Like an idiot, I hooked the damn thing up backwards. As soon as I connected the negative wire..smoke poured out of where the positive wire was hooked up. After switching the battery around correctly, the starter wont work. All of my electrical otherwise is working fine. I checked my fuses in...

My 1978 Ford pickup has a power steering hose that is made of aluminum with a short length of rubber hose between the aluminum parts. The aluminum part that screws onto the power steering pump has a crack and leaks right where the end is "flared" out. It this the kind of thing that I can take to...

I have a Del Sol (Honda Civic) Si. It has no problem starting when the engine is hot or cold, but in between sometimes just doesn't work. For example, the other day I started it cold and drove 2 miles to a gas station. After filling up, the car wouldn't restart. It cranked over the same as...

I give up. Kid #2 is on the way... so I'm car shopping. I don't want a minivan, and neither does the wife. However, her Beretta is 16 years old, my Jimmy is dead, the truck is a regular cab, and the TA is parked for 6 months of the year. All I want is a rear wheel drive car* with a stick...

Hello, I know, I've got such a novice question, but what does cubic inch displacement really mean? I know it can be expressed in "cc"s or even liters, but what is it really measuring? Thanks, Jeff

I would like to disable the secondaries on the 1979 Chevy 4bbl carb. I have not found any information on how it's done. I looked at the carb and saw linkage coming from the vacuum diaphargm going to the secondaries. Is this the linkage? Is there any information on how to disable the secondaries?

The 350 cubic inch engine is blown in my 1993 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup. Should I put a new engine in, or should I have the damaged one rebuilt? I would appreciate your opinion and/or experience. Thanks.

this is dumb but... I left my lights on overnight now my car won't start. Dead battery I know. This battery is less then a year old and I am told that if i leave it alone for a few hours it might come back to life. Is that possible? I never heard of that. Also, once I get a boost will i...

I installed a K&N FIPK last night on my 04 silverado. It seems to be working great. But now my A/C is blowing really hot air. I followed the instructions, so i am not sure what i missed. Can anyone help me?

Got a 1996 Monte Carlo with a 3.1 engine. Sometimes when starting the engine it is hard to start and when it does it runs real rough. After a few minutes it snaps out of it and runs fine. The check engine like comes on so I took it to AutoZone to check the trouble code. The code that was stored...

adjusting valves on a 4cyl, kubota engine. just want someone to verify my procedure

2001 crown vic 4.6...suspect fuel injectors are leaking fuel into the cylinders when sitting. How do i go about checking this problem?

Hi, my car is 1993 corolla. After driving a while, a lot of fuel is leaking from the purge canister, and it stops leaking when I open the gas tank cap. I can drive with loosing the cap and there is no leaking happen again. I just replaced a new gas tank recently and I wonder if the leaking...

Light began coming on in dash cluster about air lift--back end is in "up" position, can't seem to get it to go down, even with switch turned off. What should we be looking at--solenoid/switch problem, compressor problem, or ???? Thanks!

Light began coming on in dash cluster about air lift--back end is in "up" position, can't seem to get it to go down, even with switch turned off. What should we be looking at--solenoid/switch problem, compressor problem, or ???? Thanks!

I've posted here before and you guys have been more than helpful in each instance! I was wondering if you might be able to come through for me again?! Over this past week I've had a belt get really noisy on me (I'm assuming it's a belt anyway). It is especially bad after it rains. Here is what I...

I just drilled out the axle hubs to 49/64ths. Now am going to press in the new 5/8" studs for racing. Question is: do I lubricate the serrations on the studs before pressing them into the holes? If so, with what? Or do I do it dry?

hey i got my engine management light showing on my vauxall corsa its a 1 litre 12v club, and i had it checked out in the garage and they found the following fault codes p170, p300, and p302 and they advised me to replace the air intake ducting which i did, but the light is still on, any idea of...

I need an air box for a 2001 Crown vic...everyone says a boneyard/salvage yard...but i cant find any places around here, never the less have the part..Can anyone offer a site for it, or a direct conenciton to a place THANKS! also, i have fuel stablilizer and quoting from the back "ensure fast...

hey i got my engine management light showing on my vauxall corsa its a 1 litre 12v club, and i had it checked out in the garage and they found the following fault codes p170, p300, and p302 and they advised me to replace the air intake ducting which i did, but the light is still on, any idea of...