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| made a mistake, how much trouble am i in now? | 26 Oct 2004 22:26 GMT | 6 |
I'm new to car repairs, generally, and today i wanted to change my tranny fluid. Trouble is, the openings for the tranny and the drive axel look very similar and i got them mixed up... So i ended up dumping like 3/4 gallon of tranny fluid into the front drive axel
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| Should you torque wheels "unloaded"?? | 26 Oct 2004 22:14 GMT | 6 |
Last time I had my tires balanced at Costco they torqued the wheel lug nuts while the car was still approx. 6-8" elevated on the lift (ie unloaded). They cramed a steel wedge between the tire and the floor to keep it from turining while they torqued the wheel.
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| Low voltage after half an hour | 26 Oct 2004 14:02 GMT | 5 |
When I start my car up the voltmeter reads between 13.6 and 13.8 (I gather this is normal). But after I have been driving for half an hour or more, it has gradually fallen to between 12.9 and 13.2 (It never goes lower than this). I think this is a problem
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| Crank & No Start - '97 S-10 Blazer Demons | 26 Oct 2004 10:01 GMT | 1 |
My '97 Blazer, equipped with the 4.3L, V6, has quit running. For several weeks, the truck would start & run for a short period of time (15-30) seconds & die with a harmony of clicking relays. It would do this multiple times before it would stay running, but once running, it was fine ...
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| Ford Excursion: need side mirror repair advice | 26 Oct 2004 09:42 GMT | 1 |
I've got a 2000 Ford Excursion with a broken side mirror. It's the kind of side mirror that can telescope out or fold against the door window. The plastic assembly looks fine, but the top mirror is off (and
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| Yugo SS | 26 Oct 2004 04:30 GMT | 1 |
Do you think an olds 442 motor will work in my Yugo ? What kind of supercharger and nitrous oxide kit is best ?
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| 1998 Voyager- Front Wheel Studs Broken | 26 Oct 2004 03:56 GMT | 2 |
I broke 2 wheel studs while removing my front driver's tire to do a brake job on my 1998 Plymouth Voyager... Is this something that can easily be done by a pretty competent DIY'er ? By the looks of it, I must remove the wheel hub... press out the
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| '92 Buick Roadmaster - Blower motor - help needed | 26 Oct 2004 02:31 GMT | 4 |
I have a '92 Buick Roadmaster with climate control heater. The blower fan runs even when the car is shut off and key removed. Blower is always on high even though the display shows it set on low. Where do I look to fix this problem. I really need help with this
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| flywheel bolt sizes | 26 Oct 2004 01:40 GMT | 10 |
I am looking for a M12 X 1.50 pitch flywheel bolt, 20 - 25 mm long. It occurs to me that this may be a bolt used on import cars somewhere. Does anybody have an idea of this application? The key is I'd like 12.9 specification on the bolt. I have found some 10.9
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| Lumina Z-34 Running Rich | 26 Oct 2004 00:30 GMT | 1 |
Hello, all. A while back I had the timing belt replaced on my 1991 Lumina Z-34. This vehicle uses the GM 3.4L DOHC engine (a love/hate object - it also likes to devour alternators). I am aware of a number of posts over the years to this ng about replacement timing belts being ...
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| How to re-attach defogger terminal on window? | 25 Oct 2004 21:29 GMT | 1 |
Is there a cheap way to re-attach a defogger terminal that has become disconnected from my rear window?
 Signature JaKe,
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| Wiring a Nippondenso Alternator | 25 Oct 2004 20:16 GMT | 1 |
I've got a 30 amp Nippondenso alternator that I bought with a bracket to use on a Ford 3.8L V6. Everything went together just fine but the alternator came without any wiring instructions. I just stopped by a starter/alterator and he was very helpful. Beside
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| Oil/water mix in the intake manifold? | 25 Oct 2004 19:53 GMT | 1 |
I'm in the midst of pulling apart my engine to examine the head/head gasket and determine the cause of coolent in the oil. The automobile is a 1991 model year Grand Am with 197k miles on it, engine is the quad four with DOHC.
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| 94 towncar transmission | 25 Oct 2004 19:27 GMT | 1 |
OK. I think I wrote about this yesterday, but my server stuff is being wierd, so here goes again. I recently have been working on a 94 Towncar and have to rev the engine to
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| Need source for grease compatible with brakes | 25 Oct 2004 17:15 GMT | 9 |
The overhaul instructions for my hydraulic clutch slave cylinder call for using a grease that's compatible with brake fluid to pack the side of the piston exposed to the air, this grease sits on the surface that the seal
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