budget. Neither car had a lien or loan attached. cash=car. MD does NOT require a notary and therefore, does not require...

"That's a funny scenario to imagine but does it actually happen?" I've seen it happen twice at the sears I work for. Only with new kids. The two cars it happened on was a honda, where the engine and trans were side by side, and both had hex bolt plugs, both were black pans... I could...

It isn't clear what/ how much I can claim as a deduction, and under which of 2 programs... Turbotax's helpline was of NO help "well, if turbotax prompts you, it must be right..." was what 4 hours waiting on hold got me! It also asked me if I could claim any kids as deductions, but that doesn't...

oh really? I was *always* told to do that: between any contacting part (including in front of and behind the anti-noise sheet metal thingy. Noise was always an aesthetic issue for picky customers. Any ideas why the change in advice?