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damn it

Last weekend, my battery died. I have a 1999 grand cherokee. I jumped it, and it ran perfectly fine. however, I've had...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by u44008
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by u44008

Lifespan of 99 Chevy Prizm

I'm considering buying a 99 Chevy Prizm LSI, with 1.8 L engine and auto trans with OD. It has 120,000 miles on it. Do t...
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posted by user132384
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by user132384

weird steering oscillation

It turned out to be the brakes. One cylinder (of two) in each front caliper was stuck not retracting. Dan Lanciani ddl@d...
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posted by ddl
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by ddl

Q. re. '96 Corolla CAm Timing Mark

I'm changing the timing belt on my '96 Corolla. The hard part was breaking free the harmonic balancer bolt. I tried jam...
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posted by bctucker
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by bctucker

toyota highlander maintenance required reset

car is 2008 highlander and oil change & filter done at 4k miles, now at 5k miles can't turn off the MAINT REQD light on...
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posted by sahf
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by sahf

Used four cylinder Mercedes Benz Diesel engine.

I bought the engine from J.C.Whitney Company back in the 1970s.The engine dates back to the 1960s.I paid $350.00 for th...
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posted by cuhulin
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by cuhulin

The 100 Year Secret

http://mindstrain.com/
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posted by rhino
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by rhino

new vs used toyota, honda, nissan

Are the new high mpg japanese cars as reliabe and cheap to maintain as the old ones??? I don't want to spend $350 for a...
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posted by user132384
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by user132384

High ethanol mixtures

Somewhat related to an ongoing thread, but different- Our local newspaper had an article today about folks who do not h...
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posted by stauffer
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by stauffer

steering wheel question - need quick answer

I'm looking at the "classic wood" steering wheel on this page: http://www.lmctruck.com/ICATALOG/CC/full.aspx?Page=103 f...
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posted by njnagel
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by njnagel

backprobing or resealing weatherpack connectors

Just wondering how everyone deals with backprobing connectors on the newer weather sealed connectors. In the past we co...
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posted by BuickGSFan
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by BuickGSFan

Anyone remember Gasohol? Is it the same as E-10?

Back in the 1970's when Jimmy Carter was president we had a similar gas situation to what we have now. The industry cam...
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posted by durhambusdriver
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by durhambusdriver

OZ499

OZ499 is a new OZracing project.... I found the site www.oz499.com, but there isn't too much in... Anyone knows somethin...
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posted by darth.mauder
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by darth.mauder

California DMV Test-Only Smog Centers

Does anyone know the history of the requirement that some vehicles in California obtain their smog certificates from a...
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posted by adgish
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by adgish