Where alloy wheels have a tapered seat I commonly see these fastened
with nuts/bolts having seats of a different taper or even with the
rounded seats used on steel wheels!
Seems to me that if an engineer has designed a wheel with a particular

I am trying to replace the alternator on my 92 colt 1.5 .  I have the
top bolt removed but I can't seem to get the bottom bolt out.  I have
the nut off but the square headed bolt will not go through.  Has anyone
removed this alternator before.  Is there something I am missing here?

i have a 1991 corolla with about 140,000 miles on it.
a few months ago a noise started happening and i figured it was just a
plastic piece or something loose underneath the car, but now it's
getting worse.

Hello every1 , I got Isuzu Trooper 1999 . its problem is : when i switch on
the engine , the A/C works , but hot air comes out , Unless when i press the
gas on , after some time it works , or when i am on a high way, but as soon
as i stop for a trafic light , it become humid , and ...

I have a 96 chevy corsica and my air will not work! All at once the fan
and the air stoped working could this be a bad relay? all my controls
work fine for the heater and the vent. The fan only turns on if the car
gets hot enough and will not turn on when i turn on the air and the ...

The heater on my 1994 Corsica with V-6 engine has not put out more than
lukewarm heat for the past couple years in the winter. I have kept the car
in immaculate condition including keeping the coolant changed regularly. I
have flushed the radiator and heater core, tried a couple ...

Our family has two Isuzu Rodeos, a 1995 and a 1997.  The AC on the 1995
works great. the 1997 stinks.  On the '97 Rodeo when I'm sitting still,
it gets very hot when the car is idling.  My first thought is that the
engine is getting so hot, I need to be moving to have the additional

I am doing an engine swap for a SBC and the power steering pump
(Saginaw) is in the way.  I can mount it on the passenger side, but
that means turning the short water pump upside down.  Can the water
pump be mounted upside down?  Anything special about doing it that way?

I'm considering buying a late 70s Dodge van which the seller indicates
has a little over 110,000 kms on it.  THat's what the odometer reads.
However, this van has a 5 digit odometer, so I'm concerned that it may
have gone around more than once.  THe VIN of this van is not the modern

I have a 1998 corolla and it is overcooling. I think the engine
temperature sensor is bad. However, it is located against the engine
block by coolant inlet ports and hard to get at with conventional
tools? Anyone know how to do it?

helping to troubleshoot a co-worker's car:
98 Neon (auto and A/C) that has the "service engine soon" light lit.
Hooked up my autotap, it showed a P0300 and P0301 misfire/cylinder 1.
tried to clear them, my autotap thinks the MIL is off, but it won't turn

Have a 2006 Accord that looks like it will need a replacement front
windshield due to a lot of rocks impacting it over the year.
Would Giant Glass be O.K. to use ?
I guess I'm wondering if they use "real" Honda approved glass, or an

S10 4wd EXPERTS: After breifly using my 2001 Blazer (70,000 miles) in
4wd mode, the Front end started lightly shuddering at very low speed
<=5mph ONLY when turning right or left. Shuddering is similar, (but
much, much lighter) to turning in 4wd on hard dirt road.  The check

My 2000 Jeep Cherokee air conditioner and turn signals have suddenly
quit working.  Does anybody know whats up?  I have checked fuses.  HELP

I have a 1995 Buick Century sedan.
Power steering fluid is coming out from under DRIVERS side
of car...
Just fixed the passenger side hose under the