While thinking about EGR it occurred to me to wonder about
the way IC engines work. I assume that fuel and air burn,
the heat released heats up the components of air not
involved in combustion, namely N2, causing them to expand

By using two or three electronic pickups and ignition boxes and double
ended coils from motorcycles or late model cars, wouldn't it be
possible to build a waste-spark system for most older four and six
cylinder engines and get rid of the distributor cap, rotor and so

The BR Standard steam locomotives were an effort to standardize
locomotives from the motley collection from older locos. Unfortunately
due to the controversial dieselisation of British Railways, they only
spent between 7 and 17 years working on the railways. Many were

The vehicle: 1982 Mazda 626 - 2.0l I4, SOHC, *QUASI-ELECTRONIC* ignition
(basically a traditional ignition system with "solid state points") *NO*
computer of any kind in this vehicle, unless you count the radio/CD/MP3
player in the dashboard - purely mechanical/thermal/vacuum ...

I have a floor-mounted shifter for my 3-speed automatic in my '91
Plymouth Sundance RS. I have the 2.5L TBI engine w/ Dual Cold Air
Induction.
In addition to "D" (Drive), there are gears "1" and "2". Since they are

My Chev Impala 2001 base (57K) has been making hissing noise at
acceleration. The noise came into the cabin from front somewhere down under
the hood. Got it checked by dealers/mechanics for 3 times. They all say "no
problem." or "normal". I know they must have checked cat convert ...

Help please. My windshied wipers only work some of the time.  Sometimes I
have to turn them on then into fast mode, or intermittant mode to get them
to even swipe once.  Sometimes they work for 30 seconds then stop, then
start up after a bit, or when switching speeds.  Auto repair ...

Had lunch today with some Brits. They were saying gasoline, or
"petrol" as they call it, is like $& (US) per US gallon there now. (As
I write this I see regular at $1.99 out my Midwest boring hick town
window.) I know propane is popular there, but wouldn't industrial

Need to replace radiator in 91 Integra 5 spd.
Web distributors show at least 2, sometimes 4 different choices.
How to tell which one to get?

On my chev truck, I used to read the codes by using a paper clip to ground
one of the leads in the plug and counting the various blinking lights on the
dash, then cross referencing in a manual.  Does that sort of thing still
work?

I've recently had a misfire on my car (Saab 900 2.0) that turned out to
be the coil gone bad (resistances were way out) and it's now fixed.
However, I want to understand the underlying reasons, as I can't quite
make the connections in my head.

My 1997 Chrysler LHS 3.5 Liter radiator cooling fans cut in too late and cut
out too soon.  In idle, the guage creeps to middle of scale or higher. I've
checked all connections indicated in my FSM and also ran fans manually (they
both work in both speeds).  Relays are OK.

What would cause this when applying the brakes slowig down? It is a
thump that slows as the vehicle slows. It is a 96 chevy 4x4. Happened
after I had the rotors turned.

I have a 1977 Jimmy with a 327 engine 350 trany w/ shift kit. lately my air cleaner is full of oil. It has a breather hose on on side which connects to the back of the air cleaner and a pcv valve which is connected to the bottom of the carb. there seems to be plenty of vaccum ...

I have a 2002 Dodge Caravan automatic transmission, currently with 80K miles
(mostly highway).
Since about 20K miles I started feeling some "bang" noise down shifting to
second gear.