#2678: They're Coming to Steal Your Fish
Sep 29, 2026 · 34m
Summary
Click and Clack discuss kitchen humor and a vacuum-tube food delivery concept before diagnosing a 1984 Pontiac Sunbird with a seized shift cable. They advise a Jeep Cherokee owner on recurring brake rotor failures and a Cavalier driver on a locked-up torque converter. The episode concludes with a statistical puzzler on disease testing and advice on maintaining a high-mileage Audi 80.
Topics discussed
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Kitchen signs and kitchenless home concept
Show intro and call-in number
1984 Pontiac Sunbird transmission issue
Caller from Hardwick, VT and regional geography banter
1995 Jeep Cherokee recurring brake rotor failures
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Season-ending puzzler: ACI disease probability
Puzzler winner announcement and prize
1994 Cavalier stalling and no-crank diagnosis
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Letter from Ben Vollmer: benefits of driving Fiats
Mailbag address and classic puzzler info
1990 Audi 80 longevity and safety after tornado
Credits and sign-off
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