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    kd7iwp replied to the thread Passenger wiper blade.
    The passenger side wiper is quite a few inches shorter than the driver side. The driver’s is 29” I believe as it needs to be long enough...
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    You are mixing up car/app acknowledgment with data transmission acknowledgment - please Google TCP/IP data transmission. You need this...
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    There's a critical piece missing in your example: the carrier's network core. As mentioned, this core is responsible for not only...
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    I work in the wireless industry. Sending a SMS to a non-SMS enabled number will just get discarded in the network core. A connected car...
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    Remember since that when you're doing "gear" shifts on the steering column that there are never any gears changing. You are simply...
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    kd7iwp replied to the thread Brakes overheating.
    Indeed. I would have a towel wrapped around the end of the pipe while you are cracking it loose. There should be be very little quantity.
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    kd7iwp reacted to drcarrera's post in the thread Brakes overheating with Like Like.
    Be wary of spraying corrosive brake fluid everywhere, though!
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    kd7iwp replied to the thread Brakes overheating.
    ChatGPT gave a good suggestion. If you lift up one of the wheels as @mojo suggested and you verify that the wheel is stiff, then go to...
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    kd7iwp replied to the thread Brakes overheating.
    I also feel like we can rule out the parking brake. Even if it were stuck on (rear wheel) I can't conceive of a way in which it would...
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    kd7iwp replied to the thread Brakes overheating.
    If it wasn't bled correctly you would simply have spongy brakes and they would have trouble engaging, not releasing. Obviously the first...
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    kd7iwp replied to the thread Brakes overheating.
    I have no reason to believe fluid is a problem, just debugging the plumbing. When you press the pedal you are moving two pistons that...
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    kd7iwp reacted to 2016bmwi3's post in the thread Brakes overheating with Wow Wow.
    I just took it for another drive and there is white smoke coming out of those two sides, I checked with a thermometer and they are over...
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    kd7iwp replied to the thread Brakes overheating.
    Interesting that it's those two opposite corners. Typically a brake master cylinder has two redundant outputs (for safety) so that the...
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    I also have a dongle (I think it says “Thor” on it) from MHD that I used for flashing a tune to the N54 engine in my E61 and it uses...
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    kd7iwp replied to the thread New-ish tires!.
    I had my front tires replaced and one was newer than the other and had decent tread depth so I kept it in case I lose a tire in the...
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