Dave Redinger's The Neighbourhood Mechanic 2/8/06
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Dave Redinger who transitioned to his Heavenly home on February 7, 2022 was a licensed auto mechanic with over 40 years in the trade. He operated Dr. H. Honda Specialists in Etobcoke (Toronto). Dave was heard here on The Auto Channel, RIP Dave your knowledge and helpfulness will be welcome by concerned motorists forever.
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Nils Bohlin has saved thousands of lives
and I bet you have never heard of him. In 1958 while working for Volvo, as
the director of their automotive safety and interior design department, he
perfected the lap/shoulder seat belt assembly. His design allowed the
driver to connect both lap and shoulder belt with one connection, keeping
the lap belt low across the hips. Bohlin’s seat belt was to be come
one of the top eight most significant patents issued in the last
100years.
Are there
any drawbacks to using CO2 to inflate tires? There is a product on the
shelves where a small regulator is attached to a CO2 bottle supposedly
enough to fill three 13" tires and with a coiled, flexible hose
attached to which one would attach the tire inflator. I'm wondering if
mixing air with CO2 would pose a hazard or if the tire was inflated totally
with CO2 would be a problem. This product appears to be the ideal
"emergency" kit when on vacation should one be unfortunate enough
to have a flat.
TUVM
Interesting Question: The latest trend in tire inflation
is to remove oxygen from the equation. This is done by charging the tires
with nitrogen. Oxygen encourages the degradation of the rubber and has
tendency to expand more dramatically as the tire warms up. By switching to
nitrogen tire pressures are more stable. Using Co2 does not remove the
Oxygen from the charge so I would assume it can't be more harmful than
straight air. I would also think that Co2 fill is just a temporary measure
and when the tire is repaired you use the proper alternative.
My problem is that my wipers suddenly stopped working They only work when the washer is depressed (and totally normal too) but not on Hi, Lo, or intermittent. I had a local Pontiac dealer to look at. He said "one of two causes" yet he would replace both: the wiper assembly cover (board) and "the switch". The switch is the expensive item since it is the entire multifunction lever switch. Total cost $400 including labour .
I need wipers !! What do I do? Ed
I had the same problem with my Rivera
(97). I change the electronic control board ...However the problem turned
out to be the wiper motor itself.....My advice would be to get a second
opinion.....
Dave Redinger a mechanic with over 40 yrs of experience operates his shop “DOCTOR H HONDA SPECIALISTS in Toronto for the last 24 yrs. Dave can be heard every Saturday morning at 9:00 on
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NEIGHBOURHOOD MECHANIC” ON AM740
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