Cars & Transportation - 13 October 2006

On our truck ( 1990 Ford Ranger, my dad won it from Menards ) we are having a problem. Gas is being sucked into the brake booster. I took it into my Auto Class in school and when we were done with it the brakes gave out. My dad drove it home and we replaced it. Then we looked at it again and can smell gas in it. The truck also doesn't start very good. We changed one of the spark plugs on it too. Our next diagnosis is to look at the fuel injectors. My auto teacher isn't even sure why this is happening. Please help so I can drive it again.

2006-10-13 14:10:17 · 13 answers · asked by Dustin S 2 in Ford

We bought a nice 2003 Ford ranger - very nice truck. However about every 250 miles it will occasionally be hard to put into first or second gear. You really have to slam it in gear, like if you did not have the clutch in. But the clutch is in. We took it to the dealership we bought it from and they say it's not broke! Has anyone had this same kind of problem with their ranger or explorier? It is 4 wheel drive.

2006-10-13 14:06:15 · 9 answers · asked by Kim 2 in Ford

My car bogs down when my tank is low and I make a sharp turn or climb a hill

2006-10-13 14:06:08 · 25 answers · asked by brylusis 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 88 mustang gt with a 5.0 and 5 spd. I need to know step by step how to change my clutch. thank you!

2006-10-13 14:05:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

there's r,d,n,d,2nd, and L. I don't know what this means but I tried it today and it didn't seem different.

2006-10-13 14:02:10 · 7 answers · asked by asdf8 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2006-10-13 13:58:01 · 10 answers · asked by Brad 1 in Boats & Boating

would like to take 2 months say january and febuary but im flexable im a 60 year old guy fit and ready

2006-10-13 13:52:38 · 10 answers · asked by robert j 1 in Motorcycles

My fave car iz a scicon and the lamburghini

2006-10-13 13:51:44 · 12 answers · asked by Amelia 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2006-10-13 13:49:32 · 15 answers · asked by Onjel 2 in Car Audio

The car starts fine when it is warm but if the temp. drops below 45 degrees the car takes a while to start. I thought it was the battery so I installed a new one--didn't fix the problem. When the car does start, I have to rev the engine for about thirty seconds or else the car will stall. While waiting for the car to start, there is a lot of gray exhaust which I take to be excess fuel being burned off. Any suggestions? I took the car in last year with the same problem and the mechanic looked at it for a day and couldn't figure out what was wrong.

2006-10-13 13:48:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I got into my car the other day and the windshield wiper motor still runs but the blades dont move. (The blades move in unison when you push on one of them, they still rotate) I think the linkage might be broke between the motor and the blades themselves. Does anyone know how to repair/replace the linkage. I'm not too bad with cars, so a site with pictures would be cool so I can fix it cheap myself.

2006-10-13 13:44:28 · 9 answers · asked by brandonchristel 1 in Ford

2006-10-13 13:44:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a Chevy S10 and I want to get more horse power. I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on moving the alternator so that the drive shaft (which runs anyhow) turns the alternator to charge the battery.

2006-10-13 13:43:42 · 6 answers · asked by tnsndebt2001 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Accidently turned car off in drive but got the key out and now it won't start

2006-10-13 13:40:16 · 10 answers · asked by just call me Doc 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-13 13:34:32 · 6 answers · asked by Bistro 7 in Ford

I did a vw diagnose and was told it's the water pump, but my mechanic says its the turbo unit. I change the water pump and timing belt but no luck. Pls what could be wrong

2006-10-13 13:31:39 · 21 answers · asked by ahmed a 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-13 13:31:05 · 22 answers · asked by KIJA B 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2006-10-13 13:20:38 · 8 answers · asked by tito c 3 in Chevrolet

... where would you post/list it... and how much, in average would it costs?

Tks to all for your answers.

Have a great day

2006-10-13 13:19:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

2006-10-13 13:15:48 · 1 answers · asked by tarkiz 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I fixed the leak after it may have run out of water.
Now it wont start, but it cranks and seems like it wants to.
Yes i put coolant and water in and checked oil.
Any ideas?

2006-10-13 13:08:51 · 7 answers · asked by bigjim2k3 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

i am 44 years old married with three children aging 8-11yrs old. i and my wife are bachelors degree holder. we are both experienced employee but later i decided to establish our own business. we are now in the Philippines

2006-10-13 13:08:26 · 4 answers · asked by evherrada 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

do i run engine while pouring antifreeze into top hose on engine?

2006-10-13 13:06:50 · 6 answers · asked by philip h 1 in Boats & Boating

this system includes a metal bucket, perhaps a baffle, and gas pipe or flex hos connected to gen.

2006-10-13 13:05:25 · 2 answers · asked by alicat 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

This is a new issue with the temperature dropping into the 30's recently. The car takes a couple of seconds longer to start after sitting out in the cold overnight. I can re-start it fine anytime afterwards during the day.

2006-10-13 13:03:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-10-13 12:55:56 · 8 answers · asked by Joe 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

Do they come with the B18A or B18B motor?

2006-10-13 12:55:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Acura

I'm looking to buy my first car, and I've heard that Volvos were the most reliable and safest. I'm 22, female and don't know much about cars, so I'm a bit nervous about this whole car buying thing. The volvo I'm looking at is a 1991, four door, white, black leather seats, about 175,000kms. I believe it's a front wheel drive. I will forsure be bringing a male friend with me to the dealership, but he's already told me that he doesn't know much about those cars. Any information you could give me about them would be VERY much appreciated.

2006-10-13 12:51:44 · 9 answers · asked by way_2_short84 3 in Volvo

A few details: I don't use my car a huge amount, but I do sometimes drive to campus and to the store. I also take trips to visit family that are a few hours out of town. And I've used my car to take longer trips to keep my sanity in grad school. I prefer driving when I go out at night (especially recently, I've been too sore to bike). I live about 4 miles from campus and bike there sometimes. But I don't have a contingency plan for rain days - the bus takes twice as long and there's no one else around with a car that I know. I think I probably want to have a car, the idea of biking to the store to get paint etc for home improvement projects/groceries etc doesn't sound appealing. I do have a roommate but she relies on her bike primarily, and so has often relied on my having a car for longer transport.

2006-10-13 12:50:14 · 4 answers · asked by gailene n 2 in Buying & Selling

2006-10-13 12:49:57 · 6 answers · asked by Fun and Games 4 in Maintenance & Repairs