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Rant: Stupid GM tilt steering columns

What a friggin PITA. My 90 1/2 ton has done the very common backoff of the E8 Torx screws that hold the tilt together,...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rollingviolation
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by rollingviolation

Impact Wrench Recommendation

If auto work is going to become a hobby, it's clear that I need to invest in a decent impact wrench. Using a breaker ba...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by zappyman
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by zappyman

1994 Galant misfire:

Hi a buddy brought me his 1994 Mitsubishi Galant 2.4 because it is misfiring when hot. It has a recent tuneup, timing be...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Bushleague
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by Bushleague

flow chart for diagnostic

what is standard flow chart call for diagnostic for 1992 Ford Escort broken timing belt? or rather most logical way to...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by philip5malin
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by philip5malin

2000 Mazda Protege: No brake lights!! Why?

Was stopped by a woman today who told me that my brake lights were not working. There are three of them and NONE are wo...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by me
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

Diagnosing bad struts

I have an 03 subaru forester and there is a weird noise coming from the rear strut area. On the hoist both look like fl...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by markhabbi
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by markhabbi

2003 Toyota Solara

A friends GF is interested in a 03 Solara convertible on a used car lot (Toyota dealer). It has approximately 114,000 m...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Harryface9105
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by Harryface9105

Tire balance affect brake pulsations?

We just had a weird one, 1998 Lexus Gs 300 80K miles, after rotation tires, Michelin Harmony radials, the Lexus experie...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kgsAT
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by kgsAT

{OT} HEY, cuhulin...

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0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Trueno
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Trueno

Re: 100 MPG X-Prize

>Scotius wrote in >news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com: > >> >> >>>The entries for the 100 MPG X-Prize are set... >>> >>>...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by yodasbud
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by yodasbud

2001 Jeep Cherokee Front Brake Rotors

Hi group, Tonight I was foiled by either a pair of very stuck rotors or by some means of holding them to the hub that w...
84 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tomo
84 comments posted 17yrs posted by tomo