For several years now I've threatened to buy snow tires and quit using all season tires for winter driving. This is the year so need some advice. I live in northern Missouri so we can definitely get ice, snow, etc. I own a 2000 Mazda Protege ES car and the speed rating is a "V" cause this is the...

I have a '95 Ford Ranger with the 2.3 L 4 cyl. The other day I noticed that the gas gauge read empty. First I thought someone had siphoned my gas but when I put more in it only took a few gallons and the gauge still reads empty. What is the simplest diagnostic procedure I can use to determine...

Hello, I have a Coats 850 spin balancer that has something wrong in the board. Is there any chance that anybody out there has any of the following: Schematic of the PC Board, Service manual for unit, Replacement board, Any idea of what the problem could be (other than "bad board") Know of somebody...

The wife has a '97 Toyota Avalon (approx 160k miles) which is experiencing front-end vibration at certain speeds. It seems to come on gradually at 45mph, is bad at 55-65, but then tails off sharply above 65 (it can still be felt as a kind of faint 'surging' below 45 and above 65 - but only if you...

1998 Legacy L, 2.2L auto, 150K miles Symptoms: 1. When cold, almost doesn't move at all, like it wants to die. Press the gas pedal, it barely moves 2mph. 2. When warms up, starts moving and even then lack of power and acceleration is obvious, really have to punch it to move.

https://www.t-mobilepictures.com/myalbum/photos/photo08/2d/ad/ed48874f336d__1256899365000.jpeg https://www.t-mobilepictures.com/myalbum/photos/photo25/5a/c8/ea0cf643545b__1256899269000.jpeg It's not the one you think. A customer came in wanting 2 mounts for his Surburban and when I opened them up...

I'd gotten the free battery test at the tire dealer's last week, and they'd told me my battery was weak. Not being the trusting kind, I went to Advance Auto today - and their check said my battery was "good". Is it safe to assume that the tire dealer wasn't telling the truth, or are there...

Thought I'd run this by the group to see where I may be failing. 1987 Isuzu Trooper II 2.3L ( Gasoline ) I4 with 170,000 miles I'm experiencing an over-heating problem along with some other symptoms that I have not run across before. 1. Only on the first run in the morning. The dashboard...

I was watching a movie the other day wherein someone went up to the front of a car and hit the bumper dead on in the area where it might mount to the left frame extension with a small sledge hammer. This seemed to activate both dashboard air bags. Is this reality or is it just Hollywood? Thanks,...

A Toyota commercial they are running in my area claims that 80% of all Toyota sold in the last 20 years are still on the road. This seemed to be a very low number to me. What do other think? I would have thought given Toyota's increase in sales over the last twenty years they would have had...

The charging system doesn't charge on my 1996 Mitsubishi Spyder 2.4L vehicle. I took the alternator off and had it tested at Autozone and they said it passed all tests. I reinstalled it checked all connections and I am getting battery voltage at the alternator input terminal. According to my...

Auto: 2000 Grand Am 3.4L V6 I may have a bad radiator and I was curious as to whether the radiator can be replaced separate from the A/C condenser. One source I looked at seems to infer it can and another says they're one unit. If the latter is true, that's really stupid that you've got to...

My Impala has been running (and starting) with no problems. Today, I tried to start the car and things started "popping" all round, the lights etc sagged, and I quit trying. I checked the battery voltage (about 12.5 V), and tried again. The voltage sagged to about 8, the popping went on again. I...

What is the best way to drain the gas tank on this blazer. It has approx. 1-2 gallons of old gas I need to get out. I see what appears to be a hex threaded plug in one corner. Do I just put put cutting oil on this plug and try to back it out ? This sound like something that I am really going...

is there such s thing as a "..high performance thermostat.." (or is it called something else) ? just finished a total engine build, machined heads, all new internal parts have normally run without a thermostat due to increase in engine temp in case it matters, car is mazda mpv and asking at the...

www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=277144 Yep, I like my old clunkers.I am keeping my old clunkers too. cuhulin

I started a thread months ago asking questions about replacing the original driveshaft boots on our '99 Tercel's original left-side driveshaft. The outer one was beginning to crack, and I didn't want to be like everybody else and let it split and wreck the joint. Plus I was masochistic enough to...

I have a question regarding the master brake cylinder, on the 1980 Honda Civic I'm attempting to restore. When I acquired this vehicle, the brakes were totally non-functional, and depressing the brake pedal produced a strange groaning noise from the master cylinder area. I later discovered that...

I'd think that new tires = greater traction = less mileage but my 2002 3.1L Buick Century V6 went from ~32mpg to ~27mpg hiway. Can new tires really make it drop that much? I had old tires that would barely pass inspection, and then just put on new all season Yoko Avid TRZs (which are not M+S),...

Hi, I have a 95 Chevy Blazer that had a brake line going to the back of the truck rust out. In the process, the brake warning light came on. I replace the brake line running to back of the truck, the distribution block at the rear axle, and the lines running to the wheel cylinders. I ended up...