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DIY tire mounting and balancing?

Are there devices that allow DIY mounting and balancing of car tires?
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospam
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

Minvan stalling

We have a 1997 Mercury Voyager minivan with a 3.0 engine and about 66,000 original miles. The van willl occasionally st...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by MRTYMCFLY
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by MRTYMCFLY

Chevy small block water pumps Q?

What's the difference between a water pump found on a 76 Chev and a 78 Chev (say a Camaro?) I was under the impression...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rollingviolation
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by rollingviolation

mopar's 'orange box'

I want to by-pass the stock electronic control unit that connects to the stock distributor on my '84 Dodge Caravan. I s...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ngant17
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by ngant17

high emissions both HC and NOx

How can it be that CO is low but both HC and NOx are high? 81 VW Scirocco with 255K mi. Since last check, car only driv...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by no.replies
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by no.replies

Change a Camry from cloth to leather seats?

Dear Experts, I'm thinking of retiring my beloved Camry now. 1997 Camry XLE, V6. It's got 180K miles and a needs a litt...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by condor_222
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by condor_222

Fuel Gauge Problem

Any one had this happen: '02 Toyoda Tundra 4x4: on my last fill up the fuel gauge didn't respond and is still days late...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jbw1
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by jbw1

CVT Transmission Questions

Hello, Just trying to learn a bit. Re the CVT type of transmissions that I guess the Altima and the Maxima have, what i...
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posted by rgsros
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by rgsros

What is Water For Gas?

We all know the problems these high prices cause for the average driver but what can be done about it? http://carwithwat...
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posted by virginia.wats
27 comments posted 18yrs posted by virginia.wats

Weird brake noise

It's my 2001 Impala, 70K. When braking, I can hear kinda "bell ring" noise, like a jack hammer is working somewhere far...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wanghaodong
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by wanghaodong

Saab WIS

Hello, I am looking for Saab WIS for 9-3 1998 to 2003 (9400). If you know where I can download a copy or could email it...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by p.totaro
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by p.totaro

basic Hall-effect distributor wiring

Given that the basic Hall-effect distributor will require one wire for ground, a second wire for voltage supply or refe...
40 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ngant17
40 comments posted 18yrs posted by ngant17

Re: Odd acceleration problem

"MC" wrote: (1995 Dodge Caravan, 140K miles) Poor acceleration, especially when restarting with warm engine after havin...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Rodan
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by Rodan

1989 Subaru GL 1.8l won't stay lit

Been sitting since April, I have started it a few times over the summer, but yesterday I went to move it to prep it for...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Trueno
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by Trueno

93 Chevy Blazer S10, brakes freeze up

At seemingly random times I will go to push the brake pedal only to find that it wont budge. Most often the resistance...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ska_ter77
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by ska_ter77