Is there anything the DIY'er can put on headers that really lasts and
protects? Barbecue grill paint seems to last for a bit but obviously
isn't the magic solution.

I own a 96 Taurus GL. Lately I've had problems with my tuning signals
and hazzard lights. They do not turn on and make a buzzing soung
whenever I attempt to turn them on. What could this problem be and how
can I fix it?

I've seen people here say that Autozone rents vacuum pumps (the type for
pumping down A/C). What's the magic incantation to get one? I stopped by
a store the other day and the counter guy tried everything possible on
the computer, but couldn't find whatever he might have needed to ...

We recently moved to NE Washington from Florida and the idea of
winterizing a car is something new to us.  We plan to escape the
winter by heading to Baja with our truck camper.  We'll be leaving
behind a small car and maybe a motorhome (if it doesn't sell by

I have a 97 Stratus. When at a stop sign or red light it idles rough.
If you put the transmission in neutral it smooths right out. If you
leave it in drive...let it idle rough...it smooths right out when you
step on the gas and take off.

Unbelieveable - called around looking for a replacement for an intermittent
relay under the hood in my 2001 Dodge Caravan and no one can tell me what I
need to replace it with. And there are about 8 of them in the fuse panel AND
apparently it is also used in other Dodges.

I have an old 91 Toyota Camry with a V6 engine.  It is a great running
car except for a recent problem.  I am finding that when I have the ac
on, it runs very rough in idle.  When I cut the ac off, it runs just
fine.  Is this because it is overcharged??  Any other possibility?

I had the car in for state inspection yesterday. The metal wear
indicator tab is about to contact the brake rotor, indicating it's
time to replace the pads.
  Problem is, the pads are still at least an eigth of an inch thick.

My 2000 Mazda Protege has abt 27, 000 miles on the
spark plugs (copper ones I think).
The car seems to be idling rough.  Is 27k on a set of
plugs abt right? Time to change them out?

Okay,  so far one says they should be dry.
Opinions?
When I got the block back from the machine shop, the main bolts were
quite oily. If they're NOT supposed to be oiled and already are, what

Been lurking here for some time, hoping to absorb the rays of knowledge
emitted by (some) posters (Comboverfish...? This is a Honda problem...).
Now I have a problem that is sufficiently obscure as to flummox those I
depend on most. The problem is also sufficiently annoying to ...

I certainly hope that somebody out there can help me out with this
one.
The car in question is a 1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 Turbo.  The A/C blower
motor failed about a month ago, and I had the motor and regulator

can you swap a torque converter from a glide or a th200 into a th350?
My dirt Camaro has a TH350, my buddy has a couple of 'glides kicking
around that he's going to dispose of, and was wondering if I wanted
them.  I can't run a 'glide in the class I'm in, but wondering if the TQ

I posted this on alt.autos.ford and got no response. Not sure why but
I just thought I'd try here:
I have an 05 Escape and noticed that the flapper valve is missing in
the fuel filler tube. Not sure there was one there to begin with.