Good morning everybody maybe this isn't the right group to post in. I have a 2000 Pontiac Montana minivan with activevan conversion. I just turned 44,000 mi. and I am getting a service traction system light that always comes on. Does anyone here have/have this problem? Just wondering how to...

Hi, I was checking spark plug wires with my ohmmeter and just want to make sure I know what I am looking at: When I set my meter at 20k ohms and measure an 18 inch plug wire, one wire reads 1.09 which I interpret to be 10,900 ohms which would be ok at 10,000 ohms resistance per foot. Another 18...

My alloy wheels on my 97 accord are showing corrosion, scuffs and chipped paint on the wheel caps, I would like to replace them with some aftermarket alloys. Asthesitics aside, what should I look for in new alloys in as far as construction (2-piece 3-piece casts etc.). In regards to improving or...

This week I had to make a rush trip to Virginia to visit a dear Uncle who had a heart attack. Had to speed up to pass a slow moving truck and just as I got around him, coming the other way was a State Trooper.. at the time I was doing 65 MPH,, sadly I found out I was in a 55MPH area. The...

Hi, I have a Ford passanger van and I need to remove and replace the caulk sealer in the roof gutters. Has anyone ever done this job? Just wondering how hard it is to get this caulk out. Any help would be appreciated. TIA JB

Hi, my 1996 Sonoma just cuts off sometimes when I am driving. After this happens, the car will not start. When I turn the key, it acts like it wants to start, tries, but just won't. If I wait about 10 - 15 minutes, the car will start. Sometimes, I am lucky and it will start up...

Greetings, We have a 1993 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer, it has the V6 and is supposed to be 4x4, but that doesn't work (nothing happens when you push the button). We picked up the car to use around town, we have a nasty driveway in the winter as well. I am writing today because I need some help with...

Just today my car alarm has started to go off at a self storage center I use. I've been there everyday the past week and just today anytime I drive in to the complex and get mid way through the alarm starts going off. If I turn off the car the doors keep locking and unlocking and the alarm will go...

Back in the late '70s, I recall running across fleets of small pickups with small diesel engines in them (Nissan, Tohatsu, Isuzu, etc). All I saw were stick shift, and got phenomenal road fuel mileage. Although small, they were sprung like a billy goat (really stiff suspensions), and could carry...

Hi all, as you may know I just bought a '55 Stude Commander... looking for recommendations for tires. Stock size is 6.70-15 which means I need to be looking at something like a 205/75R15. I priced out some WWW radials and I think I am looking at blackwalls. :) That said are there any decent...

Hi Everyone, I have a 1986 F250 with the 7.5 liter engine and a holly 4BBL carb. It has a lift kit on it and 35 inch tires. I think the book states new without modifications it should get 7.5 miles to the gallon. I think I'm getting maybe 5. Any recommendations on how to get better gas mileage out...

I have a .PDF Shop Manual for my B15 Nissan Sentra. Now I'm currently looking for a Shop Manual for 1995-2001 Chevrolet Lumina (no Chilton or Haynes recommendations, please!). ....any advice on where to find would be greatly appreciated!

howdy y'all, two tech questions: 93 wrangler 4.0 ticking sound early in the morning, only has happened a couple times. i want to say cold weather ping, but it's been way colder with no ping. it sounds like ignition or valve train related? like every other revolution tick sound. it went away after...

Hi, I have a 2001 Nissan Sentra. The problem I have at the moment is that at around 55 mph (90kph) there is a vibration similar to what you get when a wheel is not balanced. I have had the wheels balanced three times but the vibration is still there. It is not noticeable below about 50 mph or...

I'm in france with survival-only french so was not able to fully understand the implications of a quick burst tyre repair I've just had carried out to get me back to base. This particular garage was unable to find a tool to fit these particular wheel bolts and I couldn't find one in my car kit...

I've got an Avital alarm on my 92 4runner. Needs re-programming. Any clues? Avitals web site doesn't give instructions for my model. Champion Mark 3 5CC1694E6FA 4303-1030 Thanks

Hi all, considering buying a new exhaust for my project car, and the guy that makes the pipes will bend them in stainless for me. I'm considering polishing the tailpipes rather than using chrome tips, has anyone done this before? I'm thinking use the DA for initial smoothing and then wet sand...

Anyone know where the relay is for power ant? I'm replacing it with a stick & want to disconnect the relay. It sounds like it's way up in the instrument cluster, almost in the steering column. Thanks from Ontario

I'm trying to identify the make and availability / sources of the following injector connectors: http://mansi.1colony.com/injcon.jpg All I have is samples for now (from untraceable source), and I want to buy these in bulk, so any help regarding its source would be great. Google web search didn't...

Hello, I do most of the maintenance on my Mom's '89 Caprice, 305 W/TBI. It was Just recently returned to the road after a engine swap (Same type Eng, used) It ran great... for two days. She was driving uphill when it just died, no sputtering (Her words) or nothing, she said it was just like it had...