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lubricating hinges and rubber weather stripping

Owners manual says lubricate door,trunk, and hood hinges. Also says lubricate all rubber weather stripping. Can anyone t...
18 comments posted 22yrs
posted by wgb
18 comments posted 22yrs posted by wgb

91 Toyota Camry: Emissions/Ignition question

I have a 91 Toyota Camry Le with 181 K miles on it. It recently failed the Texas emissions test on the hydrocarbons par...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by alkon
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by alkon

Setting valve clearances...

Wisconsin VG4D air-coooled industrial engine. Replaced jug ass'y/pistons/head owing to blown head gasket resulting in c...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dp_bozarth
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by dp_bozarth

PO174 - 2000 windstar

Hi Got a full tank of gas the other day on my windstar. It's a 2000, has 49,000 km on it. The van after a long drive se...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ortho
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by ortho

1997 Geo Metro Starting Problem

I've got a 97 Metro that is getting gas and fire but just won't start. I've checked the plugs, checked timing,and checke...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by spllmnj
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by spllmnj

using a torque wrench below scale

hi folks, i have got a 40-200Nm wrench. I have a 22nm bolt to tighten. anyone ever been in this situation before? any w...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ymailus
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by ymailus

how cold engine is bad?

Hello everyone, I had posted about overheating engine on my 94' Chevy S-10. The temp. of the engine had gone up and dow...
15 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tallguy
15 comments posted 22yrs posted by tallguy

Starting problem with 2000 Impala

2000 Chev Impala, Base model. Every 20th time or so I try to start the car (no real pattern to it), the car will not st...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospam
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

1992 Mazda 929 Cold Engine Problem. Any ideas?

All, 1992 Mazda 929 199,300 miles Car works great once warmed up / driven for a few minutes. When cold, engine seems to...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jpeter6981
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by jpeter6981

'97 Dodge 2500 Cummins Spin-on Fuel Filter Adapter

Does anybody know of such a beast? My neighbor (with a car lift in his garage, so I can score major points if I can giv...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by yaamical
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by yaamical

Starter problems

On my 454, I am able to jump the starter with a screwdriver. What does this mean? I have replaced the solenoid and the...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by drkato
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by drkato

Dome light in Chevy truck stays on

I have a 1996 Chevy 1500. We just noticed that the dome light(and side door lights) were on this morning before we open...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jplasater
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by jplasater

Mazda Familiar won't idle

We have a 1980 Mazda Familiar 1300 (did they make them that long ago?) which has been going very well for years. Recent...
13 comments posted 22yrs
posted by oldfamiliar
13 comments posted 22yrs posted by oldfamiliar

Are you knowledgeable about 60's Olds motors?

Please reply to snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com as I have anti-spammed my shown "reply to" address. The project is to r...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mzivley
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by mzivley