Popular Mechanics Year 1980 Magazine Back Issues

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WHEN YOUR FURNACE WUITES: 39 sure ways to prevent freeze-up
BEST DECKS TO RECORD AND PLAY NEW 'METAL' TAPES
PM tests the biggest outboard motor ever!

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OVER THE IRON CURTAIN DARING FLIGHT TO FREEDOM IN A HOMEMADE BALLOON
NEW CURES FOR WET BASEMENTS
PM TESTS THE M.I.T. PEDAL PLANE THAT ANYONE CAN FLY
THE TOP 10 NEW BOATS

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NORTH SEA: DEADLIEST CHALLENGE TO OIL HUNTERS
COMMUTER MOPEDS: Complete buying guide plus state regulations
VACUUM GAUGE: Put a gas miser in your dashboard
FREE FIREWOOD: 7 places to loook

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NOW:300-MPH TRAIN THAT FLIES ON MAGNETS
DRIVING ON PROPANE: 30,000 miles, and PM's car runs like new
PM PICKS 6 BEST NEW BASS BOATS
Secrets of fixing almost anything with fiberglass

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FULLY ILLUSTRATED GUIDE: THE 50 STEPS THAT KEEP YOUR CAR RUNNING LIKE NEW FOR YEARS AND YEARS
WOODWORKING: 2 heirloom cradles you can build
Secrets of Porsche's revolutionary new Indy 500 challenger

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DARING CHALLENGE: MACH.5 ON WATER
188-MPH SPORTS PLANE you build from plans & kits
TV: 8 home cures for wiggles, ghosts and snow
SOLAR INSTALLATIONS: How you can avoid blunders and rip-offs

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PM GUIDE BUILD THESE NEW ULTRALIGHT PLANES
PM TEST DRIVES: VW Jetta. TR8. Rover 3500. Peugeot 505
After 1½ million miles: Owners cheer Chevy Caprice mileage and Ford T-Bird styling

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TORNADO! New disasters reveal deadly multi-funnel attack
PM RATES THE 4-WHEEL-DRIVE MINI PICKUPS: Datsun, Chevy, Subaru, Toyota
7 ROBOTS YOU CAN BUILD FROM PLANS AND KITS

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SKY-HOOK TAKEOFF Dramatic new concept for launching fighter
PM's CUSTOM PHOENIX: How to turn your stock car into a show car
COMPLETE PLANS: Kids' art desk that never runs out of paper
BEST HOME TELESCOPES

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CUT FIREWOOD THE YANKEE WAY
COMPLETE GUIDE TO STOVES AND HEATERS Put warmth where you want it
4¼ MILLION MILES Mazda RX-7 owners say rotary engine's great PLUS: New '81 rotary-even better
ATOMIC CLOCKS: Accurate to a trillionth of a second

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WOODWORKING 16 COMPLETE PLANS
THE 7 DEADLIEST DRIVING ERRORS How to avoid them
PM's COMPLETE GUIDE TO SMALL BATTERIES
STEREO: PM rates 19 new headphones

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DARING RESCUE FROM OIL-RIG DISASTER
LAST LOOK AT THE V8 ENGINE PLUS: What you should know about converting a V8 to a V4
EXCITING SOLAR GREENHOUSE ADD-ON: It stores heatr in the basement