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Highlander Temperature Control Repaired

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

We’ve been having problems with our Toyota Highlander temperature controls. The system would blow hot/cold air randomly. Messing with the controls would get the correct temperature for a few minutes or seconds and then back to random temps. Luckly, the Internet has lots of documentation on this problem: http://www.devalcourt.com/2010/03/fixing-2004-toyota-highlander-ac-and-heat-issue/ http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/highlander/32217-heater-quit-sort-of/ I followed the directions online [...]

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Of iPads and eBooks

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

The best thing about the iPad is that it removes the clutter from reading. Traditionally, there’s a stack of books next to my bed that I’m currently “reading”, which is to say that I’ve started them, and not finished any. With the iPad (and the iPhone before it), I have that stack of books in [...]

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Review: CTEK 7002 Battery Charger

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

I’m a bit odd when it comes to car repair. I like to get my hands dirty, but I’m not really reliable enough to accomplish all the work I need to do on the cars. The result is that my Corrado is constantly in need of some attention, and recently that attention is almost exclusively [...]

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Stripped Screw Solution

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

For years I’ve been looking for a good screw extractor. So far I’ve had the most success with these: Grabit Screw Removers. While working with several stripped screws (mostly small aluminum and light steel), it removed all but one when used as per directions. I don’t think I’d try removing a screw that has the [...]

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