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1998 2.4l Cavalier Issues

Hi, At wits end here as the better half (ha) pulled my starter, bought me a book and a new starter and says install it....
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sanpaku1
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by sanpaku1

Turning rotors on a shop lathe

Awl -- First, how "rough is rough" before you have to turn down a rotor? In the two rotors I just took off, one face wa...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by UNfitcat
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by UNfitcat

Cleaning coolant sludge from engine

1990 Chev K1500. 350, somewhere around 240,000km. (odo broke years ago...) intake gasket failed and I got coolant in th...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rollingviolation
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by rollingviolation

Unusual 3.8L Intake Manifold Leak?

1996 Buick Regal, 83K miles, 3.8L NA engine. Thought I may have had the characteristic problem with the EGR tube warpin...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by snuckfoe
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by snuckfoe

saving gas by following another car

http://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=2584 I can seem to find more info on this technique. I tried on highway but I...
62 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spamfreeliu
62 comments posted 17yrs posted by spamfreeliu

Removing 2000 Dakota fuel rail

I am replacing the heads on a 2000 Dakota. How do you get the connect fitting off on the fuel rail? Mine is a type 1 cl...
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posted by dgilbert
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by dgilbert

98 Toyota Camry Overheating

I have a 98 Toyota Camry that's temperature gage says it's overheating. When I put the heater on the temperature stays...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bsmith95610
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by bsmith95610

slow throttle tip-in on '08 3.5 flex-fuel?

One minor quibble with my "new" company heaver... when pulling away from a stop, I feel like I have to push the pedal d...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by njnagel
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by njnagel

mazda tribute - diagnosing vibration

I recently bought a 2006 Mazda Tribute V6 AWD. It has some vibrations that are most noticeable at speeds of between 50...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Dateline, last night

I hope some of you watched Dateline last night, with regard to the hydrogen generator scam being perpetrated by Dennis...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Geo engine replacement. 2 Questions

Hi I have a 95 Geo Metro 1.0 L 3cyl. It burns oil. I have a lead on someone selling a good working 96 engine. I won't p...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by chat
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by chat