The EPA's fuel economy for 2001 Impala base is 20/30MPG. My one can get over
30 when cruising on highways. But in city driving, it has been below 17
since I acquired it a year ago. The car runs basically ok, just recently
developed a kind of scraping noise upon acceleration, and ...

This problem has been lingering for almost 9 months now and nobody seems
to know the answer, or they just tell me "its a 20 year old car, what do
you expect?"
I'm aware its 20 years old. I'm just trying to make it right again.

I have a Mazda 626 '91 with manual transmission. Today the clutch
pedal started clicking when engaged/disengaged.
The source of the sound seems to be rather close to the pedal itself,
although it is rather hard to pinpoint exactly.

A friend was helping me with my front disc brakes when he accidently
dropped one of the pads on the ground (short fall onto dirt driveway).
Unfortunately, he quickly picked it up without being very careful about
where he put his fingers.  As a result, there's one-third to one-half

Can anyone tell me how to remove the power window mechanism from the front
doors? My intentions are to gain access to the inside of the doors so I can
add sound deadening. I've got the inside door panel off and am ready to do
this but I don't want to screw anything up. Any tips ...

While I'm trying to set the timing and I'm turning the distributor and every
thing is fine at about 1000 RPM & 10 BTDC.
I turn the distributor clockwise just a hair more, and the rpms drop and the
engine stumble and stalls. Timing for this vehicle is supposed to be 4 ATDC

Our Honda OEM battery terminals are aging. We'd like to
switch to OEM Lead free battery terminals or solid lead
battery terminals. Which are most reliable?
Thanks

Is there a particular adhesive one can use on the
inlet and outlet radiator pipes before installing
new radiator hoses.
Its just that its time to replace the hoses.

I have an Olds 455 built by Berkeley marine that is in my 1976 Keaton
jet boat. This is the original motor supplied by Berkeley. Anyways, the
manual for the motor states to use an AC PF-30 oil filter. These appear
not be available. Can someone recommend a suitable replacement?

Please consider this to be a question on general mechanical technique,
hopefully applicable to cars.
I need to lubricate a sleeve bearing and a rubber seal on a washing
machine I am repairing.

The harmonic balancer in my 89 riviera is seperated at the rubber and
making a bad noise. I have my impact ready to go but question the right or
left handed thread pattern.Also, would it be a ok to heat that big bolt up
if I can't get it to move???

I have a little car maintenance book that suggests turning over the
engine (for about 30 seconds) with the spark coil disconnected right
after changing the oil.  The idea is to make sure the oil filter is
soaked/full, and the oil is flowing, before allowing the engine to turn

  Question for you all. My truck shakes while driving. It actually
feels more like a wobble.. which is worst below 50 mph. It almost feels
like i am driving with loose tires (the tires ARE tightly on the
vehicle). The steering wheel turns slight left and then right with the

Could really use some help from the group with this one.  5.4L engine
with P&I heads, 110K miles but well maintained every 3000 with
synthetic oil.  Loud rattle from the front of the engine.  Two Ford
dealerships are suggesting front timing chain(s?), however both suggest

I am considering a Mini-Cooper and wondering what the pros and cons are
regarding these two engine types. Of course I know the fundamental things,
like lower gas mileage, more horse power with the super charge engine. What
about maintenance, engine life, repairs, etc.,. I don't have ...