Can anyone plese tell me where the sensor for this guage is located?
Also am I correct in assuming that if I pull the plug from it and short
the the two terminals the guage should peg. And if it does then that
would suggest a bad sensor? Anyway what would be a good procedure to

Hey Guys,
This is probably simple but I can't seem to figure it out. My 1980 k20
headlights don't bave power to them. They, the tail lights and horn do
not work. The turn, brakes and hazard do. There are two orange wires

This is a fairly old GMC Chev Cavalier with a 3.1 MFI V5 engine.
The car start behevour differently from about 2 months ago, the main
thing is that all the light (headlight, interiorlight, panel light, et
al)go up and down at about 1 Hz.  It always do this when the car was

Will be lowering my oil pan tonight for the second time in 2 days.
Just changed the rear main seal, put everything back together only to
discover a horrible clacking noise on startup.  I think it was either
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I've always wondered how the little trip computer  (displays instant mpg,
distance to empty, average mpg, etc.) monitors fuel flow.  Doesn't seem the
fuel gauge signal would give enough resolution to give an instant mpg
reading but is that what they use or is there a fuel flow ...

I've got a Isuzu 4-cyl 1990 FWD car with 3-speed automatic and 190k.  Over
the past year I've started hearing a very specific noise from the rear of
the engine and it continues to get louder.  I always hear the noise under
the following conditions.  When I start the car in the ...

before it shut down,It Don't Shut Down . now every now and then after
"I shut it down" it turns over but won't fire .it did not have a spark
last time  ,but what is wierd is it only does it sometimes and the
frequency is getting closer together . I really wanted to go somewhere

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distributor in my '82 Chevy truck and didn't mark it or anything.  So,
I think I know how to get the new one to go in in the right position
but wanted to ask and make sure.

I have a 1992 Honda Accord EX.
I changed the front brakes pads and  the brakes seem to be dragging a
bit more then I would like now.   (The rotors are hot after a 1 mile
drive without using the brakes.)    If I tighten the caliper pin bolts

I recently had the brake fluid flushed on my '95 Honda Civic (80k
miles). A week later I noticed my brake pedal would slowly sink to the
floor while I was waiting at red lights. I took the car back to the
service center (part of a large national chain), and they correctly

hey i'm pretty clueless about cars im not completely stupid but i know
what some parts are used for and what they do but i'm looking for a
place that has some type of chat or board or anything that can help u
in fixing up cars. not like the really old cars but just relativly new

I'm beginning to look into buying a minivan and would like to solicit
your opinions on "owner maintenance" friendly models.
I am planning to buy a used vehicle and attend a local repair course at
one of the technical schools so that I can do general maintenance on

Does the 1997 Ford Taurus have a rear axle and differential?
Thanks, for your help.

Has anyone ever tried or experimented with using E85 as a fuel for
their street rods? In case anyone is wondering, E85 is fuel that is
blended with 85% ethanol (the "Budweiser" alcohol) and 15% gasoline and
it's supposedly selling for about 50 cents less than 87 unleaded. I

Any advice on this problem would be greatly appreciated;
The car:
1987 Oldsmobile Cierra, 2.5L, TBI
The Problem: