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where's the water going?

I have a '76 Buick Regal that I gutted, installed a roll cage and made into a dirt track car to run enduro's. In this c...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by kain917
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by kain917

pug 206 wont lock

My pug 206 has started to auto unlock itself. The only way to get it to stay locked is diconnect the battery. Any sugges...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by toby.maxwell-lyte
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by toby.maxwell-lyte

Design faults in major manufacturer car engines

While pondering something else which I don't need to go into I started thinking about all the non trivial design and ma...
22 comments posted 22yrs
posted by pumaracing
22 comments posted 22yrs posted by pumaracing

Is my battery dead?

Bought a new, heavy duty battery earlier this year, but a combination of me not using the car much and a few stints in...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by news
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by news

Escort Cabriolet

Hi all, sorry if this post seems a little off topic but this group seems to have a lot of knowledge and experience... I...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by frisket
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by frisket

Breaking Radio

Hi Yall, I got an old Clarion from my 1994 Nissan Primera... Can't really tell what version it is... but alas, its star...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sjdean
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by sjdean

High-pitched noise from Fiesta dash

Hi Have a problem with an odd noise in a Fiesta - when the car gets to about 70-80 mph there's a high-pitched, intermit...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by adrian.featherstone
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by adrian.featherstone

VW Polo head gasket

I'm just about to do a head gasket replacement job on a 1993 1300cc Polo. Are there any special tools needed and are the...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by reswaby
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by reswaby

really stupid question re drive belt replacement

I have a 98 vauxhall astra 1.6 petrol engine. The large belt on the left hand side of the engine has snapped. I am assu...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by algreen
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by algreen

Odd (Intermittent) Hydraulic Problem

A really odd one here. My car has a hydraulic clutch which is behaving really oddly. Most of the time it works perfectl...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by harry_spider24
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by harry_spider24

Suzuki Brakes Binding. Follow up.

I noted all of the advice and info. Most of the things I tried did not seem to make any change for the better. Then I g...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by richardhewitt
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by richardhewitt

strut centre nut overtightened?

hi there, i just replaced my front shocks on my escort.they are giving a thumping sound however when i go over bumps or...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ymailus
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by ymailus

Rear light cluster - the plot thickens

Thanks again for the help on the strange behaviour from my Golf's lights and indicators, I thought it was pretty much s...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by angus
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by angus

Towbars (Nissan Primera)

My Nissan Primera needs a piece cut from the bumper to fit a towbar-anyone know of a way of avoiding this? I have heard...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jdwood37
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by jdwood37

economy from buying an automatic gear box

Hi, It in order to minimise car costs, I have always bought six or seven year old corollas and run them to their end. I...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tru5tru
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by tru5tru