CDR: Re: And you thought Nazi agitprop was controversial?

[Reese]

At 03:42 PM 14/09/00 -1000, Reese wrote:
 >At 02:09 PM 13/09/00 -0700, Tim May wrote:
 >
 > >I doubt the backfiring theory very much...none of my cars has _ever_
 > >backfired, and I've been driving since 1968. I would bet a lot of
 > >money that this woman, a leftie simp-wimp, took a shot at the
 > >compound she hated so much.
 >
 >A vehicle badly out of tune will backfire, as will a vehicle whose driver
 >turns the motor off for a few seconds, then turns the ignition back on as
 >the vehicle rolls down the road.  This works better in vehicles with manual
 >transmissions.  unburnt fuel flushed through the exhaust system ignites at
 >once, resulting in a very noticeable backfire-like noise.
 >
 >While no vehicle you've ever owned has ever backfired, you say, this does
 >mean other vehicles are free from the phenomena.

d'oh.  NOT.  This does NOT mean other vehicles are free from,,,

 >Nice ad hominem, btw.
 >
 >