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Re: Yes We Can - 15 years ago
QuoteArcheo-peteriX No problem Cab. I know you are about personal attacks. I strongly suspect that Peter actually had intended to write, "I know you are not about personal attacks."by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Rebuilding a Transmission - 15 years ago
QuotesdpWould this be way over the top for a layperson like myself, who has done home repairs but nothing at this level. I believe it requires special tools and is not a Do-it-Yourself kind of job, but here's a document explaining some of the steps. http://www.members.lycos.co.uk/maxboost/docs/Gearbox_recon.pdfby Ferdinand - Technical Forum
Re: Warped Rotors? - 15 years ago
QuoteKellyMy oil sensor does function correctly. (When I park on a hill, the light will appear.) That's reassuring. Before I replaced the leaky head gasket, my car used to have a slow but steady oil leak. The oil level warning on the overhead check panel used to come on when the engine oil level dropped below half way between the full and low mark on the dipstick. Then one day I checkedby Ferdinand - Technical Forum
Re: More ladies driving - 15 years ago
QuoteCab Treadway They do some non-oval racing, don't they? I think you're right. Back in the good old days, when they were called IndyCar, then CART, then ChampCar, it was a mix of low-speed and high-speed ovals and road circuits. Then they split with the Indy Racing League running only on ovals, and ChampCar still doing both until they went bankrupt. Now the IRL is doing bothby Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Warped Rotors? - 15 years ago
QuoteKellyAfter, I unplugged the sensor and turned the key one click, then the light did turn on. The coolant level sensor is a small reed switch held closed by a magnet in the float when the coolant level is high enough. If the coolant level drops too low, the float sinks, and the reed switch opens triggering the overhead warning light. Unplugging the connector causes the same open-circuit, trby Ferdinand - Technical Forum
Re: More ladies driving - 15 years ago
Quotedanielwhat about Danica Patrick!?!? Meh. Oval track roundy-round stuff doesn't interest me in the least. It ain't racing if it's only in a straight line, or you only ever turn left.by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: 2008 Tall Pines Rally - 15 years ago
QuoteGaute Congrats again, Ferdinand. Fantastic effort to win the championship. What's happening for you guys in '09? I'm signed up again to co-drive for Martin in his Nissan 240SX. The first event of the 2009 Canadian Rally Championship, the Rallye Perce Neige in Maniwaki, Quebec, Feb 7th. Christoph and I are entered in Targa Newfoundland this September. We're very exciby Ferdinand - Community Forum
More ladies driving - 15 years ago
Three more ladies driving... Michelle Mouton: Wikipedia; YouTube Sabine Schmitz: Wikipedia; YouTube Lella Lombardi: Wikipedia; YouTubeby Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: For wodctr... - 15 years ago
QuoteArcheo-peteriXIn a nut shell, all the burner is doing is taking the compressed image file *.iso and uncompressing it while copying it to the CD/DVD. In the uncompressed format, it is directly readable and/or executable. But how does it know to uncompress the iso file, rather than just copy the iso file onto the CD?by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: For wodctr... - 15 years ago
QuotedanielThink it's time to explain how to burn an .iso? Yes, please.by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Warped Rotors? - 15 years ago
QuoteKellyBrakes - ... What if I needed to apply the brakes as hard as possible for rapid stopping? Read the article linked by Peter. It explains everything. It's a good thing to use the brakes as hard as possible occasionally, as described in the article, to clean off any buildup on the rotors and properly bed the brake pads. QuoteKellyCoolant Hoses- I also noticed two littleby Ferdinand - Technical Forum
Re: Rick Mercer's rant on All-Season Tires - 15 years ago
Rick Mercer's winter driving school episode aired last night. You can watch it here: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ooDlVzdjc54by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: New Wheels - 15 years ago
QuoteCab TreadwayWhen you're going forward, the shape of the contact patch is less important (unless you're dealing with driving through snow/rain, in which case a narrower tire is better b/c it has less snow/water to have to displace) That's an important factor. A narrow tire will cut through snow, whereas a wide tire will tend to float up on the snow losing contact with the roadby Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: New Wheels - 15 years ago
QuoteDave_Gwe haven't yet reached the limit of fatness -- fatter is always faster. There is a limit though... 3-2-1-Go! Drop the clutch, and bang. Sheared all the wheel studs and both rear wheels took off without the car.by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Wow, its getting chilly - 15 years ago
Quotedaniel QuoteFerdinand It's going down to -31°C (-24°F) here in Ottawa tonight! Brrrrrrrrr. wow. all i can say to that is THAT SUCKS It was evilly cold like that for several days this week, but tomorrow it's supposed to go up to -10°C (14°F). That's downright tropical in comparison.by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: perpetuum mobile / "free" energy - 15 years ago
Quotejaffari have no idea what keywords to search for "Snake oil".by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Oh #$%^ -- did I just lunch my engine? - 15 years ago
QuoteArcheo-peteriX The oil light comes on when you're a quart or more low even if the filter is not loose and leaking. The oil light in the overhead check panel comes on to warn of low oil levels. It's a friendly reminder that you should check the level and add some more oil someday soon, and it's nothing to panic about. The oil light in the instrument panel however warns of lby Ferdinand - Technical Forum
Re: Wow, its getting chilly - 15 years ago
QuoteFerdinand It's going down to -31°C (-24°F) here in Ottawa tonight! Brrrrrrrrr. The old BMW fired right up, first crank! I love this old car.by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Wow, its getting chilly - 15 years ago
It's going down to -31°C (-24°F) here in Ottawa tonight! Brrrrrrrrr.by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Rick Mercer's rant on All-Season Tires - 15 years ago
QuoteDave_GA lot of his rants are available on YouTube, but alas not the tire one. It loses something without Mercer's trademark pacing up and down the graffitied alleyway, but here's the text of his rant on all-season tires. http://www.rickmercer.com/blog/index.cfm/2008/11/25/To-Every-Season-a-Tire-of-its-Ownby Ferdinand - Community Forum
When in Norway, must try this... - 15 years ago
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1778399&server=vimeo.com&shoby Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Rick Mercer's rant on All-Season Tires - 15 years ago
QuoteDave_G QuoteFerdinand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgUosngyAu0 YouTube sez: "This video is not available in your country. " Well that sucks. Try this link instead. http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport/video.html In the column in the middle of that page, under "CHOOSE A CATEGORY", select "RMR Season Six", then "Nov 5, 2008". That should givby Ferdinand - Community Forum
Rick Mercer's rant on All-Season Tires - 15 years ago
The Rick Mercer Report features Canada's funny guy, Rick Mercer. On one of last month's shows, Rick's Rant was about all-season tires. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgUosngyAu0 The importance of proper winter tires is one of the core principles taught in our Motorsport Club of Ottawa winter driving school, so Rick Mercer was invited out to our track to shoot an episode therby Ferdinand - Community Forum
2008 Year in Review - TV - 15 years ago
The 2008 Canadian Rally Championship Year in Review was shown on TSN-TV. A copy of the 1/2 hour show is now posted on www.flatovercrest.com. The TV coverage of each of the individual events concentrated almost entirely on the front running big-money teams. The first half of this season review show again summarizes the battle for the overall title, but the second half of the show, startingby Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: winter driving factors - 15 years ago
QuoteAndrewonce you're going its actually not as safe as having an open diff, because when i had my 325, if i gave it too much gas only one wheel would spin and the tail wouldn't go anywhere, but now i have to be more careful I'm the other way around. I much prefer the limited slip diff for exactly that reason. When I want the rear end of the car to step out so I can point the caby Ferdinand - Technical Forum
Re: Hey, its white out there, far out! - 15 years ago
The photo attached was from a few years ago in Ottawa when our transit company learnt that their fancy new articulated buses don't much like the snow. Their engines are right at the back driving only the rear wheels of the tail. That arrangement is prone to jack-knifing in slippery conditions. There is a bridge across the Ottawa River just out of view In the top right corner of this phoby Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Equal Rights - 15 years ago
Well said. The world surely would be a better place if everyone were as level-headed as you are.by Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Equal Rights - 15 years ago
QuoteCab TreadwayI read into your posts a lot of deep respect for the Constitution. I don't claim to be a Constitutional expert by any means. My deep respect is really only a recognition of the Constitution as the highest law in the land. Every other piece of legislation, right down to the smallest community by-law on how your garbage cans have to be lined up on the edge of the street, allby Ferdinand - Community Forum
Re: Equal Rights - 15 years ago
QuoteCab Treadway Ferd, I love you, man. I you too dude. QuoteCab TreadwaySeriously though, why do you put so much effort making valid and cogent arguments supported by facts and citations when you know the only response you're going to get is something in the flavor of "stupid kanuk (sic)?" Might as well go outside and beat your head against the house. At least that way yby Ferdinand - Community Forum