Hey Guys,
My dad is currently working on a 1979 Ford F-150, 4x4 pickup. Well,
after the truck was bought and he started to work on it he found out
that the engine is not the original one that is supposed to be in it.

Any reason to consider synthetic blends over full
synthetics?
Does a synthetic blend give you al the advantages of a
full synthetic at lower price?

I have a 6 cylinder 91 Camry with automatic trans and 190k miles.
Last week the trans began to act very strangely. The shifting became
very loose in its feel and no longer worked correctly.  In order to
get into Reverse from Park, I had to shift to Neutral and then back to

Try this one:
http://thefiftiesandsixties.com/CarsWeDrove.htm
    Make sure the sound is turned up!
           Dan

Does anyone know wich of the transmission sensors is related to
weather ?
My automatic transmission works well when weather is warm and goes
wrong (seems de-synch) when weather is cold ?  Thanks!

The old Trabant cars might make a come back.
www.zercustoms.com/news/Herpa-Trabant.html
That James Bond movie where that guy knocked the heck out of the engine
in that rear engine car to get it started, was that a Trabant car?

Have a 92 Tercel with 93K & a 2000 MPV with 105K - the Tercel has a
1500cc, 12valve engine & the MPV a 2.5 Ford 6cyl - I want to know if &
when these engines need their timingbelt/chain replaced??? Thanks Molly

Just pondering the 9 ft/lbs specified for the rear seal housing on my
Cressida per the factory manual. How are bolt torque numbers
determined?

This has me perplexed.
One of my relatively low milage (3000 mi) tires loses air pressure
intermittently - every 5 months or so I will go out and the tire will
be almost flat - over a short time period ( i.e. a day) it loses

I have a Dodge Daytona with the 2.5 Turbo SOHC.
I need to set the timing I just did a Head gasket and my chilton
manual isnt showing me the positioning of the crank shaft. I know the
middle 2 sprockets have arrows that have to point at each other and

I have a 1996 Chevy Z28, LT-1 5.7L V8 engine, six speed manual transmission.  The vehicle has 147k miles.
Ever since I've owned this car (since about 68k miles, in 2000), it has had a low-RPM "growl" coming from the engine/tranny.  This generally occurs between 700-1000 RPM, and ...

I reasonally purchase a new remote key for my 2002 Volkswagon Beetle
but this is the kicker the Dealership wanted to charge me for to
program it my vehicle.......My question is there any way or site you
can go to to get my remote key program myself?

Where to start. I am having a 56 ford truck built using a 94 LT1 with
4L60e from a wrecked 94 corvette. I have all the original corvette
wiring and ecm. I would like to add the new GM easykey system that
allows you to open the doors automatically by just coming close to the

Your local gas station probably offers you 3 levels of gasoline, like
gold, silver and bronze. These typically have different levels of
octane in them and you will generally get a little better mileage for
the more expensive type.

When getting four new tires installed, should a wheel alignment be included,
or is that always a separate (and optional) charge?     I had four tires
installed at Wheel Works and was surprised to see a separate $85 charge for
alignment, that was separate from the quoted charge for ...