# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=90 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 91 --- ## [Global warming - combustion engines, NO - jet engines, YES](https://community.cartalk.com/t/global-warming-combustion-engines-no-jet-engines-yes/179201)
**Author:** [@lwyjr\_177074](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lwyjr_177074)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/global-warming-combustion-engines-no-jet-engines-yes/179201 "2021-09-15T22:13:12Z")
Electric vehicles will never adjust global warming. global warming is caused by JET ENGINES/SPACE ROCKETS. Developed in the 1940’s, these beasts produce tremendous heat. April 2021 just before lockdown ended, it was note… --- ## [Speculating about an electrical issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speculating-about-an-electrical-issue/179367)
**Author:** [@jkn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jkn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speculating-about-an-electrical-issue/179367 "2021-09-15T17:28:22Z")
Hi all, I have a 2015 Explorer with about 113000 miles. My wife messaged me this morning that when she ran to an appointment the automatic lights came on even though it was bright out and the wipers were going even tho… --- ## [Ford, Walmart, and Argo team-up](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-walmart-and-argo-team-up/179381)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-walmart-and-argo-team-up/179381 "2021-09-15T13:19:43Z")
… for the development of autonomous delivery vehicles: --- ## [Read engine fault code after it has been turned off?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/read-engine-fault-code-after-it-has-been-turned-off/179205)
**Author:** [@DougieL](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DougieL)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/read-engine-fault-code-after-it-has-been-turned-off/179205 "2021-09-15T05:33:09Z")
So here’s a strange one. One can use an ODB reader to turn off a check engine light and, for a few dozen miles, cancel an engine fault code. Is that fault really cancelled, or am I just turning off the light? That is, on… --- ## [Covid Related Car Problems?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/covid-related-car-problems/178831)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/covid-related-car-problems/178831 "2021-09-15T05:12:34Z")
I’ve already told here how Covid has prevented me from using my Corolla. Anyone else have Covid related car stories? There apparently are some pretty good ones out there. Like this one, how one American driver may… --- ## [International harvester engin swap](https://community.cartalk.com/t/international-harvester-engin-swap/95876)
**Author:** [@bklynspringer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bklynspringer)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/international-harvester-engin-swap/95876 "2021-09-15T01:02:29Z")
I have an International Scout 800 B with an in-line 6 engin. It's strong but not fast at all. A friend of mine has a 345 V8 from a 72 scout 2 that he will give me cheep. My question is: How do I know if the motor will… --- ## [Why are there typically 5 lug-nuts on a mid-sized wheel?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-there-typically-5-lug-nuts-on-a-mid-sized-wheel/179263)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-are-there-typically-5-lug-nuts-on-a-mid-sized-wheel/179263 "2021-09-14T23:23:11Z")
It seems like there should always be an even number, as that would make the wheel symmetrical, in order to minimize vibrations; i.e. with an even number, every lug nut would be matched with another spaced at 180 degrees.… --- ## [Down Payment - Buy vs Lease](https://community.cartalk.com/t/down-payment-buy-vs-lease/179332)
**Author:** [@lethamblair\_176103](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lethamblair_176103)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/down-payment-buy-vs-lease/179332 "2021-09-14T15:05:24Z")
I’m trying to understand Buying vs Lease and Down Payments. What would happen in the following scenarios? I finance a car with a down payment and then total the car I finance a car with no down payment and then total … --- ## [What deal should I make with the Shop?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-deal-should-i-make-with-the-shop/179107)
**Author:** [@caruser88888888](https://community.cartalk.com/u/caruser88888888)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-deal-should-i-make-with-the-shop/179107 "2021-09-13T05:25:21Z")
Hello all, I have had my car in a professional shop for a month, and the engine still does not work. This is a mid-range car mechanic, better than a run down shop, but not as good as the Toyota dealership. The engine sha… --- ## [Electric car observations](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-car-observations/179066)
**Author:** [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electric-car-observations/179066 "2021-09-13T04:00:18Z")
I’m writing this while visiting my daughter and her family in a suburb of Seattle. The township where I live in NJ has a Tesla dealer, so I am accustomed to seeing an occasional Model 3 on the street. Last Saturday night… --- ## [The only car ever manufactured in Alaska](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-only-car-ever-manufactured-in-alaska/179240)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-only-car-ever-manufactured-in-alaska/179240 "2021-09-13T02:35:56Z")
… is on display at a museum in Fairbanks. --- ## [What do you do when a loud thump thump stereo car is parked across the street](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-a-loud-thump-thump-stereo-car-is-parked-across-the-street/179204)
**Author:** [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-a-loud-thump-thump-stereo-car-is-parked-across-the-street/179204 "2021-09-09T13:32:13Z")
Like for at least 20 minutes now. --- ## [Street rod opinion](https://community.cartalk.com/t/street-rod-opinion/179269)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/street-rod-opinion/179269 "2021-09-11T14:33:03Z")
fairly solid car. heidts front end. 289 motor. solid trunk. good starting point for a project? seller wants $2k i was thinking of putting in a heidts front and 4 link rear on a similar vintage mustang but solid must… --- ## [Sequoia stereo retrofit/upgrade...?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sequoia-stereo-retrofit-upgrade/179181)
**Author:** [@JustTruckin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JustTruckin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2021, 4:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sequoia-stereo-retrofit-upgrade/179181 "2021-09-11T04:24:53Z")
So, I’m 17, just went halvsies buying a 2007 sequoia with my parents. The stereo is fine, except the volume knob is veeeeery finicky, doesn’t like to turn down no matter which way it is turned, or how fast/slow. Wonderin… --- ## [Ford Ranger hesitates on acceleration](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-hesitates-on-acceleration/179245)
**Author:** [@bobhucker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bobhucker)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ranger-hesitates-on-acceleration/179245 "2021-09-10T23:59:47Z")
My wife talked me into upgrading my landlord projects truck from an '89 Ford Ranger to a '97, because the new one has this amazing new thing called AC, which comes in handy here in Texas. For a while, though, the “ice co… --- ## [Motorcycle engine: Flathead Vs Shovelhead?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motorcycle-engine-flathead-vs-shovelhead/179222)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motorcycle-engine-flathead-vs-shovelhead/179222 "2021-09-10T05:15:01Z")
Danny (AKA "The Count, on the tv show “Counting Cars”) told his motorcycle restore guy to swap the flathead for a shovelhead. What does that mean? & Why would he want to do that? --- ## [Jumpstarting...can it kill alternator?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpstarting-can-it-kill-alternator/38771)
**Author:** [@stachi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stachi)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpstarting-can-it-kill-alternator/38771 "2021-09-08T23:44:46Z")
I have heard that jumpstarting a car with a bad alternator can kill my alternator...is this true and why ? --- ## ['Driver reached speeds of 140 mph'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-reached-speeds-of-140-mph/179189)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/driver-reached-speeds-of-140-mph/179189 "2021-09-08T16:50:40Z")
‘officers conducting a traffic enforcement operation in the area saw Pacino driving over 100 mph near Montgomery and Eubank. Police tried to pull over Pacino, who was in a 2020 Dodge Charger Hellcat,’ Can it go that fas… --- ## [What is this car \[2021 Amelia Concours\]?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-this-car-2021-amelia-concours/179230)
**Author:** [@jo.shutler\_177098](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jo.shutler_177098)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-is-this-car-2021-amelia-concours/179230 "2021-09-08T14:10:54Z")
--- ## [Odometer roll back](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odometer-roll-back/179217)
**Author:** [@Netscapeman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Netscapeman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/odometer-roll-back/179217 "2021-09-08T14:00:19Z")
My son just purchased a 1999 Toyota Camry. The odometer reads some 126k miles but when I saw the title it read 180k (but this is a new title so maybe someone just wrote down the miles wrong when they applied for the tit… --- ## [I don’t understand dealer battery installation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-don-t-understand-dealer-battery-installation/178891)
**Author:** [@crazydave1948](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crazydave1948)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-don-t-understand-dealer-battery-installation/178891 "2021-09-06T15:40:37Z")
Don’t understand dealer install. I have installed my battery myself twice with new one purchased from a local farm supply store for $20 or more less than other stores. Haven’t had any problems. --- ## [Marnet- this is for you](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marnet-this-is-for-you/179135)
**Author:** [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 5:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marnet-this-is-for-you/179135 "2021-09-06T05:43:58Z")
@Marnet i.think this has your name on it. --- ## [Chevy lugnuts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-lugnuts/179168)
**Author:** [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chevy-lugnuts/179168 "2021-09-05T00:55:25Z")
Does a 07 vintage Pontiac have same swollen lugnut issue as newer fords? I noticed my 3/4” socket is real tight on the lugnuts. Was at junkyard and found some nice wheels but 3 of the 4 lugnut are semi rounded over. Guy … --- ## [Oily substance on car after purchace](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oily-substance-on-car-after-purchace/179143)
**Author:** [@Benz2017](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Benz2017)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oily-substance-on-car-after-purchace/179143 "2021-09-04T13:40:15Z")
Good morning everyone, I am new here. I came here to as a question about detailing practices of car dealers. I have bought many cars over the years and noticed that some cars I bought had an oily coating all over the ca… --- ## [Tesla's challenger](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-challenger/169799)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/teslas-challenger/169799 "2021-09-04T02:40:38Z")
:thinking: --- ## ['Multiple Companies In Ohio Are Developing Electric Flying Cars'](https://community.cartalk.com/t/multiple-companies-in-ohio-are-developing-electric-flying-cars/179130)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/multiple-companies-in-ohio-are-developing-electric-flying-cars/179130 "2021-09-03T15:46:45Z")
From today’s ‘Morning edition’ --- ## [Why would tire rip off rim?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-would-tire-rip-off-rim/178956)
**Author:** [@chrisfreemanca\_176902](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chrisfreemanca_176902)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-would-tire-rip-off-rim/178956 "2021-09-03T14:22:49Z")
Son smacked a curb the other day and ruined one of the front tires. Had a new tire put on yesterday morning and this happened in the afternoon driving down the interstate. How in the world does a brand new tire totally r… --- ## [2011 Buick lacrosse died running down the road](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-buick-lacrosse-died-running-down-the-road/179111)
**Author:** [@gottyline\_177013](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gottyline_177013)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-buick-lacrosse-died-running-down-the-road/179111 "2021-09-02T23:24:45Z")
Took my 2011 Buick lacrosse to mechanic shop because it wasn’t running they told me it was the timing chain which I have been told that it’s quite common for these 3.6 engines so I have them do the job and 1800 later I g… --- ## [05-09 mustang automatic transmission reliability? (5r55s)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-09-mustang-automatic-transmission-reliability-5r55s/179081)
**Author:** [@J162\_165342](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J162_165342)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-09-mustang-automatic-transmission-reliability-5r55s/179081 "2021-09-02T15:12:56Z")
Hey everyone, I am in the market for a new project car and daily driver. I found a 2005 mustang GT with 104k miles for a good price. Super clean. Asking $6200 firm. Generally speaking the 4.6 3v engine is bulletproof an… --- ## [NPR Doubles Podcasts - More Laughs Per Week!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/npr-doubles-podcasts-more-laughs-per-week/179115)
**Author:** [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/npr-doubles-podcasts-more-laughs-per-week/179115 "2021-09-02T04:30:31Z")
Beginning in October, the Car Talk team will take listeners back to the early years of the series, and distribute edited versions of every show, in sequential order. The new, twice-weekly podcasts will be about 35-40 min… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=89) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/general-discussion/8.md?page=91)