http://www.fortune.com/fortune/ceo/articles/0,15114,1056869,00.html?cnn=yes Relates to previous comments about the perilous condition of these two automakers

I have a full size Dodge 3/4 ton custom van with the 318 cid FI engine. Came in from a trip last night and tried to start her up, and found the battery too flat, so I boosted it for a few minutes and she started right up... BUT, the idle was extremely high. I drove it for perhaps 25 miles, let...

As there have been so many posts lately about A/C systems, does anyone remember the system that was developed several decades ago that used compressed air as the refrigerant? It came to mind as I was reading these posts. It was abandoned, probably for a number of reasons, but used no...

My wife's 98 LeSabre has apparently succumbed to the plastic plenum predicament. Apparently GM has never taken official responsibility for this crappy engineering and quality situation. Does anyone know if there is a chance to get GM to pay for all or part of this? Sometimes they will do things...

Refering to a previous post, I checked out Tire Rack and found two totally different sentiments about the same Michelin tires. One loved them, the other hated them (after a few days). When I posted previously, I forgot to say that I got into a tire noise situation with my last Michelins too.

I have used Michelins for a number of years.. Never really had a beef with them. I normally got great treadlife, good handling, and a quiet ride. Just noticed my wife's car has a sidewall cut, and the tread is getting thin on her Mich's after about 40,000 miles... Time to re-shoe... After...

"Stuart A. Bronstein" > wrote in message ... > > This is nonsense. Excessive braking can result in warped rotors, but > > braking on turns has nothing to do with it. > > According to this article (probably the best on the...

I'm shopping for a deep cycle battery to power fans, lights, etc in a small camper. I don't have a strict size limit as I'll buy the box to fit whatever battery I get. An Optima "Yellow Top" D51 will probably give me enough power and the 26 lb weight is reasonable. As I shop, I see an "alphabet...

i have a 383 stroker in my boat. oil pressure at idle when warm is about 22-25psi,at 3000rpm it is around 60psi.i have 0w30 synthetic in the engine.are these pressures within spec? thanks

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Hi all, I own a 1985 Toyota Supra that refuses to pass the GA emissions testing. On the first test my NOx was above the limit on both the 25/25 and the 50/15 test. After the first test I SeaFoam'd the engine in every way possible and used the "Guaranteed to Pass" magical liquid. Ten days later I...

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Front page headline in this week's (June 23, 2008) "Tire Business", published by Crain Communications. "Huge recall of valve stems is underway" At least one fatality is being directly linked to the faulty valves. More than 30 million Chinese-made tire valves are being "...evaluated". These tire...

One Maine gas station has closed down its gas pumps, and gone to service bay work only. The reason? Banks were making more-per-gallon in credit/debit card fees than the station was. Citing the three percent credit/debit card fees, the owner pointed out that the banks were making...

My HP IIP-Plus Laserjet printer needs a cartridge. I don't print anywhere near as much stuff as I used to when I ran a marketing business, so replacements are fewer and farther between. So, I went to that Big Box store - the one whose name sounds like a device that is used to fasten papers...

It is now against Federal law to point a laser at an airplane....... Why are cops still allowed to point lasers at motorists?????? Exposure to Microwave radiation (RADAR) has been shown to have a cumulative effect that can result in various cancers. There is evidence that a number of cops...

I have a 15-gallon, home-built parts cleaner in my shop that is doing just fine. Recently, at a lawn sale, I had the chance to purchase one of those small, 3.5 gallon parts cleaners like you see in the Northern Tools and Harbor Freight catalogs brand-new-in-the-box for $12.00. Thought it would be...

What good does that do if the EMTs sit back and watch you bleed to death - fearing electrocution???? https://www51.ssldomain.com/clevelandautoshow/media2.aspx#hybrid CLEVELAND - More than 300 first responders from local fire departments and emergency medical technicians (EMT) from northern...

Regardless of where you are reading this, I post my comments on the rec.autos.tech newsgroup....ONLY. I have discovered that autoforums.com and talkaboutautos.com are two of what I suspect is many forums that are plagiarizing material from this newsgroup. I am curious if anybody else knows other...