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No Spark 85 Chevy C-10

I have a 1985 Chevy c-10 with a 350 engine and HEI distributor. About two months ago I came home from work, shut off th...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by aswelsh
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by aswelsh

Good Tire Balancing place in Bay Area (South)?

Hi, can anyone recommend a good tire balancing place in the Bay Area? preferrably in the south bay? I am looking for a...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospamcar
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospamcar

2000 Caravan windshield wipers

Working on a 2000 Dodge Caravan. The front wipers stop immediately after the switch is turned off. This makes it real h...
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posted by mvtss
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by mvtss

replacing a piston

Recently damaged a piston in my old Mk2 Golf 1300 - timing belt slipped - it is uneconomic to fit 4 new pistons but hav...
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posted by pjy
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by pjy

Where is this KNOCK coming from?

I have an 89 Olds Cutlass Supreme that is in fantasic shape. I make sure I maintain it the best that I can. Anyways, la...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by deanbrnz
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by deanbrnz

Buick service error? Where do I complain?

The A/C on my '95 Le Sabre (102,000 mi.) was blowing cold air out of the driver's side and hot air out of the passenger...
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posted by ambrose88
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by ambrose88

87 Civic won't idle

I recently purchased 1987 Civic without fuel injection (carbureted). It has less then 100k miles on it and is in great...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ahunt
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by ahunt

2nd gear grind when hot

Hi - i get second gear grinding in my 5-speed '87 mazda 323 that started a couple years ago. It first started only afte...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by wheelnut9999
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by wheelnut9999

radiator flush, engine louder?

I had my car in for a radiator flush, when I took it out, the engine runs louder, kind of like the muffler is starting...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by thomasdefender
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by thomasdefender

Saturn, Oxygen Sensor type

I trekked down to Pep Boys today and got a Bosch oxygen sensor for my 1994 SL2 (the one that goes in the exhaust manifo...
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posted by javier
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by javier

Buick w/Carbon Problem (Link to Pic)

I thought this was interesting. The following pictures are of a throttle body from a late 80s Buick. The vehicle would...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nntp
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by nntp

Starter problem, Pontiac Sunbird

I've got a '91 Pontiac Sunbird that's developed an aggravating ignition problem. If I turn it off when the engine is ho...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rkhen
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by rkhen

slipping in 2nd?

i have an 88 taurus 3.0 that had its transmission rebuilt, and it slips in second sometimes almost all of the time when...
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posted by X
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by X

Initial Reliability Ratings

Some unexpected changes this year... http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Savinganddebt/Saveonacar/P82201.asp?GT1=3256
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by larrys25
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by larrys25