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Episode #1211
title: “Ashley Wants the Wheel”
airdate: 2012-03-17
The Mailroom
Answers mailed in on weird objects
time: 3:08
Paula from Merrimack, New Hampshire
“Studly” 1987 Ford Ranger XLT 4-Cylinder
Strange pop sounds for minutes, then finally runs
Weak sparks
Running on one cylinder
Need spark plug wires? Spark plugs? Distributor cap? New coil?
time: 7:19
Andy from Alpharetta, Georgia
Rubbing noise on steering wheel
Spray WD-40 on the steering wheel?
Shrinking of plastic in steering column?
Tommy singing
time: 10:34
Cindy from Laytonville, California
#car[Jeep,Liberty]
Wind buffetting when the windows open
New (2012?) #car[BMW,3-Series]
Ask on the website
time: 15:32
Break
Music (“Will You Love Me (When My Carburetor’s Busted)?”)
Ad
time: 17:42
Answer to last week’s #puzzler (#1210)
Pickpockets
Winner: Jonathan from Mansfield, Massachusetts
time: 21:47
Tom from Trenton, New Jersey
Tom met a guy from Trenton who got mugged 5 days in a row
ECU broken (TODO: this is Engine Control Unit, right? Not Electronic Control Unit?)
Related to being jump started earlier?
Safest way to jump is to disconnect the battery before jumping
Don’t mess with tow truck drivers
time: 27:31
Ashley Judd (the actress)
Never gets to drive because husband is race car driver
#car[Cadillac,Escalade] EXT
#car[Toyota,Tundra] pickup
time: 34:14
Break
Music
time: 35:30
New #puzzler
Father and grandfather same age?
time: 37:48
Kaya from Astoria, Queens, New York
Rolls in park
Switching gears - knocks into gear
time: 42:18
Geoff from Missoula, Montana
Resuscitate or junk 1988 Toyota Corolla wagon that was vandalized
1988-9 is the transition year
time: 44:59
Mary-Rawson from Santa Barbara, California
1996 Volvo 850 sedan
Throbbing noise
Guy wants to fix her car, he wants to be her boyfriend, she doesn’t want to date him
Easy job
time: 50:37
Close credits
Episode #1211 @ time: 52:39
First cars
#car[1962,Chevy]
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