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Watching leaves turn brilliant shades of color and fall from the trees is a favorite activity each fall. Drivers travel near and far to witness spectacular and colorful displays of fall foliage, hoping to catch the peak hues in their respective areas of the country. While falling leaves can be a sight to behold, those leaves can become a nuisance to drivers in various ways. Understanding certain inconveniences and safety risks posed by falling leaves can help motorists protect their vehicle and themselves. Staining Leaves can do more than just stain driveways; they also can damage a vehicle's paint job. Should wet leaves, sap and other chemicals that leach out of the leaves stay on a car for an extended period of time, they can cause an outline stain and damage to the paint. It's important to manually pick leaves off of the car's surface right after they fall. Do not sweep them away; otherwise the leaves can scratch the paint surface. When all the leaves have been removed, thoroughly wash and dry the vehicle. Should stains be present already, use a commercial leaf-stain remover or automotive paint cleaner. Tackle one stain at a time.
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Clogging Leaves that fall can become trapped in air intake vents, eventually impeding flow and causing odors. Leaves that fall in the groove of the windshield by the windshield wipers should be removed. Use a high-powered shop vacuum to remove any leaves that are imbedded in the venting. Check other areas of the car where leaves can become problematic, such as under the vehicle or in the rear exhaust pipe. Slippery surfaces The Car Care Council notes that wet leaves on the surface of roadways can be hazardous. Wet leaves can make roadways quite slippery, even as slippery as roadways when snow is falling. Drivers should slow down when roads are covered with wet leaves and take turns and off-ramps more carefully. Dry leaves also can pose problems, as they tend to accumulate at the edges of roads, where they easily can obscure curbs or street markings. Leaves may fill potholes, giving the false impression that a road is smooth and causing damage to tires and suspension systems when drivers drive over them. Autumn leaves may be beautiful to see, but they can complicate driving and fall car care. Motorists should keep their cars clear of leaves and use caution on roadways.
2011 Toyota AVALON LIMITED
$20,875
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2011 Lexus RX
LT
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XLE
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AWD
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XE
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350
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IMPALA
#D251A
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DISHWASHERS ARE FOR DISHES, NOT FOR DANGEROUS CHEMICALS BY TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray:
thousands of dollars in fines. The EPA takes that stuff very seriously.
My wife says using our dishwasher as a parts cleaner is hurting our
RAY: But I'd say your dishwasher privileges are hereby suspended,
dishwasher. I say it is not. But I have learned to run an empty load after a
David. Time to clean up your act and find another way to clean the parts.
load of parts so that all the dishes in the next load washed do not taste like transmission fluid. It avoids the kids spitting out their milk like they have been poisoned. I also have learned the length of the wash cycle, so I can complete the process before my wife returns home. As a backup system, I have learned to set a timer so that I remember to remove the parts. I try to wipe all the transmission fluid, brake fluid, power-steering fluid or engine oil from the parts before washing them. The dishwasher really cleans those parts. Please settle this disagreement. -- David RAY: I see two problems with this, David. Well, maybe more if you include your impending divorce and your kids hating you. TOM: Problem 1 is environmental: You're washing petroleum products off of automotive parts, and sending them down the drain. RAY: That means they're either contaminating your city's rivers and streams, or that that stuff is going into your septic system and potentially leaching into your own groundwater. Neither one of those, if you think about it, is a good idea. TOM: Problem 2 is that you're potentially poisoning your kids. The reason they spit out their milk like they've been poisoned is because you're poisoning them: They're ingesting small quantities of petroleum distillates. This is also, if you think about it, not a good idea. RAY: The key words being "if you think about it." TOM: If you really want to use a dishwasher to clean your car parts, then you need to set up a separate dishwasher in your garage with an appropriate way to capture the petroleum runoff. RAY: My suggestion would be that you take the family dishwasher -the one you've already contaminated -- and install that in the garage. Then buy your poor wife and kids a nice, clean, new one. TOM: And then, for a few hundred bucks, you can get a grease trap, which will separate out the contaminants from the waste water. Then you'll have to make arrangements to have the grease trap emptied and the toxins disposed of legally and properly. RAY: And that doesn't mean using them to water the tomatoes, David. TOM: If that sounds like too much trouble, a good alternative would be to make a deal with a local gas station or repair shop. Then when you need to clean parts, you pay them a few bucks to use their parts cleaner. They'll have a grease trap and a contract with a hazardous waste disposal service that comes once a week, or once a month, to collect the grease and grime and haul it away. RAY: And probably dump it down their own kitchen sink! TOM: Actually, no. Not unless they want to pay tens or hundreds of
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