Cars & Transportation - 18 September 2007

what tire pressure should i keep my tires? i can't find it on the tire itself.

i drive a toyota camry. tire size P195/70R14 90S bridgestone.

any links to where i can find out?

2007-09-18 16:26:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

i don't have any example similar to this question in the book so i am not able to understand it.

while driving his sports car at 20.m/s down a four-lane highway, eddie comes up behind a slow-moving dump truck and decides to pass it in the left hand lane. if eddie can accelerate at 5.oom/s2 , how long will it take for him to reach a speed of 30.om/s?

(note s2 is for s with square root)
pls explain me how to do this since i have no similar examples to this in my book.

2007-09-18 16:25:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

the air bag assembly, i told him i didn't think it was a good idea am i wrong in assuming there might be something harmful inside that canister?

2007-09-18 16:24:56 · 7 answers · asked by connie w 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-09-18 16:21:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rail

the car is a 95' ford escort. i thought it might have been a cv joint or something with the drive axles. it is pretty loud at highway speeds. the faster you go, the louder and faster the thumping gets. i took it to a shop and the mechanic said it was a tie rod and some kind of wheel bearing. he said they couldnt fix it and it probably isnt safe to drive. could i lose a wheel, from a tie rod? does anyone know what could be wrong with the tie rod and what kind of bearing he was talking about?

2007-09-18 16:18:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-09-18 16:14:49 · 1 answers · asked by JASON C 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-09-18 16:14:31 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Chevrolet

2007-09-18 16:13:28 · 2 answers · asked by JASON C 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Some one carved into it. So is it cheaper to do just the hood or the whole car?

2007-09-18 16:11:15 · 4 answers · asked by Jen R 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

First noticed it a few days ago.

2007-09-18 16:05:42 · 7 answers · asked by Shannon 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis GS with a h-pipe 2" dual exhaust, and two 2.25" flowmaster super 44 mufflers. I also have teh K&N cold air intake. About how much horsepower and torqe do i have now on ym current setup? And what can be done to get more horsepower and torque?

2007-09-18 16:01:42 · 6 answers · asked by JMSA540 2 in Mercury

i moved here from the uk, over there we always use our handbrake, but over here in the usa nobody seems to use their parking brake they just put the car in park.
my question is should i use it on my test, and when should i use it, just when parking, or on a steep hill?
any other tips?
thanks

2007-09-18 16:00:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cars & Transportation

i was on my way home today and my car died while i was driveing. the battery light and the oil pressure light turned on. i put it in nuetral and it restarted no problem. i want to know what could've caused it to stall out. i really believe it's the battery because it just didn't seem to have the power this morning when i started it. this car has been trough a lot. the previous owner set it on fire, and killed the engine. so it had to be replaced. i just want to know what couldv'e caused it and how much it can cost to fix it. thanks,

2007-09-18 15:57:08 · 12 answers · asked by gitch 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-09-18 15:48:47 · 9 answers · asked by sheep8307 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

A car can not even be sold unless it has gone through incredibly expensive federal crash testing, third party crash testing, and its own corporate crash testing. It must be equipped with airbags, seatbelts, and specific and expensive designs in the sheet metal and frame.
A motor cycle does not even cover the body of the occupant, it would fail any crash test (obviously) and has no seatbelts, airbags, sheet metal.
Not to mention they are noisy and sound like a flatulating farm animal, much like the riders of them. But that's besides the point.
Why are they allowed on the road?

2007-09-18 15:38:09 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

2007-09-18 15:36:41 · 7 answers · asked by frogman 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

n it is now in columbus oh at her brothers.it has not been inspected in ky yet because she don"t know how to go about getting it from columbus oh to ky.does anybody know how to go about this?

2007-09-18 15:33:37 · 2 answers · asked by al b 1 in Insurance & Registration

Is there a way to check to see if tie rod is worn out? Do you turn the steering wheel and look to see if tie rod has any play in it??

2007-09-18 15:31:43 · 4 answers · asked by moondog_1976 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I saw a side car the other day packed up with someones goodies. I am just amazed that there is not a sidecar marketed with this purpose. Unlike a trike's trunk, this "trunk" would be "removable". There are some interesting finds on the internet: I found one guy that used his to hold more gas and also found one that was just a flat bed for hauling.

2007-09-18 15:27:16 · 4 answers · asked by Chalgal 3 in Motorcycles

2007-09-18 15:23:55 · 4 answers · asked by Claudia L. 2 in Buying & Selling

I have a 64 Chevy II SS. What oil pan should I use for a 67 power steering setup? Can I use a factory one or should I have one made?

2007-09-18 15:23:23 · 4 answers · asked by phrog_1975 3 in Chevrolet

Some ads. claim that the K&N air intake systems increase performance. Is it true and what kind of performance increase would it be? And how hard is it to install the system?

2007-09-18 15:20:32 · 12 answers · asked by JOE 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am so fed up, I almost want to stop driving completely. This has happened to me at least 4 times in the past few months, and I am afraid that I am going to get into an accident. Basically, I will be driving on the freeway going at the speed limit (usually 55-65) and someone will be on the ramp to merge, and they will not slow down at all, and just come right at me! Just 20 mins ago, a truck merged at the exact moment that I was right next to them, and I had to go into the other lane a little to avoid them! Don't get me wrong, I always let people in whenever possible, but when I am going at least 55, and have an older car that can't stop on a dime, there is nothing I can do except keep going. I feel that I'm not doing anything wrong, but I keep almost getting into accidents. Does anyone have any advice for me?

2007-09-18 15:16:37 · 6 answers · asked by ? 4 in Safety

I have just been told that the rear differential is leaking in my rear-wheel drive car - what does this mean?

2007-09-18 15:14:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

it's not called a bandana!

2007-09-18 15:14:54 · 16 answers · asked by Shell 1 in Motorcycles

What would the upkeep cost look like and would it be worth it to go for the later model vette???

2007-09-18 15:06:35 · 4 answers · asked by drewmw05 2 in Chevrolet

at first i wanted a 67 chevy impala but now i'm not so sure, I want something that will look great but not too expensive.

This is a big project for me and will probably take a few years so if you guys could give me a list of some good looking vintage cars that wouldn't be so expensive i'd appreciate it.

2007-09-18 14:43:17 · 9 answers · asked by i messed up 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I try to change my trans oil in my Escort but i have this cross member in the way.Do you have to remove that to get to a couple of bolts on the pan?Hope somebody knows.Thanks

2007-09-18 14:40:56 · 1 answers · asked by fieronut72 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

92 Honda Civic lx 5spd sedan, stalling and at times won't start.

I have replaced the following= fuel tank, fuel pump, main relay
When I accelerate thru the gears ....the car bogs
The car won't start sometimes...... if it does start it will snuff out. I wait and restart and seems to run ok.

Does it need a timing belt adjustment?

2007-09-18 14:39:48 · 3 answers · asked by Derek D 2 in Honda

2007-09-18 14:37:54 · 5 answers · asked by zander c 1 in GMC