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ChapmanF replied to the thread Rotate ICE by hand - no tools, hypothetically.
It occurs to me that I could have been less snarky in #18, and said something more like this: Most of the time, when I've seen posts...
May 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Need fast advice on throttle surge on 2016 C.
Trying to explain something successfully to others always has been an effective test of how well you understand it yourself. The best...
May 15, 2026 at 9:56 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Clock spring and spiral cable trouble.
At least that wasn't the worst case. It made you aware right away that you were going to smack the steering wheel if you crashed....
May 15, 2026 at 9:10 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
About $1.87 today.
May 14, 2026 at 11:36 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Need fast advice on throttle surge on 2016 C.
Where did you get the idea there's a clutch that engages or disengages? Yes, pushing the go pedal further means you want to change the...
May 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
I suspect that was 40.9 and 44.9 ¢/gal (i.e., about $3.12 to $3.44 in today's dollars).
May 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Need fast advice on throttle surge on 2016 C.
What I'm accustomed to is the reverse of that: the battery is at max charge on a downhill run, and hearing the engine revs increase when...
May 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread "EGR DELETE" Instructions.
Sounds like you are conflating two things (which happens a lot in EGR threads): the temperature reached inside an engine cylinder, for...
May 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Clock spring and spiral cable trouble.
I doubt that there would be any sense in doing anything to a new one before installing it. Would only void the warranty and mess up...
May 14, 2026 at 7:47 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Clock spring and spiral cable trouble.
A friend's Galaxie 500 had a clock that was powered by a spring. It had a pair of contacts that would close when the spring was close to...
May 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Clock spring and spiral cable trouble.
In my gen 1, I may have acted early when I noticed a soft card-shuffling (or, well, card-bridging) sound when turning the wheel. I took...
May 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread A/C compressor wiring harness / connector.
Just getting my bearings here ... I assume the part sticking out to the lower left in the photo is the connector for the incoming...
May 14, 2026 at 12:07 PM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Vaccine provocation.
The first capture on the Wayback Machine is from 27 December 1996.
May 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Clock spring and spiral cable trouble.
Just wait'll you price the same part for a gen 3 some day ....
May 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM -
ChapmanF replied to the thread Environmental News.
When I was a grad student, there was a local guy who was a university employee—he worked in facilities maintenance, but being an...
May 14, 2026 at 10:51 AM
