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Old 03-02-2010, 05:13 PM   #12 (permalink)
Frank Lee
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

Moon Unit - '98 Mercury Sable LX Wagon
90 day: 21.24 mpg (US)
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I cut my springs and flattened the end coils so they would seat properly in the saddle. I used the absolute bare minimum of heat to do that. I squished that last coil in a vise then heated until I thought I sensed that the tension was relaxed a bit. It appears my sense of that was right, as I did it- oh, has it been 6 or 7 years ago already?- with no sagging or breakage problems whatsoever.
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