Awl -- Would seem like a no-brainer, but goddamm, it shore has me beat! Yeah, I know, pull the fuse!! Yeah, I know, the fuse labeled "alternator"..... :) :) But when I did that, the alternator light or battery lite would not come on. AND, iirc, I DID check the voltage at the battery, to...

I have a Mercury Capri 1991 convertible. The car was owned by someone else briefly before I got it, but who ever had it, probably put motor oil in the place where transmission oil should go. My probelms started with the transmission when I tried to change the transmission fluid, then the...

Well, I decided it was time to pick up an electric impact at least since it doesn't look like I will be able to afford air anytime soon. Went to two Sears and both of them looked at me quizzically when I asked them for an electric impact. The only choice they had in stock were the DeWalt cordless...

I am just getting my 1996 S10 2.2 put back together after an unfortunate incident of bending all 8 valves. Since its apart, drained and has a new head gasket, what about antifreeze now? Its had Dex cool in it since it was new. Just over 100K now. Is there any reason to stay with dex cool? What...

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I just read an interesting thread that discussed the use of superglue to fix an oil leak on an airplane. (The trick was to attach a shop vac to a breather so the glue is sucked into the crack.) The previous owner of my Rabbit must have stripped the oil pan drain bolt threads, as a helicoil-type...

I have a 2001 Dodge Grand caravan which keeps blowing out power steering hoses. My mechanic asked the Dodge dealership, who recommended "trying" taking the ps cooler out of the loop. We did, and it did it again a few weeks later (blew hose right when starting up on a relatively warm day when I'd...

I've been experiencing some problems with lug nuts on a '97 Toyota Landcruiser seizing. The end result is that I shear off the occasional stud when attempting to remove a nut. I've been careful about checking the nuts' torque, but this doesn't seem to help. The nuts, studs and axle are steel but...

New ignition switch? 1990 Geo Metro. When I bought the car, the tip of the ignition key had already broken off inside the switch, and remains there. No problems until yesterday when I parked, switched the car off, took the *key* out .... and the car continued to run.* Even when I can kill the...

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After much manipulation, i got my old upper door hinge apart on my 1996 S10. I had to pry the spring out of the upper hinge to be able to get the hinge pin out from the bottom of the hinge. I was able to get the aftermarket bushings and pin back in. But, i cannot seem to get the door spring back...

Anyone have any info on a trottleable Nitrous system for the BMW Mini, I have heard and red of it but unable to find info. Any Help appreciated. ***************** Thank You To reply to this email please remove the AT after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above.

I have a 1979 Chev K10 with front wheel locking hubs. The locknut and spindle thread (at the outer edge) has been partially stripped. The thread that is not damaged is still usable. I cannot remove the inner adjusting not because of the stripped portion. I have tried to grind the stripped thread...

Once my mechanic ask me, what will you do if your car stop running? My answer was, I will call AAA. When I read posts here then I feel that I'm from other planet,Mars? Who knows nothing about autos. (neither spaceships) How can I be self-help-mechanic or do-yourself-mechanic. I bought the Ford...

x-posted: rec.autos.tech, alt.autos.isuzu - followup set: rec.autos.tech 1990 isuzu trooper (198k miles), v6, 4wd, 4door, 4-wheel disc brakes. Replaced: all four calipers (REMAN), all new pads, new rotors up front. (no hoses replaced). Engine off, brakes bled (while vehicle off) using "helper in...

Does anyone know where to get uncut steel or aluminum grill material? All the sources for grills I've found are prefabbed for specific vehicles, and most metal suppliers only have that really heavy stuff that's not meant for automotive use. Thanks.

I bought a 96 Honda civic. It runs fine. But sometimes after about 5-10 mins on the road the CEL indicator comes one. Sometimes it doesn't. I short connected the SCS connector and the CEL flashed one long and one short which I think should be 1 and 10 not 11. What are the problems? Are they serious...

'95 Corolla makes some rubber-squeak noise when going over speed bumps and road irregularities. This is more pronounced when cold. After car has been driven for some time, there's almost no noise. I lubricated the sway bar bushings, then changed them to new OEM ones, and got the same noise. Any...

On an older diesel like my '85 GM 6.2L, what exactly happens when you press down on the accelerator pedal? I understand that it controls fuel in some way, but how? As I understand it, the injector pump controls the specific charge of fuel to each cylinder for each firing. If this is changed...

im running a bbc 13.5 comp. single carb...i was needing a lil help with some octane boosters. im trying to cut corners so that i dont have to take out a loan for gas this summer on the lake..right now im running bout 110-114 . i would like to find a way to boost 93 to somewhere around this...