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Need advice - scratched paint

Today I got a couple of inch-long scratches on my car and an adjacent abraded area that's a little smaller than a dime...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by garysport
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by garysport

Re: Friedrich Berg's a charlatan.

> We are not surprised you have an eyewitness to the use of a >petrol engine at Sobibor. You seem to have an eyewitness...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rjac
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by rjac

Why Won't a Frozen Battery Start a Vehicle.

A battery that is perfectly good why when it is -30C won't it start a vehicle. Please note we are referring to a perfec...
20 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dmrbaptie
20 comments posted 22yrs posted by dmrbaptie

superchargers

when does a supercharger become inefficient? is there a specific time or speed at which a supercharger is no longer usef...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by streetshark9
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by streetshark9

How to Change Radiator Coolent?

Appreciate steps in changing radiator coolent. For example, do you warm up the engine until thermostat opens up and only...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Here
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by Here

'89 Ford Fiesta Losing Power

Hi. If I could pick your brains a moment with this problem I would appreciate any help offered. When I drive up hills o...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nathan
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by nathan

Auto Accident damage question

The other day I was rear-ended in a car accident. I was at a light, and I was rammed while I was stopped. The rear chro...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ep77
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by ep77

95 Escort w/ 1.9L

Just swapped the engine in the 95 Escort after 145,000. The old engine developed a bad knock (all at once). #4 Cylinder...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gbutler
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by gbutler

Frozen camshaft, how big of deal is it?

My skill has been changing a belt (not damaged but servicing) on a v6 pathfinder and a head gasket on a 6cyl cressida 7...
13 comments posted 22yrs
posted by davidlaska
13 comments posted 22yrs posted by davidlaska

keyless entry installation

I have a 1998 Plymouth Breeze, base model with no power locks, and the trunk release is the latch on the floor beside t...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dna0603
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by dna0603

1994 Buick Century Transmission Issue

I have a 1994 Buick Century with about 69K miles. I place the car in gear (any gear) and nothing happens. I wait (with...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jarledge
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by jarledge

Where to find weather stripping?

For a 1990 Ford Escort driver's side door, weather stripping has flattened out and leaks getting the floor carpet soaked...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jkdrummer
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by jkdrummer

96 Merc GM, Seattle area tune ups?

My 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis has around 70K-80K and starting to be a real dog! I think a tune-up is needed here. Could...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jkdrummer
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by jkdrummer