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pasadena_commut replied to the thread Urinal smell in 2008 Prius - possibly from A/C ?.

If the A/C has been running (even indirectly, like in the defrost mode) it is a good idea to turn it off a couple of minutes before the...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Can you live by eating three $3 meals a day?.

Canned pet food is still canned food. Not much chance of bacteria in that. Other sorts of contaminants (chemicals, glass or metal...

pasadena_commut liked Leadfoot J. McCoalroller's post in the thread Can you live by eating three $3 meals a day?.

Economy of scale goes a long way. It's hard to make a $3 meal. But it's relatively easy to make four for $12. The key ingredient is...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread crazy cold weather this weekend...

Well, he was a politician, so >= 90% is pretty much guaranteed. However, in this case you are implicitly assuming either that if the...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread crazy cold weather this weekend...

The 12V and/or the HV pack are too cold. So maybe try to warm them up, old school style? Heat a bunch of rocks, bricks, or what have...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread DIY report: replace 12v battery with 55ah "ExpertPower" from Ebay.

Solar panel charger. It only needs to provide a little more (on average) than the standard parasitic draw of around 25 mA. More...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Can you live by eating three $3 meals a day?.

Road kill. A Prius isn't just good for better mpg! Lots of recipes, just watch re-runs of The Beverly Hillbillies and follow Granny's...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread $1100 Refurbished Battery Performing Poorly After 3 Months.

I watched that video yesterday. Highly recommended. The little CAT scan pictures of batteries were really nice. For once you could...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Seeing when Open Loop to Closed Loop happens.

Used Torque on the return trip. Got on the highway and drove along occasionally checking coolant temperature and closed/open. It was...

pasadena_commut replied to the thread Can you live by eating three $3 meals a day?.

Maybe 10 years ago the supermarkets all carried big bags of frozen veggies, like 2 or 3 lbs of peas, green beans, corn, or a mixture....

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Recent changes to Techron 12 oz. bottles?

For many years, like once a year, I pour a bottle of Techron in our cars' tanks before a fill up. Take off the cap, poke a hole in the...

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pasadena_commut replied to the thread Heating not working.

OP changed thermostat, maybe a big air bubble in the heater core? There is also the occasional pump jammed with bits of rubber: 08...