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Ford 300 I-6 still having oil/rod issues

apparently I can't crosspost between alt. and rec. newsgroups on newsguy, so here's a copy of a post to alt.trucks.ford...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by njnagel
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by njnagel

'99 chevy blazer water pump

My 99 Chevy Blazer started today to lose coolant. I took the car to the Chevy dealer and they said that will cost me $5...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by thanks
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by thanks

buying tires at BJ's which brand should I get

My wife's tire blew out while she was on a trip yesterday upstate. The tires are 30,000 miles old so I figured she shou...
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posted by joe5345
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by joe5345

oil or grease?

Hi, I have a slightly off topic question but I think the expertise I need is in this group. I am wondering whether to u...
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posted by shfgvc7q24row
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by shfgvc7q24row

Squeal Diagnosis Help

I am not too good with electrical stuff. Dodge 318 motor; either belts or alternator is squealing on startup. Squeal is...
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posted by herman
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by herman

89 Plymouth Horizon front disk keeps siezing up

I have a 89 Plymouth Horizon that had a deeply scarred passenger rotor due to the caliper locking up on it. I replaced...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by stein_way
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by stein_way

Engine heat, hood vents

Why do most cars not have any hood vents? In the summer the temp under the hood is very high. (If you want proof, just...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Lauren__C
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Lauren__C

'04 Aveo Oil Light

Ok, my oil light came on and started blinking and then it just stayed on. The oil level is fine. Could this be caused by...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by soonersfan.2ts3bt
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by soonersfan.2ts3bt

One more time on the '89 Mazda brake drums

Complete series of pics in alt.binaries.images.fun, although it wasn't much fun! Actually, things went very well today.....
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posted by Trueno
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Trueno

1993 dodge shadow hesitation on accelerating

I have a 1993 Dodge Shadow with a 2.2L engine and auto trans. Car has less than 60K on it. Has developed a bad hesitati...
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posted by pluto30827
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by pluto30827

2001 Cavalier Trans shift hard

My sons 2001 ZR4 is showing late and hard shift symptoms. I read somewhere that a temperture sensor can cause this prob...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dickwells
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by dickwells

1956 black and white two tone Ford car.

A guy who lives catty corner across the street from me said that guy down the street from me is asking $10,000 for that...
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posted by cuhulin
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by cuhulin

Wankel/rotary engine

Awl-- How is it that Mazda wound up with that engine? I'da thought that BMW, Audi, VW, MB would have developed it, sinc...
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posted by entropic3.14decay
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by entropic3.14decay

hard brakes on 1997 Nissan Quest

The brakes on this van were hard to press from the time we bought it. To stop takes an incredible amount of force appli...
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posted by george.jones
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by george.jones

SB Chevy Loosening Rocker Arm Nut

Small block chevy 350, one of the rocker nuts comes loose on a regular basis and I have even bought brand new rocker nu...
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posted by rick2950
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by rick2950