# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=118 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 119 --- ## [Automotive memorabilia](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automotive-memorabilia/168533)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/automotive-memorabilia/168533 "2020-08-11T22:39:15Z")
This resurfaced at the cabins after many years MIA. So glad to see it. Supposedly the numbered holes are for the engine mechanic to keep track of the valve positions in old flathead engine overhaul. Got any fun stuff --- ## [PSA Manuel Vs Manual](https://community.cartalk.com/t/psa-manuel-vs-manual/168512)
**Author:** [@VTMongo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VTMongo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/psa-manuel-vs-manual/168512 "2020-08-11T04:26:06Z")
Today we discuss Manuel vs Manual. Manuel is a proper name. Manual has several meanings based off of context of use. It might be a reference to a set of instructions to use or repair some item. Manual transmission vs… --- ## [Air pocket?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-pocket/168460)
**Author:** [@scottadams650\_166242](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scottadams650_166242)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-pocket/168460 "2020-08-10T14:41:07Z")
Hello car talk community.I think that my car may have air tapped in cooling system. You can hear it “gurgle” almost like the sound of boiling water at start up,then after driving and turning car off,it sounds like your s… --- ## [Thief tries to steal 6-inch-diameter Mustang emblem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thief-tries-to-steal-6-inch-diameter-mustang-emblem/168010)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thief-tries-to-steal-6-inch-diameter-mustang-emblem/168010 "2020-08-05T06:15:20Z")
At her Clearwater, Florida condominium complex, my friend goes to her car and her emblem falls off. She suspects the thief was working on it just before she arrived. She paid the $500 deductible and her insurance fixed… --- ## [Driving 20yr Honda for 450 mile trip?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-20yr-honda-for-450-mile-trip/168436)
**Author:** [@sciconf](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sciconf)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driving-20yr-honda-for-450-mile-trip/168436 "2020-08-09T23:05:15Z")
99 Acura Integra with 140k. I am wondering if its a good idea to drive say 450 mile trip (one way)? Of course I will stop for coffee. The question came in my mind because I hold the opinion that after a similar trip on… --- ## [Advice would be nice](https://community.cartalk.com/t/advice-would-be-nice/168450)
**Author:** [@KDance](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KDance)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/advice-would-be-nice/168450 "2020-08-09T23:03:09Z")
Hello, I’m hoping someone could provide some advice on an issue I’ve had with a dealership before it escalates. I traded my 2017 Hyundai Tuscan in June. I didn’t receive any letters from the dealership or Hyundai Fina… --- ## [The world's cheapest car arrives](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-cheapest-car-arrives/168059)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-worlds-cheapest-car-arrives/168059 "2020-08-09T04:48:24Z")
… in The US, and the owner is very excited. Because it lacks seat belts, I have to assume that it is not legal for road use in The US. --- ## [Broken Audis?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-audis/168262)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/broken-audis/168262 "2020-08-09T01:44:35Z")
Following some controversy regarding an Audi TV ad, “Audi Official” posted a defense of their intentions, and he/she informed the world that the Audi in question has an “emergency break” system. Because it features Germ… --- ## [Can you push start a car with dead battery & dead alternator?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-push-start-a-car-with-dead-battery-dead-alternator/166348)
**Author:** [@Tom777](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom777)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-push-start-a-car-with-dead-battery-dead-alternator/166348 "2020-08-09T01:33:56Z")
Manual transmission of course. Can I start it rolling down a slant hill ? Car is running off of battery (alt dead) …I’m not sure it will last til by service app. next Monday. Thanx for any practical advice. - Tom --- ## [Lexus radio downloads radio broadcast which is heard later?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lexus-radio-downloads-radio-broadcast-which-is-heard-later/168421)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lexus-radio-downloads-radio-broadcast-which-is-heard-later/168421 "2020-08-08T16:43:26Z")
Talking on the cell phone through the 1.7 milEisenhower Tunnel. Normally, when we go through the tunnel, we hear a 60 Hz. interference on the AM radio presumably from the long fluorescentube light ballasts the full-leng… --- ## [AGM Battery advantages](https://community.cartalk.com/t/agm-battery-advantages/168089)
**Author:** [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/agm-battery-advantages/168089 "2020-08-07T21:09:49Z")
The battery on my 2012 Camry LE is 9 years old according to the build date on the car and shows no signs of failure. It is not an AGM battery but most websites are recommending an AGM battery for my car. Do AGM batterie… --- ## [5 best extended warranties](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-best-extended-warranties/168157)
**Author:** [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-best-extended-warranties/168157 "2020-08-07T18:48:43Z")
This article on Csrtalk’s website reads like it was written by a shill for the extended warranty industry. While all the old arguments against buying extended warranties still apply. one that this article did not addres… --- ## [Need your advice! What is my best option](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-your-advice-what-is-my-best-option/168333)
**Author:** [@Sarad12](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sarad12)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-your-advice-what-is-my-best-option/168333 "2020-08-07T15:48:56Z")
A new rav4 or a used Lexus NX around 30K miles? Which one do you think is the best purchase? Thanks --- ## [Toyota Camry 1999 died while driving, within 2 minutes of pulling out of driveway](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-camry-1999-died-while-driving-within-2-minutes-of-pulling-out-of-driveway/168301)
**Author:** [@Brenna-87](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Brenna-87)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-camry-1999-died-while-driving-within-2-minutes-of-pulling-out-of-driveway/168301 "2020-08-06T23:36:37Z")
My Toyota Camry CE (1999) died while I was driving it. Right as it came to a halt, the “oil,” “battery” and “check engine” lights all came on (more or less simultaneously). The engine turns over, but doesn’t start. Th… --- ## [Direct Injection - No Spark Plug](https://community.cartalk.com/t/direct-injection-no-spark-plug/86697)
**Author:** [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/direct-injection-no-spark-plug/86697 "2020-08-06T21:55:21Z")
Yes I know what you're thinking - Diesel. But no - This gas. Hyundai and Delphi are working on a direct injection engine using Gas that doesn't require a sparkplug. http://www.caranddriver.com/features/hyundais-experi… --- ## [1966 chevelle squeaks after it has warmed up](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1966-chevelle-squeaks-after-it-has-warmed-up/168296)
**Author:** [@BlueLEDz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BlueLEDz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1966-chevelle-squeaks-after-it-has-warmed-up/168296 "2020-08-05T16:09:35Z")
The first few minutes of driving there is no notable sounds. But after everything has warmed up there is a squeaking sound. It sounds like its from the front driver side, however that maybe based on the fact I’m seating … --- ## [Active to passive shock conversion kit 2007 Tahoe](https://community.cartalk.com/t/active-to-passive-shock-conversion-kit-2007-tahoe/93000)
**Author:** [@gnieche](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gnieche)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/active-to-passive-shock-conversion-kit-2007-tahoe/93000 "2020-08-05T14:51:18Z")
Greetings all, I have a 2007 Chevy Tahoe with electronic air shocks. I recently replaced them with an aftermarket Suncore passive shock kit. The shocks went on easily enough. To trick the stabilitrak sensore there is a… --- ## [Asthma Inhalers](https://community.cartalk.com/t/asthma-inhalers/31494)
**Author:** [@ts1272](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ts1272)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/asthma-inhalers/31494 "2020-08-05T13:14:00Z")
Until Jan 2009, asthma inhalers used Freon 12 as a propellant and worked well for asthma sufferers. As of January, inhaler manufacturers are no longer permitted to use Freon 12, and now use 134A. Unfortunately, the new i… --- ## [Why are intake camshaft sprockets bigger than exhaust camshaft sprockets?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-intake-camshaft-sprockets-bigger-than-exhaust-camshaft-sprockets/168261)
**Author:** [@bugattiveyron534\_169674](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bugattiveyron534_169674)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-intake-camshaft-sprockets-bigger-than-exhaust-camshaft-sprockets/168261 "2020-08-04T13:54:11Z")
hello I want to know why intake camshaft sprockets on higher performance engines are larger than exhaust camshaft sprockets. I know that on smaller timing belt engines the exhaust camshaft and intake camshaft ends are th… --- ## [Trunk shaking really bad](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trunk-shaking-really-bad/168230)
**Author:** [@Blakensnake](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Blakensnake)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trunk-shaking-really-bad/168230 "2020-08-03T21:31:35Z")
I have a carbon fiber after market trunk, that doesnt sit 100% perfectly, and since its light plastic or actual carbon fiber the 2 pound trunk shakes hard with the dual 12"s in the trunk how can i reduce the shaking fro… --- ## [Shifting to neutral while stopping](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shifting-to-neutral-while-stopping/145561)
**Author:** [@AnthonyMullins](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AnthonyMullins)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shifting-to-neutral-while-stopping/145561 "2020-08-03T17:39:48Z")
I am a stick-shifter for over 60 years even when driving my wife’s automatic Camry. For example when coming to stop signs or red lights I shift into neutral until/while stopped. My question is: does shifting an automat… --- ## [Car needing jumped every couple of days](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-needing-jumped-every-couple-of-days/168212)
**Author:** [@chuckn418](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chuckn418)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-needing-jumped-every-couple-of-days/168212 "2020-08-03T16:50:57Z")
My sons car is having some sort of starting problem. When you try to start it the battery acts dead and sometimes after 4 or 5 tries it will finally start. If I give it a jump start it starts right away also. I put it o… --- ## [Equinox ck eng light](https://community.cartalk.com/t/equinox-ck-eng-light/168115)
**Author:** [@Terry-Van-Kraanen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Terry-Van-Kraanen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/equinox-ck-eng-light/168115 "2020-08-03T15:27:57Z")
Check eng light keeps coming on and stays on. Dealer says the air filter hose is the cause. Light was off for two hours after having in for correction but came right back on again before I got home. I’ve lifted the hoo… --- ## [Inside a tire](https://community.cartalk.com/t/inside-a-tire/168221)
**Author:** [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/inside-a-tire/168221 "2020-08-03T13:04:31Z")
Pretty cool, but useless video… --- ## [Whatever happened to the small round blue lens inserted into brake light covers?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-small-round-blue-lens-inserted-into-brake-light-covers/168035)
**Author:** [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 4:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-small-round-blue-lens-inserted-into-brake-light-covers/168035 "2020-08-03T04:15:19Z")
As a little boy I was fascinated thathey made the whole brake light appear purple from a distance! Still don’t understand how the higher frequency blue light makes all the lower frequency red light appear somewhat purpl… --- ## [How much to sell car for](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-much-to-sell-car-for/78872)
**Author:** [@Danu2425](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Danu2425)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-much-to-sell-car-for/78872 "2020-07-22T13:31:00Z")
I am new to selling. I have a 97 Chevy Blazer that I am looking to sell. I have a couple of things that I need to take care of first but there are also a couple of larger issues with the truck that I probably couldn't af… --- ## [Charger hellcat vs alfa romeo giulia quad?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charger-hellcat-vs-alfa-romeo-giulia-quad/168153)
**Author:** [@Anthony-106](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Anthony-106)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/charger-hellcat-vs-alfa-romeo-giulia-quad/168153 "2020-08-02T02:58:23Z")
If you had the choice between these 2 cars and they were the exact same price which would you go for as the overall better vehicle? --- ## [Turning steering wheel while not moving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-steering-wheel-while-not-moving/51914)
**Author:** [@alathena](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alathena)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/turning-steering-wheel-while-not-moving/51914 "2020-08-01T22:35:00Z")
I'm learning how to drive at the moment. While parking, my instructor tells me to turn my steering wheel completely to the right and then use the gas pedal to back the car. My sister (which I'm practicing with) tel… --- ## [Any geniuses here making Face Masks, Face Shields, PPE?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/any-geniuses-here-making-face-masks-face-shields-ppe/168041)
**Author:** [@Honda2076](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda2076)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/any-geniuses-here-making-face-masks-face-shields-ppe/168041 "2020-07-31T18:08:27Z")
Have you employed auto parts to make face shields, respirators and other PPE equipment for healthcare workers, and/or your friends and family? If so, would you please share your designs? Let’s show these seamstresses who… --- ## [An oil change tip](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-oil-change-tip/168020)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/an-oil-change-tip/168020 "2020-07-29T18:28:12Z")
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