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Episode #1203
title: “Snakes in the Fusion”
airdate: 2012-01-21
The Triumphant Return Department
#car[Dodge,Dart,2013] coming out
time: 1:42
Deb from Palo Alto, California
Jingling sound coming from tire going over bumps
time: 5:55
Larry from Simpsonville, South Carolina
Pre-marital auto body question
Electronic throttle?
Lurch forward
#car[Toyota]
#car[Toyota,Camry]
Wedding rings
time: 11:55
Jane from Charlotte, North Carolina
More wedding rings
#car[Dodge,Dart] 1970s
Front passenger window won’t close all the way
Struck by lightning
Window regulator binding up
Oil or silicone spray in windows?
time: 15:45
Break
Music
Ad
time: 17:45
Last week’s #puzzler answer (#1202)
Sleazy Delaware corporations
State that only borders one other state
time: 21:10
Josh from Boise, Idaho
Ripped apart the interior looking for a boa constrictor
Has a handful of parts left over after putting it back together
Fasteners, nuts, bolts, screws
Wife’s car
time: 26:55
Amber in Nashville, Tennessee
Feedback sound
From inside dashboard
Bad bearing in blower motor?
“Your vehicle is the right age” for the problem
time: 29:35
Crash from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Turn signals slowing down
Directional flasher
Story of other fix:
Car wouldn’t shut off
Safe to do electrical work? DIY
time: 34:14
Break
Music
time: 35:37
New #puzzler
What’s the next number in the series?
4-6-12-18-30-42-60-?-102
time: 38:35
Sarah from Alexandria, Virginia
Car smells like exhaust fumes
Not when the car first starts
Can smell it outside
Pre-converted exhaust
Cracked manifold? Bad gasket? Bad manifold asket? Bad connection between front pipe and manifold?
time: 42:12
Michael from Dallas, Texas
Between 40-55 mph, passenger seat shakes violently
Bad axle? Loose nut?
Wheel bearing hub was replaced
time: 45:40
Molly from Neenah, Wisconsin
Daughter smashed 2007 Honda Element into #car[Scion,xB]
Now scared of the garage door she smashed into
time: 51:00
Close credits
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