Have you priced Lexan lately? Probably cheaper, but not by much...

Famous last words in Portuguese: “Ei, veja isso!”

A “can” is the same as a maxi, just without the emergency spring. The second chamber is smaller, and lacks the access hole on the end for mechanics to pull the spring. You would never use a maxi on a steer axle because you still need to be able to steer the truck if the air system goes down.

Pretty much true, but on the plain “cans”, it’s just emergency-line pressure working against service line pressure in the diaphragm, in a maxi can, it’s both spring and service line pressure against the emergency line. Application of the brakes creates a REDUCTION in service line pressure. That’s why there are 2 air…

You missed a few things which any old trucker could’ve told you. First off, in trucker parlance, these are called “Maxis”, as opposed to the non-spring brakes, which were just called “cans”. On your typical 18-wheelers, you’ll find maxis on only the last drive axle and the 2 trailer axles, never on the steer, and…

To say that Sir Oswald Mosley was “a bit of a Nazi” is nothing short of a gross understatement. Max, in fact, was born while his father was under house arrest for his pro-Nazi support (where he was interred for the duration of the war), and even Adolf Hitler was the guest of honor at his marriage to his second wife…

FWIW, it seems that “Ethyl” has appeared once again and is raging against the banning of lead in aviation gas. There are a couple of YouTube commentators on general aviation who have recently complained about the supposed dangers of banning lead in AvGas, and somehow I smelled a rat behind these remarkably similar…

“Freon was sold on safety at first, with Salesmen able to breathe in Freon gas, hold it, then breathe out and put out candles with it.

Probably; propane is a great refrigerant, but........

You state:

“Arizona Man”. Just a regional variant....

1984 is by far the best:

When you’re as bad as he is, luck alone will be the major factor as to whether you place last or not. A bad drive by him is still faster than a Mercedes with a stuck gearbox....

When I took driver’s ed in high school, we had an Olds version of one of these, sans A/C. And, OF COURSE I didn’t have the time during the regular year to take it, so I took it in summer! Yes, the whole summer of 1978, I had to cram into one of these sedans with 2 other sweaty teenagers and 1 adult teacher. God, what…

“That person has not been identified.”

“Worst races on the calendar”??? WTF planet are you posting from?? Geez, the Monaco GP consistently is the most-watched race of every season for the last half-century! It’s also the best chance for great drivers on back-marker teams to show their possibility (remembering that rainy Monaco GP in 84 when Senna ALMOST…

You didn’t mention what type of plane it was, and I’m certain that the Turkish Airlines Airbus stock photo you used has nothing to do with the story, so let us assume that it was a smaller plane, maybe a jet, but more likely a turboprop for a short flight like that (don’t worry, turboprops also burn Jet A fuel). If it…

A couple of stories about war-time rationing from my (now deceased) parents. My mom was going to junior college in KC in 1944, and used to get a ride from a neighbor who was a nurse, so she had a “B” ration card. She drove a Crosley, so that gave her enough fuel each month to commute, and still be able to drop my mom…

Au contrer, monsieur! There is a ‘shortage’ of professional drivers. If he gets fired, he’ll probably find a better job the next day!

If you’ve never driven a kart, you might think that. The reality is, though, that the throttle is pretty much an on/off switch, and you’re paying pretty much ALL of your attention on the guys next to you until the field spreads out a bit. Add to that the fact that few karters ever bring rain tires, as well as there…