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Buying a rental vehicle?

Any thoughts on buying a Dodge or Toyota minivan that was a rental vehicle? I have to assume that from mile zero the th...
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posted by cajun626
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by cajun626

Car destruct sequence?

Hi. I was wondering about a self destruct system for a car that would be used to transport sensitive documents or items...
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posted by mike4ty4
32 comments posted 20yrs posted by mike4ty4

Caterpillar 3126 engine - any good? Lugnut?

Hi - me again. After 'Lugnuts' advice I decided against the motorhome with the old 6v92 engine but I have spooted this...
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posted by grawillers
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by grawillers

Removing oil stains from concrete

Apart from getting a car that dosen't leak oil,does anyone have suggestions for getting oil stains off concrete? I have...
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posted by me
29 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

trans trouble

What would be the approx cost to rebuild an auto trans? More specifically, a 1998 Taurus SE with the 24V 3.0L engine. Th...
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posted by robertosmith1
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by robertosmith1

Fuel Vaporization and fuel economy

Hi, my name's Cody and I think I'll make this place a regualr hangout. I'm 16 and have been driving for over 9 months....
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posted by cody_e.224evq
47 comments posted 20yrs posted by cody_e.224evq

1990 ranger DPFE

I am trying to help my brother in law with his 1990 ranger. Its got the 2.3 8 plug motor. He is looking for the part nu...
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posted by sound
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by sound

Jeep Cherokee

Hi everyone, I have a 1988 Cherokee with stock height, tires and rims. I am looking at a set of tires and rims in ebay...
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posted by clrjjr
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by clrjjr

Superglue oil leak fix

I just read an interesting thread that discussed the use of superglue to fix an oil leak on an airplane. (The trick was...
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posted by tylernt
30 comments posted 20yrs posted by tylernt

Fuel tank problem?

I have a 93 Tracer that has a leak from the gas tank. Whenever it is above 1/2 a tank, the excess fuel seeps out. I was...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by cld3c
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by cld3c

good personals links

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posted by out1east
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by out1east

ethanol and greenhouse gases

There are a couple of good web sites about the energy balance of ethanol as a motor fuel- the net energy between burnin...
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posted by stauffer
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by stauffer

J1708/J1587/J1939

Does anybody have a list of SAE J1587/J1708/J1939 PID definitions they could post here or email to me? Many thanks! Rica...
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posted by spam
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by spam