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Water in the tank - what chemical will dry gasoline?
Kid thought he was doing me a favor when he used an old steel (leaking) gas can to bring it from empty to a quarter of a tank after he used the car. It starts and runs but immediately triggers a...
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OT. John Adams and Football
Commentary about Americans playing some version of football long ago. <> I guess the NFL is finally getting around to playing its last game of the 2022 season tomorrow.
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Good furnace filters don't fit, and cheap ones are hard to find; Amazon plays tricks
Good furnace filters don't fit, and cheap ones are hard to find; Prosperity can be a problem. It's hard to find the cheap furnace filters I used for a long time. I blame prosperity. All Home Depot and...
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Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off?
Why do circuit breakers go up for on and down for off? Would they work installed upside down?
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Why don't car batteries have a better state of charge indicator?
Why don't car batteries have a better state of charge indicator (the little green float)? It could be on the side and go a few inches along a sloping tube, telling you the precise battery charge...
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Damn Toyota cheapass radiator!
Damn thing only lasted 344.800 miles ! Of course I don't know for sure if it was the original , I've only had this 1999 4Runner for about 100.000 of those miles ... there's a new one and a couple...
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single pane windows
Hi All, Is there any single pane window options that completes with dual pane windows yet? -T
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I just dumped ...
5 1/2 inches of rain from our gauge , and it's still raining . For the second time since we bought this place 20 years ago the creek is out of it's banks , the road on the other side is under water ....
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Wall Fan... What is going on.
My wall fan is connected to Google via Broadlink. Has been since forever. Yesterday, Google repeatedly replies with "That device has not been set up yet" every time I VOCALLY try to control the Wall...
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Privacy screen for porch
I would like install a privacy screen for one half of one side of my porch. I would like to use fiberglass window screening. 36 inches X 60 inches. I have started building a frame for it. There is...
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What advantage is diesel for a passenger car
Read today that almost all vans and half the cars in Europe run on diesel. The only thing I know about diesel is it stinks and gives me headaches. I get why a huge truck with a heavy load would run on...
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Re: Orange gunk on bathroom ceiling
I know this is super old, but this problem plagued me so I'll answer. It's obviously not mold, because it can't be killed. It obviously is not hard water/rust because it is sticky resin and not in...
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I need a low frequency kitchen timer
Hi All, I can hear above 1950 Hz. Is seems that all digital kitchen use the same transducer 2000 Hz. Anyone know of a digital 10 key kitchen timer with a lower frequency alarm? Many thanks, -T
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Help looking/owners manual
I have an old singer wall heater model w a-40 240 volts cat is 5990 16.6 amps 4000 w I really need an owner's manual so I can figure out if it has the reset switch and figure out how to work the thing...
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Transmission Problem?
I can't find an appropriate newsgroup for this, but this is an 'OT' newsgroup, with smart mechanics. I've got a 2013 Mazda CX-9, with 128K miles. It runs perfectly, but the check engine light has been...
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