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  • Every wonder how the "Low Tire Pressure" warning light works?

     Dear Tom and Ray: I have enjoyed your column for years and have always admired your bottomless knowledge and advice for car owners, abusers, know-nothings and BYMs (backyard mechanics). I have but one question I need you to resolve, and then I can drive happily ever after. The "Low Tire Pressure" warning light on my dash came on this morning. So I looked at all four tires, and they appeared OK. Just to be safe, I fired up my air compressor (with apologies to my sleeping neighbors) and topped off all four tires. The tire warning light returned! I eventually checked the manual of my Toyota Tundra, and it told me to check the spare, too. I did, and sure enough, it was low. My question to you is: How did it know? How does the computer system know that the air pressure is low in my spare tire? Weight? Sonar? Internet? Seismic vibrations? Make me happy and tell me the answer, boys. -- Kim

  • Is the interrupted braking sensation on Betsy's Prius really "normal"?

     Dear Tom and Ray: Every time I am braking and go over a bump in our 2008 Prius (a frequent occurrence in hilly San Francisco), the anti-lock braking system kicks in. The problem is that when it does so, it feels like the brakes disengage for a second and the car goes faster. Our Toyota dealer tells me this is the way the ABS is supposed to work, and the brakes aren't disengaging -- the computer system is just taking over the braking process. Is this true? It just doesn't feel safe to me. If I had to stop suddenly, I don't feel confident that I'd be able to in this car. Thanks. -- Betsy

  • How do you get 20 pounds of carbon dioxide from a gallon of gas?

     Dear Tom and Ray: I've heard that each gallon of gas burned by a car releases about 20 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere. I'm not a chemist, but even allowing for some creative reactions and recombinations going on, how does combusting about six and a half pounds of fuel turn into 20 pounds of CO2? I can't quite get the math to add up. What am I missing? -- Mike

  • Should Laura's first car be a '93 Olds Cutlass that doesn't run?

     Dear Tom and Ray: I'm 17 years old and trying to buy my first car, without fiscal help from my parents. I have about 4,500 dollars to spend, but I'm trying to keep it under that. A neighbor is selling a 1993 convertible Olds Cutlass Supreme. It's in fantastic cosmetic shape, there's not a dent in it, it has a brand-new top and it looks fantastic. The problem is that it doesn't run. It needs a new timing belt, which I know can lead to other problems. However, the owners have all of the records from when it was bought new in '93, including every oil change. It was garaged for 11 of those years. They're asking about 2,000 dollars, but will take anything above 1,500 dollars. Should I buy it, knowing that nothing else is currently wrong besides the timing belt, and that I have the money to fix things that go wrong? -- Laura

  • Can you tell how healthy your car is, by checking its tailpipe?

     Dear Tom and Ray: When I was a kid doing my own tune-ups, I understood that the color of the deposits in the very end of the tailpipe was an indicator of how well-tuned the car was. Tan-colored deposits were good; black and sooty deposits were bad. My new car doesn't get the 24 mpg highway that it should, and the tailpipe has a black sooty deposit. I told the dealer the black soot means that the mixture is too rich, and that causes the poor mileage. He disagrees. Am I right, or is the dealer? -- Jerry

  • Paul flushes his Ford Windstar with diesel fuel. Is he nuts?

     Dear Tom and Ray: I am really bad at keeping up with timely oil changes on my 2005 Ford Windstar. When I do change the oil and filter, I write the date and the odometer mileage on the side of the oil filter. The last time I changed the oil, I had gone 13 months and 10,000 miles since the previous change. To make up for my lack of timeliness, I drain the oil out of the engine, pour a gallon of diesel fuel into the crankcase, start it up and let it idle for five minutes. I then shut it off, drain it again, replace the oil filter and add new oil. I have been doing this for the past 100,000 miles, and the engine still runs great, with no leaks or burning oil. Is flushing the engine like this OK, or am I eventually going to trash it? -- Paul

  • Will a hole in the tank break Linda's bank?

     Dear Tom and Ray: My company has a '93 Ford Club Wagon equipped for wheelchairs, as our company provides services for people with developmental disabilities. Some jerk punctured a hole in our fuel tank and took the fuel. We tried to repair it with a screw and some epoxy. It lasted for a couple of days, until the epoxy was eaten away. Is there another way to fix this, or do we need a new fuel tank? I hope not, because we have very little money. We need to fix this van, as we had it equipped with a lift and can't afford to replace it. Thank you! -- Linda

  • Will dumping cold water on your car cut down on the need for AC?

     Dear Tom and Ray: There is a teacher in our community who regularly can be found pouring buckets of cool water over his vehicle before starting it on warm days. His claim is that the water cuts down on the time needed for the air conditioner to lower the temperature in his car to a comfortable level. Is there any truth to this claim? He drives a full-size car from the '90s era. I would think that the time and water needed to cool the car significantly would negate the environmental and fiscal advantages of this unorthodox practice. What do you think? If this is a good idea, the local hardware store will need to stock up on buckets. -- J.D.

  • How could a carwash cause Jonathan's Porsche to sputter?

     Dear Tom and Ray: I bought a '72 Porsche 914 a few weeks ago. It was running great for about 10 days. Then I took it through a carwash. When it came out, it ran terribly. It was underpowered, and sputtered whenever I hit the gas. Hoping to clear up the problem, I took it on a long trip (100+ miles), which brought its performance back to normal. Can you explain what happened? And can you tell me how I can prevent it from happening again? -- Jonathan
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