Hello, Here's an interesting one. My wife has a '84 Toyota Cressida waggon. Her pride and joy; very low mileage on it, about 43 K only. Best car we ever bought. Live outside of Boston, and car has always been left outside. Car starts up just fine as always, and seems to run just fine.

I have an 85 golf that was converted from fuel injection to a carburetor. On the intake manifold, there are two hookups on the right side (the hoses have been removed) and they route 'something' under the manifold (it doesn't enter the intake area, but it's part of the actual metal). It goes in a U...

A little background info is in order-- I bought this car about 2 months ago from a guy for $500 bucks. It's silver and the body is in great shape. However, whoever owned the car before him pulled all the fuel injection system out of the car and custom mounted a Motorcraft single barrel carb on the...

Hello all, I'm looking for tune-up specs for an 85 Ford Mustang, 5.0 liter. Is there a site I can go to to get them? Thanks for any help

Black, with alloy wheels, 112,700 original mileage. Seats six comfortably. New timing chain, New water pump, recently serviced and resealed power steering system. Steering is tight. New steering box (chuck)installed by dealer in '99. Service work orders/invoices and receipts available. Front end...

I know someone who said she has a computer problem, and her dealer quoted "thousands of dollars" to fix it. Since she looks like a classic "little old lady" I find myself wondering if we might do better by her. I had a problem a few years ago that looked like a bad computer problem, but was just a...

I own an '86 Nissan Stanza wagon (4wd) and last night I stopped the car and when I came back five minutes later, it would not start. I turn the key and the lights go on, but there is no noise from the engine except this very faint, steady noise that goes away after a few seconds, like a small...

This is 1987 BMW 325i, 5-speed, with 185K miles. Today it suddenly stopped shifting into gears - all gears when the engine is running. It will only shift into gears if the engine is turned off. Why is this happening? Could it be the clutch going bad?

Will dead seals in the turbo cause excess oil to accumulate on the intake side of the turbo and "foul" the mass air sensor ? related question: engine revs good (albeit slightly) to about 1200 rpm then dies as it tries to go higher. If you can feather the throttle to get it past 1200 or so, it...

I am replacing the clutch on an '87 Tercel sedan with a 1.5 liter 4 cyl and 5 speed manual transmission. The car was purchased new and this is the first time the trans has been out of it. Before beginning, I ordered in a new clutch kit consisting of the friction disc, pressure plate, throwout...

Hello all, I'm replacing an axle on my '88 Acura Legend. Both outer CV joint boots were torn, but I believe only the left axle was making noise. (Noise was mostly in right turns, and it sounded like it was coming from the left.) I am also noticing that the upper ball joint boots are both torn, as...

Hello. I have a 1988 Mazda 626. A few days ago, the clutch pedal stopped coming all the way back up after I changed gears. For a day or so I could change gears okay but not it's to the point where I can't change gears and thus can't drive it. A few questions I would appreciate any help on. Is...

Greetings, My father-in-law's '88 Honda Prelude gradually lost it's AC refridgerant charge such that the compressor would no longer engage. I recovered the remaining R12 (actually had this done at a shop) and evacuated the system). The vacuum held for several hours so I began recharging. The...

1988 Canadian model Supra. Replaced leaky filler neck, and now when the engine is warm the car stumbles or stalls on start. Doesn't appear to be soot coming from tailpipe. Rev the engine a couple times and it smooths out. Pulled the EFI fuse but that did not work. Disconnect the cols start injector?

Looking at the driveshaft, there appears to be a small problem. This car uses a 2-piece driveshaft; a front 'intermediate' shaft, a center carrier/ bearing, and then the rear shaft. The rear shaft is held in with 8 bolts, 4 bolts attaching it to the differential, and 4 bolts attaching it to a...

Over a year after I started rebuilding this '89 Civic, everything appeared to be in order so I had it towed to the nearest garage for inspection. The inspector found a few loose nuts and bolts, and charged a ridiculous amount of money to go over the vehicle and double-check my work, but...

A while ago I removed the tranny from my '89 Civic to repair the clutch, and while it was removed I decided to have a look inside. I considered a full rebuild, but decided against it due to the time and cost, plus the fact that the transmission still worked quite well overall. But putting the...

After nearly 9 months of laboring on this restoration, the time finally came to see if the engine would still start. The car still isn't driveable yet - it's still sitting on blocks and the suspension isn't all together yet, but I thought hearing the engine roar to life again would give me a bit...

Hi folks, I drive a 1989 Toyolla Corolla coupe, carbureted 4A-F with California emissions, with 138k miles. I bought it used in 1999 with 94k miles. It has a 4-speed automatic, original water pump, original radiator, new thermostat, flushed coolant (last year). The belts are 5 years/40k miles old...

Hi, I have a mechanically excellent '89 Corolla whose AC has worked great until these past 2 years. I believe the heat's mixing with the AC and would appreciate your advice on how to fix it. The AC does function and I don't think the issue's low freon. Let's call the car's dash-level air vents...