Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2013 December 6

= December 6 =

Car Heater Malfunction
Hi, I'm not savvy about cars and wanted to see if anyone can explain to me what might be going on with mine- so I don't get ripped off when I take it to a shop (and because I'm curious). I was driving last night, my heater was working fine and, suddenly, it started blowing cold air (no noises, nothing). I checked the coolant, which was low, put some more in, no change. Then, I let the car run for a while to see if it would eventually heat up, it didn't, but the air coming out of the heaters smelled like a mix of burning oil/exhaust/something-along-those-lines. Any ideas?Phoenixia1177 (talk) 07:21, 6 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Well, usually if you smell anything coming out of the vents, it's antifreeze, and that happens when you have a leaking heater core. That is supposed to act as a heat exchanger, taking heat from the antifreeze and putting it into the air, but a leak means the antifreeze actually gets into the air.  Unfortunately, if this is the problem, it can cost hundreds to repair, since they often have to take off the dashboard to get to it.  Not sure why it would smell like burning oil, though, unless somebody put oil in your radiator. StuRat (talk) 10:25, 6 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Antifreeze smells very sweet - and it's not good to be breathing it - so you need to get it fixed ASAP if that's what you're smelling.


 * Generally, air smelling of antifreeze means that you have a leaky heater core. However, if that were the only problem, you'd still be getting warm air.  Getting only cold air generally means that one of the internal flaps that directs air around the car is stuck - which could be something as simple a leaf or some other piece of debris stuck inside it - or something complicated relating to the motor that moves it or the thermostat that's sensing the internal temperature of the car - but if that's what it was, you wouldn't be smelling anything.  The problem I'm having is coming up with a single explanation that would explain *both* the lack of heat and the smell - the only thing that comes to mind is if an air hose fell off inside the engine bay, which would mean that instead of getting warm air, you're getting air from inside the engine bay.


 * Your low coolant level could be a clue here. It would suggest that perhaps the heater core is leaking SO much water that none gets to heat up the air at all - and you're smelling antifreeze.  I've never seen that happen - but I suppose it's possible...and it does neatly explain why your coolant level was low.


 * Heater core replacement (as StuRat says) isn't usually cheap because you have to remove so much 'stuff' to get to it...and if this is your problem, you need to get it fixed because otherwise you'll be out of coolant again very soon and because smelling antifreeze isn't good for you!


 * No matter what, you should definitely keep a close check your coolant level until you get this fixed because if it gets too low, you could trash your engine - or at least dramatically shorten it's life.


 * SteveBaker (talk) 17:09, 6 December 2013 (UTC)


 * I like the theory that a hose fell off delivering outside air to the heater core, and now it's just sucking engine air in. The OP might want to put it into recirculate mode (sometimes labelled MAX), to see if that changes anything.


 * Also, if it was coolant he was smelling, buying some organic coolant (the stuff made to be pet-safe), might make it a bit less toxic to inhale, until he gets it repaired. And, if only cold air comes out, he might as well leave the heat off until it's fixed.  That should at least reduce the amount of engine air that comes into the passenger compartment. StuRat (talk) 13:53, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

orginazational changes
Why are Jehovah's witnesses moving their world headquarters from Brooklyn NY where they have been for 100 years to upstate New York? Specifically Warwick NY? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.8.153.246 (talk) 08:56, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
 * This link gives some reasons.Dalliance (talk) 12:52, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
 * http://e-watchman.com/home/on-jehovahs-witnesses-abandoning-brooklyn
 * For further info on the general topic (though not necessarily this specific instance), Google the subject "rats deserting a sinking ship". ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:12, 6 December 2013 (UTC)


 * According to the last paragraph at http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/jehovahs-witnesses-sale-move/, it makes possible the continued expansion of their global work. According to http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2012605?q=wallkill&p=par, they have not changed their belief that the great tribulation will come soon, and they would be glad if it interrupts their plans.
 * —Wavelength (talk) 23:59, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Srisa Chandra Vasu
Hello,

I have an issue with this author, which is said to be born on 1861, and according to this scan, translated a work the same year. He may have been a genius, but still… ;o) Any idea? Yann (talk) 10:38, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
 * That scan appears to be a translation by Bapu Deva Sastri. Is that the same person?  Rojomoke (talk) 13:35, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Yann appeared to think so at a time per the history of Bapudeva Sastri. However I think they changed their minds but still think Srisa Chandra Vasu is the translator. Either way, it seems to me most likely both are two different people, one born in 1821 and one born in 1861. Both translated Siddhanta but not the same works (Srisa Chandra Vasu did Siddhanta Kaumudi at least, Bapudeva Sastri did the Surya Siddhanta and finished or at least revised the translation of the Siddhānta Shiromani by Lancelot Wilkinson, maybe because Lancelot Wilkinson died before publishing it or something). To be honest, I'm not sure why the connection was made, Yann appears to have been the one that added the name Srisa Chandra Vasu when uploading the work to the wikimedia commons [//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:English_translation_of_the_Surya_Siddhanta_and_the_Siddhanta_Siromani_by_Sastri,_1861.djvu&oldid=111295674], but I can't see the name anywhere in the source (well he is mentioned in connection to The Ashtadhyayi Of Panini but not the Siddhanta) nor in the original ebooks even the metadata (nor of course the book although I only looked at the beginning and the commentary at the end). Maybe the names are similar in Sanskrit or however they wrote their names natively? Nil Einne (talk) 17:22, 6 December 2013 (UTC)

Kendrick Lamar's Verses in "YOLO"; sincere un-ironic advice?
I was always curious about Kendrick Lamar's verses in YOLO by The Lonely Island because unlike the rest of the song, it sounds like he's just giving correct advice. This doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the lyrics, which are all about going to unrealistic degrees to live a safe life. Even Rap Genius annotates Lamar's verses as correct financial opinions. Is there nothing ironic, no double-meanings or anything in that segment? --Ye Olde Luke (talk) 19:46, 6 December 2013 (UTC)


 * I had always assumed the irony in Lamar's advice stemmed from just how boring it is. Someguy1221 (talk) 03:23, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Harold Camping's Bible.
Which Bible does Harold Camping use? --78.156.109.166 (talk) 20:47, 6 December 2013 (UTC)


 * This is a WP:BLP. You might thry the external links at our article, assuming you have read it. μηδείς (talk) 21:33, 6 December 2013 (UTC)


 * There's a link in the article which points to an essay by Camping's group which talks at length about their view of the Bible. This is one page of it, in which he references the King James version and the American Standard version. It's possible he refers to other versions in later chapters. But this fits with other prophecy mavens like Herbert W. Armstrong, whose view (as I recall) was that those two versions were the "best" translations. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 23:29, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't know that he is tied to one version like the KJV-only group is. Here he discusses studying words in the text in the original languages. Rmhermen (talk) 00:56, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
 * What is mavens? So is it KJV or ASV? Or something else? --78.156.109.166 (talk) 20:12, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
 * A maven (rhymes with "raven") is an expert on a given topic. Indications are that he uses the KJV frequently, and also approves of the ASV. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:56, 7 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Leslie Westbrook, The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette), March 17, 2011: The Lunch Hour: End of the world as we know it?: "As they do with most everyone they meet, they sent me home with several brochures, tracts as they call them, and a little book called "We Are Almost There." It was put together by Harold Camping, the president and general manager of Family Radio, and lays out a mathematical interpretation of scriptures in the King James Bible to create a time line of events that end with the rapture on May 21 and the destruction of Earth on October 21." -- Jreferee (talk) 22:18, 7 December 2013 (UTC)