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| Wheel removal | 29 Oct 2005 19:59 GMT | 9 |
My wife has a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am which needs to have the tires rotated. The wheel lugs were torqued on pretty tight but my 200 pounds on the lug wrench managed to loosen them. Unfortunately I cannot say the same for the aluminum wheels. They are stuck solid and refuse to ...
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| Water in oil? | 29 Oct 2005 19:40 GMT | 1 |
I have a 1981 Toyota P/U with a 22r. The truck is totally stock, nothing other than what came with the truck from Japan. I am very habitaul about checking my vital fuilds. In the process of dayily driving I have noticed a light colored foam or froth on my oil
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| Mr. Transmission rip-offs | 29 Oct 2005 16:15 GMT | 5 |
Be very aware of using the Mr. Transmission franchise for auto repairs. I learned my leason when I was over $3000 poorer and had to have the dealer fix my vehicle when they got through with it. Andrew
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| Moving brake pedal | 29 Oct 2005 15:33 GMT | 4 |
I wanted to know if it's a simple ajustement to move the brake pedal to the left away from the gas pedal. I keep touching the brake when accelerating. The pedals are too close together. I have a Chevrolet Optra (Suzuki Forenza, Daewoo Nubira) 2005
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| 90 Nissan Maxima No cruise control | 29 Oct 2005 15:32 GMT | 3 |
1990 Nissan Maxima V6, Auto. The cruise conrtol has stopped working. Any ideals on what to check? Don't see anything disconnected. Thanks in advance. Jim
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| Does vortec engine mean good? | 29 Oct 2005 15:07 GMT | 33 |
Hi, I was looking at a minivan - astro or safar. Is the 4.3 Vortec a good engine? I just see it as a plus in the ads and wanted to know. Especially since they are higher in miles (at least the ones I can afford). Thanks.
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| how to remove wipers on geo metro - help | 29 Oct 2005 13:50 GMT | 5 |
I need to replace the wipers on my 94 geo metro, but I can't figure out how to get the old ones off. There is some kind of bold, but no screws or anything that comes apart or off in any way. Does anyone have any idea?
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| why biodiesel has high lubricity? | 29 Oct 2005 00:44 GMT | 92 |
exactly why does biodiesel have a high value of lubricity?
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| Window regulator replacement (Buick) | 28 Oct 2005 23:35 GMT | 1 |
2001 Buick Century needs driver window regulator. I would like to do the replacement myself. Where can I find installation procedures? Is this a job that only a mechanic should perform?
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| Long range car alarm | 28 Oct 2005 21:08 GMT | 7 |
Can anyone tell me where I can get the longest range car alarm? What is the longest one with a remote starter can work?
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| the sweet smell of antifreeze spewing from the motor | 28 Oct 2005 08:57 GMT | 10 |
OK, long story short, my 3 month old head gasket is blown. I've no choice but to put another one on, but I would like to brainstorm what could possibly be the problem in advance of pulling the head and seeing the evidence for myself. The gasket had about 1200 miles on it. No ...
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| Check Engine - question | 28 Oct 2005 05:17 GMT | 14 |
So my car has had the Check Engine light on for the last 2 weeks. It runs fine and I have a feeling it's just the light itself that's broken, but it made me wonder, what is this mysterious engine light? What does it actually measure? The fule gauge checks the fule, the
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| Synthetic Oil Changes | 28 Oct 2005 04:34 GMT | 23 |
My independent GM mechanic, whom I trust, has recommended to me that I use synthetic oil in my recently-purchased 2004 Impala, and use this mx schedule: change filter (AC Delco only) every 3000 miles, change oil every third filter. Sounds reasonable. Do any of the experts on this
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| New Audi tail lamps | 28 Oct 2005 04:13 GMT | 4 |
Looks like Audi has a new tail lamp? There's a pic of an A3 on Illume's site now, but it says it's just an illustration? www.illumeco.com
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| Bonneville stalling problem | 27 Oct 2005 20:32 GMT | 6 |
I have a 1988 Bonneville with 288,000 miles on it. Occasionally the engine will very briefly stall while I am driving. I know this because the "check engine soon" light flashes very briefly and the meters immediately shut down. It has never completely stopped running while I
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