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Resortgirl

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 01:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
lol Who! You must have just seen that commercial for the Durango!!! I don't know for sure what it is either. It's a "guy" thing!!

Halfunit

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 05:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
< ½ sneaks in to tell Who that a Hemi is the best engine possible in a Mopar....

Mopar = Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth

I am not a Mopar fan (don't tell Admin!), but the Hemi motor is a good one, and famous for it's name. >

I am such a motorhead, lol.

Halfunit

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Preventive Maintenance

or

Preventative Maintenance

??

Egbok

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Motorhead..I have a question for you.

What other types of cars or trucks have a Hemi engine? Thanks in advance for your response.

Oh and another question...what is a Mopar?? I don't get it...

Lumbele

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Courtesy of Dictionary.com
pre·ven·tive ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-vntv) also pre·ven·ta·tive (-t-tv)
adj.
Intended or used to prevent or hinder; acting as an obstacle: preventive measures.
Carried out to deter expected aggression by hostile forces.
Preventing or slowing the course of an illness or disease; prophylactic: preventive medicine; preventive health care.

Halfunit

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lumbele - thanks! Both are acceptable!

Eggie - to answer your question, another vehicle known for the Hemi motor would be:

"Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh Barracuda"

Whoami

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 09:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, thanks for the talk on the HEMI. But...well...I think I'm still huh? I mean, I know its in the Dodge vehicles, and its supposed to be great. But what about it makes it great? Is HEMI an acronym for something?

And...what is a Mopar?

Marysafan

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 07:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hemi is short for hemisphere. The top of the cylinder (the "head") is shaped like a hemisphere. (Like if you cupped your hand as opposed to having it flat.) Think of a cylinder with a bulge on top.

This created mucho horsepower...also used LOTS of gas!

Halfunit

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 08:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Definition: MOPAR - Originally it was a brand name that The Chrysler Corporation used on it’s replacement parts for Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth and DeSoto automobiles. Over time it became a slang word referring to all automobiles manufactured by Chrysler. The term is still used by Chrysler as a brand name for their parts, but is typically used by auto enthusiasts to identify Chrysler made vehicles of all years.

Egbok

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 11:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Motorhead! Will there be a pop quiz on this educational piece? LOL!

Seriously now, I am learning so much from this thread! Today I must take my teal EggieMobile in for a lube and oil, plus the radiator light keeps coming on...so I'll ask them to check on that too...

Whoami

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 06:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
*sigh* only in the Brown house...shakehead

Just went to boil water, and now the freaking burner won't turn off! The knob for the burner just spins, making no connection. Tried to unplug the damn stove, no go. Had to turn the whole damn thing off at the breaker box! So now, because of one flipping burner, I have no stove!

Anyone have an easy fix? New stove? Or just fix the control panel? I have a Jenn-Air. No freaking clue what model, it was here when we moved in in 1986. The manual that is with the stove says it could be any of these models: R200, G100, C100, C200, C220, C300, D100, D120, F100, OR F120. And no, it's not listed on the stove itself (the panel its supposed to be on says Serial #__________, Model#_________etc...yup, all blank lines.

Off to their website to see if I can figure anything out. The useless info panel did have a part number (201595B), but for all I know thats the part number for the blank piece of paper.

Can I cuss now? I really don't need this right now. I really don't. I guess this belongs more in the Rant thread. But, oh well.

Egbok

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 07:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Who, you brought back a childhood memory and maybe, just maybe this scenario will work for you.

I can remember this happening to my mom and she pulled off the knob and used pliers to turn the burner to OFF. The knob was stripped and so it wouldn't grab to turn OFF. I don't know how she got it repaired but someone came and put some type of tape around the stripped part sticking out and replaced the knob and it would turn OFF and ON again...Hope this helps.

Whoami

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 07:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, the knob itself still connects. Its the peg the knob sits on (and the peg that goes down inside the stove to control the on/off I suppose), that is now just spinning uselessly. Already tried the pliers just in case. But....no good.

Egbok

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 07:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ohhh...I'm sorry it didn't work!

But on the otherhand, please know that you brought back a really nice childhood memory and it made me smile!

I hope someone comes by with an answer for you...

Draheid

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 09:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami: You probably need to replace the switch inside the control panel. Look at this part from www.repairclinic.com to see if this might be the part you need. If not, try going to the main site and enter the information specific to your appliance and see if they have the part you need.

In the interim, I would recommend that you switch off the circuit breaker for the stove and allow the burner you are having problems with to cool completely. Once it has cooled, you should be able to remove the element, place something over the area where the burner goes, and then turn the power back on so you can use the rest of the stove until you can get the part to repair it.

If you are not comfortable with this, please turn the breaker off and leave it off until you can have the appliance repaired or replaced professionally.

Hope that helps.

Whoami

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 09:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<...shakes head in utter amazement...>

How in the world did you find that? It definetly looks like the part I'll need (at least, the "D shaped shaft" looks like the right thing). I gave such broad info....really, what did you do to come down to that part?

I did more digging in our big pile-o-papers, and found that this model is likely the D100 (not even searchable on Jenn-Airs site anymore). I haven't browsed repairclinic.com yet, but can I assume it will tell me how to install the part (like, for instance, where I start digging to even take apart the control panel?).

Thanks Dra. This is a huge help. I've been freaking out wondering if I need a whole new stove (gotta admit, lately the oven bakes a little funky these days, but at least its still working...for now).

Egbok

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 09:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<...also is shaking head in amazement...> Gosh Dra, you are scary GOOD!

Draheid

Monday, December 01, 2003 - 09:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami: You're not going to believe this!!!!!!!

How to repair a Jenn-Air Stove (Warning, the page loads really slow. In case that doesn't work, you could view the Google Cached Version )

Note: I haven't read it completely, only skimmed over it, so I'm not 100% sure it's applicable to you but I couldn't resist showing you.

Whoami

Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 10:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Repairman just left. I have a stove again! Yay!

It was the switch. The guy was impressed that "I" diagnosed the thing correctly. Said I should be an appliance tech! I should have told him I have a secret source!

Thanks again for the help!

Draheid

Saturday, December 06, 2003 - 10:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Congrats, Who. I'm happy to hear it's fixed. Don't worry about your 'secret source', I'll never tell!

Whoami

Wednesday, December 10, 2003 - 10:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Why are the last three DQ's from me? Am I that Dumb?

On to four in a row....

Can potato soup be frozen? I made a nice large batch of potato soup, and Mom is already tiring of it and its only half gone. Seems like the milk in it could be ruined if I freeze it.

Anyone ever frozen a milk based food before? Does it thaw out ok?

Also (assuming I can freeze it without ruining it), it usually thickens up a lot in the fridge, and when I reheat I have to add more milk. Should I add milk before I freeze it, or add fresh milk when I thaw it out?

Zachsmom

Wednesday, December 10, 2003 - 11:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Don't add milk before you freeze! When you freeze dairy (milk) the water & the fat in the milk freeze at different temps, so you may get separation, it will look yucky but it will be okay.

One thing you can do is puree the soup and then freeze it. After you defrost, add fresh potatoes (and any other veggies that you added)and fresh milk with a bit of cornstarch.

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, December 11, 2003 - 07:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami, YOU never cease to amaze me, figuring out how to figure out stuff.

Of course, Dra is a constant source of amazement.

Mware

Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 08:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am not an experienced traveler, but I know we have several around here. It is to them that I pose this situation:

DW, adult niece, and kids (ages 8 and 5) booked a trip to Disney World, leaving Friday 12/26, and returning 1/3. Tickets were purchased and reservations made back in April.

Since then, the airline has called us twice to change the departure time of the flight, moving it from about 10:15 a.m. to where it is now, about 3:15 p.m.

Last night, they called us again, changing the departure time of the return flight on 1/3 from 5:30 p.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Essentially what they've done is eliminated nearly 2 complete days of the vacation. When DW called the airline (Delta), they were unable to offer any assistance. Needless to say, we're all pretty frustrated and disappointed at this most recent change of schedule.

Where I need some help is in trying to find out whether any other airline has direct flights from Hartford, CT to Orlando, FL and back on those dates, with any earlier departure times on the 26th, or any later departure times on the 3rd, for roughly the same price ($450 per ticket) that we paid for the tickets we bought in April.

If anybody has a few minutes to check their favorite source for this sort of thing, it would sure be appreciated.

Lucy

Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 03:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mware, I checked America West, American and United, but they either didn't have any seats available or the flight times were about the same. I'll continue to check...

Southwest is booked, too.