Cars & Transportation - 10 June 2007

Recently bought a 95 Ford Escort LX 1.9L, it has 168k miles. The car is more gutless than it should be for an Escort. It idles fairly rough (around 1.5k RPM cold start, 500 RPM warm), lurches back and forth a bit intermittently, and has a hard time going up hills- makes kind of a puttering noise uphill (goes away with the clutch depressed). The economy is not near what it should be, hovering in the upper 20s for the most part. Also, about every 20 miles or so the "check engine" light will flash for just a few seconds, then shut off again.

I replaced the spark plugs with NGK V-plugs and cleaned the MAF sensor, to no avail. The old plugs had no deposits or damage.

2007-06-10 07:19:21 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have no clue what the problem is. My boyfriend and I looked everywhere for some sort of key and lock, none,we have used a mallet, we even rented a tool from autozone, it will not budge.They are pretty rusted. We have used wd40, nothing works. is there any secrets to this. This car is a 2003 Nissan Altima. Please help if you can!!!

2007-06-10 07:07:49 · 2 answers · asked by crystal h 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My car has 90,000 miles but it runs good , never had any problems with it , I'm not that big on cars so i wanted to see what could i do to maybe give it a little power , i don't want to put nos in there cuz that is only a temporary boost and it cost too much to try and supercharge a car so i want to know what little things here and there i can do to make my car feel more powerful and fast when i want it , I'm not trying to get all Fast and furious just trying to feel more power with my car.

2007-06-10 07:04:38 · 4 answers · asked by The Bohemian 5 in Honda

my hyundai tiburon 04
the key will go in but i cant turn the key to make it start it just wont move.... i even tried the spare key . and they keys wont turn they just get "locked" feeling

2007-06-10 07:04:15 · 7 answers · asked by sweetlilme17 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

the key will go in but i cant turn the key to make it start it just wont move.... i even tried the spare key . and they keys wont turn they just get "locked" feeling

2007-06-10 07:03:10 · 9 answers · asked by sweetlilme17 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

bike acts like it wants to cut out as i open the throttle--bike has two brothers slip on pip[e--dont know if its been jetted--with stock air filter that was in it i would say probably NO what can i do to try to tune it-make it run correct now that it cuts out with the KN filter in it---KN says jetting-tuning may be required? what can i try first and if not what can i do for sure to fix this new problem (bike is excellent shape never had mech probs or anything before the KN went in)

2007-06-10 06:58:51 · 3 answers · asked by timnlindsay 1 in Motorcycles

changed rear tire on R6 and everything is tight-secure as i go down the road it feels little draggy-not as smooth as with old tire...when i installed tire we put valve stem in appropriate place(area w paint dot)-it also happened to be opposite the stick on wheel weights that were already on the cycle...when i go down the road i get a wobble feeling in back...just enough to scare me...what do i check first? I know the axle lineup marks on the back are off 1 tiny notch on the right side--mark 8 and the left side is at mark 9 (were talking 1 cm)could this be thee whole problem? OR is most likely the tire just needs balanced? also i heard i can static balance the rear tire on the back with brakes still attached---help! help! thanks...

2007-06-10 06:53:48 · 4 answers · asked by timnlindsay 1 in Motorcycles

Its a 2006 Element and the engine blew up.... no damage to the vehicle cosmetically..... but the entire engine is being replaced/rebuilt. Will this effect the value, and if so, by how much...????

2007-06-10 06:51:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anthony R 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

sammy hagar sings about that on "i can't drive 55"..i see people pulling away from a dead stop with the brake lights on, they are usually over 90 years old...does anyone actually drive like that?? could there be any benefit from driving like that?

2007-06-10 06:49:22 · 15 answers · asked by federalistcapers 2 in Safety

If I have the money to buy a brand new 2007 Toyota Prius outright IN CASH upfront--will the dealer give me a few thousand dollars off?

The sticker price is about $22,000, so if I can pay that upfront, will he give me a better deal AND what other perks could I get for paying for in cash??

Should I tell him I can pay for it in cash??

Thanks!

2007-06-10 06:41:47 · 15 answers · asked by Davida 1 in Buying & Selling

What is the best way to accessa WiFi connection while cruising? Do you have consistent high speed and what connection speed do you average? I need to run a VoIP phone and access my internet based applications.

2007-06-10 06:35:33 · 1 answers · asked by AtLarge 7 in Boats & Boating

I totaled my 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Friday night and got a DUI. I have been with Nationwide for a number of years, and had a pretty exemplerary driving record. I was paying about 100 dollars a month full coverage as a 26 year old male on my Jeep. Does anyone have an educated guess at what my insurance rates will do now? I'm trying to decide, when I get my license back and buy a new car, if I should be looking at a sports car with full coverage, or if insurance prices alone are going to make me want to get something cheap with liability coverage. By the way, I live in West Virginia.

2007-06-10 06:32:01 · 11 answers · asked by THE_BIG_JOSHBOWSKI 1 in Insurance & Registration

I get nothing from inside, outside or with keys. Key won't even turn! I can't pull up the locking lever inside.

2007-06-10 06:30:46 · 3 answers · asked by shannon_3687 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Our neighborhood was vandalized and they got my sister' car, they spray painted in black her front windows, how do we take that out. Tried going to Auto parts store, but they had no idea, and sold us some type of wax, which didnt help

2007-06-10 06:28:11 · 8 answers · asked by iluvwine 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i want to find a cheap late model caprice preferably the police package so i can clone it into a ss impala. if anyone knows any police or taxi stations that have late model caprices that they need to get rid of.

2007-06-10 06:25:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2004 fat-boy rear brake pads.rotor is original.

2007-06-10 06:21:42 · 8 answers · asked by corey t 1 in Motorcycles

using a battery charger and some kind of chemical mixed with water in a tub. I missed what chemical it was.

2007-06-10 06:19:13 · 1 answers · asked by dale h 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

The car is a 1988 Mercedes Benz 300SE. One of the functions this fuse controls is the driver seat adjustment. Could I use a larger fuse to get the seat adjusted or would this damage something else?

2007-06-10 06:17:25 · 8 answers · asked by BR31 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My dad has bought some car wax from an individual seller that you can't buy it in the store. It's the best I've seen, but I live about 1000 miles away from my dad and need to find some really good car wax. My store options are WalMart, Autozone, & OReilly's. Any suggestions?

2007-06-10 06:12:31 · 0 answers · asked by lwaid84 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

This CD play came with the car, which is a 2000 Nissan Maxima. If the CD starts, it usually plays fine until I turn the car off. If I try the same CD again after "error", sometimes I can get it to work.

2007-06-10 06:06:38 · 2 answers · asked by hottotrot1_usa 7 in Car Audio

My bike has a lot of rust on the downpipes/headers. I was wondering what the best way to remove this and get them looking nice again was? Could sanding them be dangerous to the pipes?

Where else could there be rust on the bike?

Thanks,
Jeff

2007-06-10 06:02:16 · 8 answers · asked by Jeffrey S 2 in Motorcycles

The car starts fine but will not idle with car parked or while driving.

2007-06-10 06:00:15 · 10 answers · asked by ? 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

ie. would black or white cost less than orange or blue? How much would a paint job cost to have the back end one color and then fade into another color at the front?...Thanx for the help

2007-06-10 05:49:03 · 3 answers · asked by Import Tuner 1 in Ford

Last I heard was that I would need a sensor as well so it doesn't "trip" out the computer system. What would you recommend on where to get an intake either online or offline...

2007-06-10 05:46:38 · 8 answers · asked by joe_kjlee 1 in BMW

I recently took a test ride at the local Harley dealer on a used 1999 Ultra Classic. My present bike is a Kawasaki Voyager, so I'm used to quite a bit of snap, good acceleration and good top end. The Harley had good acceleration in all gears and I thought, "Wow, this is a big improvement over the old Harleys." Then it just seemed to run out of steam. I held it WFO for a mile and a half on the freeway and the best it would do was an indicated 88 mph. This model was even fuel injected. Is this normal? And if so, is it fair to the consumer to sell a bike like this, that's going to need modification to be able to get out of its own way? I'm not trying to anger Harley owners, the fact I even took the test ride shows I'm interested, but are factory Harleys really this lame? Thanks K ;o)

2007-06-10 05:45:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

So the car doesn't seem to act up until its up to temp. When you are going down the road, if you get on it at all it jumps a couple times and looses power (in the non electrical sense) and the tach plumits to 0, the car dies. All electrical systems on the car don't hiccup at all, the car just dies out. It usually takes at the very least 10 minutes to restart and it runs fine again until ran hard. Thats the ONLY consistancy I've found, that and it does it right around were it needs to shift, high rpm. So far I've changed both coil packs, the ignition control modul, plugs and wires. I've had a couple guys say crank sensor or ignition switch. I'm out of ideas.....

2007-06-10 05:31:24 · 3 answers · asked by d_tones01 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I was putting new rotors and pads on the front of my taurus and notice the rubber boot that is behind there with a clamp on it has a whole in it and lube/grease is coming out. Does anyone know what the exact name for this is so that I can get the part?

Thanks!

2007-06-10 05:29:51 · 7 answers · asked by dbwooden 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-10 05:27:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Toyota

2007-06-10 05:25:43 · 8 answers · asked by Wiley C 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-10 05:22:39 · 7 answers · asked by MICT H 1 in Chevrolet