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stripped distributor cap

I am not sure put I cant seem to get on side of my cap perfectly tight. The holw might be stripped. Is there something I...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

Torquing a Brake Nut

This will seem like a dumb question to most of you, but how am I supposed to use a torque wrench on a brake nut when th...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by zappyman
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by zappyman

Toyota 4runner Auto Trans

Not my vehicle, (VIN: JT3VN '94 Forerunner, 120 k miles) Owner says it wont move forward, but will move in reverse. Not...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mschweich
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by mschweich

Toyota Highlander

My sister has a Toyota Highlander and has lost two of the three keys she had to it. The dealership told her that they c...
36 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
36 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

How Not To Save Detroit

Would be really funny except it is a little too close to the truth: http://www.minyanville.com/audiovideo/703/1/23 Ed
206 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cewhite3
206 comments posted 17yrs posted by cewhite3

110 MPG V8 Engines from New Iowa Plant.

www.rense.com Some people say rense.com is a kook site.Are those engines kookism too? I don't know.I will believe it whe...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cuhulin
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by cuhulin

Mannifold heat shields

My intake mannifold had some cheap plastic looking heat shields and used some contraption with studs screwed togther to...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

Is this right torque seuence?

My Haynes manual shows a picture of a head gasket and points to the bolt holes in the gasket with numbers for the torqu...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

Head bolt sealant

Is permatex 2a ok? I used it and just smeared it on the threads and shaft with my hands. I let it air dry a few minutes...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

Fuel Hose Replacement Question

After almost nine months of painstaking work on my '89 Honda Civic, most of the work is finally done and now my focus i...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by zappyman
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by zappyman

May Ford sales highest since 2008.

www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=265786 cuhulin
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cuhulin
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by cuhulin

It has gotten to the point

I have to put up a fence to keep my neighbors from driving on my yard. I have told them before, I wish you wouldn't tea...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cuhulin
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by cuhulin

Is this bad news??

I put both heads on the 3.9 v6 Dodge but did not put the bolts in or bolt them down. No pushrods in either. Everythign...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

Keys stuck in ignition and battery is dead. Help!!

I'm from California, and I drive a 2002 Subaru Forester. Today I was getting out of my car when I realized that I left...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by delishx
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by delishx