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Subject: If I Knew
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012
09:04:46 -1000
Hello George, I have been a longtime
listener to your radio show.
I'm writing to say it gives me comfort
regarding your "If I Knew" advice.
To say "I love you" to my spouse each
day. I did and sadly at age 88 he passed away Dec 27, 2011 of a severe
stroke. He was hospitalized for just 12 days and is now gone. Not many folks
are down to earth as you in helping, giving tips on vehicles and
community issues.
Thanks and Aloha,
T.S.
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:57:12 -1000
Subject:
George: Boater told me ethanol made his boats... /WD-40 and frozen fingers
Hi
George,
I just listened to your show. I listen sometimes
and I like to
hear what you have to say. You make a lot of sense.
I think you're
like a prophet when you said that it will take a
disaster [for our
leaders] in Hawaii to wake up. But I hope they
do wake up and get
smart. I wasn't able to send this email while
your show was still
own.
I
called a store this week asking if they had a three gallon
metal
gas can. They didn't. Mine developed tiny round pin holes in
the
bottom and most of the gas leaked out where I store the lawn
mower.
What could have caused the holes to develop-termites ? I got
to
talking with the guy about ethanol. He is a boater. He told me
ethanol
made his boats poorly and it gunked up the spark plugs. What
was
he talking about ? Does ethanol dissolve the hoses ?
In
the early 80's I went to a workshop put on by the Mother Earth
News
Magazine about alcohol fuel production. I later came to the
conclusion
that it was too expensive for the average person to make
ethanol.
A farmer, who could grow a crop like Jerusalem Artichokes
for the
mash, could do it though. A farmer would have to cheaply
get the
energy to heat the mash and distill the alcohol-such as by
burning
waste wood or the used mash, or something like that. I know
in
Brazil they grow the corn for the ethanol, and burn the waste
plant
fiber for the distillation process. Solar ethanol distillers
could
be made and used when the sun shines. I have a solar water
distiller
that makes the best tasting and purest possible water.
That water
is great to use for water injection into internal
combustion
engines. And it's free to make. The water even helps
one's body to
remove toxic metals after they drink the water. I
proved that to
myself my getting hair analyses. (See below.) I
haven't set up my
solar water distiller since I moved here and had it
shipped here,
in December 2005.
Around the year 2000 I posted on an
Internet forum about getting
better gas mileage, (Yahoo Super
carbs), about using WD-40 mixed with
the gasoline. My sister told me
about the WD-40 and mothballs, and
she learned it from you on your
radio show. People on the forum were
excited from Candad to South
Africa. A guy from Canada used in his
gas tank until one day
during freezing weather, something in the
WD-40 solidified and
clogged up his fuel filter. He got frozen
fingers changing the
filter in the freezing weather. (I have the
list of ingredients in
WD-40 that I found on an MSDS.)
I haven't used WD-40 or
mothballs for a long time, but I plan to
use them again. I found I
got better mileage from using them either
separately or together,
but when I used them together I didn't get
the combined
percentages increase. Do you recommend using an EFIE,
(Electronic
Fuel Injection Enhancer), to trick the car's computer
into
thinking that the same amount of oxygen is going out the
exhaust,
to get better mileage of using both the WD-40 and
mothballs-as
well as when adding any other fuel savers, such as water
injection
? I know, as you do that better fuel efficiency makes for
more
oxygen going out the exhaust, but the computer wants to keep the
pollution
going out the same. The water injection would be with
purified
water of course, so the sediment doesn't work as an abrasive
on
the engine. As you probably know, water injection was used on our
military
aircraft during World War Two for greatly increased power on
planes
such as the Thunderbolt, I think it was. Without water
injection
we wouldn't have won World War Two. I heard Saab had at
least one
of their car models with water injection on it-at least as
an
option. I like the bonus of water injection of removing carbon
buildup
from the engine. What do you think of using water injection
on
cars ? I have a book on how to make a system.
R W
Kalaheo,
Kauai
My name is Leialoha Laoan. I was looking on your website hawaiian auto
101 and i wanted to know if you have infomation on where i would be able
to rent a dragster to race. My fathers birthday is coming up and thats
always been one of his dreams to drive a dragster. So any infomation
you could give to me would be great. Looking forward to hearing from
you
Subject: Cleaning the White Lettering on tires
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011
15:59:12 -1000
Hi George,
I have a question and am sure this
will be your first one on this subject.
I purchased Goodyear white
lettered tires and have since tried CRL, ajax, comet to try and clean the
red/brownish stain on the white letters.
It was there from the beginning
and don't ask me why I didn't go back to them about it...nice guys end up
last is true. I thought it wasn't anything to worry about thinking cleansers
would do the job. I was wrong.
Have you any suggestions other than
painting the letters with white tire paint. And if the paint is my last
resort any good recommendations as to brand and where I might them..I know
NAPA has them but I never tried anything like that.
Mahalo
Glenn
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:36:07 -0400
Subject: David Fain's cheap exhaust
trick
Hello George,
This was taken from this website:
http://www.corolland.com/performance.html
Tell me what's your overview on
this. Is it a scam or partly truthful.
"One cheap way to get
extra power and fuel economy is to wrap your exhaust manifold/header with
heat resistant exhaust wrap/tape.
"When exhaust gases are pushed out of
your cylinders to your exhaust manifold, the air surrounding the manifold
begin to cool the gases. This cooling process reduces the velocity of the
escaping gases and the engine must 'work' to push the gases through your
exhaust system.
"Wrapping the exhaust headers with exhaust wrap maintains
hotter exhaust gases that exit the system faster through decreased density.
Increased exhaust scavenging is produced, along with lower under hood and
intake temperatures. I would also venture to guess that my catalytic
converter operates more efficiently since hotter gases would elevate burning
of pollutants.
"I purchased the exhaust wrap by a company called Thermo
Tec from a JC Whitney catalog for around $30. I installed the wrap on the
header and a portion of the exhaust pipe leading from the catalytic
converter to the muffler.
"This mild enhancement resulted in a 5 - 7 HP
gain ... the power surge starts at around 3,000 rpm. I haven't had the
chance to monitor the fuel economy gains."
Regards,
Tristan
Subject: Extended warranties
Date: Thu,
14 Jul 2011 18:57:32 -1000
Aloha George,
I cannot call the
show On Saturday because I am working. I would like to know if those
warranties for vehicles approaching 150,000 miles are legit that I hear
about on the radio? And if not would you be able to provide the name of one
that is? Thank you for the show.
Darryl K.
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 10:38:00 -0400
Subject: silicone under the hood.
I noticed on your site, many of your tips
reference the use of
silicone under the hood....I've always been told
that silicone is bad
for the engine....partcularly under the hood, it's
said to foul o2
sensors and/or catalytic converters....I can understand
the door jambs
and weather stripping being dosed with silicone
spray.....but don't
understand the whole use of "detailing" under the
hood with spray
silicone.....isn't that what Engine Degreaser is for?
Subject: Last Saturday's show
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:26:06 -1000
Aloha George,
Last Saturday,
one of the callers asked for you for some tips on how to repair his
brakes; once again it proves to me that the people of Hawaii don’t
think. First of all, the guy had no experience in brake repairs and he
had the nerve to say in a defensive tone of voice that times are hard
right now for him. All he’s thinking about is not having the money to
pay a mechanic to repair his brakes properly and not about the welfare
of himself or the other motorists on the road; he’s going to kill
somebody of himself!!! Whew, how people don’t think!!! What he needs to
do is not drive the car until he has the money to have a professional
mechanic repair his brakes; that’s what public transportation is for.
Aloha,
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:09:41 -1000
Aloha George!....Well, I took out the
Tornado like you told me to. I am planning on changing my oil this
weekend. I bought the Mobil 1 synthetic 5w-30. Do I still need to put
in an oil treatment? As before, I usually do.
Mahalo!!!
Hi folks,
My next ethanol forum is July 9 at 2-5 pm at the
McKinley High School cafeteria, you enter from the Pensacola entrance and
have lots of parking. I will show how good ethanol is and all you need to
know about the gas that you use. Please help spread the word about this
forum, we need for more people to learn about how great ethanol is and how
it can save you on gas. I will show you how we test the quality of the gas
and if you want your gas tested just bring it in. More people of Hawaii need
to know what is really going on with the fuel that we use. This is all free.
Mahalo,
George
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 02:20:03 -0400
Subject: Car seems to ping under
middle ranged RPM
Hello George,
My car seems to be pinging from time to time. I am using Shell V-Power 91
octane or Petro Canada's 94 octane.
Where should I look 1st? Also, the
engine has a label that specifies not to gap the iridium plugs. Should I gap
them?
Any ethanol coming my way or it's still too expensive?
Mahalo,
Tristan
Saturday's show with Champ was funny. You guys should do a
SHOW TOGETHER!
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