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Does this indicate an EXHAUST RESTRICTION?

I recently bought a nice new Vacuum Guage to test my engines vacuum. It's a 3.1 MFPI Chevy from 1990. It had 18" hg at...
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posted by sykesguy79
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by sykesguy79

Longevity of GM Automatic Transmissions

Who has the most miles on a GM auto tranny without a rebuild? How often did you change your ATF?
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posted by gbmc981005
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by gbmc981005

93 Lesabre Ingintion Key Chip?

Just wondering if the key for my 93 Lesabre has a security chip built in. The security light seems to stay on at all ti...
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posted by finiteguy_nospam
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by finiteguy_nospam

Cooling system flow problem

guys, I have a case of a mercury tracer 1988 that overheats. I replaced the thermostat, water pump (is relatively new,...
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posted by pierre.sheehy
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by pierre.sheehy

Scoping piezo-crystal knock sensor

Is a DSO required to test a piezo-crystal KS or will an analog o-scope do the job (something like a Tek 465)? I'd like t...
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posted by alancemor
9 comments posted 23yrs posted by alancemor

Removing the front wheel rotor

I have a 86 Cavalier, front wheel drive and 2.0 engine. I am changing the rotors and break pads for the front wheels. A...
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posted by narasx
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by narasx

OK a simple windshield cleaning question....

Have a chrystler concord with a filthy windshield (inside surface). Have tried several ways of cleaning it over the las...
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posted by no
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by no

thumping noise from left front end

hello, i have a 1998 dodge stratus and have a noise that sounds like something in the tire, it's brand new, could this...
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posted by rspape
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by rspape

"Check Engine" Light

My check engine light started to come on a few minutes after cold startup, and doesn't go off. I now notice that the en...
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posted by alondra101
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by alondra101

Power Windows on 96 Chevy Cavalier

The driver side power window in my 96 Chevy Cavalier has stopped working (it is a 4 door model). Could this be simply a...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by pressureguy
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by pressureguy

Re: Futura Tires

Up through last year at least, they were made by Cooper tire. http://www.coopertirelitigation.com/coopertire/coopertire...
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posted by mergatroid
14 comments posted 23yrs posted by mergatroid

OBDII Laptop software

Does anyone have or use the OBDII laptop diagnostic software from carcode at the obd-2.com web site? It looks like a go...
6 comments posted 23yrs
posted by "sound(remove)"
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by "sound(remove)"

1993 Silverado 2500 Clutch Failure...

This unit uses a hydraulic clutch mech. Truck has 248k miles, current clutch has about 120k miles on it. It's a diesel...
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posted by noemail
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by noemail

Re: "Engine Restore" in lurching Camaro?

> "Why do I work on my own car? Because there are two kinds of mechanics > in the world; those mechanics who fell in lo...
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posted by kruse
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by kruse