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Should I have him meet me in ohio, so I can get it all done in ohio?

 

Should I have him leave the tags on it to get me to ohio so I dont have to buy 30 day tags?

 

Or should I just throw a set of tags on it and drive it home

DO NOT DO THIS! Fictitious tags (M4) are a bigger penalty then no tags (Minor Misdemeaner).

Ohio inspection is a joke. When I bought a car from Indiana the inspection consisted of comparing the VIN on the dash to the VIN on the title. Nothing more.

Exactly what is done.

This is a private seller, not a dealer.

 

So If I go to pick it up, it has to be during BMV hours in KY..

 

Get my 30 day tags and notorize the title.

 

Come to columbus and get a ohio inspection done, get title and get metal plates.

 

Seems like a hassle..

Exactly how you do it. (Except KY may not notarize titles. I know MI doesn't. The OH BMV goes by the procedure of the state it was purchased in. I bought one in MI, brought in an un-notarized title and walked out with a title and plates.)

Do you have access to a truck and a trailer? If not then it can be difficult unless you want to either fork over $5000 of your own money or plan on signing a 1 year contract to work for Dominion or Werner. The permit is easy and the actual test can be a bit of a PIA.

+1

The permit and the written tests are easy. I got my permit about 5 months ago. The problem is if you don't have access to a truck it is very hard to learn the pre-trip inspection and the skills test. You have to be able to alley dock (90 degree turn into a 40 x 12 box), parallel park, straight line backing and offset backing. There are also a lot of automatic failures (shifting across a railroad crossing, not doing a complete air brake test, etc). the best place to start is CDL Manual. After that, see if you can get access to a truck/trailer. For a Class A make sure it is an air brake vehicle with a manual and fifth wheel. There is a new law going in effect. If you use an automatic, you have an automatic only restriction on your license. If you use a pintle hook, you get a restriction. If you use a hydraulic brake vehicle, you get a restriction.

You are correct. The disconnect is under the center console, however it's advised to cut the positive 12V line in order to disable all airbags. That resides in the rear of the vehicle. They claim the high voltage lines are protected and should not interfere with extraction. I would be interested to find out if they have some interal protections linked to the air bag sensor. (i.e. shut down of high voltage system in case high g-forces are detected.)

 

Some good stuff here:

http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?7621-EV-Safety-Training-Downloadable-materials-from-Chevrolet

They have a Manual Shut Down in the center console. There is also a spot they recommend cutting in the rear should you not be able to get to the MSD. There is also high strength steel that you probably can't cut through with regular extraction tools. Something like Volt PDF is ideal. However, to have one of those for every vehicle with model year changes and redesigns is very hard.

Honestly no I can't, and neither can you.

Honestly, I can and I have voluntarily. The only things that power gives me are conveniences. I can do my laundry at the laundry mat (or if you count that as power I can wash them old school in a tub which I have done). I can shop for daily needed food and use more non-perishables. I can go to bed when the sun goes down and use wind up clocks for alarms. I can shower in cold water. You would be amazed at what you can do when you have to to survive. You would also be amazed at the people that you know who have had to live through these and many worse hardships and don't advertise it. It is nothing special to overcome and nothing to brag about.

I spent 40 bucks for supplies for power outage. I would have gladly paid 40 dollars to get my power turned back on quicker.

 

If you dont like it. Have them disconnect your power. Buy solar panels get some batteries for storage or run a natural gas or diesel generator if you think you can do it. Geo thermal heating.

Hell get all of them. FUCK THE MAN.

I dont like it either but my point is until WE do something about it we are just a bunch of whiners complaining about a power outage and expecting a handout from someone else who is making money off of us. Simple solution dont let them make money off you.

That $40 doesn't get your power back quicker or keep it working in the event of a future situation. That is the point. Charge me to bury the lines... Thank you the situation is better. It is not as likely that a tractor is going to dig through power lines for a million people. It is likely a storm is going sweep across a large area knocking out power to many people. I am also not mad about paying for power. I am however mad that a company that mad $1.9 billion last year an increase of $700 million over the year before when America is going through a "depression" many people are making less or jobless altogether and you have the gonads to ask me to pay your $29 million bill to clean up after a storm. The city didn't ask me for money to pay the workers to clean up trees that were across yards and all the extra yard waste. The police and fire departments didn't ask me for more money because the increased calls and manpower to block roads with downed trees, power lines, extra accidents etc. Why in the hell should a FOR PROFIT organization ask me for more money? Suck it up and fix it. Maybe this year you will only increase profits by $671 million...sounds like a terrible year!

the difference is you can live without the pizza.. I don't feel like going home and lighting candles, so I have to pay.

You can live without power you just don't feel like it. What if gas stations raised gas by $0.25 a gallon for a year because they got new tanks? I am sure you don't feel like walking. Natural gas up by $0.15 a cubic foot for the year? Bet you don't feel like chopping wood and starting a fire. City got new trash trucks, collection will be up by $10 for the next year. See you at the dump. Got a new sewer plant it will cost you $0.10 extra per flush this year because you don't feel like pooping in an outhouse.

I was out of power for about 48 hours. Half of Newark was over7 days. And there are still some out of power.

 

If its gonna cost me 10 bucks no fucks will be given.

Really?! That 10 bucks (btw $29 million across 749,000 customers is almost $40) isn't to prevent this from happening in the future. It happened in 2004, again in 2008, again in 2012, expect it again sometime around 2016...maybe sooner. $25 million in 2008, $27 million in 2008, let's say $29 million in 2012 due to inflation and to continue the mathmatical trend... maybe $31 million in 2016? If it was $10 a month to do like many foreign countries and bury cables to prevent future events, I would be okay with it, not happy but okay. They made $1.9 billion last year, $700 million more than in 2010 and they can't cough up $29 million as part of the cost of duing business? Does NTR say "Sorry we repaved the track this year can we charge you an extra $5?" Does Meijer say "Hey did you notice our new freezers? By the way that Digorno Pizza will cast you $3 extra this year." NO! and we wouldn't accept it if they did!

Exactly.

 

I'm writing a 'safety manual' for hybrid systems (battery & hydraulic) for work. I'm basically saying DO NOT TOUCH (disconnect/work on) the orange wires, with example pictures of a car with orange wires. But I don't have (working) experience with lots of other cars outside of what we normally work with, so I wasn't sure if this was a de facto standard or not.

It is not true for all wires on all models. We commonly use a program for the smart phone called "Extricate". It labels the location of high voltage wires, seat belt pretensioners, safety restraint system components and danger points (such as pressurized cylinders for hoods and hatches).

which would require a CCW?

I would not be comfortable answering that as I don't know for sure. I often call or stop the local PD and ask questions regarding the legality of things and they are always more then happy to help.

If it has 80 psi on the low side - it is already overcharged (compressor running or not).

I disagree. At 75.86 degrees R134a will be at a static pressure of 80 psi. Today was easily 75 degrees and with the system off would have read 80+ psi.

R134a pressure to temperature chart

That being said, the correct way is to find the leak, repair it, vacuum the system and recharge. Not saying I have never used the can. I would guess that the car was not started when you tried to do this. Read the can fully but, I believe it says engine running, a/c on high and can upside down. It has been awhile since I used the cans though so I may be wrong. If you live near Marysville, I have a leak checker (dye and/or a sniffer), a vacuum machine and gauges to charge it. PM me if you want some help.

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/06/27/saudi-drifter-sentenced-to-death-by-beheading/?intcmp=obinsite

A middle-aged man in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to execution by public beheading after killing two people while ‘drifting’ his car, Reuters reports.

 

The man, who identified himself to police as “Mutannish,” which is Arabic for “he who ignores,” was engaging in a particularly reckless form of outlaw driving that is popular in the Kingdom and locally known as “Hagwalah.”

 

In videos posted to YouTube, large crowds are seen gathering by the side of the road to watch drivers skid their cars – often typical family sedans like Honda Accords and Hyundai Sonatas – through traffic at high speeds, sometimes heading in the wrong direction.

 

Several of the clips show out of control cars crash into the spectators causing serious injury, or even death. One particularly graphic video that surfaced in the internet in May a car rolled through a crowd as several passengers were thrown from vehicle. It has since been removed.

 

Faced with a growing problem, Saudi authorities are now treating fatalities caused by Hagwalah as negligent homicides, according to Reuters.

 

In 2005, a naval officer who killed three people in a similar accident was sentenced to death, but had the punishment reduced to 3,000 lashes and 20 years in prison.

 

It is not clear when Mutannish’s sentence is scheduled to be carried out.

so you can get ticketed for having dry rotted tires? ive never heard of that.

Unsafe equipment. They actually have a list of items that fall under that. under 2/32" of tread, all lights, broken lenses/glass, loose or missing body panels, etc.

Why would I need to get it tuned?

 

And no, but I am sure I could call and find out. I know it is driver's side, but that doesn't help.

Because their is a post catalytic convertor oxygen sensor that sends a signal to the ECU. The ECU then compares the post catalytic signal to the pre catalytic signal to ensure that the catalytic convertor is doing it's job and cleaning the exhaust. As a default if the catalytic convertor is not functioning properly, the car leans itself out to limit the amount of hydrocarbons in the exhaust. So if you get it tuned, you can get the post catalytic sensors "shut off". The ECU no longer looks for this signal or changes the fuel mixture.

I have become admittedly bad at working on my own cars since I live downtown on a main road. My mechanic told me one of my cats was getting clogged and I refuse to fork out the $600 he wanted for a new one.

 

Does anyone sell test pipes aka bolt on straight through pieces in place of the cat converters? EBay...will end up with a check engine light and a lean condition with out programming it.

 

Are these guttable?Yes...will end up with a check engine light and a lean condition with out programming it.

2005 4 door F150 with a 5.4

You will need to have it tuned if you eliminate the catalytic convertors.

You should probably read the articles before posting

 

(it's the same truck)

image-police-chase

 

GAHANNA, Ohio - Police were searching through wooded areas for a man who fled a traffic stop early Monday morning.

 

Investigators said that they attempted to stop the driver when he was clocked driving in excess of 90 mph along Interstate 270 north, just south of state Route 161, at about 3 a.m.

 

The driver refused to stop for police, but eventually stopped the vehicle and ran into a wooded area, 10TV’s Tino Ramos reported.

 

Police said that they chased the man into the woods and when they returned to check on his vehicle, it had disappeared.

 

Investigators were working to track down any information about the driver. A description of the driver was not immediately available.

 

Watch 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for more information.

COLUMBUS -- Police are trying to find two suspects and a stolen truck after a high-speed chase early Monday morning.

 

An officer attempted to pull the pickup over for a headlight violation on I-270 NB near Hamilton Road, but the driver refused to stop, touching off a chase that lasted seven miles and reached 90 mph.

 

After coming to a stop near the Sunbury Road exit, the driver of the truck allegedly fled the scene on foot, eventually disappearing into a nearby wooded area.

 

While officers searched for the driver, a previously undetected passenger drove away from the scene in the truck. Police say they were unaware of that passenger's presence because of the vehicle's tinted windows.

 

The truck is described as a green 1997 GMC with Ohio license plate #EQK-8708. Columbus Police say the vehicle was reported stolen in Blacklick.

 

Anyone with any information regarding the suspects/stolen truck is encouraged to contact the Columbus Division of Police.

I did read both articles, hence how I got the details of the traffic violation and locations. Please show me, other then the fact that they both happened Monday morning and a suspect got away what shows it is the same story?

Wait, according to the story on 10TV, they left and came back to no car. If they didn't originally see a passenger in the car, and the car wasn't there when they came back, how do they even know there was ever a passenger in the car?

It is 2 different stories. One is a truck that got pulled over for a headlight out @ 270 and Hamilton then stopped near Sunbury road. The other was a vehicle clocked at 90 mph on 270 south of 161.