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pasadena_commut replied to the thread radiator replacement proactively?.
Combs will not work on the condenser, the pattern is alternating up/down triangles - there is no way to "comb" through it. I did spend...
Jun 26, 2026 at 7:29 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Ford CEO had a peculiar statement the other day about right to repair, cited here (and many other places): Ford CEO Jim Farley’s Right...
Jun 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Youngin' I remember filling my '65 Corvair in 1976 for a bit more than $5. (14 gallon tank, but I never let it go below 1/4 full.)
Jun 25, 2026 at 2:35 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Where can the OE main battery be bought for a decent price.
Are you posting from the Evil Trek universe? In this one it is the other way around, at least for NiMH cells used in hybrid cars....
Jun 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Named after two brothers whose family name was Angel. Not, as one might have expected from the era it was founded, because it was...
Jun 23, 2026 at 4:59 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread TPMS Troubleshooting.
Each sensor has a low pressure setting. For the sake of argument, let's say it should be 27 psi but is set to 35 psi on at least one of...
Jun 22, 2026 at 2:17 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
We certainly did. It was a lot easier then than now because rent was a much smaller fraction of income.
Jun 20, 2026 at 8:22 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
If the property in question is rented out then the structure must be depreciated over a 27.5 year period and that deducted from the...
Jun 20, 2026 at 8:14 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread How much is your local "Trump at the Pump Tax?".
Giving them the benefit of the doubt, renting is often the better strategy when a person is only staying in a location for a short time....
Jun 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread a/c stops/starts intermittently.
This. At one point I had a Dorman pump installed, and it worked great - except for those times when it didn't start. PITA to diagnose....
Jun 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread Maintainance Priority: Transaxle vs Coolant vs Inverter Coolant Pump.
Measuring the voltage of the coolant in the radiator with respect to ground can be informative. It is important that the voltmeter...
Jun 19, 2026 -
pasadena_commut replied to the thread 12v battery saver?.
Use a battery tender, of which there are many models from many vendors. Keeping the 12V fully charged will help prevent sulfation by...
Jun 19, 2026
