I have a 1989 GMC C1500 350 TBI. Has new distrubitor. Also has msd a6L. i was driving on highway about 60 mph for about 20 minutes, stopped at driveway and truck died. I seen smoke coming from under hood. I opened the hoood and the distruibutor cap was on fire. It was an accel cap and rotor. I dont...

Hi - I own a 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara (and have owned it for over two years). Recently, it has started to emit a really bad burning smell immediately after riding the clutch a bit (like when I am pulling out of a parallel parking spot on a hill). My car NEVER did this before and just starting...

Ah, for the good old days when all my keys would fit in a keycase. I had found that leaving keys loose in my pocket wore holes in the pockets, so long used a key case. The keys for my last two cars are electronic, and WAY to big to fit in a key case. My Prius key is all-electronic (no...

http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=305583 Heck, I could have told them that long ago.Maybe I did, It doesn't make any sense to buy a Chevy Volt. cuhulin

My question is pretty much summarized in the subject line. So, you drop off your car at a tire shop for wheel alignment. How do you know they really performed the service? They may have not even touched your car, then gave you some bogus alignment reading printout. 1-2 weeks later the tires are...

How much are your civil liberties and constitutional rights worth? $10? $50? For many Americans these days - probably a lot less... ======================================

Hello, I'm in the market for a used car and today I looked at a very nice '92 BMW 535. However, when the owner showed me the papers from the last safety inspection I noticed the car was very close to failing emissions. It had a HC reading of 98 PPM, with max allowed being 100 it was only *two* PPM...

So this weekend some friends and I are going to attempt replacement of front rotors and pads on a 2011 Mazda 2 Sport. I took the car to a mechanic a while back. He reported that there was a lot of rust on the rotors, and the pads had very little (perhaps 5%) material left. The rust is likely the...

I need some help on a GM charging system, being used on an old Allis Chalmers FP40 forklift. The Allis uses an old Delco Remy 10DN alternator, which has an external regulator. The wiring harness and original electro-mechanical regulator were torn out by vandals. The local NAPA store sold me a...

Greetings, I am doing my first '89 Tempo/Topaz motor mount replacement. It's the one under the battery/airbox on the drivers side. I have removed the rubber part, but cannot get a good grip on the three 13mm bolts that hold the top metal half to the automatic transmission. My tools are all either...

Please follow this one for a bit: I'm working on a newly acquired chopped down VW Beetle Dune Buggy. Not a pro job... obviously some guys in a backyard did it. It's a 70 chassis with a 69 Solex 30 PICT 2 carb on a 1600 74 motor. It runs a little sluggish and then the throttle picks up...

I bought this truck for my 13 year old to learn about engines. When we got the truck, it would start if you primed the carb, run for awhile and die. So far, we have: Rebuilt the carb Replaced plugs and wires dist. cap and rotar points oil/filter fuel pump put in an inline fuel filter

Hi All: Just wondering if anyone here has a Ford Escape and gets crappy fuel economy. I recently posted here about this. Any statistics anyone has is greatly appreciated. I have an 05 Escape Limited and my wife does mostly city driving. Fuel economy is very poor. 147. - 15.0 mpg. The dealer wants...

http://www.americanprowler.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=9327 Make Speeding Impossible? By Eric Peters Published 1/26/2006 12:07:35 AM Like tearing off that sticker on mattresses that warns us not to "under penalty of law," most of us don't pay much attention to speed limits. Five to ten over is the...

On the recommendation of a poster to a Porsche forum I frequent, I bought some LED dash light bulbs for my 944. Haven't tried those yet but on a whim, I also bought a pair of 1157 style LED bulbs for the '55 coupe, just to see if I could a) get some more light out of my taillights and b) reduce...

It is noticeable when our 1994 T&C van 2wd with 88,000 miles down shifts to 1st gear. We never noticed this before and lately it seems to down shifts hard to 1st. When I say hard, it's like a clunk sound. When the other gears down shift, it is not that noticable...very smooth. Other than than, no...

I have a 69 Manx with a fresh 1915cc that I built last year. So when the engine was built I used an empi progressive carb and I can’t install the heat risers because my exhaust doesn’t have the port for them. I believe that my sputter may be caused by condensation building up. How can I get...

Hello, This is the 2nd post for my car, and I posted seperately cause I believe they are diiferent issues, though I may be wrong. Anyway, my car, a 2003 Camry, starts to shimmy as soon as it hits 60 MPH. I have taken it to get balanced (tried 2 places, to rule out a bad shop), yet it...

What water cooling system stop leak do you consider best? I have tried the one with little silver or copper shavings in clear liquid. It didn't work. Then I tried the Barrs stop leak. Comes in silver bottle but it makes the radiator fluid look very brown. Several older men sai hat using about...

I need a little help finding some car parts for my uncle. He's looking for ignition and fuel systems for a 1987 Mercedes Benz 190 and a 1975 Mercedes Benz 450 SEL (I think). I can't seem to find these on Google (perhaps I'm not using the right search terms) and I was hoping maybe someone knows of...