I am repairing a 1987 Plymouth Gran Fury, and the electrical system seems dead. I know the battery is shot since I tested it with a battery charger. I am using the battery charger both on the 10 amp recharge and the startup settings. I have replaced the distributor cap, the rotor, the 8 spark...

Hi all, I have a 90 suburban R1500 / 350 that the AC had no more refrigerant in it. I replaced the seal that caused the problem, thank you dye! Now I'm looking for a procedure to purge any air from the system. I found something on a Mercedes site that was talking about stem valves and...

I'm looking to buy an AM-FM-CD from a '95 Chevy Trailblazer. If it bolts right into my GM car--different year, but identical wiring harness and all brackets--will it play without having to enter some kind of code? The unit DOES have the anti-theft option. And to the seller's knowledge,...

I would like to buy a nice 25gal compressor, but I can't right now. I'm wondering if a typical "portable" 5gal compressor is sufficient to run an air ratchet, wrench, hammer, etc for automotive work. I'm not concerned with overusing it to cause it to wear out sooner, because eventually I will buy...

I had a mysterious stalling problem with a Plymouth Sundance . After a couple of years and many parts replacement I found that the rubber grommet in the gas tank was disintegrating and the small particles of rubber were clogging up the filter in the fuel pump. Has this problem been seen in...

I posted a few days ago about a transaxle problem. Shifting and loss of fluid. I thought the loss of fluid was the pan gasket problem, even with the new gasket, still had drips. I posted on another site about the fluid drips. The person told me to check the vacuum modulator, sometimes it goes...

I was wondering if a car can run if the Catalytic Converter is bad, going bad, or is loose? My car started making this noise for no apparent reason, the car runs great,no vibration of any kind, no skipping or cutting out.The car runs perfect except it's making a noise, sounds like a tail pipe or...

GREETING ALL! Please follow the EXACT instructions and you will be rewarded. I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it: A little while back, I was browsing through news groups and e-mails just like you are now, and came across an article similar to this that said you can make thousand...

I am looking for a vehicle to drive to work. Found a awd 2002 mercury mountaineer with 44,000 miles. Are these good and reliable? How does the awd work? Is it good in ice/snow? What about mileage?

recently some A-hole pried the lock on the door of my 97 Ranger and stole the stereo head unit. So, I have some questions: 1- what can be done to fix it and make it harder to pry in future? 2- can a HU be installed as a pull-out even though that is not widely availabe now? TIA Tom

It's another scaldingly bright day here in the Southwestern desert, and sometimes the few people who use their turn signals get their message lost in the glare and through-shine and retroreflection (not to mention window tint and sunglasses). So... Given all the electronic sophistication, ranging...

Has anyone used Maxi-Frig? It sounds too good to be true? http://www.maxifrig.com/moreinfo.html tnx Hank

2002 Subaru Legacy I have 2 tires that are very bad because I should have rotated them more. Anyway, I was told today by the shop that they will only sell me 4 new tires for my AWD car. Dose this sound right to you? Thanks Scott

I've finally figured out what the problem is with my newly bought '92 BMW 535. The air flow sensor is messed up. I removed it and measured the resistance while opening the vane and it wasn't linear at all. Closed it was 680 ohm, opened a little about 1100, almost fully open 110, and completely open...

Greetings, I wanted to run my troubleshooting steps past some of the more experienced. I have a 97 F150 4.6L throwing a P0401 (EGR insufficient flow). I think I have a bad EGR Vacuum Regulator solenoid. I've disconnected the green vacuum line from the EGR Vacuum Regulator solenoid to the EGR...

I decided to replace the struts on my 96 Nissan Pathfinder, and have ran into a few issues. First, I got the old strut out, now I am having problems putting the new on in. On compresing the spring, do I need to really compress it a lot? Should I attach the top of the strut before the bottom? Also...

Hi there all, A few years ago, I went to a car show where there was an owner who made a 1919 kit car. What really fascinated me was how the fuel was fed into the engine. The owner had mentioned that it was required that the fuel tank be positioned near and above the engine becuase there was no...

Hi all. I am new to this group. My '94 Ford Ranger 4.0L V6 A/C compressor froze up last month and I am replacing it now. I have the new compressor, O-Rings, vacuum pump and a set of manifold guages. I am not replacing the dryer or anything else because it has 190,000 miles and I will be buying...

In researching this topic, I found that there had been some discussion on this some years ago, with the least expensive solution being a $300 scan tool that was later going for $179. I found a posting that indicates a scan tool for $40 available from Harbor Freight that apparently does the job....

I'm going to make my homework with Turbo Direct Injection(TDI). But I can't find some imformation. Can somebody introduce me some good site!! And some pics!!!