Hey all, My wife and I just got hitched and I've now inherited the responsibility of maintaining her little 2002 Toyota Rav4... her pride and joy. I've been taking it in for its regular oil changes for a while now and decided to check on the transmission fluid the other day... turns out it's never...

I got this vintage oldsmobile diesel float from ebay without googling it first. There are a lot of heels in my area and it heats up badly on my road home(elevation 2200ft). I am a trucker and the diesel trucks have high speed elctric fans for doing heavy lifting on grades. How can I retrofit my...

So I was at Harbor Freight today and picked up this brake bleeding kit for $30. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92924 On further inspection it seems to be a gizmo that produces vacuum using shop air. However, the bottle on the left and the clips shown seem to be a...

Hi, I am working on a new website www.Ford351.com and need pictures of Ford 351 engines. I had a '72 Ford Torino with a 351C engine but no good engine pictures before restoration. Specifically, I am looking for 351 C or 351 W engines. Pictures of a "Boss 351" or 351 engines factory installed...

A bit of (near silently) idle curiosity: Are there any efforts underway to adapt or develop a hybrid for city police duty, be it patrol or the fleet cars that detectives and so forth use? Seems a natural fit: all that stop-and-go driving where regenerative braking really shines, plus the...

I have a 1991 Mazda B2200 Pickup truck (with Air Cond) with bad piston rings. I took a good engine from a 1987 Mazda B2200 with no AC. My questions a How do I de-pressurize the AC so I can remove the engine? I have to de-pressurize right? Can I put in the NON-AC engine without modifications?

Hi, I was wondering if there is an online a/c duct diagram for a 96 Chev Lumina (3.1L engine)? My switch that routes the different duct paths (floor, defrost, vent) seems to be broken, or there may be a baffle, etc., closed, as the vents don't blow air. Thanks, Louis

Girlfriend is thinking of buying a 2002 Explorer 4.0 4x4. Haven't worked on any yet. Any things noted to go wrong with them? Pros/Cons?

hi everyone, at the moment I'm having trouble with some leaking transmission seals. But the truth is that it's not worth fixing as the actual trans itself is going out. So I purchased a bottle of trans sealer. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be working. I do have a question to ask: If...

Both my cars (Lexus LS400, Land Rover Disco) have auto trannies, and the manuals say to change the fluid every 30K miles. In general, does this mean a full flush, or drain what you can (30-40%) and replace?

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Last year my alternator died on me in my 85 toyota corolla, so naturally i had it replaced. but now, not even a year later it seems to be gone again! It started off with just the warning lights for charging my battery, then over the days i lost all electricity, I did not even have brake lights. Is...

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My friend recently purchased a 1982 fiat 2000 spider and it pops out of first gear badly.you can't even hold it in first gear.I have never been inside of this trans before but my guess would be the sunchro/ blocker ring assembly. If it was the shift shaft wouldn't it have a problem in at least 1...

Hi everyone, I have a 1991 Chevy K1500 4WD short-bed pickup. The rear cab mounting brackets have rusted through and the rubber cushons or mount pads are falling through the steel brackets, which are welded to the frame. As such, the cab is sinking down towards the frame, and the cab is sitting on...

I saw a website, www.usedminitrucks.com you might want to check out.Once in a while,I see someone driving a little mini pickup truck around town.I think it is a Suzuki mini pickup truck. cuhulin

My '97 Chev K3500 has the stupid "wax motor" actuator for the center disconnect on the front axle. While it's generally worked adequately, it looks like it may have finally died. It wasn't working this weekend when I needed it so I had to do a bit of winching to get unstuck. I haven't had a...

Hi all, I decided to replace (instead of rebuild) my rear brake cylinders, and am regretting the decision. If anyone has done this before let me know. The hole just isn't big enough to allow the old cylinder to pass through, and I don't know how to get it out of the mounting. Can anyone help?

Have a 2000 Mazda Protege ES with 127k on it Check engine light keeps coming on so took it to Autozone where they hooked it up to analyzer Error codes suggest something abt bad valve guides! Can bad valve guides cause this light to come on?

I'm looking for an auto repair manual which I can download from the web but it has to be in MS Word format. I've come across several websites selling downloadable manuals but they are all in PDF format. Does anyone know if someone sells auto repair manuals in Microsoft Word format? Thanks. Bob