Did you get aftermarket parts? If the star adjuster is all the way down, the shoes should fit.

2001 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 Off Road package: Engine Pinging Already use upper clynder cleaner staight into injection system. Has automatic timing. Can't retard timing. Did full tuneup. Tryed to install Superchip. Made pinging VERY BAD. 90,000 miles on truck. To soon for timing chain. Computer should...

I need a little help finding some car parts for my uncle. He's looking for ignition and fuel systems for a 1987 Mercedes Benz 190 and a 1975 Mercedes Benz 450 SEL (I think). I can't seem to find these on Google (perhaps I'm not using the right search terms) and I was hoping maybe someone knows of...

I've got a 99 Ford Taurus. Automatic transmission. Recently, it has started `lurching' a bit when at idle in any of the `Drive gears. With the brake on, it doesn't actually go anywhere, but you can feel it trying to, and the engine slows down momentarily, then comes back up to speed. The car...

You probably are air bound, there should be a bleeder port on the thermo housing, you must add coolant till the coolant flows freely out of that port. There may be another one on the coolant pipe other end of engine. "it's a gusher" > wrote in...

My camaro was cutting out in power a few weeks ago. I was driving down the road and it just shut off on me. I brought it back home and it felt like a fuel problem, I changed out the fuel filter and checked the fuel pump and the fuel sending unit and it is all working fine it just wont run...

I have a rustling, vibrating noise that comes from the passenger's side vent when the AC/fan is turned on. From what I've read it sounds like the blower motor needs to be cleaned out. The Chilton book explains how to do this, but it mentions that the AC system must be discharged and...

Hi all, On a long highway drive, the voltage starts to drop and the check engine light comes on. The small town parts store I limp into does not have the alternator in stock so I buy a new battery (mine was getting pretty old anyway) and make the 150 miles home w/o AC to conserve power. When I...

Hello, My Ford Probe recently (past 2 weeks) started showing some problems with intermittent brief power losses. The only thing I notice is that while driving the RPM indicator drops and the radio resets itself. A split-second later RPMs are up to where they were before and the radio starts...

I have a 2002 Envoy, although a Chevy Trailblazer owner may run into the same thing My dealer does a 30,000 mile service for almost $400 that includes numerous things: new air/fuel filters, tire balance/rotation; numerous inspections of various systems such as cooling, brakes, etc. Couple items...

Hi, I think there is air in my rear brake lines, but bleeding is a rediculous pain. I know the proportioning valve on the '84 is not adjustable, but is there a way to disable it? I know the first ones on Jeeps there was a button that could be held. I just want a way to keep normal pressure or...

does anyone know how to access the tail light compartment on a 1988 chevy celebrity . i need to change the bulb. I can't figure out how to get in the there to replace it. there is no access threw the trunk. help

i have a 93 escort and would like to be able to better modulate the wiper speed. does anyone know if it is a variable resistor that changes wiper speed? if so, could i put another one inline, mounted in the dash? if not, is there any other easy solution? anthony

I am trying to replace an OEM oxygen sensor on an Eagle Talon because the voltage readings coming from the signal wire didn't seem to be high enough (trying to figure out why an emissions test failed). I purchased an aftermarket Bosch sensor which needs to be spliced in with the current connector....

My car charges at 10 volts and when the car is on the voltage slowly goes down to a dead battery.After buying 2 alternators a 2 batteries.

I have an AC problem. It hasn't been working in about 2 years. I just put a pressure gauge on the low pressure port, and it reads about 120psi. The compressor does not cycle. Any ideas about what direction to head? Albert

My car has problems(High Idel speed problem) . I need some advice on how to take it to a garage to have it checked and repaired. I don't want to be ripped off a large sum of money. Need I to phone the garage to talk about the problem before I go to have it checked? Is there any good garage you...

This started 9 months ago when it was cold. The clutch will engage intermittently. I thought it had something to do with the cold as it would engage after warming up and then would only not engage occasionally thereafter. This summer it got a little worse so I cleaned out the clutch...

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Is the star pattern sequence for torqueing lug nuts used soley to prevent rotor warp? Is there any more danger that a wheel could come loose from the hub if tightened in a circular fashion?