# The Show **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=13 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 14 --- ## [Bogus Puzzler Answer](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bogus-puzzler-answer/88658)
**Author:** [@PantherJim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PantherJim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bogus-puzzler-answer/88658 "2015-01-15T00:59:27Z")
You will hear from a lot of mathematicians about the answer you provided for the puzzler involving polynomials. You have confused variables and constants. In the given polynomial you have 26 constants (one for every le… --- ## [I beg to differ](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-beg-to-differ/88407)
**Author:** [@Derek\_N\_Boulton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Derek_N_Boulton)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-beg-to-differ/88407 "2014-12-21T17:03:08Z")
A couple of weeks ago Tom & Ray dismissed a kind lady who had called in to say she fixed a rough idle problem by changing the oil. Well, we have done the same. Our 3.5 liter Nissan Quest began to idle very badly and cut … --- ## [Revisit the universal apology](https://community.cartalk.com/t/revisit-the-universal-apology/88372)
**Author:** [@zoomo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/zoomo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/revisit-the-universal-apology/88372 "2014-12-16T18:54:38Z")
After listening to the best of car talk today, I think it would be in everyone's best interest if we revisit the universal apology gesture. We all make mistakes in our cars from time to time, especially with today's tech… --- ## ["classic cartalk" and "new and improved cartalk"](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-cartalk-and-new-and-improved-cartalk/88384)
**Author:** [@wesw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wesw)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-cartalk-and-new-and-improved-cartalk/88384 "2014-12-16T01:56:45Z")
i think NPR should go back to back with these shows on Saturday morning. "eric the carguy" and the guy from "bleepin jeep" would be great hosts, i think. you can find them both on you tube. --- ## [A Poem for Tom](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-poem-for-tom/88301)
**Author:** [@sgordon21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgordon21)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-poem-for-tom/88301 "2014-12-09T21:46:36Z")
Hi all, I'm remembering Tom fondly, and how my father and I used to listen to the show together every Saturday morning. Here's a poem I wrote in Tom's memory. ~~~ Elegy for a Belly Laugh - for Tom Magliozzi Yeste… --- ## [Adio, signore](https://community.cartalk.com/t/adio-signore/88274)
**Author:** [@Beef\_LoMein](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beef_LoMein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/adio-signore/88274 "2014-12-06T20:32:25Z")
Allow me to join the chorus of loving support and condolences on the passing of the late, great Tom Magliozzi. Anyone who has made so many people laugh has, without doubt, made the world a more beautiful place. Grazie a… --- ## [The Andy Letter](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-andy-letter/86641)
**Author:** [@Mrs\_Vorra](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mrs_Vorra)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2014, 11:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-andy-letter/86641 "2014-12-02T11:10:11Z")
Dear Click and Clack, I chuckled over the gentleman who wrote in asking about tea and barber chairs. I was more interested in the debate over "The Andy Standard" and the rating of Andy's letter. The gentleman who wro… --- ## [Tom Magliozzi passed away today](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tom-magliozzi-passed-away-today/87943)
**Author:** [@LeahTN](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LeahTN)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tom-magliozzi-passed-away-today/87943 "2014-12-01T04:10:27Z")
So sad to hear of Tom's passing. I did not realize he was sick or that the shows had not been aired live for some time. I hope the show continues on. I loved listening on Saturday mornings when hubby and I were runnin… --- ## [Painting the Carousel Puzzler Answer!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/painting-the-carousel-puzzler-answer/87827)
**Author:** [@GARLICMOM](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GARLICMOM)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/painting-the-carousel-puzzler-answer/87827 "2014-11-22T19:06:39Z")
The chord length in the puzzler was 70'. I made a right triangle with the base being 1/2 of the chord and the height of the triangle running from where the chord touches the inner circle to the center of both the circles… --- ## [Crankshaft position sensor 1999 oldsmobile alero 2.4](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crankshaft-position-sensor-1999-oldsmobile-alero-2-4/88083)
**Author:** [@Endwhysee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Endwhysee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 6:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crankshaft-position-sensor-1999-oldsmobile-alero-2-4/88083 "2014-11-19T06:57:13Z")
My car start made a noise and shut down. Every time I try to turn it never cranks up. It feel like it want to start but never does. My fuel pump is working cause i can smell gas in the engine so it show i drowning the en… --- ## [Jill the nose picker hater](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jill-the-nose-picker-hater/87837)
**Author:** [@LFEDuke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LFEDuke)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jill-the-nose-picker-hater/87837 "2014-11-17T05:27:32Z")
Alright... who is with me on this. Jill is a self-righteous xxxx If she has a husband, I feel so sorry for him. He must hear her complaints about trivial stuff all the time. The fact that seeing someone pick thei… --- ## [Stunned At The Loss](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stunned-at-the-loss/88036)
**Author:** [@MountainMick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MountainMick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 7:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stunned-at-the-loss/88036 "2014-11-11T07:55:16Z")
So, I have to confess that Car Talk is about the only NPR show I regularly tune into any more, and that I do so quasi-religiously--much to the chagrin of the rest of my family. And so it was this past Saturday--I tuned … --- ## [Put pellets in cylinders to stop burning oil, smoke?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/put-pellets-in-cylinders-to-stop-burning-oil-smoke/87821)
**Author:** [@Accord300k](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Accord300k)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/put-pellets-in-cylinders-to-stop-burning-oil-smoke/87821 "2014-11-10T19:07:57Z")
I heard Click & Clack on CT today, 10/25/2014, suggest to a caller to remove the spark plugs and put pellets (from JC Whitney) into the cylinders to stop engine smoke and losing oil. They explained that it coats the cyl… --- ## [This weekend's show WILL BE A TRIBUTE TO TOM](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-weekends-show-will-be-a-tribute-to-tom/88003)
**Author:** [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 8:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/this-weekends-show-will-be-a-tribute-to-tom/88003 "2014-11-10T08:30:11Z")
Someone below suggested it, and now it's going to happen. I suspect it was in the works before the suggestion was made, but that's OK. I got a email from Car Talk announcing it a little while ago. I'm sure thousand… --- ## [RIP Tom](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rip-tom/88017)
**Author:** [@stangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stangman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rip-tom/88017 "2014-11-09T23:07:12Z")
Much more than a car advice show. My son started listening to show when he was around 5 yrs old. For years we seemed to always be in car and listening to car talk on saturday mornings.. Thank you click & clack for helpin… --- ## [Shameless Commerce](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shameless-commerce/88015)
**Author:** [@ccatx](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ccatx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 11:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/shameless-commerce/88015 "2014-11-09T11:18:31Z")
I'm gearing up for my holiday giving and found the "store" link was not working. Is the Shameless Commerce Division a real thing where I can get a hat or a t-shirt? --- ## [Tribute to Tom](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tribute-to-tom/88009)
**Author:** [@UGrace](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UGrace)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tribute-to-tom/88009 "2014-11-09T01:47:59Z")
Car talk is an important part of my Saturday. I love this show. I will miss Tom and his jokes!! I will continue listen as long as it is on radio. I am learning to laugh at myself. Condolences to family. Click and Clack, … --- ## [My 2 year old's Car Talk love](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2-year-olds-car-talk-love/87996)
**Author:** [@LWaldron](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LWaldron)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-2-year-olds-car-talk-love/87996 "2014-11-08T00:28:03Z")
I just had to share. My 2.5 year old and I listen to Car Talk marathons in the afternoon on the way home from day care. She always asks if Click and Clack are in the car. She obviously has no idea what is being talked ab… --- ## [No driver side sliding door on 1996 Windstar](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-driver-side-sliding-door-on-1996-windstar/87974)
**Author:** [@littleunky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/littleunky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 9:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-driver-side-sliding-door-on-1996-windstar/87974 "2014-11-06T09:45:04Z")
In your article this week "Worn-Out Hinges Can Make a Car Think the Door Is Open," you suggest checking the driver's side sliding door on the writer's 1996 Windstar. The 1996 Windstar did not have a driver's side sliding… --- ## [Remembering Favorite Tommy Quips](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remembering-favorite-tommy-quips/87958)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 5:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remembering-favorite-tommy-quips/87958 "2014-11-06T05:22:37Z")
I'll always remember Tommy's humorous, short, and to the point quips to the callers. This is my favorite. A lady from San Francisco with an old air cooled Beetle asked if it is possible to install air conditioning on… --- ## [Goodby Tom, you will be missed](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goodby-tom-you-will-be-missed/87945)
**Author:** [@twotone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/twotone)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goodby-tom-you-will-be-missed/87945 "2014-11-04T19:21:08Z")
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_OBIT\_CAR\_TALK\_HOST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT --- ## [Goodbye Tom](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goodbye-tom/87946)
**Author:** [@Blue\_bug](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Blue_bug)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/goodbye-tom/87946 "2014-11-04T18:22:12Z")
I grew up listening to Car Talk. My biggest claim to fame is that I grew up on the same street as their garage. --- ## [A Fond Farewell](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-fond-farewell/87948)
**Author:** [@Jennycat9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jennycat9)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-fond-farewell/87948 "2014-11-04T18:18:24Z")
Eight years ago on a lonely drive through Death Valley, a single radio station flickered in-and-out and finally held steady. It wasn't the first time I had heard Car Talk, but it was the first time I listened. By the en… --- ## [Help remembering an episode?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-remembering-an-episode/87944)
**Author:** [@twinotter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/twinotter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-remembering-an-episode/87944 "2014-11-04T10:48:35Z")
I know a lot of you know all the episodes like the back of your hands... so, I'm trying to remember which episode had a letter in it where the writer said what Car Talk was all about. I believe the writer said that the… --- ## [Cross-country move and trailers](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cross-country-move-and-trailers/87905)
**Author:** [@RHend](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RHend)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cross-country-move-and-trailers/87905 "2014-11-03T04:50:01Z")
You ding-dongs! You missed the absolutely obvious answer to Wendy's dilemma of moving from California to North Carolina with her husband and all their goods. Rent a U-Haul and tow the darned car. $400.00 to attach a h… --- ## [It stinks that it isn't up front that the show ended in October 2012](https://community.cartalk.com/t/it-stinks-that-it-isnt-up-front-that-the-show-ended-in-october-2012/84972)
**Author:** [@Whereisthebus](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whereisthebus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/it-stinks-that-it-isnt-up-front-that-the-show-ended-in-october-2012/84972 "2014-10-29T20:46:49Z")
I'll happily listen to rebroadcasts, but there has to be a disclaimer, and this website has to indicate the fact of the show's ending. Even the FAQS page here gives no indication that the show stopped. This is bad. I w… --- ## [Coleman fuel added to her tank](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coleman-fuel-added-to-her-tank/87733)
**Author:** [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 7:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/coleman-fuel-added-to-her-tank/87733 "2014-10-29T07:10:55Z")
A girl called in to ask if it would be OK to put some remaining OLD Coleman camp stove fuel into her (now nearly antique) car's gas tank. (Answer: Basically, why bother?) It reminded me of a time I got to speak to an… --- ## [Bill Gates Coin Toss Puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bill-gates-coin-toss-puzzler/87714)
**Author:** [@littlefaith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/littlefaith)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bill-gates-coin-toss-puzzler/87714 "2014-10-26T20:51:49Z")
The answer is completely bogus. You can't make everyone in the room choose a different set of answers, even if you pair them up. You can have 100 people choose TTTTTHHHHH, for example, or THTHTHTHTH, just because it's … --- ## [Gas tank in the trunk](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-tank-in-the-trunk/87609)
**Author:** [@somecarguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/somecarguy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas-tank-in-the-trunk/87609 "2014-10-21T00:43:00Z")
the main reason not to have the gas tank in the trunk is there is no firewall between the trunk and the passenger compartment. it is very dangerous to do that. if they have any kind of accident gas will spill into the pa… --- ## [Heater Core repair](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-core-repair/87710)
**Author:** [@GuyZinger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GuyZinger)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 12:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-core-repair/87710 "2014-10-20T00:52:42Z")
On the 10/11 show, a caller with a Honda Civic called with the problem of a leaking heater core, and you recommended that he replace it himself. I recently had that problem with my 1998 Taurus, the first major problem th… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=12) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=14)