I have an 01 Prism with about 45000 miles.  I want to do transmission
service.  Would a flush be the way to go or should I just have the fluid
changed and the pan and screen cleaned?
                 ---MIKE---

 A friend's car is doing the classic TCC lockup thing where the
converter doesn't disengage from lockup and it wants to die at stop
signs.
 It is a '92 Century, 3300, 117K, and it's a 3 speed automatic, (not

Whenever my th350 shifts it clunks and jerks, . Doesnt always do it though.
Sometimes it shifts as nice and smooth as you could ask for. It always
shifts through the gears OK if I have just backed up. The next time it just
clunks through them again. Seems like I heard somewhere a ...

  I've done mechanical work on cars since the mid-60's and have never come
across such an engineering screwup as I did today.
  I was attempting to install new spark plugs in my 2003 S-10 with the 2.2l
4 cyl.

   Have others run into the fact that front ends are unlevel on these
trucks?  Seems as if the right front is higher than left front by about an
inch.  Rear sides are level/even, so problem seems isolated to the front
only.  s

MY 2002 IMPALA, WITH THE 3.4 ENGINE HAS HAD THE BATTERY LIGHT ON FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS.  
ALTERNATOR TESTS FINE, BATTERY DID TOO, BUT WAS MARGINAL SO I REPLACED IT.
THE CAR IS CHARGING 14.3 VOLTS, WITH MINIMAL LOADS, AND 14.2 WITH

im trying to pull the engine out the top to swap into my beretta. the
two 'dog bones' are removed, and the 'front' mount is unbolted from the
frame. the transaxle mount is unbolted from the frame as well, and
supported by a jack. i removed 6 bolts(2 were actually studs which the

A little over a week ago.  I was driving home on a 250 mile trip from
Virginia.  There were no signs this was coming.  The car always started
awesome, ran awesome and arrived originally at the destination with no
problems whatsoever.

Have you GM and Cadillac owners ever had the feeling that you were
being taken advantage of by an auto repair shop, and need to find a
trustworthy independent repair shop with reasonable labor rates.  If
so, then Jarvis Auto Repair located in sunny San Diego is the shop that

I just rebuilt my Geo metro and am having a problem with oil collecting in
the valve cover and pumping into the throttle body.  Every time I warm it up
this happens, as well as intermittently while driving.  I know this happens
when you need rings changed, but I did a complete ...

I posted a similar question before, and got some tips on changing my
coolant sensor, but I am still not sure about the battery after
reconnect.
So, my Factory Service Manual for my 2001 Impala basically says to note

I have a 2001 chevy tracker with 2.5L V6 4x4 with about 53K miles. For the past three months this P0440 code (evaporative emmissions control malfunction) has come on and won't go away, I have replaced the gas cap being told this was a common problem with most cars, no luck. Now ...

FS: 1995 W-Body Factory Service manuals
Monte Carlo
Lumina
Grand Prix

If they can weather a UAW strike and find temporary workers they can BOOT
the union and become competitive again. Close the plants in Union
strongholds and keep those with a better labor pool.
I read somewhere of a UAW member janitor making close to 100K/yr with OT.

Alrighty then.  Column is out and disassembled almost all the way to
get to the 4 screws/bolts that have (and apparently, routinely) backed
out.  The problem is the main housing...the portion that encloses the
general area of the shifter, tilt, and key/lock cylinder area.