How come when GM produces a truly ugly vehicle, like the Aztec, everyone admits it's ugly as sin and no one buys it, but when Honda (the pilot) or Scion (that ass-ugly refrigerator on wheels) produce an uglymobile people love em???

Hi We have a 1989 Mazda B2200 (short box, reg cab) with an Automatic Transmission. 2 months ago it started to slip so we had the Trans Oil changed and the system flushed. IT WORKED (for a while). Now this week it is started to slip again and it is getting worse by the day to the point that it is...

Engine Details: Recently rebuilt 350 cc Edelbrock 650 cfm carb New plugs, wires, distributor, brake booster No obvious vacuum leaks (tried propane test around vacuum lines) Symptoms: Truck starts up immediately Drives smoothly When idling at a stop light in gear, truck will start to run more rough

Help! Stupid me... I was mounting my rearview mirror tab back onto the windshield and I accidentally mounted it backwards, so now my rearview mirror won't grab onto the tab. Is there any way that I can remove the tab from the windshield, or am I screwed? ANY help would be appreciated. Thanks!

I have a 1999 Cavalier 4 cyl. with 108, 304 miles. The other night on my way home from work, it started making a rattling noise and it was coming from right side of car. I drove a few more miles and as soon as i turned corner, it died and hasnt started up since. The temperature was fine, it tried...

On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 wrote: > My 97 accord has about 140K miles. I recently replaced and upgraded my > headlight bulbs. What "upgrade" bulbs did you buy? There are a lot of claimed "upgrades" on the market that are actually downgrades. > The lighting patterns still seems...

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Hi all, I have a slight problem with my brakes. I have an '84 Audi 4000S Quattro and recently rebuilt both calipers on the right side. My brakes are single piston Girling all around. The ones in the rear however have some sort of threaded piece that I could only imagine was related to the...

During the winter months the heater function of the automatic climate control system will direct cold air into the passenger cabin when the vehicle has stopped moving forward. The forward motion of the vehicle must be stopped for 3 or 4 minutes before this happens. Once the vehicle starts moving...

Hi all, I am a car laic trying to understand reasons for some design decisions. So far the best explanation I found for multiple valves is based on the assumption that valves must be round; then, to cover more area of a round cylinder head with circles, it's better to use more smaller circles. My...

Hi all, I have a 90 r1500 w/350 burb that does not believe in obeying the wiper switch. First off it never parks. I use the mist function to stop the wiper. all intermittent levels are the same -lo. at least until it gets tiered then it stops.

Hey Everyone, I seem to be having some problems with my stock radio in my 91 Grand Am. I had the brakes serviced, and when I got the car back, I turned on the radio, and I am having a breaking up noise in my front right speaker. Also, all my bass is gone. It has about as much bass as an alarm clock...

I have a 2000 Impala 3.8L that the A/C is not working very well... I think it might need charge... so anyway I was ready to go out and buy a gauge and some 134a incase I needed some. Well I was talking to someone who told me I should go with either Freeze-12 or ES-12a. they told me very little...

Hello, I have a ford Escort 1997 and the parcel shelf will no longer stay in the retaining clip located near the rear seats. I have replaced the straps that lift the shelf when the hatch is opened and also the rubber stoppers that are located on the back of the shelf near the hatch. Can anyone...

My 95 Saturn SL2 (DOHC, 215k miles) just failed the Harris Co, TX emissions test for the second time, NOx in both cases. After the first failure I replaced the EGR valve, which was pretty dirty and which may have been sticking. I would occasionally get the 32 error code, so the computer thought...

Does anyone know of a site that shows how the DIY'er how to put auto refergerant in an auto. Is is just about the same for all cars? My Nissan NX has R12. My Caravan has R134a. Mike

Hello folks, I visit this newsgroup regularly and everytime I have any problem with my car, I get the most accurate diagnosis from you folks.. so I am here again with a new problem. In my '94 Mazda Protege (185K miles), the "CHARGE" indicator has been coming on when the car is either stationary...

Hi All, Car is a 95 Corolla, 4spd automatic. It has a noise that appears to come from the transmission, only after it's warmed up (20-30 minutes drive), only when accelerating. Noise is some sort of whinning/resonating hum. The car has been in a frontal collision, and it got this noise after the...

I replaced the clutch slave cylinder on my 91 Dodge Stealth. Is there some magical way to bleed it? I can't get it to the point of having a firm pedal. Thanks! Brian

I am having all kinds of problems getting my 2001 Chevy S10 TrailBlazer to pass NY inspection. Car has 91,000 on it and the dealer wanted to just about replace all the emmisions parts or at least 1,979.00 dollars worth not including the $172 that he charged to determine everything has to be...