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strange noise from rear of fwd car

after a bumping a curb (sliding sideways), a fwd drive car makes a low- pitch wallowing sound at the rear. the tires we...
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posted by socal.penguin
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by socal.penguin

shorter, softer than normal shocks avail?

I have a street rod that is using rear shocks that are from a 66 mustang -- this is a bayonett style unit with specs th...
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posted by socal.penguin
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by socal.penguin

Hollywood's zany motor myths.

MythBusters put a raw egg in a leaking radiator.They started the engine.In a very short while the leaking stopped. cuhul...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cuhulin
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by cuhulin

Rigged traffic cameras?

www.leftlanenews.com/six-us-cities-tamper-with-traffic-cameras-for-profic.html cuhulin
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posted by cuhulin
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by cuhulin

1991 Eagle summit hatchback wiper linkage

I found out that my wiper linkage may be broken or as the one post i recieved here suggested that the ball joint may ha...
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posted by deuce03
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by deuce03

2.2 camshaft change.

Has anyone changed the cam and bearings on a non ecotech 2.2? How did you do it? Can it be done on a rear wheel drive wi...
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posted by soundu2
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Need a rear end for 85 S-10 Blazer

My S-10 Blazer is extremely loud and my mechanic wants $750 to replace the rear end with a junkyard axle package that c...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by don
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by don

1991 Eagle Summit Hatchback Windshield Wipers

Hi all I have a 91 Eagle Summit Hatchback and the wipers just stopped working.....I checked the fuse and it's good and...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by deuce03
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by deuce03

Thermal Fan Switch Location on Metro

Can someone tell me where the thermal fan switch is located on the 3- cylinder 1 liter used in the 94 Geo Metro or Suzu...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by scott
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Surprising increase in truck MPG

I have a Chevy Silverado pickup that is by now about 18 months old. I was never able to get more that about 220 miles o...
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posted by ignoramus15242
140 comments posted 18yrs posted by ignoramus15242

96 chevy truck, Cant open door!

I have a 96 full size 4x4 with 270,000 miles or so. The door suddenly cant open from the inside, I have to rill the wind...
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posted by dgilbert
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by dgilbert

SBC manual/auto cranks?

My 1990 1/2 ton made a new noise today, sounded like valvetrain problems... then it went away. But that's somewhat irre...
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posted by rollingviolation
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by rollingviolation

Shock Absorber Stem Nut - Jeep Cherokee

There is an odd nut that came off one of the front shocks on my 1990 Jeep Cherokee. It comes out of the top of the shoc...
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posted by jpolaski
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by jpolaski

Biofuels

www.amyrisbiotech.com One of the links at Synthetic Biology at Amyris Biotech is about making biofuels.Gasoline and Die...
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posted by cuhulin
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by cuhulin

Mahindra Classic Jeeps

I post a Video about Mahindra Classic Jeeps the url on youtube is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nof-XsZfs4Y
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posted by luisfilipesilvasantos
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