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Skriven 2004-10-10 23:10:00 av FRANK SCHEIDT (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av VERN HUMPHREY
Ärende: Election
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-=> Quoting Vern Humphrey to Sean Dennis <=-

 SD>VH> It doesn't pay to ignore grinding noises in cars.
 
 SD>$650 later, no more grinding noises. <G>

 VH> Better than $1300. :-)

 VH> I knew a guy who noticed his oil pressure was zero, so he decided to
 VH> drive to a service station to get more oil. :-(

Back in the days when cars came equipped with ammeters I was 
talking to a guy who told me he wanted to sit in his car while we 
talked, with his headlights on and the engine off.  I asked him 
why he was doing that.  He said "To get rid of the excess plus 
charge".

To those of you who don't know (since cars haven't been equipped 
with ammeters for a long time):  When the car's engine is running 
and the battery is low the ammeter needle goes to the plus side, 
which indicates it's trying to charge the battery.  It doesn't 
mean the "battery has too much plus charge" ...

In this case I somehow convinced him to *stop* "trying to get rid 
of the excess plus charge" ...

This has been one of my pet peeves for *years* WRT automobile 
instrumentation.  I wish I could exchange that worthless 
tachometer (I don't have a stick shift) for an ammeter which 
is very useful.

... "Living creatures, but not Human." Spock

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