Technical

A little off topic.
Garia launches street legal electrical golf car. http://www.techchee.com Chee, it's too small for me. cuhulin ... 24 Feb 2010 14:20

Tidbit from the Toyota hearings
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., chairman of an Energy and Commerce subcommittee investigating Toyota's recalls, said the company "misled the American public by saying that they and other independent sources had thoroughly analyzed the electronics systems and eliminated electronics as a possible cause of sudden unintende... 24 Feb 2010 16:37

Toyota Throttle Electronics Easily Confused
The floor mats and sticking pedal accounts for only 30% of the problems. The true cause of sudden acceleration is still not known so no real solution is possible. IMO it's the electronics. "In earlier testimony, David Gilbert, a Southern Illinois University professor, tells the panel he was able to produce in a l... 4 Mar 2010 11:16

And now the Bull starts
A woman testified before Congress that when her Toyota began accelerating uncontrollably she "put the car in neutral and it had no effect, I stepped on the brakes and it had no effect, I applied the emergency brake and it had no effect, I even tried to put the car into reverse and I couldn't." Huh? Putting the ca... 28 Feb 2010 13:24

Guys, I *have* to run a front plate...
Ulf <asdf(a)asdf.com> wrote in news:O_adnSylyIyZ9xzWnZ2dnUVZ8hudnZ2d(a)giganews.com: Nate Nagel wrote: On 02/21/2010 01:39 AM, Tim Wescott wrote: On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:09:04 -0500, Nate Nagel wrote: I dunno, years and years ago I had a VW Scirocco and the front plate bracket had been mangled bey... 27 Feb 2010 01:19

Advice Needed: Aerostar AC Compressor Clutch
My 93 Aerstar has 170,000 miles. Today when I switched on the Air Conditioning I heard a loud squeal from the engine compartment and soon smelled burning rubber. Later when I had a friend switch the AC on and off while I observed the compressor, I could see the plate initially move in to engage then quickly disen... 22 Feb 2010 14:13

Bob Celeste's Model T Ford Hybrid Electric Truck.
http://neeaa.org/bob.htm Nice. cuhulin ... 20 Feb 2010 11:22

84 Toyota Celica 22R-E Misfire
Ok earlier I posted a topic about this car not staying running well i fixed that problem and now im tryin to find the miss. All the spark plugs are new (NGK) and the wires and distributor cap and rotor are as well. The ignition coil I checked for resistence and it all checked out good. I adjusted the bi pass air an... 22 Feb 2010 22:06

Toyota Corolla May Be Recalled over Steering Problem
Many owners have posted about steering problems here, and guess what? There is a problem and Corolla may be recalled! "Some Corolla drivers in the U.S. have reported experiencing a loss of steering control, typically occurring at higher speeds. Sasaki says Toyota has received less than 100 complaints about ste... 2 Mar 2010 01:23

How to adjust alternator belt on 1999 Lexus ES300?
Dear Experts, I have a 1999 ES300, V6. Very similar to the Camry V6. I'm visiting Canada now (with the car), and it's really cold. For those of you who don't know, rubber is contrarian; rubber actually expands in the cold. So, my timing belt has stretched. When I press my finger beside the alternator,... 19 Feb 2010 01:09