Transportation – CJC.org http://www.cjc.org/blog Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:12:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Honda Car Stuff http://www.cjc.org/blog/archives/2005/07/19/honda-car-stuff/ Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:02:22 +0000 http://www.cjc.org/blog/?p=129004 A couple notes on the old Honda Civic: I just changed the bulb for the right headlamp. I had noticed the low-beam wasn’t working back in late May, but hadn’t ...

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]]> New Tires http://www.cjc.org/blog/archives/2004/09/18/new-tires/ Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:48:10 +0000 /?p=128905 I finally got around to getting new tires for the Civic. I used Sam’s Club, which had relatively inexpensive tires and installation charges, and wound up with Goodyear Regatta ...

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]]> JFK AirTrain and JetBlue http://www.cjc.org/blog/archives/2004/05/06/jfk-airtrain-and-jetblue/ Thu, 06 May 2004 14:45:04 +0000 /?p=128876 Some notes on the JFK AirTrain and JetBlue from the past week: The JFK AirTrain project came online earlier this year after many, many delays, including a fatal accident during testing. ...

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]]> Oil Change and other things http://www.cjc.org/blog/archives/2003/04/20/oil-change-and-other-things/ Sun, 20 Apr 2003 13:15:22 +0000 /?p=178 My brother was in town yesterday, and he and my father changed the oil in the car. For the record, the mileage is just below 59,000 miles. According ...

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]]> New York City Subway Track Maps http://www.cjc.org/blog/archives/2003/01/29/new-york-city-subway-track-maps/ Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:42:49 +0000 /?p=104 New York City Subway Track Maps This shows the location of switches, terminals, etc. For example, the 72nd Street IRT stop allows switches between local and express only before the ...

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]]> SUVs and the Axel of Evil http://www.cjc.org/blog/archives/2003/01/14/suvs-and-the-axel-of-evil/ Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:20:36 +0000 /?p=92 Here’s an article from The New Republic by Gregg Easterbrook about the Axel of Evil, i.e., the perverse public policy that favors SUVs and “light trucks” at the expense of ...

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]]> Wiring Harness http://www.cjc.org/blog/archives/2003/01/06/wiring-harness/ Mon, 06 Jan 2003 18:45:47 +0000 /?p=86 We finally got the stereo mostly installed. “Mostly” in this case means the not-quite-clear-what-the-previous-owners-did; in other words, the uncertainties about what happened to the wiring, whether the plug or ...

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]]> Photos at Last http://www.cjc.org/blog/archives/2002/12/27/photos-at-last/ Fri, 27 Dec 2002 04:53:35 +0000 /?p=76 Here are photos of the car at last. Unfortunately, my brother, while sitting in the back seat on a drive uptown, peeled off the godawful tint in the back. ...

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]]> Auto manuals http://www.cjc.org/blog/archives/2002/12/17/auto-manuals/ Tue, 17 Dec 2002 11:57:35 +0000 /?p=71 We might have to get manuals someplace, since the car didn’t come with any. Aftermarket owners manuals can be found at Helminc.com.

]]> Keyless Entry Mystery http://www.cjc.org/blog/archives/2002/12/02/keyless-entry-mystery/ Tue, 03 Dec 2002 03:40:18 +0000 /?p=63 There’s a mystery about the radio/keyless entry/alarm. The alarm seems to be third party, and is tied to a keyless entry system. The remote has two buttons, and ...

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