84 Pontiac - I've been replacing windshield washer pumps for 20 years on this thing. The impellers seem to be the main
culprit. Tried both GM and aftermarket brands - they all seem to be consistently short lived.
Any recommendatiosn for a brand that seems to last?
Or how about a ...

1 Generally speaking: Is it standard practice to replace a plastic
tanked radiator or do radiator shops repair these? Say for new cores
etc... I'm kinda thinking in terms of old copper or brass radiators and
don't know what the standard practices are for modern radiators w/

Okay so i'm beginning to notice some shimmy in my 00 Pontiac Grand Am
and i'm running out of ideas as to what it may be...
I figured it was out of balance first since I just had new Avon Tech
M550's put on. Took it back in and they rebalanced. Problem still

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Where can I buy some sollar pannels to put on the roof or on the hood

When in traffic, push on the clutch, there is a clunking sound if
feathering the clutch.  Just replaced the clutch, pressure plate, pilot
and throwout bearing, and slave cylinder.  Plus the flywheel got
resurfaced.  Any ideas on the sound source?  All the rest of the gears

I have 90K miles on this Sport Trak. When I step on the brake I get what
feels like a good pedal until a few seconds then it eases to the floor about
3/4 of the way.  (yes I wrote of this a while back)   The problem was not
consistent but now after flushing all the fluid it seems ...

I can start my 1983 chevy cavalier 2.0 good.  It idles
a bit high but but I can rev up the engine very well.
Within 60 seconds the idle drops to normal but I cannot
rev the engine at all.  If I push in the gas pedal it

Recnetly the check engine light came on and it was brought to a garage
to see what the error was the car has close to 100k on it now and the
error that came back was;
Diagnostic Code: P0161 (Heated Oxygen Sensor Circuit - Bank 2 Sensor

and weaker in cold weather or is there and optimal temperature range?

Does anyone know where i can find more information on changing the
timing belt(possibly with pictures) on an h22 properly. There are two
main things i am concerned about:
What is the best way to remove the crankshaft pulley bolt?

I just started taking an interest in engines and the BMW cars a day
ago, so forgive me if I sound "CAR" illiterate.  I want to know the
difference between BMW M6 model's 5.0 liter, 40 valve, 500hp, V10 and
the BMW Z-4 3.0i model's 3.0 liter, DOHC, inline 6 cylinder engine. How

I'm kind of beating myself senseless for this stupidity but it wasn't
entirely my fault.  Yesterday morning my car wouldn't start, so after work my
friend took me to go get new jumper cables, we ended up having to switch
parking spots due to the local of our batteries on our cars.  ...

The grandkids jumped on the hood and roof of my 1948 Studebaker.
I popped out the dents with my hand (ouch).
What is the best method to "iron-out" the creases ?

I'm kind of beating myself senseless for this stupidity but it wasn't
entirely my fault.  Yesterday morning my car wouldn't start, so after work my
friend took me to go get new jumper cables, we ended up having to switch
parking spots due to the local of our batteries on our cars.  ...

Most 4-cylinder engines (anything up to say 2.5L) have around 4 litres
oil capacity.
A Jeep  V8 5.2L engine has 4.7 litres oil capacity.
Does it mean the oil has a tougher life in the V8 compared to the 4-cyl