My son started the van yesterday morning and while giving the engine a
moment to settle put on his seat belt and turned on the headlights. As
soon as the lights went on the engine died.
Now, we have the following symptoms:

is there any truth to the statement that using a higher octane gasoline will result in
better gas mileage? I understand that it may have other beneficial properties ie.
anti-knock, acceleration, etc..
how would one calculate such a statement?

1987 TownCar.  For a routine basic tune-up which is better dealer or
independent?  Do both use the same quality computer diagnostic equipment
etc?
How reliable are the diagnostic computers?

     i have a vn ss commodore auto and i can get my hands on a v6
manual vn commodore, i want to take the manual transmaission and put it
into my ss.
i know that i will need to spend some time n it, i just need to know if

The FI return line attaches to the fuel tank with a 5/16" compression
fitting that I
can't get a good seal on. I even replaced the tube section and of
course used a

Auto Zone and NAPA  say their rebuilt domestic alternators and starters
are as good as the new ones they sell.  Do you agree or not?
Dealer also sells rebuilt starters etc.  Would a rebuild from dealer be
better than a NAPA rebuilt starter?   I avoid buying new from dealer

I am trying to find out which year and exactly the gas mileage of the CRX that
got the great 60? mpg mileage in the middle 80s.  Also a place to get mileage
info of other cars would be good too.
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Sorry, this might seem like a naive question. I have repaired brakes myself
on my cars for many years (Cavalier and Corolla), and I now have a friend
who wants me to repair her worn brake pads for her Xterra. I am not familiar
with this SUV, but is it safe to say replacing brake ...

I know almost nothing about cars.  I'm hoping that I might get a little
direction here.  Thanks for any help you can offer.
Car is a 1999 Mazda Protege.  Suddenly, the car won't start.  Not
turning over, nothing.  I open the hood and the battery cables are very

I've had my blazer for a few years and I am approaching 120k in miles.
I did a tune up (Spark plug wires, plugs, rotor and cap) at about 85k.
I just replaced the fuel filter.  When I start up the beast, sometimes
it runs fine, sometimes when the idle comes down from the start, it

It WAS cutting out intermittently @ various speeds, more so @ slower
ones (esp. in rain and up hill)
Previous owners rebuilt transmission, replaced torque converter & Fuel
Filter

on a big block chevy, is there an oil pump gasket or just bolt the pump
directly to the block?
Thanks.

for an Asian procurement, I'm looking at a stripped Toyota Coaster bus
as the starting point to convert into a relocate-able office. I use the
term "relocate-able" rather than "mobile" because there will never be a
need to go faster than 25 mph. The thing won't be more than once a ...

Am getting new tires and have become aware of this machine. Is this one
of many brands of wheel-balancing machines, or is it worth seeking out?
When I have bought tires previously (which is seldom) I have paid no
attention, and have had no problems.

I realize there must be a lot of variables, and perhaps you can elaborate on
the more important ones, but generally speaking, is a 6-cyl motor going to
be inherently more durable than a 4-cyl, and an 8-cyl more durable than a
6-cyl?