I've got an older truck that I am planning to take to Maaco for thier
budget 2 part enamel paint job.  I was once told that it is a bad idea
to have a car painted in the winter / rainy season because the cold
damp air will somehow adversly affect the paint while it is curing.  Is

Hi, I have a 1998 Nissan Fronter XE, regular cab. It has 137K miles on
it. My clutch squeals and makes a moaning sound when it is engaged. I
had my clutch replaced over a year ago and the guy said that it was
worn out and they had to replace the bearings, seal, etc. Now it is

so I had this v6 engine rebuilt (for the sake of example, assume any generic engine)
with all new top of the line parts, some oem, some original parts
what are some methods to correctly transition the engine into normal use? I mean, more
frequent oil changes initially? ...

i have a 86 jetta gti wolfsburg edition 1.8l 5spd i just recently put a
new clutch in and afterwards i went for like a 5 min ride and lost all
the spark so i have put in a new ignition countrol module ,ignition
coil  ,wires, plugs, cap, rotor, and a used distribiter and i still

I work for a large rebuilder.  Lately we have been seeing a lot of burned
Low/Rev clutches.  Doesn't seem to be bad or wrong parts, or rebuilder error.
No failed seals etc.  Any ideas?  Overheat program mode shifts?  high engine
brake torque at low line pressure?  Electronic ...

I had the master cylinder in my 94 Honda replaced just a few months ago
to finally cure a slow fluid leak which was causing my clutch pressure
to drop and the clutch engagement point to fall nearly to the floor
every few months.  Now however, I sometimes have a new problem: after

For my next vehicle I'm looking at one of those mini-SUV or cross-over
vehicles such as the HHR, Compass, or Vibe/Matrix. I need to occasionally
pull a small utility trailer, empty weight 500 lbs, max gross weight 2000.
Trips would be mostly short that is from the building centre ...

A couple of weeks ago I got a wheel alignment on my '04 Camry 4cyl.
All 4 wheels were changed.  I had just gotten a new set of tires, and
I got the alignment because the tread was wearing in a consistent
taper down from inside to outside.  

I have a 1995 ford crown victoria police package. 4.6 V8.  Over the
last two months I noticed a drop in gas mileage. I used to get close to
20mpg and now I get 15. I don't know what is up. The check engine light
has been on for about a year now. My car has OBDII (yes, some 1995

1993 Dodge Shadow ES (3.0L V6)
My Car Has An Issue Where, When You Start It Up From A Cold Start (Cold Start
To Me Means Like In The Morning Or You Haven't Used Your Car In A Day Or Two)
... I Can Drive Nornally For 10 Minutes Before The Car Seems To Go Into Idle,

I've replaced the fuel filter; fuel pump; crankshaft position sensor;
camshaft position sensor and PCM.  The check engine light went out and
I'm not getting any error codes, however the jeep is hard to start and
stalls while driving.  I'm out of ideas and I've taken it to two

I drive a 91 Camry LE with automatic trans.  I want to make sure that
all of my vacuum hoses are attached correctly.  However, I don't have
diagrams for all of the possible connections.  Is anything like this
available on the net?

About 3 months ago I purchased a 1987 4WD Suburban (with Auto Locking
Hubs) that is currently driven once or twice per week for small
honey-dos. I finally turned on the 4WD (I know I know) and it has a
strange behavior. When I stop and put it in 4H and start to move again

My horn quit working the other day on my '92 Bonneville.  Tonight I
hooked up my voltmeter to the plug that connects to the horn (two
wires), and I only get about half a volt when I press the horn button.
I can hear the relay clicking somewhere under the hood.

I have a 1992 Olds. Bravda  4.3 liter engine and I got it from some one
else so
I don't know the history of the car. When I got it, it ran fine
however now that