From 9dc345e7cb2ce669358923a690ded895dac1f88b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Blaise Thompson
+This memory is about Blaise Thompson's first car: a 1998 Honda Accord EX.
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+Blaise and his dad bought this car off of craigslist summer 2011.
+Nancy nicknamed the car "black beauty".
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+Vehicle purchased by Lesly M. Hellerud.
+57229 miles.
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+Comment at Honda Dealer: transmission hesitates when shifting from first to second.
+60675 miles.
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+Vehicle was sold by Ben and Lesley Taylor (of Grapevine, Texas) to David Thompson for $2,800.
+Condition: "as is".
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+Replaced battery, Walmart.
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+On Monday 2020-10-26 I blew out the front drivers-side tire on a pothole on Fish Hatchery road.
+I was driving to the Gym very early, between 4 and 5.
+I put on the spare tire and limped back home.
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+On Saturday 2020-11-01 I purchased a new tire.
+The pictures above helped me purchase the new tire.
+I purchased one General Altimax RT43 195/65R15 91 H Tire from Walmart for $85.99.
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+The common denominator is the brake switch, which we investigated.
+Eventually we found that the 20 A "stop" fuse which fuses the brake lights was being burnt out every time the brake was depressed.
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+Some splicing work for the brake light in the roof of the trunk was found to be shorting out.
+After fixing this problem, the car seems to work fine.
+However cruse control is still broken.
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+In the process of fixing this problem David reset the car computer by disconnecting the battery for several seconds.
+We also discovered that the rear passenger-side brake light was broken, which could be coincidental.
+The brake light was replaced the next day, working fine.
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+CC0: no copyright
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+identification
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+year
+ 1998
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+make
+ Honda
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+model
+ Accord
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+body
+ 4 door sedan
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+option
+ EX
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+WI license plate
+ 279 WDM
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+WI title number
+ 14097A5002-6
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+VIN
+ 1HGCG565XWA069663
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+motor
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+cylinders
+ 4
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+tires
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+width
+ 195"
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+aspect ratio
+ 65%
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+diameter
+ 15"
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+code
+ 195/65R15
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+2004-01-24 sold
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+2004-04-30 transmission problems
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+2011-06-18 sold
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+2019-03-14 battery replaced
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+2020 blown out tire
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+2020-12-26 electrical problems
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+On Saturday the 26th Blaise observed three problems with my car:
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+The common denominator is the brake switch, which we investigated. +Eventually we found that the 20 A "stop" fuse which fuses the brake lights was being burnt out every time the brake was depressed. +
++Some splicing work for the brake light in the roof of the trunk was found to be shorting out. +After fixing this problem, the car seems to work fine. +However cruse control is still broken. +
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -REMEMBER: TODO: BALANCE FRONT - - - ++In the process of fixing this problem David reset the car computer by disconnecting the battery for several seconds. +We also discovered that the rear passenger-side brake light was broken, which could be coincidental. +The brake light was replaced the next day, working fine. +Although we could not measure any problems with the brake switch, Blaise is still suspicious and would like to see that switch replaced. +
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