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Episode #1209
title: “Who Moved My Alamo”
airdate: 2012-03-03
Department of Sincere Gratitude
George McDermott
Listeners getting married
time: 2:27
Kelly from San Antonio
The Alamo - moved
Dispute w fiancee
Seat massager seems to be reducing MPG (Fuel economy)
time: 8:55
marshall from torborouh nc
jeep grand cherokee
Clunk after braking
After a 3-second delay
Loose baffles?
time: 15:50
Break
Music
time: 17:34
Answer to last week’s #puzzler (#1208)
Winner: Matt Lewis from Santa Fe, New Mexico
time: 22:55
Kelly from Boise, Idaho
2000,Subaru,Legacy station wagon
Speed wheel sensor for anti-lock brake system is blown out
Did she cause it when she veered off the road and hit a curb? Or did it happen when she had people replace her tires?
time: 26:45
Eddie from New Hampshire
TODO: link to previous episode
Neutral safety switch, solenoid
time: 30:15
Zelda from Denver
Marital dispute
34-year age difference
Husband says don’t put on emergency brake because it can freeze
“He used to run hooch in a #car[1939,Hudson,Hornet]
time: 34:10
Break
Music
time: 35:15
New #puzzler
Automotive
Smashed car
Replacing the water pump
time: 37:07
David from Portland Oregon
Power steering makes a sound turnin
Replaced both pumps
Siezed tie rod end?
time: 39:45
Debbie from Sacramento
Why not have a convertible?
Step on clutch when driving, makes a sound
time: 45:10
Warren from San Francisco, California
Ethical philosophical question
Borrowing buddy’s car for 2 weeks out of 4
Tachometer dipping, stalled at red light
It’ll crank but it won’t turn over
Idiot lights flickering
Should he tell? Pay and not tell?
Distributor? Fuel pump broke?
“In all the years that we’ve worked on #car[Toyota,Camry]s, I have never ever once replaced a fuel pump. And we’ve worked on thousands of Camrys”
time: 50:40
Close credits
Ep #1209 @ time: 52:33
#car[1932,Chevy]
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