# The Show **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=20 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 21 --- ## [About the Boat in Australia](https://community.cartalk.com/t/about-the-boat-in-australia/78954)
**Author:** [@Sativarg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sativarg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/about-the-boat-in-australia/78954 "2013-04-30T19:29:25Z")
Did any one mention the tire pressure for the rear tires and the trailer? If the vehicle is requiring a lot of power at speed on a flat straight road, I would suspect tire pressure is low in relation to the added load. E… --- ## [Right side stroke](https://community.cartalk.com/t/right-side-stroke/78959)
**Author:** [@Cubby](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cubby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/right-side-stroke/78959 "2013-04-28T22:42:24Z")
your caller with the van that returned from overseas and had a series of electrical failures on the right side of his van could be explained by a poor body ground or multiple poor body grounds. He should clean the body … --- ## [Why can't I find a new show 2012-13](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-cant-i-find-a-new-show-2012-13/78964)
**Author:** [@EddieShacter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EddieShacter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-cant-i-find-a-new-show-2012-13/78964 "2013-04-28T04:22:46Z")
Hi I am only hearing 1990's-2004 no newer why! --- ## [\#1316 Rambler Separation Anxiety, Segment 7, '85 Cadillac Seville Oil Consumption](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1316-rambler-separation-anxiety-segment-7-85-cadillac-seville-oil-consumption/78949)
**Author:** [@Rev\_Bob](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rev_Bob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 9:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1316-rambler-separation-anxiety-segment-7-85-cadillac-seville-oil-consumption/78949 "2013-04-27T09:27:49Z")
Love the show, but there are times when something crosses my mind that might be pertinent ... sometimes. Anyway, as I listened to the aforementioned segment of show #1316, it struck me that the problem might be a stuck, … --- ## [Vue alarm goes off on cold nights, interior lights & locks](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vue-alarm-goes-off-on-cold-nights-interior-lights-locks/76679)
**Author:** [@saturn2007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/saturn2007)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vue-alarm-goes-off-on-cold-nights-interior-lights-locks/76679 "2013-04-26T21:13:19Z")
Hello! I have a 2007 Saturn Vue. When the temperature drops below 40 degrees at night my alarm will go off. I stop the alarm then lock the car and it goes off again. It wont go off if the car is unlocked. In the morning … --- ## [Regarding the brake repair caller from 20 April 2013](https://community.cartalk.com/t/regarding-the-brake-repair-caller-from-20-april-2013/78911)
**Author:** [@Sprad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sprad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/regarding-the-brake-repair-caller-from-20-april-2013/78911 "2013-04-26T04:21:35Z")
After listening to Tom and Ray tear apart the guy that repaired his brakes and then had to loosen the master cylinder connection to release the pressure in order to drive home, I just have to share a similar experience. … --- ## [Noise when turning Left on 89' Dodge Omni April 20 2013](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-when-turning-left-on-89-dodge-omni-april-20-2013/78921)
**Author:** [@LanDoctor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LanDoctor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 6:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-when-turning-left-on-89-dodge-omni-april-20-2013/78921 "2013-04-25T06:21:19Z")
I agree with Ray on a probable wheel bearing, but I had a 89' Acclaim with a left hand turn noise. After a new bearing, found the noise remained. Turns out the passenger side upper motor mount was broke allowing the en… --- ## [The Cutest Caller](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-cutest-caller/78901)
**Author:** [@artielon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/artielon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-cutest-caller/78901 "2013-04-24T20:59:59Z")
The southern girls are the cutest callers on Car Talk! They have such good manners (yes Sir!) and speak with such endearing accents. I vote for Lydia from Foley, Alabama from show #1247! --- ## [Puzzler: Off Road race, partners try to get equal times, but can't speak to each other](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-off-road-race-partners-try-to-get-equal-times-but-cant-speak-to-each-other/78852)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-off-road-race-partners-try-to-get-equal-times-but-cant-speak-to-each-other/78852 "2013-04-23T19:16:28Z")
The solution to count the windshied wiper swipes as a sort of clock would work if the first partner was allowed to speak to the second after the first driver completed the course. But what if the second driver had no id… --- ## [Show 1313 - What was the white powder?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-1313-what-was-the-white-powder/78368)
**Author:** [@caoimhin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/caoimhin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-1313-what-was-the-white-powder/78368 "2013-04-22T17:26:50Z")
Was it the head gasket? And what was the chemical that made the white powder? Sorry, I'm not a chemistry person so no idea which of the substances make a white powder (assuming the chemicals suggested actually exist! :… --- ## ['99 Mercury Mountanier phantom battery trouble](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-mercury-mountanier-phantom-battery-trouble/78847)
**Author:** [@Chinthor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Chinthor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 8:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-mercury-mountanier-phantom-battery-trouble/78847 "2013-04-22T08:10:53Z")
Have a weird problem with this one. Often, it will be completely dead in the morning. According to the mechanic the wiring, alternator, and battery are all in proper condition. Nothing we can see is still on at night. An… --- ## [Honoring human remains (ashes)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honoring-human-remains-ashes/78660)
**Author:** [@kozmo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kozmo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/honoring-human-remains-ashes/78660 "2013-04-21T17:46:04Z")
Regarding the recent caller who wanted to honor her fathers wishes to have his ashes somehow included in his car, Tommy suggested putting the ashes in the ashtray and sealing it with plastic, just want to share that my w… --- ## [The adventure of the bicycle crash](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-adventure-of-the-bicycle-crash/78632)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-adventure-of-the-bicycle-crash/78632 "2013-04-19T06:34:25Z")
Spoiler alert: Read no further if you don't want to engage in puzzler hints. \* \* \* I've been stumped all week about the crashed bicylist. What was the cause? At first I was thinking it had to do with which side o… --- ## [Remedy for a quiet turn signal ticking](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remedy-for-a-quiet-turn-signal-ticking/78702)
**Author:** [@Emerogork](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Emerogork)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remedy-for-a-quiet-turn-signal-ticking/78702 "2013-04-19T01:47:14Z")
On today's show a caller spoke of not being able to hear the turn signal tick. I drive a Buick Estate Wagon with that same problem. I have never been able to find a different blinker. One day I was in K-Mart and saw … --- ## [My bogusity meter pegged out this morning](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-bogusity-meter-pegged-out-this-morning/78664)
**Author:** [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-bogusity-meter-pegged-out-this-morning/78664 "2013-04-16T00:39:01Z")
A re-run Texas caller asked whether it would be better to buy a Toyota (her choice) SUV or a Range Rover Discovery (her British husband's choice). She was interested in cost of ownership and dependability. Either can be… --- ## [Details, Details](https://community.cartalk.com/t/details-details/4981)
**Author:** [@Tom\_and\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_and_Ray)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/details-details/4981 "2013-04-13T19:47:29Z")
Got a suggestion for transforming your car from toxic waste nightmare to hygienic masterpiece? Great! Share it here. --- ## [Math Peeve](https://community.cartalk.com/t/math-peeve/78573)
**Author:** [@txtinkerer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/txtinkerer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/math-peeve/78573 "2013-04-13T17:37:53Z")
Hey Guys, in your 4/7 odometer puzzler answer, you were doing fine until the last comment. i.e. correct usage of the '10 times'; but at the end you used the '10 times more than'. Plz do not make that mistake again; es… --- ## [Clutch TO bearing wear](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-to-bearing-wear/78537)
**Author:** [@dynodan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dynodan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-to-bearing-wear/78537 "2013-04-13T17:37:42Z")
Re: the 4/6/13 show question about holding the clutch pedal in at a stoplight, you guys obviously forgot that trans. gear synchros DO also wear out eventually. I distribute the wear more evenly by only shifting into neu… --- ## [Click n clack infallibility - 01/01/2000 broadcast](https://community.cartalk.com/t/click-n-clack-infallibility-01-01-2000-broadcast/78270)
**Author:** [@ricbern](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ricbern)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/click-n-clack-infallibility-01-01-2000-broadcast/78270 "2013-04-12T18:58:33Z")
Minutes ago, tuned into SiriusXM Classic Car Talk program originally broadcast 1/1/2000. Along with the worst cars of the preceding millenium, another program topic looked to predict which car brand would have the great… --- ## [Old shows](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-shows/78535)
**Author:** [@logic\_47](https://community.cartalk.com/u/logic_47)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-shows/78535 "2013-04-09T04:50:24Z")
How do I listen to old shows in their entirety? (One I'd like to hear is #1313). I don't have an iPod. I want to get it online. --- ## [Where to find Podcast for #1224 (6.16.2012 show)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-to-find-podcast-for-1224-6-16-2012-show/73260)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/where-to-find-podcast-for-1224-6-16-2012-show/73260 "2013-04-08T03:39:49Z")
I missed last week's show and wanted to download it to my mp3 player. I can find the show particulars from this website -\> "Our Show"-\> "Browse" -\>"June", but when I click the "Download" option, it takes me to the NPR… --- ## [Intermittent loss of power](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-loss-of-power/78512)
**Author:** [@97chevvycav](https://community.cartalk.com/u/97chevvycav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 9:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermittent-loss-of-power/78512 "2013-04-07T09:56:58Z")
I heard a problem today (4-6-2013) that I share. My 16 year old Cavalier is losing power when I am driving, but the speedometer cable is not broken. The only thing not working for sure is the fuel indicator---I'm watch… --- ## [Nissan quest trans](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-quest-trans/78526)
**Author:** [@tiger0007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tiger0007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 7:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-quest-trans/78526 "2013-04-07T07:04:12Z")
Three months ago I had the transmission module changed due to the van wasn't shiting to pick up power. then last night it is happening again I was driving at 40 miles per hour when I noticed the RPM Idle suddenly fell do… --- ## [Puzzler: dropped screw better answer](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-dropped-screw-better-answer/78244)
**Author:** [@gregd1234](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gregd1234)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-dropped-screw-better-answer/78244 "2013-04-05T19:12:54Z")
While I agree that turning the screwdriver into a magnet (though any tinkerer worth his/her salt would have already done that) can retrieve the screw, I think it would be far easier and faster to take a small piece of ch… --- ## [\#1312: How far can you go with the (E) light on?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1312-how-far-can-you-go-with-the-e-light-on/78197)
**Author:** [@ChromeJob](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChromeJob)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1312-how-far-can-you-go-with-the-e-light-on/78197 "2013-04-05T19:10:14Z")
Your solution to finding out what your "empty gas tank" warning light (which, by design, is devious -- you CAN'T be empty, you're still going) is to use the trip odometer. Years ago, when my 1987 Jeep YJ Wrangler was n… --- ## [Vibration prob](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-prob/78346)
**Author:** [@GShaffer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GShaffer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 7:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vibration-prob/78346 "2013-04-03T07:42:35Z")
My 05' scion xa has always had a problem with vibration and some ribration sounds when stopped at a light or parked but both go away when i put the vehicle in neutral. It got so bad at one point the seats would shake, i … --- ## [Pinewood derby](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pinewood-derby/72519)
**Author:** [@1961VI](https://community.cartalk.com/u/1961VI)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pinewood-derby/72519 "2013-04-01T23:02:05Z")
Puzzler Solution Putting one car behind another has a flaw. The rear car has greater potential energy and would reach the flat portion of the track with a higher speed than the front car if it were unimpeded. This wou… --- ## [Erasing permanent marker--March 23rd show](https://community.cartalk.com/t/erasing-permanent-marker-march-23rd-show/78194)
**Author:** [@rlipoff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rlipoff)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/erasing-permanent-marker-march-23rd-show/78194 "2013-04-01T20:46:01Z")
In response to a caller's question on March 23rd, the easiest way I've found to erase permanent marker is to draw over it with a dry erase marker (any color), then wipe it away before the dry erase "ink" dries (a few sec… --- ## [You can't drive to South America](https://community.cartalk.com/t/you-cant-drive-to-south-america/78218)
**Author:** [@nlyons](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nlyons)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/you-cant-drive-to-south-america/78218 "2013-03-31T19:21:14Z")
A caller on a recent show want to drive from North America to South America. Well, I say GOOD LUCK. You will get stuck in the Darién Gap between Panama and Columbia and it's a swamp. Although a Land Rover (136 days or… --- ## [Wouldn't home confinement be sort of a fun challenge?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wouldnt-home-confinement-be-sort-of-a-fun-challenge/78274)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wouldnt-home-confinement-be-sort-of-a-fun-challenge/78274 "2013-03-27T20:30:50Z")
While listening to the Martha Stewart segment -- and I'm not saying this to be negative about Martha Stewart, in fact I think she has proved time and time again to have great ideas and I esp like her big book she wrot… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=19) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=21)