Hi folks-- I have some repair questions concerning my 1990 Acura Integra I hope someone here can help me with. The car has about 250,200 miles on it, and I am the only owner. I've been pretty good with keeping up with services and oil changes, but now I need to get *second opinions* on some...

The grandkids jumped on the hood and roof of my 1948 Studebaker. I popped out the dents with my hand (ouch). What is the best method to "iron-out" the creases ?

I'm kind of beating myself senseless for this stupidity but it wasn't entirely my fault. Yesterday morning my car wouldn't start, so after work my friend took me to go get new jumper cables, we ended up having to switch parking spots due to the local of our batteries on our cars. I was...

to avoid losing sale. Most users are not aware that if engines' cooling malfunction, mineral oil will become tar & jam tappets & oil flow. Japanese ( Hyundai too ) cars' water temperature gauges are not calibrated, so most users can only guess how hot their engines get ( esp while climbing steep...

I have had elect. problems with this vehicle, replaced window switch on pass side and have determined the motor is bad. I disconnected wire/plug,drilled out three rivets,got motor loose, but still connected to a metal tube. How do I remove motor from this point?

Most 4-cylinder engines (anything up to say 2.5L) have around 4 litres oil capacity. A Jeep V8 5.2L engine has 4.7 litres oil capacity. Does it mean the oil has a tougher life in the V8 compared to the 4-cyl given the same driving condition? And so that means more frequent oil changes for the...

Is there any reason not to put magnets taken from old hard disk drives and place them inside transmission pans?

I drove to work yesterday morning - nothing out of the ordinary. When I left in the afternoon, however, I noticed that on the drive home, the Impala (2001) was acting VERY strangely..... Doors would lock...then unlock...trunk would unlock..."Security" would display..."Service Vehicle Soon" would...

I have a '97 Plymouth Neon and the problem im having is this: when the car is running the temperature gauge shows a normal temperature (about 40% up the gauge). However when i turn the car off and just turn on the electical devices (where the radio and gauges work) after a few minutes the...

1990 3.1 v-6 non-California, auto (4 spd) with cruise. Took it in to get A/C fixed. Jumpered and found bad compressor. Was told it has a full charge of R-12, but compressor won't kick on. All switches good according to him. He says even changing compressor will not get it to work, as ecm may be...

Hi, I want to remove and install the inline 6 cylinder motor on my 1966 Chevy II and 1974 Nova. I want to fix some oil leaks and clean up the underhood area. I'm planning on buying a hoist with 2 ton capacity and then a length of chain to connnect the hoist to the motor. Questions a 1. Is the...

How vehicle speed is related to adaptive front lighting system? Can you suggest a logic to relate swiveling angle,Vehicle speed and Steering angle

Hello there, I am designing an auto accessory that would respond to the MAF sensor voltage (0-5v analog GM/Bosch style). I will therefore need to tap into the MAF sensor signal which is being sent to the ECM. My question is relating to the input impedance of my accessory. What shall the...

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Hello I have a stubborn tranmission fluid spot on the pavement in front of the house.I tried water and washing soap but unfortunately it helped very little if any so I spilled some gasoline and scrubbed with a plastic brush. It only made things worse -now spot is gone but the area I scrubbed is...

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Hi I'm looking for a copy of the manual for this scope and if possible, a manual for the the ignition module that came with this set. I have tried everywhere on the internet with no luck at all. OTC/SPX website doesn't have anything on this model. If you can help in any way, it would be...

I have a 98 Pontiac Trans Am with the radio volume controls on the steering wheel. The volume will go way down intermittently, especially when turning a corner. I know it is some kind of short in the wiring on the wheel - but how can I fix it and is it expensive? Or is it the wiring going to...

I have a 1996 windstar with an odd Idle only with heater on without fan on any ideas ? The A/C stopped working about a year aago (I believe just low on freon and sensor shut off the compressor) not sure if thats when the problem started or not thanks for any help, send answer...