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Category: autos

Autos: a use for an old set of encyclopedias

By Jack Posted on July 14, 2026 Posted in autos Tagged with decluttering, encylopedias

Self-tutoring about working on cars: the tutor mentions an improvisation. The following is by my understanding. As I’ve mentioned numerous times, for instance here, we are decluttering right now. To what end I’m not sure, but it needs to be …

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Autos: tire pressure change with temp, part 2

By Jack Posted on June 1, 2026 Posted in autos, driving Tagged with seasons, tire pressure

Self-tutoring about tire pressure through seasons: the tutor continues… The following is according to my understanding. I mention, back in my post from Oct 17, 2025, how tire pressure can change due to temperature. Specifically, it might change by about …

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Autos, lifestyle, retrospect: at the auto wrecker’s

By Jack Posted on May 2, 2026 Posted in autos Tagged with car accident, junkyard, junkyard dog

Self-tutoring about cars and events of the past: the tutor recalls a tough one… The following is according to my understanding. Btw: I refer to the vehicle herein both as a car and a Jeep. I mention back in my …

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Mechanics: changing a blinker bulb

By Jack Posted on April 21, 2026 Posted in autos, mechanics Tagged with 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan, 3757, Dodge Grand Caravan, replace blinker bulb

Self-tutoring about diy mechanics: the tutor mentions a resource. The following is according to my understanding. My wife’s Dodge Grand Caravan’s left front blinker bulb went out. I suspected replacing it could be easy, but didn’t know exactly how. I …

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Mechanics, autos: what is a sill flange?

By Jack Posted on February 18, 2026 Posted in autos, mechanics Tagged with jacking points, sill flange

Self-tutoring about autos: the tutor mentions the idea of a sill flange. The following is according to my understanding. In yesterday’s post, I began with the idea of a flange. The motivation was that I was recently looking at a …

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Autos: jacking points, 2013 Jeep Patriot

By Jack Posted on January 10, 2026 Posted in autos Tagged with 2013 Jeep Patriot, jacking points, jackstand, scissor jack

Self-tutoring about jacking points on a car: the tutor mentions a great resource. I started taking care of a 2013 Jeep Patriot about a year ago: see the post here about how that car arrived. Since then, I’ve changed its …

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Autos: oil change video

By Jack Posted on December 30, 2025 Posted in autos Tagged with 2013 Jeep Patriot, Blue Collar Garage, oil change

Self-tutoring about autos: the tutor mentions a video from Blue Collar Garage on YouTube. The following is according to my understanding. One holiday activity an auto maintainer might do, in my experience, is an oil change. Yesterday I decided to …

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Autos: battery testing: one story

By Jack Posted on December 27, 2025 Posted in autos Tagged with load test, multimeter, short trips

Self-tutoring about autos: the tutor mentions an experience with battery testing. The following is according to my understanding. As I’ve oft mentioned, I don’t have a car, but my wife and son both do. Over the Christmas holidays, one might …

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Autos: battery test, part 2: load test

By Jack Posted on December 26, 2025 Posted in autos

Self-tutoring about car batteries: the tutor mentions the load test. The following is according to my understanding. I mention in my post from March 28, 2024 some preliminary tests one can perform on a car battery. One would assume, at …

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Autos: gas fill cap left or right side, part 1

By Jack Posted on December 24, 2025 Posted in autos

Self-tutoring about autos: the tutor begins about something he’s long considered. Years ago, my wife pointed to an arrow in the car. I’d noticed it but never thought it had a function. “It indicates which side the fill cap is …

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