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william777

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  1. This guide might help: http://www.crutchfield.com/learn/learningcenter/car/noise_suppressors_installation_guide.html
  2. Tires and tyres are perfectly alright. I prefer tyres. Tiers is definitely out!
  3. Tires and tyres are perfectly alright. I prefer tyres. Tiers is definitely out!
  4. Press Release Oct. 5, 2011, 7:34 p.m. EDT Statement by Apple's Board of Directors CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct 05, 2011 - We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.
  5. Thanks RollaRollin for the great DIY instructions and pics.
  6. Kevin, welcome to the club. Sorry to hear that you have problems with your Presara. I am sure people here can help you with whatever issues, just air them here.
  7. Christine, welcome to TOC. Enjoy your stay here.
  8. Thanks. Very easy to understand as it is well documented.
  9. Welcome Long to the club. Plenty to learn from here.
  10. I read this somewhere and I thought it might be of interest to some people here: "I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol.... but here in Perth, WA we are paying up to $1.30 to $1.50 per litre. My line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every litre: Here at the BP where I work in Perth, we deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period. One day is diesel, the next day is jet fuel, and Petrol, regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 litres. Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the petrol. When it gets warmer, petrol expands so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your litre is not exactly a litre. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products play an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look, you will see that the trigger has three stages: low, middle, and high. You should be pumping on low mode, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank, so you're getting less worth for your money. One of the most important tips is to fill up when your petrol tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is the more petrol you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petrol storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every litre is actually the exact amount. Another reminder, if there is a petrol truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy petrol, DO NOT fill up. Most likely the petrol is being stirred up as the petrol is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom."
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