Hello, My Grandson asked me the following question, and as I am not, frankly, into auto technology I thought I would take the liberty of asking here. "Why, so often, on many different types of race cars, are the rear wheels so much bigger ?" Didn't know what the right answer is.

If I replace the battery in an '04 Explorer, I am fairly sure I will have to re-program the radio, but will I also have to re-set the keyless entry security codes as well ? Thanks

"Paul Hovnanian P.E." > wrote in : > "Steve W." wrote: >> >> Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: >> > Back in the old days, when auto makers were switching from breaker >> > points to solid state ignition, there were a couple of attempts at >> >...

Hi, I have a 2000 Daewoo Nubira, and it has an overheating problem. It overheats on the freeway, after about 10-15 miles of driving at sustained freeway speed. When exiting the freeway, the gauge creeps up another couple of notches when I come to a full stop, then cools down to 1/2 way on the gauge...

I have been using Google groups to read news, as my ISP does not support usenet very well. I find both auto.tech and autos.tech inactive in Google groups. Anyone know why Google does not carry this group?

Own a 1996 4wd Tacoma with 2.7 four. I had a friend hook up his OB II scanner while I drove vehicle. Level ground in high gear, light throttle, ignition timing was shown to be 20-22 degrees. If I hammered it from about 1800-2000rpm in high gear, timing dropped back to 6 degrees. Not having found...

I live in California and just got my 97 Accord smogged (230K miles). It passed, but barely. HC emissions for 15mph that was 57 with a maximum allowed of 58 it did much better at 25mph 15/42 For now I am fine, however I will need to get it resmogged right before I sell it in 6 months. >From...

How's that for a comprehensively titled subject line {LOL} Tony, in addition to the excellent advice from Hachiroku and Ray, you might want to review the following tutorial from Amsoil about changing the ATF. Keep in mind that the steps in the tutorial may differ slightly depending upon the type...

St. Peter says, " I again come through this child to teach you on this night, that you, too, must leave this dwelling, and you, too, must go forth and teach what the Saints have said to you on this night. And be aware of one thing, my children: To walk for God you must stand in truth. To walk with...

New ODB II Error Code Database for all Vehicles with OBD II Emission Computer systems, allows the user with an error code reader to look up all the error codes for OBD I, OBD II, OBD III, Has all Body Codes, Chassis Codes, Powertrain Codes and Undefined Codes, Earlier codes as well as the...

I have a 93 Saturn SL1. One cyl leaks bigtime into the intake manifold. The other three cylinders leak just the tiniest bit. The plugs from the three "good" cylinder look black all over, but the plug from the leaky cylinder looks kind of oily and clean. The car runs good and idles fine except for...

I have a 2002 Dodge Caravan 3.3 liter V6. It is making a rattling noise that sounds like loose brake calipers. So, I had my brother put on new brake pads on the front and asked him to see if he could find out what was making the noise. He says it is in the rack and pinion steering. Is there a...

I'm not very knowledgeable about cars so I was hoping someone could help me diagnose this problem I've been having. When I try to startup the van, it turns over for longer than should before it actually starts up, about 5-10 sec's. Also there seems to be a smell of gasoline when I start it up. In...

Hi, I was changing the oil and filter today on my gf's 96 Nissan Sentra with the 1.6L engine. After I had the old oil filter off, I shone a flashlight up on the mating surface on the engine wall, and saw the hole in the center, which lets oil into the engine from the filter, and also 2 holes near...

Photos 2-5 (from top to bottom) at site http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/disconnect.html show what I think are called, among other things, "Two Stage Ball Joint Lifter" tools. How does the performance of these compare with the "Single Stage" tools shown at, among many other sites,...

Hi Folks, Here is the deal. I took my 1990 Honda Civic to my usual garage, usual mechanic. I got my new inspection(the car is usually up to par. I don't skimp on making any safety related repairs. Brakes and rotors were replaced at same garage in the fall.) I was heading to Pittsburgh and...

My 99 caravan has a problem where the Brakes get "stuck". It happens intermittentely... I recently replaced both calipers, (I assumed they were frozen) because of this problem. Now, it still happens...On one occasion, my wife came out from shopping and noticed that the brake lights were lit (as...

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Our Taurus has recently (on some days, not always) shown "surging" (oscillating idle speed) while in the middle of the warmup period but runs normally once hot and starts normally from cold also. Coincidentally(???), 3 times it has suddenly stalled while driving slowly during the warmup period. In...

While doing some other work on my car, I noticed that there was play in in my halfshaft. I could grab the part between two of the accodian looking boots and could move it back and fourth (towards either boot). Is this normal? Does it make it bad? The boots themselves look fine (not torn). ...