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    Quote Originally Posted by Perry Phimosis View Post
    What part of chemistry is being denied? (This should be hilarious)
    Are you going to ask this question over and over mindlessly now? It's already been answered. RQAA.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    You are describing yourself again. Inversion fallacy.
    That accusation grows stale when you use it literally for every single person who disagrees with you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    Are you going to ask this question over and over mindlessly now? It's already been answered. RQAA.
    OK. You don't remember where it was answered so I'll just leave it. (And I know you don't actually understand chemistry so I'll just assume it was hilarious)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    For a torque converter???? Gawd...what a ripoff dealer!
    Yup. I only bothered with them because I was hoping that whatever my tranny issue was was covered under warranty, but it happened to be juuuuuust barely past warranty with regard to time so they wouldn't cover it. I had no intention for them to perform the work otherwise, especially after they tried to rip me off like that.

    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    What the hell does the water pump have to do with transmission troubles??????!?
    Nothing. This was supposedly another "issue" that they "found" upon a further "courtesy inspection". After I told my mechanic what the dealership told me, he suspected that they saw a very tiny bit of "coolant spatter" around the area and tried to pretend that that was a "leak".

    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    Once you find a good mechanic, stick with 'em. They are rather few and far between. Dealerships are normally a ripoff.
    Bingo.

    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    Probably changed the air filter, easy and cheap...maybe checked and filled the other fluids as well.
    Yup.

    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    Good. Sounds like you found a good mechanic. I think you know by now what a ripoff dealerships are when it comes to maintenance (something Nordberg hasn't figured out yet!).
    I sure do. I knew that truth before I even took it to the dealership. I only bothered with them for the hope of receiving warranty work.

    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    An easy job. A couple of nuts, lift out the old, mount the new, start the car dead cold and wait for it to warm up to operating temperature while idling (this reprograms the throttle body, if this car has one) and is a good way to check for leaks.
    Yup. I'm not a "handyman" but even I can replace a car battery on a typical gasoline vehicle.

    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    Behavior such as this is typically a pinched or funky vacuum line. Go look for old and cracked or leaking vacuum hoses, particulary those leading to the firewall. You might hear a hissing when the engine is running to help you locate it.
    I'll have to give that a look sometime. I'd fix it (and the AC) if it's as simple as a vacuum hose issue.

    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    It's actually a pretty cheap fix. Vacuum hoses are pretty cheap and easy to replace yourself.
    Right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    You are describing yourself again. Inversion fallacy.




    Take all of your perceived fallacies and shove them up your ass!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    The only option, of course, is to use a public charging station. Some larger employers do provide a few charging stations. Otherwise, you have to waste your time at these things charging your car.
    Take it slow and think about it for a second. A person who lives in an apartment without an electric connection should not buy an EV. Charging an EV is an important part of owning one. You are cracking up in real time on this board.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ptif219 View Post
    It is already starting. There is not enough chargers next there will be a shortage of electricity to charge cars and trucks


    https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/e...rging-stations

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    Here's a new one:

    Electric Vehicle Chargers Are Breaking Electric Vehicles
    https://www.tellmebest.com/electric-...tric-vehicles/

    Seems all charging stations and EVs are not equal...


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    Quote Originally Posted by gfm7175 View Post
    Yup. I only bothered with them because I was hoping that whatever my tranny issue was was covered under warranty, but it happened to be juuuuuust barely past warranty with regard to time so they wouldn't cover it. I had no intention for them to perform the work otherwise, especially after they tried to rip me off like that.

    Nothing. This was supposedly another "issue" that they "found" upon a further "courtesy inspection". After I told my mechanic what the dealership told me, he suspected that they saw a very tiny bit of "coolant spatter" around the area and tried to pretend that that was a "leak".
    A while ago a fellow decided to test mechanics across the States.

    He got an older car and fixed it up to absolute cherry condition, but left the body paint faded. He then drove across country with it. Before arriving at a town, he would get out and disconnect one of the plug wires, and wheeze into town and get the local mechanic to look at it.
    The good ones just plugged in the wire and sent him on his way. No charge.

    The others:
    Three new complete sets of plug wires, four new sets of spark plugs. The oil got changed numerous times (at least a dozen times). One recommended a new transmission. Three of them recommended a new water pump. Two recommended replacing the entire engine.
    Several of these were dealers.

    It's amazing the lengths some of these shady shops will go through to try to make money.

    I am currently redoing a job that a crappy 'professional' mechanic did to the car (he worked for a dealership). It was setting up damage to the cams, oil pump, and cat converter. Hopefully, I caught it in time. Still analyzing the extent of the damage done by this idiot.

    Quote Originally Posted by gfm7175 View Post
    Yup.

    I sure do. I knew that truth before I even took it to the dealership. I only bothered with them for the hope of receiving warranty work.

    Yup. I'm not a "handyman" but even I can replace a car battery on a typical gasoline vehicle.


    I'll have to give that a look sometime. I'd fix it (and the AC) if it's as simple as a vacuum hose issue.
    Hopefully that's all it is. It usually is.
    Another and more expensive cause is the control vanes themselves are stuck due to debris in the ducting. This can be caused by mice and other critters building a nest in there or storing food in there. You would generally notice the smell if it was that, though.
    Probably just a hose. Good hunting!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Into the Night View Post
    I am currently redoing a job that a crappy 'professional' mechanic did to the car (he worked for a dealership). It was setting up damage to the cams, oil pump, and cat converter. Hopefully, I caught it in time. Still analyzing the extent of the damage done by this idiot.
    You don't fix cars.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geeko Sportivo View Post




    Take all of your perceived fallacies and shove them up your ass!
    YOUR fallacies. You don't get away with projecting YOUR problems on me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nordberg View Post
    Take it slow and think about it for a second. A person who lives in an apartment without an electric connection should not buy an EV. Charging an EV is an important part of owning one. You are cracking up in real time on this board.
    But the mandates being imposed by the SDTC and elsewhere demands exactly that. You also argue that the 'gasoline engine is dead' and that everyone will buy EVs. Which is it, dude?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geeko Sportivo View Post
    Just going to ignore it and hope it's not real, eh?
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    Quote Originally Posted by T. A. Gardner View Post
    Here's a new one:

    Electric Vehicle Chargers Are Breaking Electric Vehicles
    https://www.tellmebest.com/electric-...tric-vehicles/

    Seems all charging stations and EVs are not equal...

    Ouch! Something defective about Ford's electrics? They DO sometimes have trouble with spikes causing issues.
    Of course, the charger shouldn't be putting out spikes either, but some do.
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