Hi, I've got a 1996 Ka, and its in pretty good condition given its
almost 10 years old. Its done 88,000 miles.
Today as I was driving home, the engine started majorly over revving.
I've been driving less than a year so I know very very little about

Tried Googling to no avail, but anyone know where I can see pics of the dash
inside a Mondeo 98 Verona?
I want to see if I can discreetly fit a TomTom ONE somewhere near the top of
the centre console.

Hi everybody, I just wanted to mention a useful new website I've come
across. It's called www.thephonebook.co.uk.  It's a free directory
enquiries site that also has free classifieds, prize drawings and a
residential-search function.  You can also store phone numbers online

Just bought a 1996 KA for my daughter to learn to drive in - its in
good nick for year with full MOT. However not impressed with brakes
and another issue is the infamous engine running on after changing
down etc. Its got a full Ford service history and I noticed that they

I started my normal drive to work this morning and I thought.
Strange heater not getting warm. The hose underneath the thermostat
started to stream water at the end evidently underpressure.
I removed the thermostat connected back up and drove on with the bonnet

Can I jump start a car by using an extra *TWO* car batteries in
parallel to do the boosting?
Is this safe?  
Is it likely to damage any of the batteries involved?

My wife has a Rover 25 automatic (nearly 3years old) done 17,000miles the
engine warning light sometimes comes on if she cruises gently at about 28mph
and she noticed the engines vibrates slightly . The local garage can't find
the problem and said the on-board computer initially ...

What is it with modern cars?
Everything I've had newer than mid 90s has suffered this strange
'pitted' texture to the paint, a sort of rough feeling effect to the
paint. I've tried normal wax, resin wax, teflon wax, colour magic,

For those who remember this......both bulbs were dud  :-)
FWIW just sold a nissan micra, 18 years old, owned from new, never had to
replace a bulb in it.

The Chemistry of Attachment
by Linda F. Palmer, DC
author Baby Matters
Human babies are born helpless, needing to be entirely cared for and

Hi, got a problem with the power steering on my sister's car.
Being my sister she was not too conscientious about checking fluid
levels and before she knew it the power steering stopped working. It
turned out the reservoir was bone dry, all the fluid having leaked out

89 Suzuki Swift, good runner, no obvious water loss or steam coming
out of anything BUT, temperature gauge very erratic, showing very
hot but then below middle within the space of a mile or two.
Any thoughts/opinions/advice gratefully received.

Do quite a few miles on a daily basis so need something that will handle it
(the 416 is knackerd) have a budget of about 5k The almera seems to fit the
bill both the Almera S and E models are in my price range. Anyone any
knowledge of good or bad points of the Almera?

Had the rocker cover off my 91 Rover 416 today (single cam 16v, honda
engine) so took the chance to look at the cam belt.
The cam belt has done 49k miles and is 3 years old, I had it done when
I bought the car with the intention of leaving it on until it pinged

Prise away rubber door strips and check welded seams ..... water gets
trapped  under rubber and attacks poorly treated welded seams  forming
rust and can spread thro  cill etc. Just spotted it in time on the
specimen I've just bought .