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Jon Stewart to return to The Daily Show through 2024 US election season in c/politics

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Yep it's on Paramount+

Whitmer's fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue. She's eyeing national impact now in c/politics

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think the redistricting in 2020 helped more than abortion but I think both have been a real positive.

What can cause an automatic car to suddenly shake and stop? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Actually reading your comment again "Torque Converter" sounds really familiar so that's probably it. If we are running a pool I got $5 on stuck torque converter lockup clutch.

What can cause an automatic car to suddenly shake and stop? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah like I said I am dumb when it comes to cars and this was years ago so I may misremember. All I know is that if I got my car up over around 50mph it would shake violently and stall when I stopped. Then if it sat for 10-20 minutes it would be ok again (until it got in 4th again). I do know they disabled something that reduced my mpg slightly and I never had the issue again for the 2 years I still had the car. Again I don't remember 100% but I think he literally just unplugged a cable. Charged me 75 for diagnostics and 25 for labor.

What can cause an automatic car to suddenly shake and stop? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

I just looked up your owners manual and you have a switch on your shifter knob to turn off overdrive.

What can cause an automatic car to suddenly shake and stop? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

I'm not mechanical in any way but it sounds very similar to what happened to me. It turned out to be some issue with the transmission. There is something called overdrive or something like that where when you go in 4th gear it engages and you get better highway fuel economy. The problem was it would engage but would get stuck and not disengage which would stall the engine (and shake the car violently) when coming to a stop. I took it to a mechanic and they gave me an option. Fix it for 2000 or disconnect it for 100. I disconnected it and I lost maybe 1-2mpg while driving freeway. Some cars have a button to turn off overdrive so you could try that if yours does.

Team Trump Mulling Deploying Military to Streets on Day 1 if Elected: Report in c/politics

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

About 40% is yes...which is enough to cause serious issues.

What is something you dislike but still begrudgingly use? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Some people hate it just because they want to feel superior. They want FOSS but there is no FOSS that comes close to excel.

Alito wasn’t bluffing: He believes the Supreme Court is above the law in c/politics

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

9 justices 18 year terms. Staggered so that every 2 year election cycle 1 justice is up for election by popular vote. Required to be member of Bar in at least one state.