meta user
network profile
| bio | website | stackoverflow.com/users/5812/… |
|---|---|---|
| location | Rhode Island | |
| age | 45 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 2 months |
| seen | 15 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 133 |
Computer scientist working at [A Facility] developing [Systems] that [Do Stuff] at [Places].
|
1d |
comment |
Stiff Gas Pedal 03 Corolla FYI: 2003 Corolla has a cable-driven throttle |
|
May 13 |
comment |
Why did my car stall when I used the foot brake? Talking fast and loose again - I had a brain fart and couldn't remember the name of the vacuum booster. The connection between the air-pump nature of the engine generating vacuum assistance is admittedly kind of a long mental jump though so I'm going to take it out. I'll replace it with additional mechanical load. |
|
May 12 |
comment |
Have a 2013 chevy cruz have a funny sound when applying the brakes. The drums, pads and shoes among other things were replaced Please any thoughts? Here are some suggestions on describing the sound: is it a squeak or a scrape? How loud is loud? Louder than the engine? Louder than the radio? Can you hear it with the windows up or down? Does the sound only happen with the brakes? How quickly does it go away? Some information like that would help us provide more useful suggestions. |
|
May 10 |
comment |
My car's coolant temperature reaches almost 100 C / 212 F in a fast pace Yes, I had to do exactly this when I had my radiator hose blew. Driving around in big clouds of steam while roasting alive inside the car is not super duper fun. |
|
May 10 |
comment |
Why does a Turbocharger only produce boost when the engine is under load @BrianKnoblauch, I've rewritten both the answer and the comment. Thanks for pointing out that I'd made a complete donkey out of myself! |
|
May 10 |
comment |
Why does a Turbocharger only produce boost when the engine is under load @BrianKnoblauch, I'm rereading what I wrote and I agree that I conflated enough points that it's confusing for a novice reader. For example, I'm mushing in aspects of my car (in stock tune) without being explicit that it's more complicated than just boost <-> vacuum. I'm going to rewrite the answer. |
|
May 7 |
comment |
Front, driver-side wheel sounds like it's skidding when braking Great - congrats for getting it fixed. |
|
May 6 |
comment |
Why does my Toyota Camry Hybrid (2008) keep consuming tires? Yes, please add the specific model of tires. A picture of the wear pattern would also be useful. |
|
May 1 |
comment |
Why does my A/C blow foul smelling air when it first turns on? You also should refer to related questions here and to the right side of the page: mechanics.stackexchange.com/q/2056/57 and mechanics.stackexchange.com/q/2165/57 are definitely relevant. |
|
Apr 26 |
comment |
Why successful bikes not come again in next year? Please feel free to open this sort of discussion in the chat. For the primary site, though, we need to have answerable questions. mechanics.stackexchange.com/faq#dontask |
|
Apr 25 |
comment |
How to align wheel manually +1 for the strings method - BTW, you forgot to add "repeat steps 1-3 about 100 zillion times" ;-) |
|
Apr 22 |
comment |
Front, driver-side wheel sounds like it's skidding when braking Let me rephrase: have you checked your tire pressures with a gauge? Do they match the recommended pressures for your car? There's a plate inside the drivers side door (in the US) that lists the correct pressures. They're also found in the owner's manual. |
|
Apr 22 |
comment |
Front, driver-side wheel sounds like it's skidding when braking Are your tires fully inflated? |
|
Apr 22 |
comment |
low speed vibration, not in the steering Is the vibration independent of the speed of the car? Is the vibration tied to the rpms of the engine? |
|
Apr 22 |
comment |
My battery was so dead that my battery charger wouldn't charge it at all Hi Stephen - welcome to the site. Your situation is almost identical to another on the site that has useful answers and a dead battery recovery procedure. I'm going to mark your question as a duplicate of that one in order to direct you that way. |
|
Apr 15 |
comment |
Improving fuel economy in high-milage automatic transmission car This question is a bit vague as written: you've left yourself open to the standard answer of "it's the driver, not the vehicle." Here are some suggested additions: What specific vehicle are you talking about? What are some of the symptoms that indicate that there is a mechanical problem? Are you already driving in a fuel conserving manner? |
|
Apr 12 |
comment |
Windshield wiper only making contact on the ends of the blade Pictures would help - Rory suggested the spring at the base of the wiper arm (near where the whole assembly pivots to wipe the windscreen). A picture of the wiper itself might help as well - maybe something is bent. |
|
Apr 12 |
comment |
Windshield wiper only making contact on the ends of the blade Yes, this sounds like there isn't enough tension in the arm. |
|
Apr 11 |
comment |
Overheating & coolant loss in 1998 Subaru Outback You should probably answer your own question with the citation for the new question: mechanics.stackexchange.com/q/5836/57 |
|
Apr 11 |
comment |
Craftsman Bolt-Out and similar tools Tools like this can really help in the right circumstances but they aren't magic spells: mechanics.stackexchange.com/q/3742/57 |
