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    Electric Tea Maker?

    There's an easy way around the steep time problem in a coffee maker. Fill the coffee maker to maximum capacity. Use a clock/timer to measure how long it takes to empty. With these machines brew time is proportional to how much water you add, so if your coffee maker takes 8 mins to complete...
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    Where to get a good cheap torque wrench?

    That's 200 inch-pounds, which is about 17 foot pounds. Perhaps something like this would work: http://www.northerntool.com/we...70_200343055_200343055 Edit: Cheaper option: http://www.toolsource.com/clic...250-ftlbs-p-96590.html Another for $30
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    Car is stalling while driving, please help!

    I actually took off the EGR valve on saturday(edit: it was Sunday :o) and tried to clean it. I was surprised to find that the valve wasn't all that dirty. I lightly pressed the valve up and down with a screwdriver, and there wasn't any stickiness or grittiness in the motion. I looked inside...
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    Car is stalling while driving, please help!

    Sorry for the late update everyone, I've been doing some reading on the net and found some interesting info. I took the vehicle to an Advance Auto and had the code scanned, it turned out to be P1404. Typing this into google leads to tons of information on the code. This code seems to come...
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    Car is stalling while driving, please help!

    Back from the test drive. I tried running it with the EGR plugged in first to make sure it was the problem. It figures, the one time I wanted it to stall I couldn't get it to :laugh: At this point I'm thinking I should get the code first, and go from there. I could take it for another test...
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    Car is stalling while driving, please help!

    Is there any way to test this while in park, or should I take a quick drive to see if it will stall?
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    Car is stalling while driving, please help!

    Battery cables are screwed on nice and tight, no problems there. The alternator had two cables going into it. One has what looks like a plastic housing that snaps in, the other was tightened on a threaded bolt sticking out, don't think it's a connection issue. Would checking these with a...
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    Car is stalling while driving, please help!

    The fuel gauge reads about 3/4 full. I also just noticed that the battery light and the "check gauges" light came back on, as well as the service engine soon light. I'm going to look into getting the code pulled. Edited to add: voltage reads low again
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    Car is stalling while driving, please help!

    Vehicle in question: 1998 GMC Yukon 4x4 Lately the truck has taken to stalling while driving. Both times it happened in the same place, going down a moderate incline, braking up to a stop sign. The power steering goes out, I pull over to the side, and the instrument panel simply has a red...
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    So what's the consensus on wide open throttle for gas mileage?

    Your first statement is true. A vehicle with a 400hp engine won't get half the time of the same vehicle with the 200hp engine. This is because the amount of energy required to increase the speed of the vehicle goes up exponentially, so if one car were to finish at 120mph and the other 60mph...
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    So what's the consensus on wide open throttle for gas mileage?

    I still don't see how WOT acceleration would negatively affect the MPG though. The idea is to minimize the pumping losses to maximize the efficiency of acceleration. Once up to speed, you would shift into the lowest gear possible, again to minimize the pumping losses. I can't think of any real...
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    So what's the consensus on wide open throttle for gas mileage?

    http://www.expha.com/exphabeta...ficfuelconsumption.pdf
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    Name this game

    No problem :cool:
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    Name this game

    Is it Close Combat?
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    Abit IP35-E Review (500MHz FSB board)...$90 @ NewEgg + $6.61 ship

    Fixed it! :D Abit's Flashmenu said that 1.3 was the newest version, but after checking the website and installing the new 1.4 BIOS the problem went away.
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    Abit IP35-E Review (500MHz FSB board)...$90 @ NewEgg + $6.61 ship

    I'm having an issue with my IP-35E where I cannot set the ram voltage whatsoever. It always runs at 1.94 volts regardless of what setting I choose. Anyone else having this problem, or know what could be wrong?
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    Trying to find a DOS Game

    Odell Down Under Dunno about the second one, good luck :)
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    Cooler Master RC690

    How does the noise level of the RC 690 compare to your Antec P182?
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    ***DEAD*** Abit IP35-E Motherboard $69.99AR ***DEAD***

    http://images10.newegg.com/Upl...31Oct10Oct3007jh28.pdf
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    Refurbished 37" Westinghouse LVM-37W3 - $579.95

    Is the free ground shipping supposed to show up before you place your order? My choices are for $100 ground and $71 overnight.
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    What's this song's name?

    Ludacris - Ho http://usahoe.ytmnd.com/
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    Ps2 setup question

    oops :o
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    Ps2 setup question

    http://www.radioshack.com/product/index...dio&kw=adapter+audio&parentPage=search
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    AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ & ECS NFORCE3-A Motherboard for $80 at Outpost.com

    Thanks thetxstang and Zap for the replies. Just making sure I don't get stuck with the wrong HSF! :o
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    AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ & ECS NFORCE3-A Motherboard for $80 at Outpost.com

    So this X2 heatsink also work with this sempron 3100+? The links don't say anything about sempron support.
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    So what IS the most frustrating video game in the history of video games?

    SNAKE RATTLE AND ROLL!! :P link to review!
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    Shopping for a budget video card

    Thanks for the advice everyone. I decided to go with the 6600 GT from www.eWiz.com for $146. Merry Christmas :gift: :D
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    Shopping for a budget video card

    I'm looking for a budget AGP video card to buy my brother for Christmas. I have $150 shipped to spend. I'm trying to get the most bang for the buck. Wondering if a ATI 9800 pro or Nvidia 6600GT are the way to go? I'd appreciate any suggestions before its too late to order for xmas?
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    POLL: Your Level of TREK

    :cool:
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    Which Star Trek character are you?

    <------ :D
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    intersting random facts

    :cool:
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    intersting random facts

    "World?s heaviest primates: morbidly obese humans. After that: gorillas at 485 lbs." :D