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If you end up keeping it and rebuilding, shoot me a pm. I'm in Morrow, less than 10 minutes from you. I know nothing about rotaries, but I'll bring a 6 pack and watch you work....

Happy Birthday! Hope it's a good one!

^^^^^^ That made me Laugh.

Crushed, yes... But maybe less crushed than if they weren't there at all? I think those chrome things are only cosmetic anyway, though.

A lot of times, Honda will put the radio serial number on the glove box, either on the inside or on the outer side panel of the box. If that doesn't work, press and hold the #1 and #6 preset buttons and write down the number set that pops up. Of course you could check in the owner's books for the code card...

Congrats on the test. I've been watching this thread because I just took and passed the written test to get my Ohio temp. and I've been a little spooked since I haven't ridden in over 5 years. I'm really kicking myself for not carrying over my Virginia endorsement when I moved. Where did you take the maneuverability test?

Me too!

I wanna know how this turned out. Please share!

.217 the first time, .214 the second.

Clogged catalytic converter

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From g-body.org: "At the risk of ruffling feathers of some, I'll try and clarify the "Turbo T" package as Buick marketed it in 1987. Despite Buick dropping the T-Type designation for 1987, all the cosmetic and suspension options common to the T-Type were made available for any 1987 Regal with the standard 3.8-Liter V6. They did this by offering a "T" Package (option code Y56). This "T" Package consisted of the Touring Suspension; Leather wrapped Sport Steering Wheel, Turbo aluminum wheels, Eagle GT Tires, Fast Ratio Power Steering, Gas Shocks, and "T" ornamentation. For those who also wanted the black trim from the previous T-Type model, Buick offered the Exterior Sport Package (option code WO2). The WO2 option was available on any Regal, regardless of the engine. Now, if you wanted a Regal with a turbo engine, you ordered the "Turbo Package" (option LC2). This package automatically included the "T" package (but not the WO2 Package). What you ended up with was a Regal with the "Turbo" and "T" Packages. Many have chose to call these cars "Turbo T's". However, no where in Buick's literature was there ever any mention of the term "Turbo T" until Buick released Product Information Bulletin 87-031 on November 15, 1986 entitled "Regal WE4 Turbo "T" Package. This bulletin announced the release of the WE4 as a "Special Turbo T Package" and made numerous references to the term Turbo T as unique to the WE4. Here is a direct quote from this bulletin: "The WE4 Turbo 'T' Package will enable you to merchandise a car that is similar in appearance, and yet lighter in weight, than today's Grand National. This reduction in weight theoretically makes the Turbo T faster than a Grand National, and for a lower price." So, a 1987 Turbo Regal, without the WE2, Grand National or WE4 Turbo T option packages, really had no unique name. It was merely a Regal with the Turbo Package or a Turbo Regal, if you will. Now, having said all that, it certainly is no great sin to call a Turbo Regal a "Turbo T" because it's convenient to do so. It's just not technically correct." --RK

Been watching much of this, it's terribly interesting.

I had a 1990 Civic hatch, and tried to drive overnight in February from my parents' house in Northern VA to my Grandparents' house off of Schrock. The trip was 412 miles, and I found the maximum range of my Civic was 396. I ran out of gas 1/2 mile from the Pataskala exit on 70 at 2:00 in the morning. To add insult to injury, it started to snow while I was walking to the gas station.

This is pretty much true across the board in claims. Not so much the territory issue, but the overworked and underpaid part. I've been very happy where I am, but there's always the desire to make more money than I do now.

Nationwide, GEICO, State Farm, Allstate, State Auto, Farmers, American Family. Most insurance companies employ at least a small staff of their own estimators/adjusters. When you start getting out into the boonies where the number of shops and claims get fewer and farther between, a lot of the smaller insurance companies will use independants.

I love the suede look, but I think it looks best on an old rod or muscle car.

ken leeeeeeee tulibu dibu douchoo! lol!!

Virginia Dept of Transportation completed a study that shows that the right angle crashes did reduce in intersections with red light cameras active, but rear end accidents increased by a comparable amount. Found the VDOT report: 2007 Virginia DOT Report Shows Red Light Cameras Increase Accidents A new Virginia Department of Transportation study shows accidents increased by nearly a third where red light cameras were used. The Virginia Transportation Research Council today released a report expanding upon earlier research into the safety effects of red light cameras in Virginia. The new study, funded by the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, provided a city-by-city assessment that showed significant increases in the number of injuries and accidents at intersections employing photo enforcement. The change in the frequency of injury accidents varied widely among jurisdictions -- down 5 percent in one but up between 6 and 89 percent in all others. Even within a jurisdiction some intersections fared better than others. In Fairfax County, for example, the total number of crashes increased at every intersection with a camera, except for one -- Route 50 and Fair Ridge. VDOT increased the duration of the yellow light from 4 seconds to 5.5 seconds on August 12, 1998. Research by the Texas Transportation Institute confirmed that longer yellows yield significant accident reductions. Overall, the data in the VTRC report painted a grim picture consistent with prior, independent investigations. "The cameras were associated with an increase in total crashes. Arlington and Fairfax County saw significant increases, Falls Church and Vienna saw non significant increases, and Fairfax City saw a nonsignificant decrease." Although it is now widely accepted that red light cameras are associated with increases in the number of rear end collisions, the VTRC report did not solely attribute the overall increase in accidents and injuries to this type of collision. Angle collisions also increased. "Cameras were associated with an increase of between 31 percent and 54 percent for rear-end crashes overall," the report found. "The association of the cameras with angle crashes differed among jurisdictions, although a preponderance of test results suggested an increase." Contrary to industry claims, this was not a temporary phenomenon. "The cameras were not associated with a decrease in rear-end crashes over time after the initial increase that followed camera installation," the report found. Red light cameras were authorized in Virginia between 1995 and 2005. After a two year battle with municipal lobbyists and the insurance industry, the Virginia state legislature re-authorized the use of red light cameras.

I read somewhere that municipalities that have installed red light cameras also have significantly shorter yellow light cycles. I can't remember which report it was, but I heard a statistic that showed that by lengthening the yellow light cycle I think it was 2 seconds before it turns red, the right angle crashes in intersections are reduced by as much or more than with red light cameras. The stated intent of these cameras is/was to reduce right angle crashes in intersections, the revenue is sort of a by-product. What they don't report on is that in many of the jurisdictions that incorporate red light cameras into their traffic systems, the yellow light cycle is shorter than the nhtsa recommended minimum. Obviously in those cases, revenue is the primary motivator, and the ones who haven't shortened the yellow cycle just haven't admitted why the cameras are there.

A little while ago, I posted up a question about how to handle a significant oil leak in a 91 Toyota Celica for a friend in the Tech Help section. When I realized I wouldn't be able to help my friend out due to time and space constraints, Rick stepped up and offered to help out. After much hemming and hawing about when would work out for us to bring the car up to Columbus from Cincy, we finally made it, and dropped the car off with Rick. We were told what the likely problem was (Rick was very knowledgable),what it would take to fix it (extremely fair), how long it would take (ready before we could come back to pick it up), and were made aware of some things to look out for in the future. This was the first time Rick and I had met, and I look forward to dealing with him in the future. Excellent work by a great guy. Thanks Rick!

Sold! Lock it up, thanks!

Congrats on the sale Buck! It sucks not being able to put the money toward fun stuff, but at least you'll have the funds for the furnace if you need them.

When my wife and I moved to Ohio 5 years ago, we rented a crappy apartment down by Rickenbacker for $500/month while I worked in Worthington and she did an at home medical billing course. When our 1 year lease was up, we (the wife and I, my son then 4, and my daughter 1) moved into our first house in Gahanna. My wife finished her correspondence course, and got a job doing medical billing for Mt. Carmel East. We were both working full time, my son was in pre-school, and both of my kids were in day-care all afternoon. When my wife's one year anniversary with Mt. Carmel came up and they told her she was getting a 13 cent/hour raise, we had to sit down and re-evaluate our situation. Once we ran the numbers, we found that with two kids going to the day care, in one year, we paid the day-care $139 more than she brought home after taxes for the year. We've been a single income household since. Eventually, my wife will go back to work I'm sure, but only during school hours. This also will allow her to work at what she really enjoys while the kids are in school as opposed to working to make payments on stuff we don't really need and can't afford.

Assuming the surface you're driving on is flat, the vehicle will temporarily continue to gain velocity due to inertia until the drag and rolling resistance overcomes the accelerative force. ^^^ Or something like that.