someone just notified me of the short plans here: http://priuschat.com/forums/hey-its-time-the-new-englanders-have-a- gathering-vt9961.html basically, a vote...
Bummer. I will be driving my Classic to Desbarats, Ontario (900 miles one way) during both of those weekends. Done this trip 3 times in my '02, so this'll be ...
There's a New England hybrid gathering being planned here: http://priuschat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=108943 There is a poll vote for the date, either...
Gathering of New England Hybrid Owners info taken from: http://www.priuschat.com/forums/-vp111075.html#111075 Saturday, August 6th, 2005 at 2PM We'll meet at...
Hybrides - I have been trying to spread the word about a new Boston-area group dedicated to fabrication of homebrew and customization of commercial alternative...
Reminder from the Calendar of MA-hybrids http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MA-hybrids/cal Hybrid Gathering at Jordan's Furniture in Natick, MA Saturday August 6,...
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Aug 4, 2005 6:56 pm
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While at the Prius gathering last Saturday in Natick, a few owners said they raised their tire pressure from the recommended 32 (f)-30 (r) to 42-40 to boost...
NESEA, not NASA. Gilles has his own funny pronunciation of that... I think most drivers run 40 or higher in general, especially after reading stuff on the...
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Aug 9, 2005 7:55 pm
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... even ... think ... 32 front/30 rear for a 2005 Prius is too low. Tire pressure as listed in the US 2004 Prius Owner's Manual, page 313: Tire size and...
... No, that was Jim Dunn who mentioned the 50psi, and he does work at a NASA research center. But he did also announce that the NESEA people were there with...
Thanks for the info. There aren't too many gas stations here that have adjustable air pressure hoses and, instead of fighting with my dealer, i may purchase a...
How did the Group do in Pittsburg? Did they achieve their 100 mpT and 100 mpg goals? James P. Dunn CEO and Director NASA NE RTTC Center for Technology...
Consider: electronic tire pressure gauge. I got mine for around $9-14 at Radio Shack, it measures to nearest 1/2psi and is easy to use. That way you don't...
I've been keeping mine at 40/38 and am very pleased. Get very good mileage (45-47 in winter, 50-52 in summer), the car handles very well, and some articles...
I am not an expert. a) My owner's manual says 35 front, 33 rear. I would never, EVER deliberately have my tires LOWER than the owner's manual says. b)...
Makes sense - Higher pressure does seem to reduce rolling resistance somewhat. Has anyone tried low rolling resistance tires? James P. Dunn CEO and Director...
... All US Classic Prius owners, and I think Insight owners as well. The OEM Bridgestone Potenza RE92 tires are supposedly LRR. I'll note that there is no...
I just filled up my 04 Camry windshield washer reservoir with Rain-X. I would like to do the same with the 05 Prius. Two questions: is there any problem in...
... There's a diagram on p. 278 of my 2005 owner's manual, "Engine compartment overview." As you stand in front of the car facing the engine compartment it's...
Thanks for the tip. I spotted the tank and was able to fill it without worrying about filling the wrong thing. ... -- Have a wonderful day. Jay Rasher ...
At the last Prius rally, someone (perhaps Gilles) mentioned putting a little acetone in your tank for an additional 1-2 mpg boost. Anyone have any thoughts...
... a ... I would worry about the tank bladder. Acetone damages many plastics. Googling brings up a fair amount of articles : http://www.google.com/search? ...
Prompted by the query, I also went off and googled around on the subject. The results are surprisingly mixed -- nobody really seems to know, and heavy...
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Aug 16, 2005 2:54 pm
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Gilles was the first person I had heard mention acetone as a gas additive. The amount you use is something like 1 part per 500 so the risk of damaging plastic...
I am at 11,000 miles and am bringing in my 2005 Prius for oil. I have not rotated my tires yet. I've heard varying opinions about rotating tires and would...
<http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1540,1849825,00.asp> Apparently it is a known problem and they are issuing service bulletins to 2004 and 2005 owners to...
I have trouble believing that Westboro is unaware of any of that. Heck, it was all over the news, blown all out of proportion as the press usually does with...
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Aug 23, 2005 7:20 pm
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... I did later; he claims that the incidents are simply people running out of gas and not putting enough in to open the bladder. ... Why, is that not true?...
... bulletins ... dealer ... You'd need to check your VIN to see if you need the SSC 40D reprogramming done. (You should've received a notice in the mail...
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