I am thinking of making a bedcover for my stepside. is it better to
make it over the rails or between them?

i went searching for this post in quite a few groups and even after a
couple of hours browsing, i am unable to find the same info for a 99
infiniti QX4
i have a rear axle seal leak and precision tune auto care gave me a

Owner's manual got stolen in while in dealer body shop.
And I got el cheapo Haynes manual from Pepboy (cheapest
quality paper print, $16).  Anyhow:
1. What is transfer case?  It looks like a connection

Hello, and thanks in advance for any advice provided.
I have an olds 1987 delta 88. I can't find an engine code, it's a 3.8L,
I count 6 spark plug wires, but all the parts stores tell me this model
is only available in a V8. So, I have no idea what model or even really

Cannot start unless I pour 1-2 oz of gas down the carb, then it idles
and drives ok but will not restart after turning off. Choke is working.
Ignition and Fuel pump pressure are good.
This problem just started with no prior symptoms. I've

what household products can i use to remove curosion from the battery
cables.

I have 94' Chevy Blazer S-10 2WD. I now have engine overheating
problem on this car. When I am driving local, it seems like temp.
going up little from the middle, however, when I am driving highway,
the gauge is going up to the red zone and "Check gages" light on. And

OK, so I'm an engineer, not a chemist...  but while stuck in traffic
today behind yet another oil-burning minivan (guess the mfgr - go
ahead) was idly wondering about something.  Oil is basically a
hydrocarbon, yes?  So why, in this day and age of emission controls and

Dear California Motorist:
Don't fall for fake red light camera tickets, a.k.a "Snitch Tickets"
or "Nominations."
The Snitch Tickets come in the mail, from the POLICE!

I am thinking of building a bed cover made out of wood and covered for
my bed of my truck. It would have a hinge so it would open and I could
store things like groceries, etc. It there a way to make it so the
hinged part could be opened automatically by a button or remote or

Any opinions on which company makes a better product (I'm looking at
Dual fan configurations for a Ford application, as a pusher.)???
Or can anyone suggest a better (perhaps more reliable or higher CFM)
fan maker?

When replacing flat with spare on left front on my 2002 S10 I took look at
brake pads/rotor. At 36k there is lots of pad left but I notice rotor wear
odd. On outside the outer 1 1/14 in. is normal wear but the inner 3/4 is not
wearing even though pad covers that area. You can feel ...

my vectra 2.0 DTI (2001 CD Spec) lacks power as if the turbo isnt working.
The engine warning light comes on for a while, goes off then comes on again
while driving. The air max meter has been changed and the fuel system has all
been serviced and apparently OK. Can anyone help ?

I have a few aluminum rims with tubeless tires that i seem to have
a continuing slow leaking problem. Any tips on how to seal these
up more permanent? Most of the auto parts store seem to just have
the stuff to put in the whole tire to seal punctures. (green slime ?)

My Colt standard runs fine, but if I let it sit for over a day and
start it up, it will run for about 5 minutes before it starts to
struggle.  After the first 5 minutes, it will sometimes konk out when I
stop or it will sound like it is only on 1 cylinder and struggles to