Cars & Transportation - 30 August 2007

Ok, so my car (a 1999 Ford Mustang with 140K miles) started acting funny yesterday and the battery light came on. Eventually, it died. I had the battery and alternator replaced. A little later in the day I drove the car and now the idle is very low (less than 500 RPM). In fact, it even killed on me as I parked the car and when I had to make a slow turn. However, both times it killed I was able to start it back up easily. I called the "shade-tree mechanic" who I let fix it and he says the car's computer needs to be reset. What do you all think? Thanks in advance.

2007-08-30 15:22:33 · 9 answers · asked by darryl887 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-30 15:17:45 · 6 answers · asked by RanchFly 2 in Chevrolet

2007-08-30 15:05:23 · 5 answers · asked by JEFF R 1 in Nissan

My truck just broke down and it starts up the reverse and neutral works but when i put it to Drive or 1 or 2 gears it dies and jerks roughly...what is this??? i had to leave it out in the middle of nowhere for now...how can i get it to work for a while to get it back home...please help....mechanics help me...

2007-08-30 14:52:52 · 7 answers · asked by Jamie B 2 in Ford

1900 Watt Amp, 2 12 Inch Boxed Subwoofers

What are some good Classic Rock songs that would sound good?

2007-08-30 14:52:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Car Audio

my cd player and cigar lighter are working fine know, it was a blown fuse, i replaced it

but do i need the 3 things that came out of the lighters socket, 2 of them are circle, 1 is black and the other is silver

the third is a kind of straight circular silver thing, are these 3 things important

2007-08-30 14:43:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

tC owners: how to put on the horn sound when u lock ur car, like every other car (when u press lock their's a horn beep) but how to activate that horn when locking the tC.

2007-08-30 14:43:29 · 2 answers · asked by ~JJ~ 3 in Scion

I'm looking for a 2000lb winch to put on my honda 325 foreman i'm looking for a gorilla if possible,cheap.I'm also looking for a set of mud tires again if you know where i can get them cheap please list.

2007-08-30 14:33:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

Specifically an Oldmobile Rocket 98 from 1952 or a '69 Chevy Impala. I've recently become obsessed with old cars and (Of course) my mother told me to figure out how much it would cost to maintain a classic. So...it'd be fantastic to know how much that'd cost!

2007-08-30 14:30:53 · 4 answers · asked by First L 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-30 14:28:09 · 4 answers · asked by tombombadil042 3 in Boats & Boating

What is the best advice you learned from your dad when it comes to saving gas? Have you turned "green" too?

2007-08-30 14:25:03 · 12 answers · asked by Jerick B 3 in Other - Cars & Transportation

what are all the uses of a polling platform?

2007-08-30 14:24:17 · 2 answers · asked by June Bug 2 in Boats & Boating

will my insurance payment drop any when i turn 18, i have a perfect record and have been with then 2 years so far. located in south carolina

2007-08-30 14:23:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance & Registration

I Have a honda prelude and my car constantly stalls out on me. It happens when I'm coming to a stop with the car in neutral. If I'm lucky enough for my car not to stall when coming to a complete stop after putting my car in neutral, once I press in the clutch pedal the RPMs will drop significantly even enough to stall some times. I don't have to be moving I can be parked with my car idling and once I push the clutch in the RPMss drop. Also if this makes a difference when I'm turning and I push in the clutch pedal sometimes it sticks in...
any help would be greatly aprecited thanks in advance

2007-08-30 14:22:57 · 3 answers · asked by the champ 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-30 14:18:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

will that damage my tranny? otherwise the front wheels just spin (the drive axle) thanks.

2007-08-30 14:09:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

a friend of mine who repairs cars and sells them says if a car was manufactured in 1973, (uk) it does`nt require road tax. also, i saw an advert for a car for sale recently saying it`s exempt from road tax because it was made in 1973. i think it was an m.g. i`m rather baffled by this. dont all vehicles have to be taxed? also, does this apply to any other countries. (e.g. america)

2007-08-30 14:09:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-08-30 14:09:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Honda

I have a 99 2-door Cavalier. My drivers side door will not unlock. It is not automatic locks, but a manual one. It seems like the knob is jammed and won't move. If I pull on it far enough from the inside, I can open my door while holding it. Otherwise, when I try to get in with my key from the outside, it won't open. So I have to crawl from my passenger side. lol How easliy can this be looked at/fixed? Would it cost a lot or could I have someone like my brother just take the door apart? Thanks!

2007-08-30 14:03:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I recently got rear-ended and it later turned out that my car suffered a total loss. As a result, the other party's insurance had to settle with us but they said that there's a maximum amount of money they can give out because of the other party's coverage says that their property damage can only give out $5000 max.

Now the estimate that came out for repairing the entire car is a little over 8 k, so i'm basically losing 3k!

Furthermore, apparently I now have to report my car to the DMV and get a salvage certificate and do all this junk to re-register the car and get a new title.

Can anyone help me understand this property damage clause on the car insurance because I'm not too keen on it, and how is that when I had no fault in the car accident, but am still losing money. And can anyone clear up the stuff I have to do regarding salvaging the car with the DMV? I dont understand that procedure either.

Thanks.

2007-08-30 13:59:27 · 13 answers · asked by Tom P 2 in Insurance & Registration

they made this seat for one year (79) for the special. the 1980-81 seat will not fit. nor will a standard xs1100 fit. It must be for the 79 xs1100 special. Ebay gets one occasionally and they sell for outrageous prices. I've called numerous salvage shops in the northeast and even some in the south with no luck, my price range is $130 max including the shipping. thanks for any suggestions or leads you can give me.
john

2007-08-30 13:58:23 · 4 answers · asked by shooter_18831 1 in Motorcycles

1966 dodge charger steel wheel 14 by 5 and one half

2007-08-30 13:56:46 · 5 answers · asked by Harley H 1 in Dodge

Hi i am striping my rochester 4me quadrajet and have tried getting the primary jets out and the top of the jet where the slot is for a screw driver has sheered off, the jet itself still acepts the needle smoothly with no burs.
Do you think this will still work as i need it for the weekend and will not be able to get it drilled out and repaired in time

2007-08-30 13:50:06 · 6 answers · asked by volvo penta 1 in Boats & Boating

wonder what this is and what it is used for

2007-08-30 13:49:44 · 4 answers · asked by batman9722 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

I have a 1990 dodge dakota. It is a automatic. I put car in reverse nothing happens you can hear sound like it is trying to shift into gear but doesnt go. The other gears work just fine and shifts just fine any help would be great is there a aadjustment somewhere on the tranny at all.

2007-08-30 13:38:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dodge

Could it be an ignition coil? She has done this 3 times

2007-08-30 13:34:55 · 5 answers · asked by pattymac1951 1 in Volkswagen

I have a 1988 Mazda B2200 manual. Originally, I had a massive oil leak coming through a hole in my fuel pump (the hole comes stock on the fuel pump, and no one could seem to figure out why oil was coming through it). The fuel pump has been replaced, and now oil is shooting into my carburetor through the vacuum hose.

I was told that it could be a faulty PCV valve, so I replaced that. I'm still having the same problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Andrew

2007-08-30 13:32:43 · 4 answers · asked by Andrew 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-30 13:27:13 · 6 answers · asked by borinkenpapi 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Should I just go with a GMC plug made specifically for my truck or are there better performing plugs out there that I could use? Need to add that I have an extended warranty from AAA and wonder if using anything other that GM plugs would void the warranty if something happened. Thanks in advance.

2007-08-30 13:23:11 · 11 answers · asked by Sierra ☼ Sky 4 in GMC

Ive got a vaccum leak somewhere in my car and i just cant find it anyone have any idea/suggestion the best way to find it? cuz ive tried everything i could think of. thanks

2007-08-30 13:17:31 · 5 answers · asked by Tin 2 in Maintenance & Repairs