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Car Talk Episode Guide

Episode #1231

title: “The Clairvoyant Mechanic”

airdate: 2012-08-04

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The Mail Division

Opening priority mail package without knowing what’s in it

time: 2:40

Amy from East Canton, Ohio

1992 Honda Civic

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Civic#Fifth_generation_(1991)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1993-1995_Honda_Civic_GLi_3-door_hatchback_(2011-11-17)_02.jpg

Push in silver disc when turning ignition

New ignition switch, or lock

time: 6:54

Thomas from Hooksett, New Hampshire

13 years old

1994 Nissan Altima

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Altima#First_generation_(U13;_1993)
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:95-97_Nissan_Altima.jpg

Mom thinks car is unsafe

Anti-lock brakes?

time: 12:15

Beth from Holliston, Massachusetts

1993 Ford Taurus

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taurus#Second_generation_(1992)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2nd-Ford-Taurus-GL-wagon-rear.jpg

Can’t parallel park it

time: 16:10

Break

Music

Ad

time: 17:42

Story about buying a car

From Janet Ballmer

#19:10]

Alida from Quechee, Vermont

1989 Nissan Pathfinder

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Pathfinder#First_generation_(YD21/WD21;_1987)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nissan_Pathfinder_3.0_SE-V6_1989.jpg

Fuel dumping into motor oil, wrong catalytic converter has been on, gone through 5 muffflers

Decided to blow the motor

time: 23:05

Rick Norton from Fort Worth, Texas

1994 Toyota Camry

Brakes squeal

Advice is to take lithium grease and put it down the center of the brakes

time: 27:23

Stump the Chumps

Gene from Radium Springs, New Mexico

• TODO: link to episode
  • May 3, 2008 - #0818
  • So this has to be a rerun? or >4 years later?

1983 Porsche 944 drove itself to edge of cliff

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_944
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1986_944_Turbo.jpg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1983_Porsche_944_2.5.jpg

Pack rats hotwired the car - chewed insulation off wires

time: 33:32

Break

Music

time: 35:25

From Ronnie Fuchs

Human miles per gallon walking

time: 36:30

Patsy-Ann from Florence, Alabama

1987 Oldsmobile Firenza

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_Firenza
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oldsmobile_Firenza_coupe_2.jpg

Black gummy substance blowing from vents

Evaporator core?

time: 45:25

Andy from Middletown, Connecticut

Teaches Classical Studies at Wesleyan, maybe taught Tommy’s son

Safer to drive with locked doors on the highway?

In the case of an accident

10-year-old #car[Lexus] and #car[Mazda,MPV]

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_MPV
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_MPV#Third_generation_(LY;_2006)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2006_Mazda_MPV_02.jpg

time: 50:44

Close credits - ends abruptly?

Last ~4 minutes are missing from the file!