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Old 06-25-2020, 05:24 PM   #2391 (permalink)
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"DIY AdBlue" did not have any good results up top.

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Old 07-02-2020, 12:02 PM   #2392 (permalink)
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YKYAEM if you need to move the car five feet and you bump the starter in gear instead of burning hydrocarbons.
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Old 07-02-2020, 12:50 PM   #2393 (permalink)
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YKYAEM if you need to move the car five feet and you bump the starter in gear instead of burning hydrocarbons.
What? You wasted electrons instead of pushing? Must have been uphill.
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Old 07-02-2020, 01:15 PM   #2394 (permalink)
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Old 07-02-2020, 03:29 PM   #2395 (permalink)
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"DIY AdBlue" did not have any good results up top.
It's just urea and water. (wouldn't trust the purity to put it in a car tho)

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If I told my wife I wanted to do an experiment like that in the kitchen then there would be some unwanted side effects.
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... If I told my wife I wanted to do an experiment like that in the kitchen then there would be some unwanted side effects.
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