Hi all, just bought a 1993 VW Passat GLX V6, 170,000 miles. Looked
good, test drive for half hour in various conditions.
Drove for two days before white smoke started coming out from under the
hood and through the A/C vents; temp light came on. Pulled over

Hi, I just had a 100,000km service on my diesel plus replaced  glow plugs,
cambelt and tensioner bearings.
Just three weeks laters I had to send it back only to de diagnosed with with
a cracked cylinder head.

I have a 92 Pontiac Grand Prix SE that has sereved me well, until now.
She has some starting issues. If I start her cold, she'll keep cranking
and cranking until she gets a little encouragement from me and my
accelerator and then runs... with black smoke. If I let her do all the

First of all, let me thank the many of you who have requested that we
produce a "Tips and Tricks for Eavesdropping Detection" video similar
to award winning issue awareness video, The Red Balloon about
industrial espionage and eavesdropping (http://www.tscmvideo.com).

I have a 389 engine & hydramatic 3-speed transmission from my 1960
Pontiac.  I took it out & swapped it for another of the same.  Engine
still runs but would love to be rebuilt.  Trans has probably ground
gear.  Or any ideas of who could take this off my hands??

My apologies as I am not an expert mechanic like some folks here. I
have searched the group and have found all sorts of issues on brakes,
but not what I need. I am having news server issues so maybe I am
missing something in the process.

Okay, I have a 1988 Toyota Corolla FX 1.6 L Carb car. Today while I
was driving on the interstate, it began to rattle. It sounded like it
was inside the engine. I pulled over and checked the oil. It was low,
but not dry. I put a quart of oil in the car and got about 10 feet

I have an odd problem with a 1994 Grand Am. The battery will not draw
any current from a battery charger when the positive & negative cables
from the vehicle are connected to the battery. If I disconnect the
leads and connect the charger directly to the posts, then it draws

Hello, Have a 2001 Crown Victoria police(my duty car for paramedic).
The intake box is cracked and unusable, so i am in the market for a
cheap replacment, and maybe gain a little performance.  I have seen 300
dollar cold air intake's, and 30 dollar intake adapters with cone air

Does anyone on this list know whether the 1993 1.8L DOHC engine has the
tappet and shim-type valve adjustment or hydraulic lash adjusters?
The Haynes manual says that 1995 and later 1.5L DOHC engines, 1.6L, and
1.8L DOHC engines have the tappet and shim adjustment.  Does that mean

I have a 2002 Chevy Cavalier and about 2 months after I bought it I
noticed a ticking coming from  one of the rear wheels. I brought it
back to the dealership and of course they couldn't find anything. The
tick increases and decreases with speed and stops when I apply the

Does anyone know the physical location of the EATX Relay in the 91
Plymouth Voyager 3.3L? The trans intermitantly goes into limp-in and I
want to try changing this relay before replacing TCM. Thank you for
your help.Ron

I am trying to diagnose a strange problem with the brakes on my 2001
Ford Windstar. When the pedal is depressed, we hear a sound from under
the dash board that kind of sounds like something rubber being twisted
or stretched, kind of a loud rubbery sqeaking sound. This isn't the

Hey guys!!
I have a 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT. It has about 61k miles. I've done
maintenance on it regularly. Switched the head gaskets and components,
changed shock absorbers, etc. I do the oil and filter change regularly

Hi I have a 1930 Chevy Wentworth. The window regulator has slogged out.
I have fixed the sloppy bit but I have struck a problem with the spring
used in the handle. The problem is I don't see how it works as the
spring is broken and I can't figure out how fits back into the