Car Talk #2220: Rants, Raves, Puzzlers, and Car Troubles

Listener Mail and Puzzler Solutions

• 💡 A listener mail segment discusses a past puzzler about two barbers, with 10 reasons provided for choosing the messy barber shop.
• 🧩 The solution to a previous puzzler involving finding a bottle of heavier pills with one weighing is explained using a method of taking varying numbers of pills (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32) from each bottle.

Car Troubles and Diagnosis

• 🚗 A caller from Los Angeles with a 1987 Mitsubishi Montero describes a rattling sound, potentially a loose heat shield or a more expensive catalytic converter.
• 💧 Glenn from Ohio calls about a 1986 Buick Skylark losing coolant without visible leaks, with a suspected bad water pump or potentially a blown head gasket.
• 🔊 Kathy from North Carolina describes a clicking noise in her '86 Subaru station wagon, with conflicting diagnoses of an oil pump versus valves, leaning towards the oil pump being the likely culprit.

Driving Peeves and Road Rules

• 😠 The show revisits the topic of younger drivers not yielding the right of way, with a caller suggesting factoring in drivers with blonde hair and red sports cars.
• 🚦 Discussions on navigating traffic in Boston highlight the lack of clear rules and enforcement, with humorous takes on the