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From: peterco@eff.org (Peter A. Cohen)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: ATTN: Canadians! (re: Radar Detectors)
Date: 9 Apr 92 22:11:37 GMT
Article-I.D.: eff.1992Apr9.221137.26138
Organization: ON Technology, Inc.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2

In article  Len DePalma, lenny@bmerh174.BNR.CA writes:

>While you're here -> right turns on red are legal in Ontario and
>Nova Scotia... but not legal in Quebec.
>PS - (Just in case, not meant as a flame) You'll also have to leave
>     your gun(s) at home... or the Canadian customs will confiscate  
>     it as you cross the border.

Ah, so this is why I got sworn at by pedestrians the last time I was
cruising in Montreal!  It all makes sense now.  So I have to leave my
guns at home...oh, well.  How about my psychoactive drugs and my nipple
piercing kits?  ;-)

- Peter
From: ggg@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Gary Goodlund)
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 20:32:57 GMT
Subject: Re: BMW: Radio Problems
Organization: HP Signal Analysis Division - Rohnert Park, CA
Newsgroups: rec.autos

Hi Judi,

 I'm about half-way through replacing the heater control cables in a 320i
BMW and it isn't too bad if you have a good manual.  The one I'm using is
from Haynes and is pretty accurate.   The main thing I've found useful in 
this project is the location of the screws that hold it all together.  If
you don't know where to look for them, it certainly isn't obvious. As the
previous response said though, if you haven't worked on cars much, you're
probably better finding a shop to do it for you.

   Good Luck,
     Gary


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From: dean@agora.rain.com (Dean Woodward)
Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech
Subject: Care and Feeding of Suzuki Samurai
Date: 9 Apr 92 15:38:42 GMT
Organization: Open Communications Forum

The other day was *very* nice weather, and I finally caved in and bought
a samurai, which is the only form of convertible I can afford. (Four Wheel 
Drive had something to do with it too- I like escaping crowds.)

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone out there has experiences/tips on the 
care of such a beast.  Mail is fine, if anyone else wants to see what I
learn I can mail it to them or post it, depending on responses.

Send mail to:  dean@agora.rain.com

Thanks!

-- 
Dean Woodward            | `I can't complain, but sometimes I still do,
dean@agora.rain.com      |   Life's been good to me so far...'
Public access user       |                                    -Joe Walsh
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: chilton@crc.ricoh.com (Jeff Chilton)
Subject: Re: Are all Americans Stupid ??
Organization: RICOH California Research Center
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 21:23:36 GMT


kerrat@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Adrian T Kerr) writes:
> magazine a Lambourghini Diamblo was driven legally at 204mph on a German 
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> autobhan.To be honest I don't need to be able to
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> Surely my sense of homour has momentarily disappeared but I am sure someone 
                     ^^^^^^
in one of the auto news groups was disscussing how to put her lipstick on whilst
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From: st883787@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Buying a car in New Hampshire
Date: 9 Apr 92 03:24:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Apr9.032446.13585
Reply-To: st883787@pip.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University

I need the expert advice of those in New England.  I'm in the market for a 
new car.  I also happen to be graduating this semester and don't plan on 
staying in MA, the land of the tax.  What I would like to do is this:
1. Decide what car i want includig options.
2. Go to New Hampshire and buy the car there since they have no sales tax.
3. Drive my new car back to MA for the reminder of the school year, then
   pack it up and depart for CO, my home for the next couple years.

OK, my questions are, since I don't have a MA drivers license and am not a 
MA resident, will the MA motor registry shit on me for trying to bring in a
car from NH?  Do dealers in NH issue temporary plates?  If they do, I 
wouldn't have to even bother with MA registry.  Could it be possible to drive
the car with the temporary plates and register in CO, or would I have to get
plates for the car before they let me have it (like in MA)?  In that case,
do I have to wait to get the plates from CO, or will they be cool and let me
go on my merry way.  I know that many people from MA buy their cars in NH
so I would appreciate their advice.  (To those of you who saw the same Channel 7 story about buying a car in NH, thus cheating MA out of revenue, I don't 
want to hear your righteous BS, I give MA enough $$ and I'm not even a 
state resident!)  Thanks again!
					Josh
From: philw@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Philip White)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Engine Braking - what causes it?
Date: 10 Apr 92 02:08:05 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.

In article <5313@nosc.NOSC.MIL> koziarz@halibut.nosc.mil (Walter A. Koziarz) writes:
>>predominantly, the action of trying to pull intake air past a closed throttle
>>plate is the source of 'engine-braking'...  don't believe someone saying
>>'compression' because *that* is *not* true -- Diesels essentially freewheel,
>>i.e. there is far *less* engine braking with a Diesel than with a gasoline
>>engine (all other factors equal).

and later on april 8:
>as a matter of fact, yes, i have lifted my foot off the accelerator...  i drive
>a Cummins-powered Diesel pickup and can *assure* you and anyone else that that
>Cummins essentially freewheels compared to an equivalent displacement gasoline
>V8 (359 cdi vs. 360 cid).  i do thank you for the compression-ratio reminder,
>but i am well aware of the Diesel's higher ratio.

Isn't that Cummins a TURBO-diesel?  I would expect the compression ratio
of the cylinder-piston-valve-rod-crank system to be lower than for a
non-turbo diesel.  In other words, if your Cummins' turbo was removed
it's compression ratio would be what, 11:1?  15:1?  Therefore any braking
obtained from compression (and heating) of air would be less than with
a same-size diesel of 23:1 compression ratio.  The turbo will not be
doing much under engine braking.
 
All I have experienced is engine braking in gas engines, turbo and
non-turbo.  Non-turbo have more braking, due to higher compression
ratio I think.  No doubt there is some power dissappated across a
gas engine's throttle, but I think (not based on actual calculations)
that the compression takes more power than the throttling.

Also, different diesels might have different valve timings, which
would give different amounts of compression braking.  (Eg. Cummins
turbo vs. VW car diesels.)

If the turbo diesels do have less compression braking than the 
non-turbos, that might explain the installation of "Jake" brakes
(also known as "compression" or "exhaust" brakes) on large
truck tractors.
 
Usually you're right on the money Walt, but I'm not sure I agree
on this one.
 
      Phil White   Tektronix, Beaverton, OR
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 US Mail: Mail Stop 59-432, P.O. Box 500, Beaverton OR 97077-0001
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: kester@mte.ncsu.edu (Dan Kester)
Subject: Re: New Camry
Organization: Mat. Sci. & Eng., NCSU
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 17:00:07 GMT

In article <1992Apr8.022119.13231@oz.plymouth.edu> j_schwar@oz.plymouth.edu
(Jeffrey A. Schwartz) writes:
>
>
>Hey everyone, I have a question I was hoping you could answer.  I'm
>thinking about buying the new camry, and was wondering if anyone has
>any experience with it.
>For example,  What you paid for it, How reliable its been, and if
>youve had any problems with toyota sales, or mechanical problems.
>Thanx for all your responces in advance.
>
>
>jeff
>
We got a Camry LE in december and are quite happy with it.  No problems so far.
It runs very nicely and is very comfortable to drive.  Ours has, in addition to
the standard LE features, alloy wheels and the 6 speaker sound system.  Paid
16,500 for it, which was ~400-500 over invoice.  In north carolina the toyota
distributor (Southeastern) tacks on their own extra charges (I didn't beleive
it either, at first, but it appears to be true), so invoice should be lower in
other parts of the country (see the usual sources: Edmunds, etc.)  It may be
hard to get a great deal, since it is a very popular car.  I got the deal I got
by spending a day driving around this part of the state getting prices, then
taking the best price I found to the local dealer and saying take it or leave
it.  It was also between xmas and new years, when things are slow.  If you're
not an experienced car buyer (I wasn't) go to the library and look at one of
the books about buying cars and negotiating with dealers.
From: alan@lancaster.nsc.com (The Hepburn)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Low Quality Windshields!
Date: 7 Apr 92 15:21:16 GMT
Organization: National Semiconductor Corporation

In article <12110038@hpmwfab2.HP.COM>, mdrayton@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mike Drayton) writes:
|> 
|>  ericr@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Eric Rentschler) writes:
|> 
|> >My question is:  how do you go about getting a windshield of original
|> >quality?
|> ----------
|> Buy original equipment from the dealer. 
|> 
|> 

If you take your vehicle to a dealer for a new windshield, they will simply send it
out to a local glass shop for replacement of said windshield.  You will pay the
cost of the glass shop replacing the glass, plus the dealer's cost of transporting
your vehicle back and forth.  Save yourself some time and money:  call your dealer and
ask him where he gets his glass work done.  Then call that place up and make an
appointment yourself.


-- 
Alan Hepburn           "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain
National Semiconductor       a little temporary safety deserve neither
Santa Clara, Ca              liberty nor safety."
alan@berlioz.nsc.com                              Benjamin Franklin
From: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: photo radar
Date: 9 Apr 92 19:54:35 GMT
Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA

In article <MATT.92Apr9135739@world.std.com> matt@world.std.com (Matt Saucier) writes:
>
>
>Is that really the case?  I mean, it makes it a CRIMINAL offense?!?
>Does that mean if I request a jury trial for a speeding offense (a
>civil offense, NOT criminal), and I lose the trial, I have a
>*CRIMINAL* offense on my head???  Any lawyers out there?
>
   No.  And in some states you CAN'T request a jury trial for a 
   ordinary traffic offense.  

   But I'm not a lawyer....I have SOME morals left.
From: rxkgre@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Geof Rey Evans)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: photo radar
Date: 15 Apr 92 00:26:42 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.

tracye@hpcvra.cv.hp.com (Tracy Evans) writes:

>well, I was caught speeding in germany.. I was just mailed the ticket with a
>photo of me in my old taurus.. the license plate showed.. I was doing 100 in a
>60.. oh, well, I paid the 20 dm..

>tracy

*>>> I'll bet you didn't lose any demerit points off your U.S. license
     but !
	 Geof.
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From: bryan@tekgen.bv.tek.com (Bryan Olson)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Common electrical problem
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:34:28 GMT
Organization: Tektronix, Inc.

>>Okay, speaking of bizarre electrical things... on my new GTI (yes I'm the  
>>one that posted a few days ago about the coolant light and stuck oil  
>>filter), every time I get out of the car, I get a static shock.  It only  
>>happens when my feet are grounded (i.e. on the ground) and I touch a metal  

This may not be the same problem, but this happens on my Jetta from time to 
time. I have some "anti-static" spray that I spray on my seats every year or so.
I bought it at Radio Shack some time back when I was doing computer repair,
but I'm not sure if they carry it any more. A PC/computer supply may carry it,
I noticed some in a "Global" catalog recently.

Bryan
From: welty@cabot.balltown.cma.COM (richard welty)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: RECYCLE YOUR ANTIFREEZE (Info for green-people).
Date: 15 Apr 92 14:44:27 GMT
Organization: New York State Institute for Sebastian Cabot Studies

In article <1992Apr13.014202.25312@trl.oz.au> c.oneill@trl.oz.au (Chris O'Neill) writes:
>Once again I ask: does anyone know why antifreeze needs to be changed?  The
>ethylene glycol itself does not decompose.  Corrosion inhibitors exist that
>bring corrosion to a virtual stop.

over time, anti-freeze solutions tend to become acidic (even while
testing as providing adequate cooling.)  as for corrosion inhibitors,
well, maybe they exist, but even in modern cars, you still see clogged
radiators and corroded cylinder heads often enough, so i guess not
everyone has gotten the message.

cheers,
  richard
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Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Wednesday, 15 Apr 1992 01:13:55 EDT
From: Naz Reyes <NAZ@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Maxima SE VS Camry SE

In article <8duiHca00awXAHaEVh@andrew.cmu.edu>, pb1w+@andrew.cmu.edu (Philip
Bronner) says:
>
>I have heard alot of talk on the net about the CAMRY SE and some seem
>excited.  Does anyone out there really think it is comparable to the
>Maxima SE with the 300 ZX engine.  I don't think so.
>                                                                        -Phil

The Maxima SE has a 190-bhp 24V dohc V-6, while the Camry SE has a 185-bhp
dohc 24V V-6.  And, no, the Maxima doesn't share the same engine as the
300ZX!!!  The 300ZX has a 222-bhp dohc 24V V-6 or the top of the line
300-bhp twin-turbo 24V V-6.

-Naz
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: ac579@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (G.C.J. Timm)
Subject: Re: <<< Mustang Powered Miata >>>
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 13:33:11 GMT


Per Road and Track Magazine May 1992 page 66.

"Ford's revised Mustange isn't due until mid-1994...
Ford will release the hottest version yet of the current
generation next January....
The Cobra will be limited run of 5000 cars in red, black or
teal...(WHAT! NO AMERICAN RACING BLUE AND WHITE!!! SACRILIGE!!!)
Using the GT-40 heads from the SVO catalog, along with mods
to the mass-airflow sensor, intake plenums, fuel injectors and
fuel pump, Ford Engineers expect to add 40-50 Bhp to the
current 225 Bhp, which will be slightly less than the LT1 in
F-body tune (That's the Camaro-bird, folks)
The 2-valve per cylinder remains but roller bearing rocker arms
will not be used.  Breathing above 4000 rpm is said to be much
improved....
Cobra won't violate the corporate edict against gas-guzzlers.
'It's all in the chips," says Janine Bay, program manager of
the Cobra."

Now, there's a woman to whom I would like to be introduced..

Jeff
Who does read magazines other than Consumer Reports, which
contrary to Pontiac SalesSlime belief is NOT owned by
Mitsubishi...
From: dean@cbmvax.commodore.com (Jeff Dean - LSI Test)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Ford Trucks
Date: 16 Apr 92 12:28:12 GMT
Reply-To: dean@cbmvax.commodore.com (Jeff Dean - LSI Test)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <1992Apr15.204911.15807@u.washington.edu> ryan@kirchoff.ee.washington.edu ( Ryan C Kearny ) writes:
>I am graduating from EE (finally) and am looking to buy a Ford
>F150 or F250 4x4 or 2x4  hopefully newer than say 1982.  Does anybody
>have any recommendations on what to look for for under $5,000 
>preferably around 4,000?  Are some of those years better than others?
>
Congrats on your graduation!  If you happen to think about a new Ford, 
check out the college grad program.  They're offering $500 and special
financing until the end of the year.

jd
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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Monday, 6 Apr 1992 18:55:10 EDT
From: James R. Sanford <JRS146@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: spark plugs

I would like to know which are the best plugs for any car and espically
my 84 Accord.  I have looked at the Bosch Platinum, but are they the best.
Thanks in advance...
James R. Sanford
From: peterco@eff.org (Peter A. Cohen)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Honda Prelude Manual
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:47:11 GMT
Organization: ON Technology, Inc.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2

You might want to try Hondacar International.  They are a club of sorts
of Honda owners, and they sell a lot of parts for Hondas that are
otherwise tough to get.

They sell factory manuals for $57 a pop...

If you're interested, here's their address:

Hondacar International
P.O. Box 5242
Deptford, NJ 08096

- Peter
From: henry@netlink.cts.com (Henry Sevilla)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Sprockets' alignment
Date: 10 Apr 92 03:52:15 GMT
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA


   Hello... here's my situation. If I am re-installing a timing chain that
grasps the crank, cam and oil-pump/distributor sprockets, and has 
a sprocket tensioner... If the pistons are TDC (1st and 6th cylinder), and 
the cam is at TDC (just for safety reasons though, could some of you tell me 
of things to look for to determine if the cam is at TDC?) regardless of 
where the oil/dist sprocket was, should I go ahead and align the marks of it 
to the crank sprocket like the book instructs? (this would turn the dist
rotor about 180 degrees).
    I was somewhat disturbed that it wasn't aligned when I opened it up,
especially after I had set the engine to TDC, but am somewhat hesitant to 
think it improbable since the tensioner was failing and the car was idling
too roughly, stalling, etc.  The chain isn't stretched, I am sure. I just don't 
know where to go from here... particularly since the book warns of serious 
engine damage if these sprockets aren't aligned. 


   Any one care to redirect me here?
Thank you for any help...

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From: lung@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Terence Lung)
Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.vw
Subject: Re: Common electrical problem
Date: 12 Apr 92 23:44:26 GMT
Reply-To: lung@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Terence Lung)
Followup-To: rec.autos
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

In article <17739@oasys.dt.navy.mil> lung@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Terence Lung)  
writes:
> If your wall electrical outlet doesn't provide, what can be wrong?
> 
> ok. ok.  this has next to nothing to do with autos!  but the 
> mentality requires the same.  what do we say about a new newsgroup...
> rec.homes.repair?????
Thanks to somebody out there, I now know there exists a group called
misc.consumers.house...  I highly recommend it.

>Randy (randy@rdr.com) writes:
>Okay, speaking of bizarre electrical things... on my new GTI (yes I'm the  
>one that posted a few days ago about the coolant light and stuck oil  
>filter), every time I get out of the car, I get a static shock.  It only  
>happens when my feet are grounded (i.e. on the ground) and I touch a metal  
>part of the car, and only immediately after I get out.  It gets worse the  
>longer I drive!  I get some real doozies when I drive even 10 or 15 miles  
>across town to get to the office.  It's gotten to the point where I'm  
>always sure to touch the car with a clothed part of my body to decrease  
>the pain of the shock.

>Okay.  What's up?

You've been possessed?  
Truthfully, I have no idea.
But if I do not trust something electrically, I'll take out one of
my keys and touch the car with it (some metal part).  Don't Scratch!!!!
If the car was going to shock me, it shocks the key instead.
I don't understand this, but it works.  The static electricity
gets discharged.  This same trick works in casinos, hotels and
other staticcy (is this a word?) occasions.

Terence
From: philw@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Philip White)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Engine Braking - what causes it?
Date: 15 Apr 92 02:39:44 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.


If anyone is still listening on this thread -
 
A perfect example of how badly confused and misunderstood discussions
can become on UseNet.  Many, myself included, do not understand
or do not fully read previous posts before themselves posting...
 
I admit - I was wrong - I posted supporting the idea that an engine
can provide significant "engine braking" with a wide-open throttle,
due to the work being done in the compression stroke (diesel or
gasoline engine with W.O.T. or no throttle).
 
I FORGOT ABOUT THE STROKE FOLLOWING THE COMPRESSION STROKE.
(The expansion stroke.)  Which will return much of the energy stored
in the compressed gas, by doing work on the piston.  If we ignore
friction and any loss of heat from the compressed gas, all stored
energy will be returned - no net energy absorbed by the engine-air
system.  OK, and valve timing differences may have some effect,
but I am willing to believe those 3 effects are all small.

How embarrassing.

I suppose it's too late to move this to rec.autos.tech...

Also, I hope all are now convinced that there is plenty of energy
available from other cylinders, or stored in the flywheel, to
compress the cylinder contents on each compression stroke.  This
compression does take energy, but it comes back, with a good deal
more added, on a combustion-expansion stroke.

Also, instead of doing:
> (for simplicity, let work = (average pressure)*(change in volume) and we
> won't worry about non-linearity and change in temperature) 

it is not difficult to integrate (F dx) as x goes from zero to the full
stroke distance of the engine.  F is force, F = P A  where P is the
instantaneous pressure and A is the fixed piston area.  Or use 
P = Pc - Pa  (cylinder pressure minus atmospheric).  I get :
 F = (c1/(c2 - x)) - c3
 
Where the cn are suitable constants.

The definite integral has the units of ft-lbs (energy or work).

      Phil White   Tektronix, Beaverton, OR
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