For  a few years the brake lights on my 90 LIncoln Mark V11 would come
on during very hot weather but it never affected the brake performance.
When it cooled off, they'd go off. They came on last week and I lost
what seems like the power brakes. They are very cushiony and I have to

I have a 96 chevy S-10 p-up V6. one day I went to lunch and when I returned
and attempted to start the truck it started and immediately died. After a
couple of tries the vehicle did start and once running functioned normally.
since then the vehicle will no longer start at all.

The car in question is a 1989 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, a full-size
station wagon, VIN 1G3BP1Y6KRxxxxxx. It has the "Y" code 307 cid (5L)
V8, carburetor, air conditioning, cruise control, and leveling
suspension in the back.The engine management system is the GM CCC

A week ago, at night under heavy rains, I got trouble on the highway
when the spark plug suddenly failed, the engine rumbled and the check
engine light was on. The engine stopped and couldn't be started until 5
minutes. The engine eventually started and with 40 Mph I got home. The

I have a 1995 Suzuki Sidekick. I had the engine rebuilt. They put the
timing gear off by aone tooth so it was pinging under power. I moved so
I took it to a new mecanic to fix it. He fixed that, but ever since
then the oil pressure stays between 90 and 100 psi. I put a new gauge

Clutch troubleshooting. How does the stock clutch self adjuster work?
Looking at it, it seems that the pawl should contact the quadrant and
work its way from the end toward the middle as the clutch adjusts. My
clutch engages right near the top and the pawl is at the end of the

Just a quick note on a new multiprotocol scantool that I have
developed.
Basically this scantool supports all the OBD2 protocols VPW, PWM, ISO &
CAN.

How do you remove scratches from a seat back made by metal suspender
clips? The seats are black the scratches are white (presumably the fist
layer under the leather).  Any thoughts on products or treatments for
removal? Thanks in advance.

Joe Fischer wrote:
It takes NO energy to move a car once it is moving on level ground.
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It takes a tremendous amount of energy to overcome bearing friction

I wish to use an air-to-air heat exchanger in an alternate-energy
project at my home.
I am lead to beleive that the cheapest way to procure one is to buy one
that is sold as part of a turbo-charged automotive engine.

Is it posible to change/program the car thru the OBDII to improve gas
milage?  I saw this package of software to monitor and program thru the
OBDII at http://obdiitools.gdatabase.com/ .  Has anyone used something
like this to improve/change gas milage or other performace.

have a friend with a 1995 ford taurus..and the torque converter dosent
always disingage when the car comes to a stop and kills the engen.. It
sometimes stalls the engen when put in reverse..it was a littel low on
fluid so we put in some Lotis trans condishner..converter is starting ...

I've got a 1998 Saturn SW2, 125K miles on original motor. As the thread
title indicates, it suffers from the oil burning problems that seem to
plague 1.9L DOHC Saturn four-bangers. I'm going to mention a few things
that I've noticed, to see if it helps anybody who is more ...

Could a stun gun have destroyed his Legend car's electronics?
My friend has a 1988 Acura Legend Coupe. He was trying out a stun gun
and accidentally zapped the car. The car wouldn't work after that. Any
idea what happened? What circuits should be checked out? Is there an

was wondering if anyone reading this group may be able to help.  I have a
97 jeep grand cherokee limited, 6 cyl. have an intermittent problem:  
engine stalls and sometimes can be very difficult to restart. can happen
before reaching operating temp and even after reaching ...