This may be more than one problem.  First of all,I have an
1988 Olds Cutlass Ceria with a new motor and transmission.  The problem is
first start of the day is very hard to
start.  I have to crank and crank.  Fuel pump is working,I

The warranty is almost up for my 2001 Silhouette and I need input on whether
these symptoms are normal or should be checked prior to expiration of warranty.
It has 26k miles on it.
1. The van has developed a slight vibration/rattle in motor area when    

I have a 96 ciera wagon the tail light fuse blew so i replaced it then it
started to smoke in the rear and now after changing the fuse again it wont
blow and the rear defrost button works the lights in the rear and if you
turn the head lights on the tail lights wont go out after you ...

I have a knock in the transmission.  It mainly  happens when the car
is cold started in PARK. When I shift to R or D the knock stops. When
the engine is warm and is restarted the knock is usually not there.
The knock is not a steady knock like a valve tapping but rather like

  My new (to me) Aurora still seems to run hot, as indicated by the
Temp Gauge. When in stop & go traffic the Temp gauge routinely goes up
to & over the first line past the 200 degrees F. line, which I guess is
close to 220 degrees. This is happening in cool ~65 degree F weather.

Car starts great when cold, or when driven around the block a couple times,
or if it just idols for a while in the driveway.  But when driven more
than 10 miles or so, when you turn it off it won't crank back until it
cools.  When you try to crank it, it sounds like the battery is ...

Hope this is the right place to ask this question.
I am trying to get the turn signals to work on this car.... replaced the flasher
with the correct one, and they still don't work. All fuses in the panel seem to
be working, but I'm missing the cover, and by extension the chart ...

I have owned this olds lss for about a year now and can not get climate
control to work off the dash control unit.
It only works through steering wheel controls.
Hoping somebody has same problem and can help out.

I have a 1992 olds 88 the fan will not shut off,even when the key is off.I
had to pull the plug on the back of the fan.I was wondering if anyone ever
had this problem.Would like to have it working.
                                  thank you

I'm re-mounting a class 2 hitch that was on my Alero. I see the rusted holes
and have the nuts and bolts the U-Haul dude gave me when he removed the
hitch. All I gotta do is bolt it back on right? There weren't any special
washers were there? Pulling a $10,000 jet ski so...

Anyone know how much money and trouble it'll be to re-build the steering
column on my 1978 Ninety-Eight?
Some loser stole it and broke open the steering column to start it. I
suppose there's a name for the technique, but pretty simple to do with a

any help would be appreciated!
we just got this car, changed oil but have no idea how to reset the change
oil reminder.
Thanks!

Anyone here have any suggestions as to how to best tune/adjust a  Quadrajet
carb (on a '73 Toronado) for best power and/or economy?
Recently, my original carb was replaced with a reman'd unit and my fuel
economy hasn't been as good as it was before. Performance feels about the

Is this a common problem?
No Service Engine light on and no codes according to dealer.
Intermittent problem when restarting after it sits for about an hour or
two.  Starts fine when cold.