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Is GM's Northstar V8 any good??

I'm curious where the Northstar V8 fall in terms of overall performance and reliability. Does this engine have a good r...
15 comments posted 23yrs
posted by hennyhorowitz
15 comments posted 23yrs posted by hennyhorowitz

Stalling after short trips

I have an '87 Toyota Celica GT 5-speed with 77,000 miles, which I've had since it was new. This car has been a great ru...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by vittoria2711
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by vittoria2711

Odyssey rear brake system

I replaced the front pads on my 2002 Odyssey after driving 40000 km mostly city driving (70%). One of the 4 pads had 2/...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by nospam
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by nospam

removing a pulley?

What's the best method to remove a pulley? I have an '88 dodge shadow that I need to change the timing belt and I have...
14 comments posted 23yrs
posted by ecummings
14 comments posted 23yrs posted by ecummings

power steering sluggish

Hello, I have a '97 Buick Skylark. The power steering does not seem to provide enough assistance at very slow speeds; h...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by ll00l0l
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by ll00l0l

4.3 Timing Chain ?

I think my old 87 Astro jumped time . I remember a there was a way to use a timing light to confirm this but I don't rem...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by R.Runkle(nospam)
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by R.Runkle(nospam)

Emergency Flashers

Where is the emergency flasher module located in a 1997 Lincoln Town Car. The bottom of the dash area is covered with c...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by johnwolfe
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by johnwolfe

What is distilled water?

Is the water that comes out of a de-humidifier distilled?
32 comments posted 23yrs
posted by gbmc981005
32 comments posted 23yrs posted by gbmc981005

85 buick iron duke 4 cylinder running problems....

my son's buick with about 150,000 easy miles has been running poorly....he's changed all the normal stuff plugs, wires,...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by euro930nospam
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by euro930nospam

1992 Ford Tempo Harmonic Balancer Problems

Couple of days ago I made a couple of post about a terrible noise in my son's 1992 Ford Tempo. We thought it was a prob...
4 comments posted 23yrs
posted by rambler
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by rambler

Synthetic Oil Stays "Clean"?

My wife and I both bought new cars over the past year and have been using synthetic oil for the two oil changes they bo...
6 comments posted 23yrs
posted by jc
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by jc

Engine overheating when Idle

Hi, My engine has recently begun to overheat whenever the car idles or moves at slow speeds. When I speed up and travel...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by peterp
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by peterp