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Loctite Stick blue

Any body try the Loctite Stick (Blue ) as opposed to the liguid. I paid $13 something for a Blue stick today and I feel...
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posted by dmrbaptie
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by dmrbaptie

Re: Can you/should you "hard wire" fuel-pump"???

> I was wondering if I could maybe "hard wire" the pump, so that it is > always running whenever the ignition is on. My...
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posted by olsonm
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by olsonm

Disabling ECS knock sensor on 3800 engine?

I've got a 95 Olds Silhouette with 3800 engine. Recently it's lost power and a diagnostics place says the knock sensor...
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posted by mhburns
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by mhburns

Help! - BMW E30 won't start

E-30 died after dizzy cap popped off. Have replaced it and rotor, get spark at the plugs, but no start. Fuel is there,...
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posted by sjburley
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by sjburley

Gear swap causes speedometer problems

I replaced the stock 2:73 ring and pinion gear in my 1973 Chevrolet Nova with a 4:10 ring and pinion gear and now the s...
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posted by mr_smiith
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by mr_smiith

FA: 5 SPX Thread Repair Kits- low reserve

This auction is for 5 (five) SPX Kent-Moore "Timesert" thread repair kits. 1.) J42385-850 Thread Repair Kit for L850/L6...
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posted by Ridgeback
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by Ridgeback

Bad bearings: no load vs load

When main crank bearings start to fail, will they be most noisy under acceleration/load, and become louder as RPM incre...
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posted by alancemorREMOVE
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by alancemorREMOVE

Bad bearings, engine noise, & knock sensors

In looking thru the archives, opinion seems to be [surprisingly ;-)] split wrt whether ornot piezo-crystal KSes can pic...
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posted by alancemorREMOVE
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by alancemorREMOVE

Gasket Dressing

I am replacing the gasket for the back plate of my rear differential. Do I need to add "gasket sealer", or is just wetti...
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posted by john_williams1000
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by john_williams1000

Used body parts online?

Are there any decent sources of used body parts (hoods, glass etc) for late model cars online? I know I can search this...
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posted by nonono
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by nonono

Air Conditioning Upgrade

I have worked with air conditioning before, but find myself in a place where I have never done hands-on upgrading. The...
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posted by larrys25
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by larrys25

Re: sticky caliper??

The problem will probably return and get worse. Most likely cause is the piston sticking in the caliper. A bad brake li...
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posted by mikew137
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by mikew137

Coolant temperature on a 95+ degrees day

Just got a data logger for my car; so I decided to monitor some parameters. One of the parameter is the coolant tempera...
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posted by thi.q.tran
9 comments posted 23yrs posted by thi.q.tran

Oil Level too high

is there any danger associated with having oil level too high in a car? i've over filled by accident and its showing qui...
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posted by mazda
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by mazda