"Chris F." > wrote in : > I probably should have drawn a diagram before taking apart the fuel > system, but in my haste to finish this project before winter, I guess > I must have forgotten. Anyway, the repairs have been made...

My '93 Nissan Sentra wouldn't start so I left it with a neighborhood garage which called me with an estimate of $303 for a new starter. Does that seem like too much? Replace starter (1-yr warranty) $169.73 Labor 118.00 Tax ...

Hi All, I am looking for recommendations for some software I can purchase to use on a laptop to diagnose problems. I need at least both Ford and Hyundai. An example of what I recently need to diagnose is the hydraulic fan pump on my Lincoln LS (random temperature spike). I need to take control...

I need some help with another aspect of this 1980 Honda Civic project. This time I need to replace the two outer CV joint boots; one is cracking and the other has torn open. The grease inside is not contaminated so I assume this happened during the time the car sat unused (at least 4 years)....

If you have had a vehicle stolen or know someone whose has, this will be of interest to you. I am writing to let you know about iAUTOdb.com (The Internet Auto Database) which is a FREE online service for registering your stolen vehicle. In addition to the stolen vehicle registry, iAUTODB.com also...

The "check engine" light came on 03 Toyota Camry. The mechanic checked with the diagnostic scanner and confirmed that it was because the speedometer and odometer were not working. He checked some other stuff which I didn't understand -- something to do with vehicle sensors. He said he suspected...

On Nov 16, 4:45*am, jolly > wrote: > Ferrari Confirms Hybrid All-Wheel Drive System For 2014http://www.techespot.com/2009/11/ferrari-confirms-hybrid-all-wheel-dr... What happened to that pure race car for the street, we don't need none of that fancy electronic this and...

Did you hear/read about the Texas guy who recently drove his million dollar Bugatti Veyron into a marsh? That was a good caper. When I was in Vietnam, I was playing with an air valve under the dashboard of an Army 2 1/2 ton truck I was driving.I veered off the road into the mud.I told the Captain a...

A long time ago I corrected you when you said that you used to call grease fittings "Alemites". I said they should be called "Zerks", not "Alemites". I was wrong. Browsing through some old publications I have, I came across a July 2004 issue of Skinned Knuckles, wherein author Bill Cannon tells...

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any tips on this? I'm going to help somebody do this next weekend, I haven't sen it yet I just know it fell off. Thanks.

The cruise control stopped working at 50K. It would work off and on. Finally it just stopped working. I push the set button an nothing happens. The vehicle is out of warranty. Any suggestions? Thanks

For what it is worth http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-07-30-premiumgas_x.htm

> > I'm not an expert in this area, but street rumor over the years was that > GM cams wore out so suddenly because they nitrided the cams (surface > treatment). Nitride is super hard, but once it wore thru that layer, > the cams wore like butter. I did have to replace a cam in a 1980 GM >...

Hi, A deer hit my new 09 Nissan Versa! I have a lot of damage to the front right of the car. My ins co has lots of places they recommend, but I want to find a good place. Any websites that have reviews of body shops? Edmunds used to have one but I can't find it now. I found one other...

hls wrote: > > "Steve" > wrote in message >> >> It amazes me that anyone today doesn't realize what a massive effort >> went into fixing all the possible Y2K problems before they happened. I >> guess thats gratitude for you.... :-( > > I think you are right in a sense. There is...

Matthew Russotto wrote: > Unfortunately GE gave up their research into high-efficiency > incandescents. Damn. I didn't know GE had bailed on that... too bad. I think Phillips is still working on theirs, though, > both the quartz-capsule HIRs inside a standard bulb envelope and > exotic...

hls wrote: > > Microsoft was thought to be the cream of the crop by many people. Glad I don't know any of those people.... Don't get me wrong, I'm not a feral Microsoft hater. Some of their products have surprised me (a properly configured version of Windows Embedded, for example, that will...

Joe Pfeiffer wrote: > Different industry, different priorities. Almost none of the Y2K > problem was in control systems, embedded systems, or the like (a > mailling list I'm on was considering creating "Certified Y2K compliant" > stickers to put on our pre-electronic engine management cars. I...

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