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Removing house paint from car by
TxSteven
Greetings,
I have a Black 2006 Ford F-150. Just last week, my neighbor painted
his home on a windy day. Need I say more. This idoit got paint all
over my vehicle and to make matters worse, the paint dry over the past
few days. Just baking in the summer heat. Is there anything I can do?
I've...
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September 6th 06 03:40 PM
by ed[_2_]
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Stolen and totaled by
SCQT05
Since the brand of my car isn't on here, I figureed this was the best place
to post my question. My car was stolen and totaled less than 100 yds from
where it was stolen. I don't know how much I can get from my insurance
company but I was told that it would be whatever the book value of my car...
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September 6th 06 06:28 PM
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'99 Mazda Protege pinging due to bad muffler? by
Dan[_6_]
Engine is pinging a lot under load (climbing hill).
At the garage they replaced the air intake rubber hose since it was
leaking
but this didn't fix the pinging.
They also found the middle muffler is bad (rusted and broken inside).
The mechanic suggested to try a can of BG-k44, but I doubt it will...
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Strange double-width tires on a semi? by
toronado455
I recently saw a semi (tractor-trailer) with tires like I've never see
before.
They were similar to what you might see on the front axle of a cement
truck. Except these were even wider and they were on the *rear* axles.
So it had just 4 big fat single tires where normally it would have
pairs of...
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September 6th 06 07:45 PM
by Ulf
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Removing 4WD hardware to make 2WD vehicle by
Masospaghetti
Hey all--
I'm considering getting a Ford Explorer for it's towing capabilities,
the one i'm looking at though is a 4WD vehicle and I doubt I'd ever use
the 4WD system.
My question is...
If the 4WD hardware went bad, or wore out, or for whatever reason wasn't
wanted anymore, is it feasible to...
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September 6th 06 08:41 PM
by John S.
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Starter blues by
Zteve20
Hello. I've been swapping out the old 305 carbureted engine in my '86
Trans Am to a 350. I checked the block number on the 350 in a small
block Chevrolet engine book I have and found that it is a '76 block
that was supposedly used in trucks and high performance applications.
On the bottom side of...
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September 6th 06 10:49 PM
by Zteve20
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Overheated & Ruined My Engine? by
Dumass
My thermostat went bad and I drove the 2001 Suburban 1500 4WD until it
boiled, choked and stopped. It started again, but now the ride is
rough. Compression tests done..."in normal range", mechanic's say
"nothing wrong". Yes there is, it is like riding on a gravel road.
Possibly scalded a piston?...
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September 7th 06 12:06 AM
by willy
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Subaru dropping out of gear by
Hurricane
Our '98 Legacy Outback Wagon (110,000 miles) has started to
occasionally drop
out of gear and into neutral. I'll just be driving along and Whoops! -
it's in neutral. I usually have to shift it back to neutral and into
gear again a couple of time to get it to engage. Has anyone
else had this...
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Diesel Fuel Tank Corrosion Issue by
Barath
Dear All,
I have following this grp a lot quite lately and found it
justifying to post my query here.. I am associated with a leading OEM
manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India. We are grappling with a
rather familiar problem right now - FUEL TANK CORROSION..
To have a forward...
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airbag code for '99 Mazda Protege by
Dan[_6_]
I'm getting intermitent airbag warning light together with passenger
airbag disabled light.
This happens only when there's someone sitting in the passenger seat.
This is the code I get: 4 long blinks followed by 8 short blinks.
Anyone knows what this code means? Possible fix?
Thanks.
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September 7th 06 12:45 AM
by Shep
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September 7th 06 01:19 AM
by bowgus
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Brake noise when braking moderately at 55 MPH down to 50 MPH by
bryanska
I just replaced my Alero's pads and rotors, with new Hawks and Brembos,
respectively. Bled the system, pedal is firm. Used plenty of
anti-squeal, and the Hawk pads came with a rubber coating. All springs
and shims were cleaned and re-installed.
When I am on the freeway and brake, there is a slight...
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September 7th 06 11:52 AM
by pekkk
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1970's Range Rover Petrol Pump Cutting Out by
Neil Brownlee
The facet has a filter in the bottom. It can "stick" and cause the issue you
are having. I had this with a new pump :(
When you turn off the ignition, the filter drops...and fuel will flow again.
As far as I recall it unscrews. Check it and make sure it can rise and fall
smoothly....also make...
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September 7th 06 01:02 PM
by ArthurC
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My engineer neighbor's approach to oil change breaking in his truck ? by
jeffcoslacker[_100_]
jeffcoslacker Wrote:
> Break out the crash cart...code blue!
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> I'm with you for the most part. One of my customers was a bank that ran
> a fleet of Ford Escort wagons as courier vehicles.
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> They'd get them new, right away they'd go with their 7500 mile interval
> on changes, running...
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engine stalls when hard braking by
[email protected]
this pertains to a 1996 ford ESCORT LX sw, w/ at, ac, 230000 miles:
recently during the last few months whenever i'm travelling at between
20 and 40 mph and i've had to brake very suddenly and very hard, the
engine stalls as soon as the car comes to complete stop. never used to
do that before. ...
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1994 Pontiac Bonneville. Head Gasket or Intake Manifold failure? by
spoadly
have a 1994 Pontiac Bonneville, according to everything I've
researched (VIN & Year), it would be a 1st Gen. 3800 engine. It is
smoking from the rear of the engine (or towards the firewall, rather)
as well as the tailpipe. It looks like a head gasket problem, but it
has passed two mechanics leak...
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September 7th 06 04:44 PM
by spoadly
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Stalling Polo by
[email protected]
Hello to the car orables.
I have a '96 Polo 1.4L, which keeps stalling when going from third to
second. It idles fine and doesn't stall in any other conditions, just
when I'm driving and going down a gear, just from 3rd-2nd. If I drive
in 3rd for as long as possible, and then slip it into neutral...
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Mazda Protege oil change question by
[email protected]
I have 2001 Mazda Protege with 2.0 liter engine. I want to start doing
my own oil changes on it, but wondering how difficult and messy it is.
What tools do I need - two ramps from Walmart would do I hope? What
size and type of a wrench for the drain plug? Will the oil flow nicely
into the drain pan...
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September 7th 06 07:39 PM
by *
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