# The Show **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=26 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 27 --- ## [Why do you guys have to end your show!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-you-guys-have-to-end-your-show/73297)
**Author:** [@Martinsburg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Martinsburg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-do-you-guys-have-to-end-your-show/73297 "2012-06-29T23:49:36Z")
Your show and You Guys are the reason I want to become an Auto Mechanic. Your show has help me figure things out on cars that I never knew. You guys are great just give 6-8 more years on your show. I saw that you guys ar… --- ## [Magnets in the oil pan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/magnets-in-the-oil-pan/73207)
**Author:** [@Majicbringer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Majicbringer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/magnets-in-the-oil-pan/73207 "2012-06-26T02:52:06Z")
This isn't a bad idea, but the magnets can only be removed when you take the whole pan off, not just during an oil change. You also have to put one in an area that the oil with literally gravitate to so it's got a better… --- ## [Re-Runs Repeats and a response from "Web Lackey" Doug Mayer to Archival Material Being Aired](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-runs-repeats-and-a-response-from-web-lackey-doug-mayer-to-archival-material-being-aired/69149)
**Author:** [@DLichman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DLichman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/re-runs-repeats-and-a-response-from-web-lackey-doug-mayer-to-archival-material-being-aired/69149 "2012-06-25T01:35:57Z")
From: David Lichman Re-runs Listeners would like to know why, after the summer re-run season is over, we are still hearing re-runs? On Nov 1, 2011, at 1:10 PM, Doug Mayer wrote: Hi David, Yes, the guys ar… --- ## [Speaking of Oil Change Labels](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speaking-of-oil-change-labels/73209)
**Author:** [@Mechaniker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mechaniker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/speaking-of-oil-change-labels/73209 "2012-06-24T22:35:33Z")
You coild make your own, like this: \[image\] I used Microsoft Word (Label Wizard) with Avery Removable Multipurpose Labels, Packet #6461 (300 labels per packet, approx. $13). As they are removable, they are easy to … --- ## [Puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler/73099)
**Author:** [@SciroccoFunnel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SciroccoFunnel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler/73099 "2012-06-24T20:23:32Z")
I was driving along Route 30 today from York to Lancaster and had just crossed the Susquehanna River when I came up behind a truck with a flat bed carrying a whole load of hay bales. As I passed him going 55 mph, I notic… --- ## [My Automotive-Themed Birth Announcement](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-automotive-themed-birth-announcement/73205)
**Author:** [@Outtacontext](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Outtacontext)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-automotive-themed-birth-announcement/73205 "2012-06-24T18:05:01Z")
When I was born (I'm about Ray's age) my parents had an automotive sense of humor and sent out this birth announcement. Now, maybe it was because both of them were originally from Detroit. I'm not sure. But for my 60th b… --- ## [The hat in the river puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-hat-in-the-river-puzzler/72710)
**Author:** [@Mechaniker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mechaniker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-hat-in-the-river-puzzler/72710 "2012-06-23T22:02:31Z")
The man in the boat is separated from his hat for a total of twenty minutes; ten minutes rowing upstream until he decides to go back for his hat, then ten minutes rowing downstream to get back to his hat. During this twe… --- ## [Puzzler answer for 6/16/12](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-answer-for-6-16-12/73104)
**Author:** [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/puzzler-answer-for-6-16-12/73104 "2012-06-21T02:20:15Z")
The answer they gave is another bogus one. When was the last time you saw a DOOR JAMB STICKER applied by an oil change place? I see dozens of cars weekly. IF they have ever had a "professional" oil change, the siticker… --- ## [More department heads to recognize](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-department-heads-to-recognize/73133)
**Author:** [@Philmz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Philmz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/more-department-heads-to-recognize/73133 "2012-06-20T01:08:52Z")
Before your show goes off the air (SNIFF) and ruins Saturdays for all eternity, please recognize the indefatigable woman who heads up the local transportation department: Wendy Van Gogh. And her colleague in transportati… --- ## [Repair Despair](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-despair/73103)
**Author:** [@kjsans](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kjsans)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-despair/73103 "2012-06-19T08:17:43Z")
Ever since we heard you were leaving We've spent far too much time sad, and grieving..... My weekend starts at ten in the morning, When I know Car Talk will be ANYTHING but boring Click and Clack (known as Tom and Ra… --- ## [Little League parking lot problems - charge a parking fee!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/little-league-parking-lot-problems-charge-a-parking-fee/72523)
**Author:** [@AnnD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AnnD)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/little-league-parking-lot-problems-charge-a-parking-fee/72523 "2012-06-19T00:27:06Z")
Here's a suggestion for the gentleman having problems with Little League parents parking in his building's parking lot. Instead of putting up the chain gate suggested by the landlord, why not make a sandwich board sign s… --- ## [Windows down on Nissan](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windows-down-on-nissan/72811)
**Author:** [@tvm2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tvm2)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windows-down-on-nissan/72811 "2012-06-16T21:49:50Z")
Today's caller with the 97 Maxima whose windows kept going down. A couple cars ago I had a 1999 Nissan Maxima; you can lower both front windows by holding down the unlock key on the keyless remote, and I assume he and hi… --- ## [Ford Escort Air Conditioning - what's going on?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escort-air-conditioning-whats-going-on/73071)
**Author:** [@bgarwood](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bgarwood)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-escort-air-conditioning-whats-going-on/73071 "2012-06-15T23:59:57Z")
I have a 1999 Ford Escort. 4 years ago the AC stopped blowing cold. The local dealership couldn't find a leak. They recharged the coolant. It was OK for the rest of that cooling season. Next spring, it was again dead… --- ## ["They're all jerks!" ... where can I find this diddy?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/theyre-all-jerks-where-can-i-find-this-diddy/72987)
**Author:** [@LynchMob](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LynchMob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/theyre-all-jerks-where-can-i-find-this-diddy/72987 "2012-06-12T20:08:59Z")
I just caught a few moments of today's show ... and it was a wonderful diddy about teaching your kids to drive ... with they caution: "They're all jerks!" Anyone got a link to this? I can't find it here or on YouTub… --- ## [99 volvo v70 not starting on the first try](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-volvo-v70-not-starting-on-the-first-try/72656)
**Author:** [@shell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shell)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-volvo-v70-not-starting-on-the-first-try/72656 "2012-06-10T02:02:09Z")
I have a 2001 v70, did the same thing. Battery is not sending enough juice to the starter and plugs, and anything else you have running. Test your battery and your alternator and the connections. Mine always started ea… --- ## [Steve's leaky CR-V (Ep. #1221)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steves-leaky-cr-v-ep-1221/72737)
**Author:** [@dfsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dfsmith)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/steves-leaky-cr-v-ep-1221/72737 "2012-06-09T02:23:52Z")
Rather than pop the windshield, Steve should check his CR-V's notorious air vent drain holes. Under the hood, next to the windshield, there is the long, black plastic air vent intake cover. The drains on the left and … --- ## [The Prius Geyser](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-prius-geyser/65346)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-prius-geyser/65346 "2012-06-07T03:04:36Z")
What happens when you top off a Prius? For Anne in Los Angeles, the answer is your little hybrid turns into an ungrateful automotive gasoline geyser. Her '08 Prius shoots gas back out the filler tube, over the side of… --- ## [And why did the well-known doctor find it impossible to operate?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/and-why-did-the-well-known-doctor-find-it-impossible-to-operate/72896)
**Author:** [@Mechaniker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mechaniker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/and-why-did-the-well-known-doctor-find-it-impossible-to-operate/72896 "2012-06-06T08:30:12Z")
Because she lacked a necessary piece of equipment. Take it from there. --- ## [Another river current puzzler](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-river-current-puzzler/72750)
**Author:** [@Mechaniker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mechaniker)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 8:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/another-river-current-puzzler/72750 "2012-06-06T08:13:46Z")
Two men, both with rowing speeds of 5 mph in still water, start out rowing on a river at the same time in the morning. Man A rows upstream from point A to point B, while man B rows downstream from point B to point A. The… --- ## [Dan's Theory of Cars and Matrimony](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dans-theory-of-cars-and-matrimony/72648)
**Author:** [@Car\_Talk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Car_Talk)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dans-theory-of-cars-and-matrimony/72648 "2012-06-06T03:03:47Z")
Did you guys catch Dan's call this weekend? Dan has a theory about marriage and cars that we're pretty sure is going to earn him an honorary doctorate from some highly reputable institution of higher learning-- or … --- ## [Bryan from San Luis Obispo's parking question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bryan-from-san-luis-obispos-parking-question/72541)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bryan-from-san-luis-obispos-parking-question/72541 "2012-06-01T19:49:07Z")
Private parking lots in Albuquerque use private firms to boot the cars of motorists who don't pay. Owners have to pay the booter to get their car back. --- ## [\#1220: Fernando's headliner problem -- Pin it to the roof](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1220-fernandos-headliner-problem-pin-it-to-the-roof/72779)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1220-fernandos-headliner-problem-pin-it-to-the-roof/72779 "2012-06-01T04:48:16Z")
Car Talk 1220: "Fernando's roof headliner is coming down. What can he do?" Fernando complained to Tom and Ray that the headliner is drooping so much it hits his head while he drives. It's annoying! Fernando -- you … --- ## [Sunflowers do NOT follow the sun](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sunflowers-do-not-follow-the-sun/72667)
**Author:** [@KS\_farmwife](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KS_farmwife)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sunflowers-do-not-follow-the-sun/72667 "2012-05-31T02:18:41Z")
I live on a farm in Kansas, and Tom and Ray have perpetuated a common myth. Sunflowers do NOT follow the sun. Rather, around here anyway, the yellow flower heads face east all the time. So the answer to the puzzle (sunf… --- ## [Dad has a grease pit](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dad-has-a-grease-pit/72659)
**Author:** [@Brooklynnate](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Brooklynnate)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dad-has-a-grease-pit/72659 "2012-05-28T05:55:28Z")
IMHO, dad needs a project car. 1) It will tie up the pit so he can't drive the family car in. B) The worst he can do is break one that's already broken. Better yet, make it a favorite car from his past, and the shop man… --- ## [Stump the chumps. Bleeding coolant system](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stump-the-chumps-bleeding-coolant-system/72589)
**Author:** [@bone53](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bone53)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stump-the-chumps-bleeding-coolant-system/72589 "2012-05-25T03:28:24Z")
Regarding whether or not replacing the water pump was irrelevant because the problem predated the replacement; I have found that on medium duty Hino trucks a failing (but not yet apparently failed) water pump can introdu… --- ## [Don't Do It, Frank! Puzzler Alternate Answer](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-do-it-frank-puzzler-alternate-answer/72525)
**Author:** [@WishIWereACatcherman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WishIWereACatcherman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dont-do-it-frank-puzzler-alternate-answer/72525 "2012-05-22T21:50:38Z")
An alternate and equally plausible answer is that plumbers and doctors have name tags or names embroidered on their shirts/lab coats. I think I deserve a $26 gift certificate to fund my fishing inabilities! --- ## [Sitka Alaska Truck w/water in the crankcase oil](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sitka-alaska-truck-w-water-in-the-crankcase-oil/72490)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sitka-alaska-truck-w-water-in-the-crankcase-oil/72490 "2012-05-20T02:41:44Z")
About the truck in Sitka Alaska that had an entire gallon of water in the bottom of the crankcase oil pan. Tom and Ray think the water accumulated due to combustion blow-by gas condensing the water vapor. Their reason… --- ## [No turn signals on freeway](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-turn-signals-on-freeway/72274)
**Author:** [@HunterJE](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HunterJE)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-turn-signals-on-freeway/72274 "2012-05-17T23:30:09Z")
One thought on the caller whose significant other doesn't use turn signals when "weaving in and out of traffic" at high speeds on the freeway -- the moment as a young driver when I realized I don't want to drive like my … --- ## [Ethical clutch mistake](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ethical-clutch-mistake/72391)
**Author:** [@iceracer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/iceracer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ethical-clutch-mistake/72391 "2012-05-17T04:35:06Z")
I Have been a listener for years and although my first guess is often different from your answer, I always agree with your answer after hearing the logic. Today you had a case with a VW clutch that a friend may have ruin… --- ## [Transmission oil from speedo-cable flows uphill, violates laws of physics?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-oil-from-speedo-cable-flows-uphill-violates-laws-of-physics/72204)
**Author:** [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-oil-from-speedo-cable-flows-uphill-violates-laws-of-physics/72204 "2012-05-17T02:59:57Z")
Dave called and said oil was leaking onto his pants from underneath the dashboard. Tom and Ray said it was a leaky seal in the speedo-cable, allowing xmission fluid to come up the cable and drip onto Dave's Dockers. B… [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=25) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=27)