Cars & Transportation - 9 October 2007

I drive a 1996 Ford Explorer 4.0L. I'm looking to buy a K&N Cold Air Intake and a Flowmaster exhaust. I'll have them both eventually, but what should I buy first?

2007-10-09 09:39:04 · 4 answers · asked by Mike 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Or is it really just opinion?
I'm getting ready to buy my own car and the most I want to spend is $6000 so I was thinking about a 2 door Explorer with less than 100,000 miles.

So what are your personal experiences with Ford?
Not just opinion but actual fact or experience.

2007-10-09 09:35:40 · 19 answers · asked by q 2 in Ford

Does the postal strike buggggar up everything like this, I genuinely need to travel to Blackpool on Monday

2007-10-09 09:34:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rail

i have a 1984 camaro with a dome houseing and bought the bulbs but i think its missing something, becuase i cant see how you put them in...i got the right bulbs and everything, im just wondering is there a piece that connects to the house and for the bulbs to be in that gets put into the dome housing or something....?

2007-10-09 09:34:06 · 2 answers · asked by laxitivepo 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-09 09:33:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Honda

I looked on the auto zone website for a distributor cap and rotor.
I have my choice between duralast (brandname), and beck arnley (brand name).beck arnley is considerably more expensive.

Duralast rotor -2.99, rotor cap 9.99 (+ or -)
beck arnley rotor -9.99, rotor cap 18.00

My truck is a "bone stock" service (I am an electrician) truck.I

There cannot be that big of a difference in the two rotors/caps.

what would you (all) recommend I do?

2007-10-09 09:33:11 · 5 answers · asked by john l 1 in Toyota

My friend suggestted that it might not be wise, because when I get another car in 5 months they will charge me more for insurance if I was not insured for a long period of time. His logic was that it's a red flag to insurance co. They think you were driving without insurance or totaled your car. Even though my car just died on it's own.

2007-10-09 09:29:14 · 28 answers · asked by honeyroastedeggroll 1 in Insurance & Registration

I have a 95 monte carlo it has a 3.4lL engine and the raditor is leaking avery time I drive for more than 10 minutes and park right were you pull that thing on the botom to flush out avery thing and it gets hot. How much will it cost for repairs Iive in california. Thanks for th help cause I dont know much about cars

2007-10-09 09:26:19 · 5 answers · asked by CALI GIRL 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-09 09:20:32 · 4 answers · asked by Nikki R 1 in Rail

It is a copy and the key code light does not go out, I have a code card in my documents so I suppose I will have to get another key from fiat, any idea how much it will be and why would anyone want a spare key that doesnt work, I bought the car from a reputable car hire company so i dont understand why they would have a key like that

2007-10-09 09:18:34 · 8 answers · asked by rob h 1 in Fiat

And does it cover commercial driving only or does it show all employment including non-driving jobs?

2007-10-09 09:14:04 · 6 answers · asked by halonut 1 in Safety

Spanish for an important part of the steering mechanism on a car.

2007-10-09 09:13:12 · 4 answers · asked by Christopher B 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm looking for a 1974 Nova is anyone selling one?

2007-10-09 09:12:14 · 4 answers · asked by Kit 3 in Other - Cars & Transportation

I started the truck and pulled out of the driveway 3 feet and it just died! Now sometimes it will start and sometimes it won't. What could be the problem? I just put a new fuel pump in!

2007-10-09 09:10:32 · 6 answers · asked by ttipton24 2 in GMC

2007-10-09 09:09:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Buying & Selling

2007-10-09 09:09:03 · 3 answers · asked by Richard W 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Every 2 years I need to get my car smogged. Each time I get my cars engine timed it passes smog.

I would like to know what causes the engine to get out of timing to begin with and does it has anything at all to do with the distributor and points ? Thank you so much

2007-10-09 08:59:59 · 5 answers · asked by bpcbinfo 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a SWR meter for my cb radio. To be honest I'm not exactly sure how to use it, my dad just gave it to me, no instrunctions or antyhing. it has the meter, a switch for forwar and reverse(whatever that does), a calabrator knob, and an antenna in and cb out. How am I suppose to use this to calibrate my radio? My radio has a SWR meter built into the radio. I have calibrated it and it works fine. I'm running about 1:1 to !:7. it is a uniden pc78Elite. It also has a meter for recieving and sending built into my radio. Also I have an antenna light that turns on red when my vehicle is in motion but my calabrating remains the same? Why is that? My main question was is that when I connect the external SWR meter my radio will not send or receive above 3 puonds. Why is this? I hope im not too confusing. Im trying to use the little space I have for this question as best as I can. Thank You for your time.

2007-10-09 08:47:41 · 4 answers · asked by Joshua 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

Anyone you ask for details about returning the car back to Canada " Don't Know Tweet." Does anyone know what's involved in bringing a car back across the Border/

2007-10-09 08:41:31 · 1 answers · asked by nobs 3 in Buying & Selling

If your gas tank usually takes unleaded and you accidentally put unleaded plus into your tank will something bad happen?

2007-10-09 08:35:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

i have a crf100. everytime i gun it it lags for a second then pics up. what could the problem be

2007-10-09 08:34:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

What would happen if you turbocharged a motorcycle, surely the kick in power would make the back wheel spin. Anyway, just curious =D

thanks.

2007-10-09 08:27:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

Mechanic says that I should replace my hood because of the hood scoop which is hindering my power due to freezing my carburator. I find this weird since my problem has been happening during the summer. Is it possible that this can happen during any season?

2007-10-09 08:24:50 · 5 answers · asked by critter70 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have been told this is very easy to install. I have purchased the OEM sensor with the plug in tip, so no wiring needed. I need to do this to pass an emissions test and update my registration. A step by step guide would be incredibley useful.

2007-10-09 08:24:31 · 3 answers · asked by greg_lang2006 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

place they must see before they die?

2007-10-09 08:24:30 · 8 answers · asked by Lleh 6 in Boats & Boating

It may sound daft, but I am finding it increasingly difficult to cope with my daily commute to work, purely down to the state of the driving I encounter where I have to drive (Hull). Some days it seems like nobody in Hull should have ever passed their test, and the amount of mickey-taking, being cut up, tail gated and generally harrassed is just unbelievable. I'm not purporting to be the world's best driver but I'm sure I take more care and consideration than the rest of them in this city combined. It's just really starting to stress me out and I know I shouldn't react, but I just can't help it. Does anyone know any good coping strategies because I really just feel like I don't want to drive to work anymore, but unfortunatley public transport isn't really an option to get to my destination. I just need to know how to stop these lunatics bothering me!

2007-10-09 08:19:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Safety

I bought a car on 10/7/07 in CA , checked out its Carfax.com report after the fact (I know, I know, should have done this beforehand) and discovered it was in an accident in NY. Title is clean. Dealer never disclosed accident but did offer me a "cooling off" contract for 48 hours for $800 ($300 policy + $500 restocking fee). He also characterized it as a waste of money ("expensive car rental" were the exact words). Do I have a right to return it since they did not disclose information about its history that was public?

2007-10-09 08:17:10 · 14 answers · asked by vinep 1 in Buying & Selling

Has anyone had this problem before; a small amount of water got on the armrest, so I sponged it with a tissue lightly, and the leather just started peeling off.

Once the water was dry, I then got the leather treatment and dabbed a bit on and massged gently with a cloth and the same thing happened.

Its revealved a darker leather underneath - what is the 'top coating' of the arm rest that I have peeled off??? Is it repairable??

2007-10-09 08:11:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Acura

would ataching a computer fan to the airfilter of a dirt bike act as a tubo except not run off the exhaust. like if i where to attach a computer fan to the air filter bay would i get any performance out of it.

2007-10-09 08:10:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

2000 Saturn SL SOHC? If you have pictures then i would definately like to see. Thanks for any help.

2007-10-09 08:10:40 · 4 answers · asked by jay.johns 2 in Maintenance & Repairs