The power steering hose on my 89 Honda Prelude has a small leak dripping, and after driving for a while the fluid starts to smoke a bit under the hood.I've got a replacement hose ordered, and so I'm going to take care of it soon, but I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to reduce the drippage in the meantime. Would it be stupid to wrap a cloth underneath the leak to soak up the drips? Fire hazard? Should I just let it smoke until I fix it, or not drive it?I have a few hour-long trips coming up over the holidays, so I'd be really grateful for your advice on what I should (or shouldn't!) do. Thanks a lotMerry Christmas and happy holidays.
What happens is that the alarm sounds and people leave the building. However, many places have security cameras; that's how they find out who pulled it. Yes, the video will stand up in court if they want to press charges.
Using them doesn't harm anyone, but the reason they work is because it's an electrical discharge through mercury vapor that generates UV light. When this strikes the fluorescent coating on the inside of the tube, it glows with visible light. Changing the mix of phosphors changes the light coming from the bulb. This technology has three problems: 1) Not all the UV light is intercepted by the phosphors so they can destroy a lampshade over years of use, and should probably not be used to illuminate art. 2) The phosphors are a nasty dust that should never be inhaled and if introduced into a cut, may require surgical removal of the scar tissue. 3) It's mercury. I like the stuff and it has good uses, but other people are ruining it for the rest of us. It's probably an advantage in that less mercury is released from burning coal to power the light for the life of the tube than the tube has inside, but it isn't entirely clean because the tubes are fragile and hard to collect in order to reclaim the mercury.
