HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: mikeb@nowaksg.chem.nd.edu (Michael George Buening)
Subject: Re: Hydrides (Was: Carburetors, gasoline, and why I don't recycle)
Keywords: BOOM
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 17:36:12 GMT

In article <1992Sep4.181003.19528@ttinews.tti.com> kevin@drogges.tti.com (Kevin Carothers) writes:
>In article <2AA544AE.27353@ics.uci.edu> craigm@ics.uci.edu (Craig MacFarlane) writes:
>
> [---]
>>Ever witness the detonation of a
>>>hydrogen-oxygen balloon?  Mighty impressive.
>>
>>Simple solution: Then don't carry a tank a hydrogen around.  Carry a
>>		 tank of water around.
>>
>>Hard problem: Separating the hydrogen from the water right before the
>>	      hydrogen needs to be burned.
>>
>>I admittedly haven't any idea what it takes to separate hydrogen and
>>oxygen, but a system which did so right before the hydrogen was to
>>enter the combustion chamber would alleviate the fears of leveling
>>city blocks.
>>
>
> I believe it's because the energy required to seperate the 'H' thingy
> from the 2 O thingys is more than the energy you get out of the 'H'.
>
> However, I remember back in 1976 reading in Scientific American that 
> there were methods of storing chemically-available  Hydrogen for com-
> bustion safely in the form of metal hydrides. In fact, the article said
> that they ran buses in Germany (experimentally, of course), and claimed
> it was safer to transport than gasoline (they shot the hydride canister 
> with a 30-06 rifle).
>
> Anyone care to enlighten us on this particular technology (NOT the 30-06 :)?
>
>--
>Kevin Carothers   {psivax,philabs,retix,quad1}!ttidca!kevin

I wonder how they liberated the hydrogen from the metal hydride in a reasonable
fashion.  In the Merck Index, the following is stated about sodium hydride :
     "Reacts explosively with water, violently with lower alcohols, ignites
      spontaneously on standing in moist air."
For lithium hydride, the index states:
     "No solvent known.  Rapidly dec in water to form lithium hydroxide
      and hydrogen.  Reacts with the lower alcohols, carboxylic acids,
      chlorine, and ammonia at 400 oC to liberate hydrogen."
There are also the corresponding metal borohydrides which are more stable
on the shelf but are not as reactive.  These things must be stored in very
dry conditions even in small quantities on the shelf in our lab to aviod 
explosions.  And any of you organic chemists out there can tell me more about
how they go boom in the lab.  I would worry about storing large quantities
of metal hydrides in my car and I am curious as to the manner in which the
Germans extracted the hydrogen for combustion and what they did with the
not-so-inocuous by-products that must be left over.  Any more info out there?
Can you also tell me the bib info on that Scientific American article?

				--Michael Buening
				internet: mikeb@nowaksg.chem.nd.edu



Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Buying an old Police car
Date: 14 Sep 92 19:05:54 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


In article <trussell.716418275@cwis> trussell@cwis.unomaha.edu (Tim Russell) writes:
>livneh@oliver.rutgers.edu (Shai Livneh) writes:
>
>>I'm looking into buying an old police car (preferably
>>an 87-90 Chevy Caprice with a 350 and the standard
>>police package additions.  Does any one out there have
>>one or had one at one point?  Are there any problems
>>I should be looking for after I buy it?  Where should 
>
>    Be /VERY/ careful.  I've read articles and heard of people getting
>burnt bigtime buying ex-cop cars, because the police very often
>don't worry about emission standards and other laws when modifying
>their cars, but YOU are expected to bring the vehicle to street legal
>specifications within X days after purchasing it.

Worse than that, most cop cars have been driven HARD. Some have even
been wrecked. Almost all will have worn suspension components and
certainly lots of engine wear from extended periods of idling while
Officer Friendly clocked those evil speeders.

The emissions aspects may not be a problem; since the car's going to
need a new engine anyway, just have it rebuilt to factory specs and the
emissions will be within legal limits. ;-)
From: rrusk@ssd.csd.harris.com (Bob Rusk)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Passive or Attack Belts
Date: 15 Sep 92 21:30:20 GMT
	<pedersen-090992144946@128.157.59.61>
	<1992Sep15.144700.7031@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
Reply-To: rrusk@ssd.csd.harris.com
Distribution: na
Organization: Harris Computer Systems Division

On 15 Sep 92 14:47:00 GMT, kwan@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Yik-Yin Edwin Kwan) wrote:

>I just have the driver side motorized seatbelt on my Probe replaced,
>because it got stuck halfway between the A and B pillars the other day.
>The mechanic said the moving buckle, the track and the motor are 
>manufactured as 1 assembly, and cannot be taken apart.

>I spent $487 for the whole thing!  Arrrgh ...

Doesn't Ford warranty those things?  I think my Nissan has a 100K mile or
lifetime or something-like-it warranty on the mouse belt.

--
-----------------------------------
 Bob Rusk
 rrusk@ssd.csd.harris.com
 My thoughts, probably not Harris'.
From: long@hal.COM (Long Hu)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: engine knocking question
Keywords: knocking
Date: 15 Sep 92 01:56:42 GMT
Followup-To: long@hal.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: HaL Computer Systems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: bluebird.hal.com


Sorry if this is a FAQ. I have a 91 Toyota 4Runner 4 cyl. It occasionally
knocks when I am climbing hills or when I step on the gas hard. The
owner's manual said that this engine will occasionally knock. I do notice
using higher grade gasoline does reduce the knocking considerably. Can
someone tell me what causes knocking and why higher grade gasoline reduces
knocking, and whether prolonged knocking causes engine damage. I am trying
to determine whether I need to pay high price for high grade gasoline,
or can I just stay with cheaper gasoline and ignore the knocking.

I am not a reader of this group, can you please send the reply to me
directly. thanks in advance.

long@hal.com
HAL Computer
From: rrusk@ssd.csd.harris.com (Bob Rusk)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Buying an old Police car
Date: 14 Sep 92 21:45:09 GMT
	<BuKpvE.AoJ@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>
Reply-To: rrusk@ssd.csd.harris.com
Organization: Harris Computer Systems Division

On 14 Sep 92 15:04:26 GMT, dbowman@shade (Don A. Bowman) wrote:

>Get the same car from some little old lady who drove it to church 
>on Sunday. (It will be the same care, just in better shape).

That's just it, it won't be the same car!  The police package comes with
(or used to come with) a heavy-duty frame, rear axle (sometimes), brakes 
(sometimes), wheels, transmission, springs, sway bars and seats.  And
frequently they come with a heavy-duty or high-performance engine.

As an aside, a friend once bought an ex-fire-chief car.  It had all of
the police package except for the engine.  ('75 Monaco with a 360 instead
of the police 440.)  The car had fine handling and lots of heavy-duty
parts, low miles, and apparently had received much nicer treatment than
the police cars did.  Since the big engine isn't as big as it used to be,
the fire chief might have that now, too.  Anyway, it's an idea for how
to find a police-cruiser type car.

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From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.driving
Subject: Valentine One - WAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
Date: 11 Sep 92 16:40:32 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

Based on the glowing rave review posted here, as well as the high praise
bestowed upo it by the editorial staff at Car & Driver in its October
issue, I called Valentine Research this morning to order my very own
Valentine One.

Apparently a great many people had the same idea that I did, for I was
told that the V-1 is BACK ORDERED UNTIL JANUARY(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

		     WAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! ;-)

It was only a couple days ago that another poster told about having just
received his V-1, and gave it a nice review. Now just a couple days later
they're on a 4 month back order? YOWZA! That's one heck of a demand
surge!!

Incidentally, they put me in the queue, and promised not to bill my card
until they actually ship. I also inquired about their "stealth kit," which
turns out to be an extra display unit which mounts down low in the
vehicle, out of sight of enforcers. Using this $69 add-on, you can run
the V-1 in "dark" mode mounted high up where it works best, and yet you
don't have the blinking light show to draw attention to the fact that
you have a detector mounted there. The stealth kit can be added later,
allowing you to try the V-1 out and get the kit only if you really
want/need it. Sounds like Mike Valentine has been talking to Dr. Umberto
Bigone. ;-)
From: mjt@voodoo.boeing.com (Jim Tallant)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Car insurance.
Date: 15 Sep 92 17:20:07 GMT
Reply-To: mjt@voodoo.boeing.com
Organization: BoGart System Tools

In article <BuL12M.C0I@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan) writes:
|> 
|> >In article <1992Sep11.150335.5378@cs.brown.edu> mtl@cs.brown.edu writes:
|> >>
|> >>	People say that insurance companies consider all 2-door cars as 
|> >>	sports cars and charge more insurance fees on them. Is that true? 
|> >
|> Not all 2-door coupes are "sports cars" to all insurance companies. I
|> had a '72 6-cylinder Mustang 2 door, which wasn't considered a sports
|> car. Heck, I don't even think my '91 Mustang with a V8 is considered a
|> "sports car" - the policy says nothing about it anywhere. Perhaps since
|> mine doesn't say "GT" in the name (it says "LX" instead) I end up having
|> my power without the price. ;-)

My '89 Probe GT isn't considered a sports car by my insurance company
either.  That was one of the deceiding factors in choosing the Probe GT
over some other smaller GT's when I bought it which were sports car
according to my insurance company.

-- 
Jim Tallant 					      mjt@voodoo.ca.boeing.com
==============================================================================
I came, I saw, I had no idea what was going on, so I left.
< The above is my opinion alone, not that of my employer >
Newsgroups: rec.autos

Greetings,

Anyone out there have info on an ISUZU Amigo?  I am thinking
about getting a car like this or equivalent and will appreciate
any feedback anyone has to offer.

Basically, I am thinking about...what's the best price I would
get for the Amigo SX with no options.

Also, I heard the crash test on the thing shows that it is not
too safe.. is this true.

Thanks in advance,
Fred Chin
chin@hpcc01.corp.hp.com
From: genet@hplsla.hp.com (Gene Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Superchargers...
Date: 9 Sep 92 15:19:04 GMT
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA

I think I read in Popular Science a couple years ago that VW was
supercharging one of their cars, or thinking about it.

I'm really interested in seeing more superchargers on vehicles, too.
The turbo charger approach always seemed too complicated to be very
reliable.  Combined with fuel injection and some of the other trick
fuel system parts, they could do great things.

-Gene
From: fierro@uts.amdahl.com (Doug Fierro)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: GMs plan: New Credit Card
Date: 10 Sep 92 20:19:45 GMT
Reply-To: fierro@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Doug Fierro)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA


In article <183458@pyramid.pyramid.com> jchu@pyramid.COM (Jan-Hua Chu) writes:
>In article <67869@hydra.gatech.EDU>, ph279sw@prism.gatech.EDU (FR SIGING WEI) w
rites:
>|> The plastic to steel:
>|> GM is to announce its new MasterCard:
>|>     (if the news is precise)
>|>             No Annual Fee
>|>             10.6% interest rate
>|>     and
>|>             credit on GM new cars (forget the percentage).
>|>
>|> It should be in the news somewhere today.
>|>
>|> Sq
>
>Actually, I've got the GM Card invitation yesterday, 9/8.
>The interest rate is 16.x%.
>They will give you 5% of the purchases you made as credit
>toward purchasing or leasing a GM car.  This credit will
>be on top of other discounts/incentives.

  Some details requested on this part:

  1) is there a limit that can be accumulated on the 5% towards
     a new car purchase/lease/whatever?

  2) Is there a time period that you have to cash in on this 5%?

  
  This seems a lot like the American Airline credit card, where a dollar
charged is a mile earned for frequent flyer mileage.  There is no limit
on miles accumulated, but you can only keep the miles for a certain number
of years before the miles credited expires.

  Doug 

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Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: chung@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Vicente Chung)
Subject: Re: Winter tires VS All-season
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 17:56:37 GMT
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester

In article <9209141818.AA11600@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, lcheng@WATSON.IBM.COM writes:
|> Recently, <eliot@lanmola.engr.washington.edu> and others wrote about
|> the thrills of winter driving with an AWD Eagle Talon.
|> 
|> ABS does not guarantee shorter stops in the snow.  For loose snow or
|> mud, locked wheels build up a wedge in front of the tire that
|> slows the car down much more quickly.  ABS cycles the brakes on and off
|> so the distances are ridiculously long in comparison.
|> 
|> People tend to assume that AWD gives you much more grip in the snow.
|> That's true, but only for acceleration.  What many forget is that
|> for braking, the total grip is roughly the same as with 2WD cars.
|> 
|> Look, having 4 snow tires with an AWD car in the snow is a lot of fun
|> but one shouldn't be seduced by the extra traction.  Prudence, as
|> always, is a must.
|> 
|> - Lawrence Cheng
|>   lcheng@watson.ibm.com
|>   Owner of an Audi Quattro and former SCCA rallyist; no flames,
|>   I'm no armchair driver.


Here in Minnesota we usually have icy roads or roads covered with snow mixed with
sand and salt.  Is ABS ineffective in these conditions?

V E Chung
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: kelley@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sean Kelley)
Subject: Re: Buying an old Police car
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 02:25:54 GMT

>livneh@oliver.rutgers.edu (Shai Livneh) writes:

>>I'm looking into buying an old police car (preferably
>>an 87-90 Chevy Caprice with a 350 and the standard
>>police package additions.  Does any one out there have
>>one or had one at one point?  Are there any problems
>>I should be looking for after I buy it?  Where should 


I do not know if i would buy a old police...you know howmuch those
things get abused?..even if they have low miles on them, most likely the
engine is shot, even though the body is good, minus the bullet holes,
maybe, I dont, know if I would want to risk buying a car that has had
the crap beat out of it on a regular basis.

Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: dstarr@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dwight Starr)
Subject: Re: Info: How to turn off OXYGEN SENSOR light in '86 VW JETTA ??
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 01:27:39 GMT

In article <a6tny-=@lynx.unm.edu> andrea@carina.unm.edu (Michelle Renee Wright) writes:
>
>
>I have a friend that has a 1986 VW Jetta that has the Oxygen Sensor light on. He says it's very distracting and would like to turn it off if possible. Any recommendation or suggestions regarding this problem would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks,
>
>Andrea
>
>andrea@carina.unm.edu

I had an 75 Rabbit that had a little slide switch on the back of the speedometer
You just had to reach up under the dash and feel around a little for the small
square bit of plastic and slide it one way or the other and then slide it back.
At least I think thats what the switch was for.  It turned off some light that
came on at a specific mileage. It's worth a try.


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From: wwein@scott.skidmore.edu (warren wein)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: Dealing with the dealer.
Date: 9 Sep 92 19:54:12 GMT
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY


THis is only a test.  Sorry.

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'83 Audi 5000s: sport sedan from hell!!!
'86 Toyota MR2: a real sports car, fun! fun! and more FUN!
'90 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX: "Atomic M&M"  Is this thing glued to the
                                          road? 	

" Insurance in Brooklyn costs how much ?! "

e-mail: wwein@skidmore.edu
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From: goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg)
Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech
Subject: Re: Turbocharging a '91 Honda CRX Si....
Date: 11 Sep 92 17:22:44 GMT
Reply-To: goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg)
Followup-To: rec.autos
Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Annapolis, MD

In rec.autos, ssr@siberia.cypress.com (Bapcha/FPGA) writes:
>How could I turbocharge my '91 CRX Si.... I really love that car - but
>heck - I could use some turbo boost....
>How much will it cost me to get it installed ?  Do I lose my factory
>warranty if I do that before 36K miles ?  And how much hp would I
>gain for how much of a loss in fuel economy....
>Just toying with the idea....

I hope you go no further than toying with the idea.  Turbocharged engines
are configured from the ground up for turbocharging.  The process increases
system heat and can have serious consequences on the wear of bearings,
seals, and rings.   The camshafts, intake manifolds, injectors exhaust
system, and general under-hood layout must be specifically designed.
The mechanical load bearing parts must also be strong enough to handle
the extra power.

I own an 87 Toyota Supra Turbo.  I must ask for a special turbo-rated
oil.  i must also allow the engine to idle for a minute or two immediately
after high-speed running to allow the turbocharge to spin down.

As far as fuel usage is concerned, I think my mileage is as good or
better than a similar non-turbo supra.  The advantage of a turbocharger
is that it gives more power when its needed, but doesn't tax you whan
you don't need it.  It's like a temporary way to make you engine bigger!
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Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: nunn@sura.net (Deborah Nunn)
Subject: Re: Bugs (and Bras)
Organization: SURAnet, College Park, MD, USA, NA, Earth, Milky Way
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 17:46:16 GMT

In article <Bu61y4.Hr7@news.cso.uiuc.edu> khan@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Coleman) writes:
>kcreta@sedona.intel.com (Kenneth Creta) writes:
>
>>	How can I remove the bug guts I get all over the front of my BLACK
>>	car?  I try and dodge those little guys but I'd swear some were on
>>	a suicide mission :)

Well, what I use is a product called a Dobie Pad.  It's a sponge covered
with a nylon mesh cover. You can use it to clean dishes or teflon pans,
too.  I used it on my two-month old car a couple of weeks ago, and it
worked like a charm!  I was very cautious about using it, since I didn't
want to damage the clear-coat finish.  What I found was that just by
rubbing the pad *very, very* lightly over the bug remains, they came off
immediately.  I examined the car very carefully after the initial spot 
cleaning, and could see no trace of scratches or any damage.

Just my $.02 worth.

>What about "stealth" bras which absorb RADAR and/or LIDAR? Worthwhile or 
>marketing gimmick?

I want to know about this as well, please.


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From: welty@cabot.balltown.cma.COM (richard welty)
Subject: Re: I thought DuPont was against it!!!
Organization: New York State Institute for Sebastian Cabot Studies
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 19:56:19 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.002145.19536@icf.hrb.com> mjk@icf.hrb.com (Michael J. Kelley) writes:
>Sounds to me like a few people were talking out their butts. 

no, shithead.  it means that dupont has changed their minds

cheers,
  richard
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From: hong@remus.rutgers.edu (Hyunki Hong)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: COLORMATCH paints
Date: 10 Sep 92 15:52:39 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


I ordered the COLORMATCH paint more than a month ago and haven't
received it yet.  They even charged me when I looked at my monthly
credit card statement.  I'd like to know if I'm just being overly
anxious or is this company a fake.
    
Newsgroups: rec.autos
From: Anders Wallgren <anders@verity.com>
Subject: Re: Swedish prices of Volvo child accesories
Organization: Verity, Mountain View, CA, USA
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 20:01:24 GMT
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6D25585D501C897@pokey.verity.com>
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9
X-Xxdate: Tue, 8 Sep 92 21:05:09 GMT

In article <92248.144341MONTANAN@EVALUN11.BITNET> Rogelio
Montanana, MONTANAN@EVALUN11.BITNET writes:
>I live in Spain and have asked the local VOlov dealers about those
accesories,
>but the prices seem too high to me. I plan to go to Sweden in a
few days
>and am considering buying them there if the price is lower.
>
>The best prices that I have got here are 1850 SEK (plus 15% taxes)
for the baby
>chair and 1080 (plus 15% taxes) for the child seat with backrest.

You can get the tax back when you leave the country if you buy it
from a store that participates in the "Duty Free" program

anders
From: huffstatler@esvax.avnet.com
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: BMW Highway Patrol Car
Date: 8 Sep 92 15:59:23 GMT
Organization: Avnet Computer - CTC Group; Culver City, CA

In article <1992Aug28.150000.1590@csi.uottawa.ca>, kiisaka@csi.uottawa.ca (Ken Iisaka (the mad pianist)) writes:
> Speaking of expensive cop cars, the city of Aspen, Colorado has been using
> Saab 9000s for a while...
> -- 
> Ken Iisaka  kiisaka@csi.uottawa.ca : Just got back from Aspen, Colorado.
> Artificial Intelligence Laboratory : Please be gentle.  I have to get 
> University of Ottawa, Ont., Canada : acclimatised to the low altitude here.
> H: +1 613 237 6642     W: 564 8155 : I was a mountain goat there...


  Not real suprising for Aspen, considering that this is supposed to be
  -the- yuppie/star hangout out the decade!  I seem to remember hearing
  that there was more money per capita there than anywhere else in the 
  country!
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