Forum: Technology
June 22nd 20, 06:47 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Torque Wrench Safety Question
On Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 8:26:05 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> Bump...
I needed to pass inspection to sell a car in Germany, just had to swap two tires with ones I had.
I put a...
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Forum: Technology
October 1st 18, 03:28 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Views: 837
ignition hard to turn
Follow-up: the small amount of STP must have eventually worked its way through the lock, and now we're having no issues.
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Forum: Technology
August 14th 18, 01:23 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Views: 837
ignition hard to turn
On Monday, August 13, 2018 at 10:29:26 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> > You're putting a load on the latch of the steering wheel lock. Rotate the steering wheel until the pressure is relieved...
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Forum: Technology
August 13th 18, 01:44 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Views: 837
ignition hard to turn
On Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 5:58:27 PM UTC-4, John_H wrote:
> Tim R wrote:
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> >It's an older Chevy. Occasionally the key didn't want to turn, but enough jiggling and I could get it to start.
>...
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Forum: Technology
August 10th 18, 08:51 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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ignition hard to turn
It's an older Chevy. Occasionally the key didn't want to turn, but enough jiggling and I could get it to start.
Now it's every time, and I'm never sure I'll get it.
Would spraying lubricant into...
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Forum: Technology
September 26th 16, 08:04 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 7
Views: 341
91 Volvo power window switch
On Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 8:16:25 PM UTC-4, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
> Tim R wrote:
> > In Virginia you fail annual inspection for the driver's power window, though none of the others have...
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Forum: Technology
September 22nd 16, 03:40 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Views: 341
91 Volvo power window switch
On Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 9:09:56 AM UTC-4, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> So, crimp the connector socket contacts slightly with needle-nose pliers,
> and clean with DeOxit or some other slightly...
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Forum: Technology
September 22nd 16, 12:58 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Views: 341
91 Volvo power window switch
In Virginia you fail annual inspection for the driver's power window, though none of the others have to work.
Of course that is the only switch that doesn't work. After disassembling, cleaning,...
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Forum: Technology
November 3rd 15, 05:07 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Views: 472
checking out a (cheapish) used car
Pay for the CarFax. Or the equivalent, there's another good place out there, I forget the name.
I failed to do this last time, at a dealer, and it turned out to be a bad mistake.
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