Cars & Transportation - 17 May 2007

I have a fairly new 350 in my chevy truck. One of the lifters is knocking and I need info. on how to resolve it. My friend told me I can take the valve cover off and tighten it down while it,s running. He said to tighten it down till the noise stops then back it off a quarter turn. I could really use some help here. I need to know exactly what to look for and what not to do as well as what to do. Thanks Broke w/ two kids

2007-05-17 06:08:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I've been trying to get my alternator off my car for the last 5 hours and I got it free finally after cutting a bolt off then its to big to get out of the engine compartment so I have to remove the brakets and now those bolts are so tight they are just rounding off when I try and loosen them. why is this happening I'm using the right size sockets and I sprayed all kinds of penitration oils on it and still they won't break free. I can't cut them off because I don't want to accidently cut a vacuum line and I can't heat them because its to close to the oil pan and the carberator. and I can't drill them out because there isn't enuf room to get a drill there.

2007-05-17 05:59:57 · 20 answers · asked by eclipsefreak 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-17 05:59:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-17 05:39:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mercedes-Benz

It's not making any noises and appears to be driving fine. The gas cap is seated correctly and nothing appears to be wrong but the check engine light came on and I don't want to pay the $75 if I don't have to.

2007-05-17 05:34:23 · 12 answers · asked by Codak 1 in Chevrolet

It seems like everytime I am running late there is traffic or every slow driver gets on the road and block all of the lanes. What is that?

2007-05-17 05:29:56 · 5 answers · asked by Jessica C 3 in Other - Cars & Transportation

i have had the car since december of 06 and not gotten the tags cause the dealer says they are working on getting the title.

2007-05-17 05:21:42 · 2 answers · asked by Keisha K 1 in Buying & Selling

2007-05-17 05:10:56 · 11 answers · asked by Jamelle H 1 in Commuting

2007-05-17 05:09:32 · 3 answers · asked by dmac4545 1 in Commuting

2007-05-17 05:09:24 · 10 answers · asked by Ricardo G 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-17 05:04:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

Are some of the great American cars, such as the Buick, Oldsmobile, Pilot and Lincoln still seen on the open road in the USA? What great vehicles to tour around in! Would it now be possible to run these huge engines on biofuel?

2007-05-17 05:03:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Car Makes

The manual says that I should take it to have it refilled but it seems like it would be something easy enough to do....

2007-05-17 05:02:40 · 3 answers · asked by sullybuckeye 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-17 05:01:37 · 6 answers · asked by Antonio R 2 in Dodge

I know Hurricana Katrina destroyed some reserves, but hasn't enough time gone by to reinvigorate the supply? Why haven't prices gone back down to like they were before to about $1.20?

2007-05-17 04:53:23 · 4 answers · asked by Meredith B 2 in Commuting

2007-05-17 04:52:10 · 9 answers · asked by gb9er 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

It had been making a whiny noise when I started the car, now the sound is worse and won't start at all. Could it be the starter? Battery is 6 months old and gave it a jump and no difference. Also there appears to be some rusty goldish sludge in my reserve tank for my coolant that traveled into my radiator, I'm sure I need a radiator flush but could this have traveled into the engine and messed it up? Thanks! (1989 Honda Civic)

2007-05-17 04:50:04 · 5 answers · asked by JD 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 2003 ford focus, which I still owe about 11,000 on. My interest rate is huge and I am looking to get rid of it. Does anyone know what I can do without taking a huge monetary loss?

2007-05-17 04:50:02 · 8 answers · asked by Sapphire 1 in Buying & Selling

I have switched the electrical componets under the flywheel. Both are making spark on one plug. The upper plug never sparks. So my question is do i need new plug wires or could there be some other problem.

2007-05-17 04:46:00 · 4 answers · asked by Nicole B 1 in Boats & Boating

Having some problems with my Ford Sierra. After driving it for a while, the engine starts missing and I have to pull over and switch the engine off. It will sometimes start back up straight away and carry on for a couple miles before doing the same. The longer the car is left to cool down though, the longer it will run before starting to miss again.

It first started on a 100 mile journey after about 95 miles but I then took it to a garage and had the tappets repaired, distributor checked and rotor arm checked. I thought it was ok then and drove it over 120 miles with no problems but then it started again. Ever since then, it has gotten worse and happens within the first 30 miles.

Spark plug leads, spark plugs and distributor cap have all been changed, which I heard are common causes for this problem on the Sierra, but hasn't solved the problem.

Any other ideas what could be causing this?

Engine is a 1.8 CVH

2007-05-17 04:45:45 · 8 answers · asked by Kable 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a window sticker of Gir from Invader Zim that I got at Hottopic& I wanted to put it onthe back of my Dodge Caliber.. I just don;t know if I should put it on the inside of the window or the outside.
The inside worries me because it might hurt the rear defrost window lines &the outside would have the rear wipers going across it.
*It is just a black outline not a full color sticker.

2007-05-17 04:42:16 · 4 answers · asked by LovinMyBabyBoys 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

My 325 is idling extremely rough. The RPMs fluctuate between 100 and 1,200. Sometimes it will sit at 1,200 for a minute or so, then begin violently fluctuating again. When the RPMs dip, it acts like it's about to stall, then jumps way back up to 1,200 again. It only does this when idling; otherwise the car drives normally.

Any ideas why this might be? Is it a fuel pump/line problem or something else?

2007-05-17 04:39:00 · 6 answers · asked by munkmanifesto 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-17 04:37:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance & Registration

they really don't make people slow down enough. Do you agree?

2007-05-17 04:35:40 · 11 answers · asked by Shel 3 in Other - Cars & Transportation

how would you get the public notify and get every one involve . also let the public know how much the gas co. will lose if this is done. this should be done at lease once every week untill the gas prices come down below $2.00 a gal.

2007-05-17 04:26:11 · 4 answers · asked by sarah k 1 in Commuting

i am going over sea for a month and my car will be park in my garage till i return. there's no one that i trust to leave the car keys with. since the car will not be running for lil over a month and it's park, will it do any harm? thank you in advance.

2007-05-17 04:13:43 · 9 answers · asked by Thank You 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-05-17 04:11:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Boats & Boating

2007-05-17 04:09:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

ok well i have a 96'yz 125 it is a 2 stroke.i was recently having problems fouling plugs,i changed from mixing the gas 4oz a gallon to 3 ounces and it has since quit fouling plugs but a new problem has arose...now it wont kick start or ifit will i dont have patience to do it,so i just roll it off..well ive done that for a while now maybe 3 or 4 days..now tha bike doesnt have the power it should,it boggs down and wont take gas at low rpm's and stalls after it boggs down...if you keep it wound up tight it seems to run ok just lacks power...your help in the diagnosis of this problem would be greatley appreciated..AND I WILL CHOSE A BEST ANSWER

2007-05-17 04:08:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

I have 2 kids, both in carseats. I want something fast with good handeling (I like to drive like a racer). Need pretty good gas milage(long commute), and would really like for it to be pretty. Oh, need it to be dependable(which I know nothing about). I have a Tribute now which I LOVE, but the milage is gettin high on it, so I need something new. Cant decide whether I want another SUV or if I want to go back to a car?! HELP!

2007-05-17 04:00:35 · 12 answers · asked by Lauren J 2 in Buying & Selling