I heard a police helicopter, and went outside. Then police sirens and saw a (stolen) Jaguar XJ fishtailing towards me, following by two PPVs. One of the tyres delaminated as it went past me. The Jaguar knocked over a traffic light at the next instersection, obviously couldn't control it very well....

I had a heck of a noise going on in my 350 V8 chevy engine. I checked it out and one of the rocker arms was quite loose. I am reading up on how to set the clearance on the lifters. I snag #1 cyl and get it at TDC using the marks on the flywheel. I can tell the cyl # by the stamp on the engine...

'99 Cavalier 2.2L. Per an earlier post, I have what seems to be a bad lifter. It hasn't responded to my theraputic efforts. We've decided not to repair this, given the general condition of the car and the cost of gaskets, etc required to pull the head. But, we need a car in the meantime -...

A "poor" guy locked out of his Range Rover found a way to get in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJpYAdPYw18 Fiskars to the rescue!

I've noticed on sites like rockauto there are rotors for sale that are described as quiet. Supposedly there is a type of iron (called "Gray" iron) that has a different microstructure that is less prone to high-frequency brake-squeel noise, but this type of iron is supposedly what most or...

These are real photos taken this very week of what's going on in the Santa Cruz mountains due to the Pineapple Express dropping unheard of rain in California (drought my ass!). Highway 17 landslide turns car over, blocks both lanes, and cleanup crew killed....

replying to Alora Duncan, grod wrote: Cranks over teally hood n t wont start -- for full context, visit http://www.motorsforum.com/nissan/q45-won-t-start-cranks-easily-how-to-diagnose-12482-.htm

GM made a limited run of Chevrolet fleet cars with "ACRS" way back in 1973, 7 years before the Europeans had airbags. Then in 1974 it was offered on Cadillacs and Buicks as an option for people who hated seat belts. But then what happened? Did few people order those airbags, and they faded away...

hiya, I need to buy four steel wheels for my altima. Tire rack sells them brand new at $60 each. There must be a cheaper way to handle this. Are there any important tips you'd like to share about buying used steel wheels? What's a reasonable price? Thanks.

replying to Peter, solexman wrote: I guess you have been able to solve this issue... I have the same on my 91's PREVIA. Would you be so kind to tell me what the solution was ? Many Thanks Regards -- for full context, visit http://www.motorsforum.com/tech/toyota-previa-won-t-start-5917-.htm

I have a 2009 Mazda CX-7. One headlight assembly has a leak resulting in moisture accumulation in the lens. If I can dry out the lens, I can use silicon caulk to seal the top part of the lens where I feel the water is coming in from. Cost of a new assembly is way too high at $220+. I thought of...

I have a 65 galaxie 500 convertible with a 352 auto my cruise o matic recently went on me and id like to swap it out for a c6 because every cruise o matic ive ever had just turned out to be problem o matic so i found a c6 that was for a 351c and im trying to see if it will fit forst off bolt...

The DeLorean car. I saw one today in a driveway. It had been painted black, and the guy was stripping it back to stainless steel. Must be a labour of love, as the house was a run-down hovel. I had a look online, and there are 9 for sale, 1 or which is painted red.

On Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 6:42:21 PM UTC-4, the fly wrote: > Looking at buying a new car while I can get 5 yrs. at no interest. > Does anyone have much experience with the Chrysler 3.3L V6 used in the > mini vans? (Town & Country, Caravan, etc). > Any reliability or serviceability...

1976 Ford F150 pickup truck is having rear right brake light problem. The rear right brake light does not come on during braking. it also does not come on during hazard flasher use. 1. Rear, right and left RUNNING lights work fine. 2. Rear, right and left TURN signals work fine. 3. Rear LEFT...

How do I decide if these five tires are holed too close to the sidewall? http://i.cubeupload.com/qD9rZv.jpg Yesterday, for practice in dismounting, patching, and remounting, I patched these 5 tires above, which a friend and I had lying around. http://i.cubeupload.com/gCNODb.jpg For the purpose...

On Wednesday, January 1, 1997 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-6, Tim Shih wrote: > Does anybody know about a clear glass insulator spark plug? > I think i heard about it somewhere. > supposedly, the theory is that the "spark" is visible though > the glass to determine if all cylinders are firing. > > how come...

What does "urging" the clutch pedal mean? (And what is this "treading" force?) Everyone with a Toyota-4Runner 3rd-generation manual transmission and similar Toyota Tundras and Toyota Tacomas has a problem that a certain tiny plastic bushing invariably fails within a year or three in the clutch...

Owner is complaining that the SUV is wearing out tires in less than two years of slow driving on windy California one-lane mountain roads. http://i.cubeupload.com/jWeh8J.jpg The quick question here is which tire wears best on mountain roads? (old) P235R15 108T or (new) P225R15 102S Why?

Airbags are not required for heavy trucks. Volvo has driver airbags in new trucks, and Scania even offers side airbags. Now I am curious about these. In a car, the steering wheel is about 10 degrees from vertical. I trucks, the steering wheel is tilted 45 degrees maybe more. So how can you protect...