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    1972 VW Beetle - Issues?!?

    Did someone mount the rims backwards? Or are they different rims on that side? This would account for the car pulling. take the car to any decent tire shop, and ask them to look at this. If the wheels look OK, ask to have the alignment checked. That's the next problem I can think of that...
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    I have a Honda commercial mower that hasn't been used in a while and won't...

    I doubt it was brake cleaner. My guess was that it was ether or some other starting fluid. Try giving it a BRIEF spritz in the air cleaner, and see if it will start. You don't need a lot of the stuff. If that doesn't do it, try these tests: Check to see if you have spark. Remove the...
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    How can a sail boat achieve speeds faster than the velocity of the wind?

    The sail on a sailboat or ice boat does not catch the wind, and carry the boat before the wind. Instead, the sail is an airfoil, just like the wings on an airplane. It generates lift the same way as a wing does. The only difference is that the direction of the lift is horizontal, not...
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