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Robert S. Barnes
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I'm a self taught computer programmer whose interested in becoming a serious hobby mechanic.

My main car is a 99 Nissan Almera 1.6L MTX

My hobby car right now is a 98 Mazda 626 GF 2L ATX

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What's the Purpose of Park on an Automatic Transmission?
Feb 3, 2016
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What causes an engine to burn oil?
Oct 8, 2014
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How does the car's ECU detect a misfire?
Mar 19, 2016
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What are the dangers of refilling your air conditioner yourself?
May 3, 2016
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How much does spark plug gap affect fuel efficiency?
Feb 21, 2015
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Are there different greases for inner and outer CV joints?
Jan 11, 2016
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What Color Should the Spark Be When Using a Spark Tester?
Mar 19, 2016
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How to determine exactly what's wrong with my alternator?
Jul 1, 2016
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Strange noise from timing belt area
Nov 12, 2016
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Why has white powder formed on metal parts after cleaning with degreaser and what can I do about it?
May 8, 2016
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socket.shutdown vs socket.close
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Linux: is there a read or recv from socket with timeout?
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What is the difference between a process and a thread?
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What does the restrict keyword mean in C++?
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