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Plugin conversions: Why so expensive?

Awl -- It seems to me that it would be dirt-simple: Just put jumper cables on the battery terminals, connected to a cha...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by UNfitcat
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by UNfitcat

So I got that new F350...

...And I'm working on getting it "equipped". In my 3500 (crew cab) I carry I pretty significant collection of tools and...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aux3.DOH.4
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by aux3.DOH.4

Chrysler pulling the plug on Chrysler...

WASHINGTON ? Chrysler filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday and announced it will temporarily halt most of its vehic...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by thenitedude
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by thenitedude

Trailer towing question: Chevy Traileblazer

Pardon me if this is not an appropriate place to ask towing question. I have Chevy Trailblazer, 6-cyl, with towing pack...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kulgrunt
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by kulgrunt

Gasoline smell inside of car

I recently noticed, after filling up my gas tank, that the inside of my van (a 95 mercury villager) smells like gasolin...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kcdubenionsmith
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by kcdubenionsmith

Cylinder head question

I was playing around with my old cylinder heads. If I looked into the intake port and help a flouresent light behine th...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

Is this normal?

Last night I took off one of my valve springs on the old heads to take a look. I noticed that if I looked into the inta...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

Lincoln vs Cadillac

Surprised that GM didn't drop Cadillac. From my experience I find that Lincoln Town Car is greatly preferred to full si...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Bailey_B
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by Bailey_B

(OT) Gas engine tools/equipment.

Gas engine chainsaws, weed wackers, and such like. Ha! I never saw one yet that was worth a dang. cuhulin
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cuhulin
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by cuhulin

Valve spring compressor, what am I doing wrong?

I bought at autozone a valve spring compressor. It is the type with jaws on the bottom that grab the lower part of the...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dgilbert
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

Speed sensor location

I'm trying to install an after-market cruise control system (Audiovox CCS-100) on a 1995 Toyota Tercel. I subscribe to...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ivan
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by ivan

Anti-Lock Brakes

Anti-lock brakes...and that's ABS...work mostly in the rain or snow. On dry pavement and with the wheels straight...a c...
92 comments posted 17yrs
posted by PIntell
92 comments posted 17yrs posted by PIntell