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1. Re: [Shop-talk] Mustan oil level (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:39:14 -0700
Because Ford doesn't want warranty claims on seals that weep oil due to overfilling. This is as much psychology as engineering. Most people, seeing that the oil level is down, will put in a quart, be
/html/shop-talk/2009-12/msg00180.html (8,148 bytes)

2. Re: [Shop-talk] What is it called (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:09:41 -0700
Umm, yeah, that would be "Clicquot Club" soda. Cheers. -- Michael Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.... __________________________________
/html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00034.html (8,505 bytes)

3. Re: [Shop-talk] more water heater (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:26:01 -0700
Umm, that sounds a bit strange, if only because there's no difference in having a valve closed immediately after the tank and a valve closed fifty feet away--in a closed system, the pressure is equal
/html/shop-talk/2010-01/msg00237.html (9,094 bytes)

4. Re: [Shop-talk] Toyota Pedal Brouhaha (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:20:55 -0700
Umm, that little thing known as kinetic energy? If you're going sixty, the brakes can dissipate that energy reasonably quickly as heat--as long as there's no additional energy being added. However, i
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00046.html (9,907 bytes)

5. Re: [Shop-talk] Toyota Pedal Brouhaha (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:38:34 -0700
Oops, sorry, forgot it's a mean value. Should be: e_sub_k=1/2 * m * v-squared Cheers. -- Michael Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.... ___
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00049.html (9,435 bytes)

6. Re: [Shop-talk] Toyota Pedal Brouhaha (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:42:29 -0700
And yet, contrary to your own experience, people have found themselves with stuck throttles in Toyotas, careening down the highway at ~ 100 mph, the brakes burned out or useless. One does have to sta
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00053.html (10,327 bytes)

7. Re: [Shop-talk] Toyota Pedal Brouhaha (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:35:53 -0700
Well, there's a lot of apples and oranges comparisons being made. Arguments for this being entirely driver error are depending on personal experiences, or tests with other makes, or straight-line tes
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00061.html (10,443 bytes)

8. Re: [Shop-talk] Toyota Pedal Brouhaha (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:01:15 -0700
But, that's true of most auto advertising these days. Whole lotta people driving around in massive SUVs because of commercials, rather than what they know about them.... But, I suspect there have bee
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00072.html (11,580 bytes)

9. Re: [Shop-talk] How to remove corroded batteries from an Aluminum (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:12:02 -0700
I worked for Sears in the mid-`60s, and about all they were concerned about then was getting people to use credit for purchases, because it padded the bottom line nicely. Christmas `66 was a horror s
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00081.html (9,516 bytes)

10. Re: [Shop-talk] Off topic, airplane stuff (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:09:19 -0700
Quite a view. I'm surprised the trainer version is as stable as it is at altitude. Reminds of now five decades ago, when U-2s were being flown out of RAF Mildenhall in England. In 1958, one of the pi
/html/shop-talk/2010-02/msg00115.html (7,674 bytes)

11. Re: [Shop-talk] Fly-n-drive question (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:08:38 -0600
I once brought along some tools on a visit to Michigan, because my kid said she was having some trouble with the car she then owned (and which she'd gotten resolved before I arrived and didn't let me
/html/shop-talk/2010-07/msg00036.html (9,443 bytes)

12. Re: [Shop-talk] Exploding storm door (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:01:33 -0600
Tempered glass resists impacts normal to the surface quite well. On the edges, not at all well. If the frame contracts around the glass and there's inadequate cushioning around the edges, that could
/html/shop-talk/2010-07/msg00170.html (7,855 bytes)

13. Re: [Shop-talk] What is it? (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:33:07 -0600
Yes, probably a `62. Cheers. -- Michael Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.... _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@au
/html/shop-talk/2010-10/msg00098.html (7,822 bytes)

14. Re: [Shop-talk] Book deal Was: 35mm slide scanner? (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:01:07 -0700
Just an advisory about the inclusion of photos--while digital on-demand printing makes it possible to plunk photos into a pdf of a book, don't expect the sort of quality that was typical in publishin
/html/shop-talk/2010-11/msg00089.html (7,602 bytes)

15. Re: [Shop-talk] Another Snow Blower Question (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:55:31 -0700
Umm, just for drill, all grades have shear ratings. Shear strength is derived mathematically from tensile strength tests (nominally, for engineering purposes, I think it's something around 65% of ten
/html/shop-talk/2010-12/msg00126.html (8,372 bytes)

16. Re: [Shop-talk] Tig Welder (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:20:00 -0600
M'self, I much prefer a foot pedal--much easier to start an arc and control current with just a little practice, and it leaves both hands free to work the weld. One can likely find them with 15-20' c
/html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00209.html (9,125 bytes)

17. Re: [Shop-talk] Where to get glycerin? (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 10:00:08 -0600
The stuff we used to check for natural gas leaks was called "Snoop," manufactured by Swagelok, p/n MS-SNOOP-8OZ. Cheers. -- Michael Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know i
/html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00141.html (8,330 bytes)

18. Re: [Shop-talk] 1965 Mustang Brakes (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:17:59 -0600
Umm, just to keep things in perspective, five liters displacement is 305 c.i. That's a marginally larger displacement (about 5.5% larger) than the original 289 c.i. engine plunked into the original 1
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00263.html (8,168 bytes)

19. Re: [Shop-talk] Is this true?---Fw: eBay Motors Fee Class (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:14:15 -0700
My favorite story along these lines was from a guy I knew in the army (who was, even in the `60s, far geekier than many today when it came to computers, etc.) who had taken out a department store acc
/html/shop-talk/2012-01/msg00111.html (9,152 bytes)

20. Re: [Shop-talk] Question on car rental (score: 1)
Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:36:14 -0700
In addition to all the previous caveats, be aware that many rental companies now have GPS tracking in their cars, and even if you buy daily insurance from them, if they offer unlimited mileage, it's
/html/shop-talk/2012-12/msg00007.html (10,187 bytes)

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