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Episode #1206
title: “Help Me Blow Up an LTD”
airdate: 2012-02-11
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TODO: #homepagelink[https://www.cartalk.com/radio/show/1206-help-me-blow-ltd]
Distracted Driving Department
time: 2:15
Michael from Minneapolis, Minnesota
1999 Toyota RAV4 (aka “RAV 4”) 5-speed
Annoying whine or whistle in really cold weather
Irish guy
Stuck #caliper ?
time: 7:30
Adrian in Pahoa, Hawaii
Gas mileage gets worse as there’s less fuel in the tank
time: 11:00
Jayne from Fairfax, Virginia
Who’s right, her husband or her father?
Baby will only nap in the car. Should she leave the car running with the baby in, sleeping? Does she worry about carbon monoxide?
also mentioned 2001 Honda Civic
and #car[Toyota,Prius] (#time[15,30])
time: 16:20
Music and ads
time: 17:45
Last week’s #puzzler answer (#1205)
WWII German fan belt
#answer[Möbius strip]
TODO: winner?
time: 22:00
Doris from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#car[Pontiac,Sunbird,1988] (time: 23:40)
Very high thermostat
time: 27:00
Jim from Millwood, Virginia
#car[Ford,Explorer]
Very loud knocks and lost power when going uphill
Goes away when revving engine
Sticky valve
time: 34:55
music
time: 35:40
#puzzler
2 grasshoppers boast thay can jump faster. They have a race. Math puzzle
time: 39:20
Judy from Pocatello, Idaho
1991 Honda Accord station wagon, hatchback
Hatchback wouldn’t stay up, didn’t pick up replacement pistons. Suddenly started working in the spring. Then not working in cold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatchback
Pressure formula
time: 41:52
#stump-the-chumps
Linkback TODO
Joan from Wilmette, Illinois
#car[Honda,CR-X]
“Noise like an amorous donkey”
steering improved too
time: 46:30
Seth from Springville, New York
Filmmaker needs to explode their car
Needs advice how to blow it up and not damage the house nearby
time: 50:40
Credits
Episode #1206 at time: 52:40
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2012-02-18: #1207: “Washer Fluid Dynamics”
