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Hey all,
I just picked up a 1997 LHS on Saturday for next to nothing as it had a
Salvage Title. Cosmetically it's in mint+ condition and the
engine/tranny seem usable at 111k miles. It was salvaged by the

does anyone know where the hell the oil return hose is on a chrysler
2.5 turbo engine? mine leaks and needs 2 be replaced. please
help!!!!!!!!!!!!   thnx, matt littel

What would be the cause of this engine spitting oil into the
aircleaner? Other than that, everything runs fine.

i have this 1990 dodge spirit es with bad power locks. they will go up
when u press the up button but when i press down they dont go down.i
took off the left rear door panel and there are 4 wires just hangin
there. i crossed 2 of them 1 day and the power locks fuse blew. i

So, the way the door cyclinders are supposed to work, if you turn the key to
unlock and hold for one second it will unlock all the doors. That works
great on the passenger side door of my van.
On the driver side, however, it doesn't. Instead, it will unlock all the

I have a Dodge Caravan  (2000)
Which  software for OBDII is best?
Do I need a special cable or does it usually come with the software?
This is a Canadian model Minivan.

I've noted the Chrysler/Daimler/Toyota/VW oil sludging imbroglio since
it started showing up in the press, and have noted that it further
depressed prices on 2.7-equipped LH cars to the point to where many
seem like pretty good deals for someone with some mechanical smarts.

Has anyone actually used some kind of scan tool to read real-time
sensor information from a k-car? Specifically, a 1986 chrysler lebaron
2.2 turbo? I want to see the output of all the sensors. I bought an
autoxray at kragens for $400 and it didnt work. Tech support didnt

Ford announced today that they are offering early retirement buyouts
for over 75,000 employees today, showing that, rather than try to
compete, they're going to basically fold their tent.  Billy Boy Ford,
like any good rat, sensed a sinking ship and bailed out.  Looks like

Located in Northern Wisconsin  septicman@peoplepc.com

I've got recently used Cirrus 1999 with 170K km on board. Drives very
good, and for the first 2000 km done by me it was without any problem,
but yesterday I start to learn what is this "limp mode" and how does ii
feels like :) Actually it was going in and out from Normal-Limp-Normal ...

If this is not the proper place for this I apologize.
2001 PT Cruiser with 76,000 miles on it
This is the Limited with all the bells and whistles on it:
AC, PW, PS, Power Door Locks, Tilt Wheel, Cruise, AM/FM Stereo, Single

Hi, I got a problem with my stratus:
My transmission was acting weird: It downshift sometimes from the third
to first when it drove for a little while on the highway and take an
exit (so was driving @ 100km for a while and slows down to around 30-40

I need to put a new belt on my 95 Concorde 3.5. How do I release the idler
tension on this engine???
Thanks
Smitty