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Did your Ford V8 manifold crack? Get $$$

The court settlement requiring Ford to pay for the repair of your cracked plastic V8 manifold became final on Dec. 16,...
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posted by burREMnt
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Harbor Freight Code Reader

Anyone have any experience with these things? They're about $40 but that's too much if they don't give good/accurate rea...
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posted by ltljon.2209zr
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Vauxhall astra 1999 'S'

i have the above car and each time i turn on the ignition i can hear water trickling somewhere around the engine compar...
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posted by u17912
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by u17912

Die electric grease usage?

What is the convention on using die electric grease on spark plug wires? I have seen it in the plug boot ends. But what...
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posted by sound
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by sound

fuel for better gas mileage

have you heard about useing acetone in your gas for better gas mileage? 2oz per 10 gal.. is it safe??
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posted by fuzzy_spirit
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by fuzzy_spirit

spark plug on a 2002 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4X4

To change the plugs on the drivers side. take off the tire and go in there. the center plug put the plug wrench on and...
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posted by fuzzy_spirit
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Heater core -Al or Cu?

Aluminum or copper? I know copper is a better conductor of heat, and hence high end computer processor heatsinks use co...
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posted by news
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by news

I have a babbling brook in my car

When I accelerate from a stop in my wife's 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport, it sounds like a babbling brook under the das...
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posted by frank062547
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by frank062547

Oil Pressure Gauge and Engine death

Trying to get some lessons learned from my first car 'death.' To make it short, the oil gauge started behaving curiousl...
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posted by Fake
22 comments posted 20yrs posted by Fake

car won't start - cold weather

I was out of town for 3 weeks and my 2000 Neon was left in an open parking lot with temperature ranging 20-30 deg F. I...
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posted by almighty
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by almighty

mazda 626 problems yr 84

a friends husband grrr, said he would change the points in my mazda 626 84 model 4cindinder (which should have a electr...
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posted by andrea69au
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car trouble

a friends husband grrr, said he would change the points in my mazda 626 84 model 4cindinder (which should have a electr...
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posted by andrea69au
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrea69au

Inboard brakes - Curiosity

Many years ago, some high bucks cars (Jaguar, I believe was one of them), developed inboard disc brakes for their IRS r...
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posted by <HLS
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by <HLS