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| location | Cambridge, MA | |
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| visits | member for | 10 months |
| seen | May 20 at 17:34 | |
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Dec 12 |
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Battery shorts when key is turned quickly I think some more information might be useful. What's the exact sequence of actions? How much time passes? Call me a skeptic, but I would think that a battery "shorting" to "dead" that quickly is likely to be pretty dramatic, and I don't see how a fast key turn could result in shunting that much current. I think there's a good chance that something else is going on. |
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Dec 12 |
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When looking at a transmission, how can I know if there is a LSD? Would all LSD types necessarily exhibit this behavior when turned slowly (by hand) with very little torque (again, by hand?). My understanding is that many types of LSD require a significant difference in either wheelspeed or wheel torque in order to lock up. |
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Dec 12 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Dec 12 |
reviewed | Looks Good Proper Jack Location |
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Dec 12 |
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Would a Triumph Thruxton be suitable for everyday use? +1 I may get struck down for saying this, but most all modern, fuel injected motorcycles are fairly low maintenance. I agree with @hillsons that a bigger concern may be the suitability of the type of bike (cafe racer) than the make/model of the bike. As a daily rider and for going to the store, I'd personally consider a bike where storage isn't an afterthought--something with good hard cases. |
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Dec 10 |
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What happens when under-filled coolant overheats? Refilling with water from a hose is the typical way to flush a coolant system, but since the K1200 wants a vacuum fill, and you've found out that without that you get an incomplete fill, I'd imagine you'd end up with an incomplete flush this way. The dealer or a good owners group may be a good source of information here. I know there's a fantastic group for older K bikes like my K75 at www.motobrick.com, I'm sure theres similar sites for the newer fancier Ks. |
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Dec 10 |
answered | What happens when under-filled coolant overheats? |
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Dec 10 |
answered | VW Jetta 2002: O2 Sensor Heater Malfunction; how serious is this? |
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Dec 7 |
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Alignment is out of spec a tad - should I worry? added vehicle information from a subsequent comment |
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Dec 7 |
suggested | suggested edit on Alignment is out of spec a tad - should I worry? |
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Dec 7 |
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Alignment is out of spec a tad - should I worry? embedded linked image |
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Dec 7 |
suggested | suggested edit on Alignment is out of spec a tad - should I worry? |
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Dec 4 |
awarded | Scholar |
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Dec 4 |
accepted | Is it OK to replace only 2 tires on an AWD car? |
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Dec 4 |
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Will Putting An Extra Quart of Oil In My Car Ruin It? my understanding is overfilling leads to increased oil consumption, which means oil smoke out the tailpipe, which can foul the cat. A couple of my vehicles have explicit warnings against overfilling on the oil filler that state something like "overfilling can lead to catalytic converter damage" |
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Dec 3 |
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Will Putting An Extra Quart of Oil In My Car Ruin It? If the car were driven for many miles (>100--1000), I'd be concerned about fouling the catalytic converter, which can get expensive. I didn't see anyone mention this point on this post or the linked post. |
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Nov 29 |
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When looking at a transmission, how can I know if there is a LSD? i think generally these things use all the factory transmission housings, so to tell the difference you'd have to open it up. |
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Nov 29 |
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Is it normal for a car's first oil change to be sooner than the regular interval? I very much doubt there's any loose bits or "metal shavings" rattling round in your new engine as it rolls off the assembly line, but a new engine experiences more wear as the parts "mate" with eachother. These wear particles end up in the oil, so a quick first change is a good idea. |
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Nov 27 |
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How old is too old for a new tire? @mikes I like that rule of thumb for motorcycle tires, where the consequences of failure are generally higher. But some passenger car tire manufacturers will warranty their tires for up to 5 years...so these tires would then go directly from under warranty to in need of immediate replacement? |
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Nov 27 |
reviewed | Close Car electronics |
