Q:I‘m looking for a new Semi-auto (light-weight) shot gun that I can put a rifled barrel on and use as a slug gun. I was looking around and found out Benelli‘s semi-autos have an inertia system instead of a gas one. Does that system still use the recoil of the gun? How does it work different from the gas. (and if you know of any good light-weight semi-auto slug guns please feel free to post any oppinions or info on that) (except Remingtons, I can‘t stand em)

Benellis are over rated. They bleed off excess gas after the action cycles and compensates with their inertia management system. The price tag alone is enough to shy away most experienced hunters. That, coupled with the fact that Remington and even old Winchester semis have a better established reputation, doesn't interest me in the least. I'd rather have a pump action any day such as my 870.

Q:The other day my car suddenly stalled out when I was waiting to pull into a parking space and it wouldn‘t start again and had to get a jump start. Right before it stalled the abs and brake light came on. Now when I‘m driving and turn on the AC the battery light comes on but when I slow down like to stop at a light the battery light goes off. The battery is only like maybe 8 months old. This happened suddenly and without warning. Please help me! Thanks!!

This Site Might Help You. RE: 2003 Ford Focus problem with battery/electrical? The other day my car suddenly stalled out when I was waiting to pull into a parking space and it wouldn't start again and had to get a jump start. Right before it stalled the abs and brake light came on. Now when I'm driving and turn on the AC the battery light comes on but when I slow down.

Q:I want to add some lights to my bike to help with both night time visibility as well as day time boneheads pulling out from side roads who can't see me. I want to add two running lights up front, and two running lights in back for those women who like to do their nails while driving and may not notice I'm stopped at a red light. Will the 2004 Fatboy charging system handle the extra lights? I saw these blue bullet foglight type lights at AutoZone for like 20 bucks a set.

The system will handle the load. I got one of those HD plug-ins back in '06 when the bike was new. I intended just to get the added brake lights, but grabbed the only (and wrong one) from the shelf and got the one for turn/brake/running lights. It failed one day after the one year warranty expired. Other than my preference for red lens turn signals, it made NO difference to traffic behind me. Your mirrors and brains are still your best protection. For front lights, you just ought to get some that help YOU see better. Too much light is worse than one or none. I'm personally against that stupid '70s law that made us keep lights on at all hours. I find that drivers who see one light get confused and either gravitate towards it or climb the shoulder. Added to this confusion is the FACT that a bright light creates a fuzzy effect that blurs the outline of the bike and rider. Most current riders don't consider or understand this. Many run their high beam during the day, without realizing that it still blinds drivers. There is nothing worse than a blind car coming at you.

Q:While driving, my airbag light flashes this sequence: solid light for about 5 secs then 6 flashes. Sometimes the battery lamp will flicker. Also th ABS lamp comes on and stays solid. Anyone have any idea what that code might be? Is my ABS just toast?

I find your version of events highly unlikely. Customers very frequently hear what they want to hear, not what we tell them. This sounds like a classic case.

Q:I‘m having a problem with my a/c system. the interior lights on the controls no longer come on, and many things don‘t work anymore. the fan comes on blows air, but it‘s no longer heated. and the ducts don‘t move either, for when you want the air from the outside vs inside air circulation. everything was fine yesterday until the thermostat housing was attempted to be taken off.the last bolt wouldn‘t come off. and the housing has shifted a bit from its original place, and wont be budged back. could this have anything to do with it. i checked all fuses and they work fine. any solutions?

If you want heat, it's carried by the engine coolant. If the engine thermostat housing isn't closed tight, the coolant will all leak out and not carry heat anywhere- the heater, the radiator- not anywhere, and it will stay where you don't want too much of it- in the engine. The engine will overheat very quickly without coolant in it and be damaged badly. The interior heating ducts are controlled, often, by engine vacuum carried by little hoses and some may have gotten knocked loose. Some cars do this wth cables and levers instead of vacuum. You need to look in a good auto repair manual like Chiltons and see where everything related to heating and cooling belongs and make sure it's still there. But before you try to start the engine, fix the thermostat housing. Get a friend who knows about these things to help you and don't let it get dark before you finish working. Since the heater lights don't come on anymore, find the wire that got knocked off and plug it back. How do bolts on an engine near a thermostat get stuck? Maybe it's rusted in place, or stuck with block sealer that was used to stop a leak. Leak stop with sodium silicate will do that, and that's about the best kind of sealer, but the problems it can cause are what you have. I hope you never have to take the head off- some of the head bolts might be stuck too and they are extremely hard- I wouldn't want to have to try and drill out one, and you'd need a diamond drill, or at least carbide. If you break the thermostat bolt, you'll have to drill it out and tap new threads in the hole so a new bolt will go in and hold. That simple job got very complicated, didn't it.

Q:What kind of car headlamp bulb is the brightest

Yes, white hair blue, the kind of light is xenon lamp. Just know the headlamp model can be safe. 500 or less to get.

Q:Per starchild.gsfc.nasa /docs/StarChild/questions/question18.html our solar orbits the Milky Way‘s center, taking a whooply 230-million-year trip. However, as estimated, our galaxy‘s diameter is only 100,000 light years, would it be possible that Hubble Telescope will be able to capture a clear picture of our solar system 115 million years ago?

The hub of our galaxy blocks the view. The light possibly arrives, from about 1/4 or about 3/4 of the way around the orbit, but Hubble is not nearly sensitive enough to produce a clear image. Neil

Q:Want to know what the next domestic car lights company? Big finger, thank you slightly

Hubei Xiaogan Huazhong lights Limited

Q:2000 Pontiac grand am 2.4 automaticbattery light came on while driving. took battery and alt to Autozone. alt tested good. battery tester not working. warrantied battery anyway. so, good alt and new battery. checked for loose/bad connection. all seem fine.when I start car in the morning I can drive 10 min the the battery light comes on. I can accelerate 1500+ rpms and light goes off but back yo idle the battery light comes back on.too car to orilleys auto and had them test on car. battery good. alt diodes good. receiving low voltage at 11.78. was told alt bad???? was it a bad bench test or is could there be something else???

Sounds like the alternator is charging but not enough, you need 13.5 to 15 volts at the battery when the engine is running to keep everything going. Change the alternator and you should have solved the problem.

Q:i am thinking about buying a gps system for my parents. what is some general information i need to know about.After i buy it, is there a monthly fee?Do they need to be wired into the car?

no monthly fee, and they dont need to be wired in just cigarette lighter plug in. there are optional monthly things u can pay for like traffic and speed camera updates, some satnavs like the tomtom traffic range come with a year free subscribtion, TomTom have the easiest menus, and all satnavs have map updates via manufactuerers website.