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I'm considering buying this from a private sale. I'd like to know how old these tires are. These are Michelin Primacy A/S.

My 2001 Sable has nine random grid lines that don't work on my rear window defroster. I can't see any breaks, and chasing this down with my voltmeter shows voltage all the way down each nonworking line. How can this be?

Many of us exempt employees sometimes face the awkward request of working on a weekend. It is often important to our manager or our client, but not important to us. I would like to compile a list of excuses that are plausible and should work. Something that isn't as predictable and lame as "my...

My electronic air cleaner has started giving me problems. It now sparks heavily, non-stop, when the furnace is running and the smell of ozone fills the house. It does this despite the thorough cleaning I gave it since the problem started. I watched it operate and sparking is between the plates...

I dismounted and remounted a tire using my Harbor Freight tire changer. This was on my winter car so I could deal with the 20 years corrosion at the bead seat. Sandblasting and painting took care of the corrosion. But after mounting the tire and reseating the beads, I found one area on the rim...

I am in the process of shopping for a dock at my lakefront property. I got rid of a very heavy wooden dock that needed to be assembled and disassembled seasonally. I'm now looking for a floating dock that extends 40 feet to where the water is deep. One problem is the water depth is no more than...

I have a 1971 Cutlass 350 (stock) that I've had for 37 years. I used to drive it regularly until the past 5 years, where I was lucky to take it out once a year. The last time I took it out, I took it for a 15 mile drive. It ran well, but decided to stall out on my driveway and I couldn't put it...

While riding my Harley, I swerved to avoid hitting a deer, lost control and landed in a ditch, severely banging my head. Dazed and confused I crawled out of the ditch to the edge of the road when a shiny new convertible pulled up with a very beautiful woman who asked, "Are you okay? As I...

A pastor goes to the dentist for a set of false teeth. The first Sunday after he gets his new teeth, he gives his sermon for only 8 minutes. The next Sunday, he gives his sermon for only 10 minutes. The third Sunday, he talks for 2 hours and 48 minutes until the congregation had to mob him...

I bought a used toaster. It came with a piece where I don't know where or how it is used. Can someone enlighten me?

My a/c has developed an intermittent problem where the unit faults when it first turns on, but eventually comes on, on the second or third attempt.. I wanted to replace the starter capacitor, but I couldn't disconnect the leads from the capacitor posts. I certainly didn't want to put too much...

While working on the Volvo S40, I drained the radiator and disconnected the lower radiator hose. I captured 6 qts of coolant. The published capacity of the system is 6 qts. Did I truly drain ALL the fluid? I always thought some was left in the system (e.g., engine block, heater core).

Isn't raw sugar unrefined sugar? This suggests it is cheaper to produce by bypassing a processing step. So why is it more expensive?

I have experienced ignition coil failure on nearly every car I own. They seem to go south around the 100K mark. My Volvo had the coils replaced at 100K, and now again at 195K. BMW is the only manufacturer I know that recommends ignition coil pack replacement at regular intervals (100K). Should...

I need to replace the hose in my bicycle pump. It looks like a thick, unreinforced vacuum line, that sees up to 100 psi. ID is 1/8", OD is just shy of 3/8". Is this something I can get from an automotive store?

They are black screens and hard to see, especially in the evening. I'd like to solicit ideas on what I can put on the screens to alert people. I'm looking for something practical and aesthetic. I was tempted to look for a home decorating forum for this advice, but why not ask here?

I decided to replace the shaver blades for my Norelco rotary triple head shaver. They cost $30 from Norelco. I opted to buy the chinese knock-offs for $4, delivered to my door. When I got them and put them in service, they did a horrible job of cutting and hurt my face like a son-of-a-gun...

This is a 25 year old unit that has worked fine until this year. I took it apart and cleaned the accumulated dust, but it still ices over. The picture is after two hours running. There is no temperature probe to control the compressor. Why has it started icing?

Dear friends, It is with the saddest heart that I pass on the following. Please join me in remembering a great icon. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71. Doughboy was buried in a lightly-greased coffin...

A work crew is laying blue and orange plastic pipe next to our street where I work. It's not the first time I'm seeing this type of work. What is this for?