DUMB vehicle engineering choices...
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Re: DUMB vehicle engineering choices...
Originally Posted by 91_z28_4me
Hows about the battery location on a 95-98 Monte?
psh...thats CAKE compared to a Chrysler LH car! GM minivans are also PITA to get too.
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Re: DUMB vehicle engineering choices...
Originally Posted by Bob Cosby
98 Mustang. Put a drink in the front cup holder. Shift to 4th. Spill drink.
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Originally Posted by Big Als Z
psh...thats CAKE compared to a Chrysler LH car! GM minivans are also PITA to get too.
Try getting a jump in that car lol. (Probably has jumpers somewhere though)
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Re: DUMB vehicle engineering choices...
Originally Posted by Bob Cosby
I actually like it over there. One of the primary gas stations I go to has a one-way pull through. Virtually everybody else's tank door is on the driver's side - mine is on the other side. When its busy, lots and lots of folks sitting in line - I just pull right up.
Besides....walking the extra 10 ft might do us all some good.
Besides....walking the extra 10 ft might do us all some good.
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Originally Posted by Vettenut97
2: - A "Non serviceable" automatic transmission. (Yes, it's serviceable, but you have to take it to a shop to service it. It has no checkstick, in the engine bay. You have to check the fluid level with a computer)
I have the same thing in my Audi, a non-servicable transmission. Makes me wonder how long these transmissions will last if you don't replace the fluid. I have 283,000 kms on it (or 176K miles), so far so good, but keeping my fingers crossed that this car lasts me another year.
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Re: DUMB vehicle engineering choices...
Originally Posted by stone4779
Thats nothin, I saw a Cadillac sitting in the Autozone parking lot & the guy was changing his battery..... it was under the rear seats
Try getting a jump in that car lol. (Probably has jumpers somewhere though)
Try getting a jump in that car lol. (Probably has jumpers somewhere though)
With the Chrysler...you have to remove the air intake, jack up the passanger side front, remove the wheel, undo the little trim screws, then go back into the little cavity and undo the hold down, then losen the side terminals, slide it back in, redo steps in reverse order.
To jump the Caddy, there are terminals sitting under the hood.
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On my truck:
Captured brake rotors instead of the usual hubless,
(Explanation here)
Captured brake rotors instead of the usual hubless,
(Explanation here)
Originally Posted by GM
This affects rotor service in several ways.
1. Rotor removal requires removal of not only the wheel, tire, and brake caliper, but also the hub/bearing assembly, which contains the ABS sensor and wiring. Then the rotor is removed from the backside of the hub.
2. Once the rotor is removed, it is difficult to chuck onto a lathe due to the large, irregularly shaped hole in the center (there is no round center hole, as in hubless rotors). Bench machining may induce lateral run-out, which requires replacement of the rotor.
3. Brake Align Correction Plates will not work with captured rotors.
For these reasons, captured brake rotors must be turned on-vehicle.
1. Rotor removal requires removal of not only the wheel, tire, and brake caliper, but also the hub/bearing assembly, which contains the ABS sensor and wiring. Then the rotor is removed from the backside of the hub.
2. Once the rotor is removed, it is difficult to chuck onto a lathe due to the large, irregularly shaped hole in the center (there is no round center hole, as in hubless rotors). Bench machining may induce lateral run-out, which requires replacement of the rotor.
3. Brake Align Correction Plates will not work with captured rotors.
For these reasons, captured brake rotors must be turned on-vehicle.
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Re: DUMB vehicle engineering choices...
Originally Posted by Darth Xed
LOL.
I TOTALY agree with you.
FWIW, I think they finally realized it.
The Montes, the Grand Prix, and the GTO all hold OVER a gallon.
I TOTALY agree with you.
FWIW, I think they finally realized it.
The Montes, the Grand Prix, and the GTO all hold OVER a gallon.
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On the topic of capacities, the Fiero's puny 8 gallon gas tank was a laugh. I could never make the 4-hour trip to the cottage on one tank. That meant I could never drive it at night because there'd be no gas stations to fill up with 3.5 hours into the trip.
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Originally Posted by rlchv70
I know that the GTO does NOT hold over a gallon. It holds about 3/4 of a gallon. I filled mine from completely empty to the brim.
Randy
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Hmmm... well, I drained my GTO's washer tank, because they put fluid in that would freeze
I bought a 2 gallons of de-icing fluid, and poured one whole thing in... at least I think I did.... I filled my wife's car at the same time, and went through 2 complete gallons, and her's was not completely empty.
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Re: DUMB vehicle engineering choices...
Originally Posted by rlchv70
I know that the GTO does NOT hold over a gallon. It holds about 3/4 of a gallon. I filled mine from completely empty to the brim.
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