Cars & Transportation - 15 November 2007

I'm in the automotive field, and I'm a mechanics helper. Well, i'm more then that now. I can basically do anything from diagnostics to most repair works. ASE cert. in brakes, HVAC, electricity, engine repair and just took the test for Engine performance (not the L1, but the basic). i know i did pretty good. currently im working at a citgo gas station, in the DC area. i go home with $350 a week after taxes. the shop rate is $70/hr and i work 5 days a week from 9 to 7and the other days im at school or off. i think im being cheated but i don't want to say anything without knowing for sure. if youre in the feild or know about this stuff, can you please give me some feed back? thank you

2007-11-15 23:55:52 · 5 answers · asked by audi5axl99 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I think mine were about £3.50.

2007-11-15 23:45:32 · 25 answers · asked by D 7 in Insurance & Registration

I recently purchased a 98 Toyota Avalon XLS. One minor issue with the car is that the gas release lever doesn't open the gas cap door without a little help. I have to lodge something in the gas cap door first to put outward pressure on it, then I engage the gas release lever to open it. Does anyone have any clever ideas for something to rig up to leave lodged in the gas cap door so I don't have to mess around with it every time I stop at the gas station?

2007-11-15 23:25:16 · 3 answers · asked by Hoosier Daddy 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

I am researching why is so hard to have an eletric car

2007-11-15 23:22:34 · 7 answers · asked by nico348100 1 in Boats & Boating

I have a 2001 BMW e46 316i

I noticed that when I am climbing a hill or coming down a hill at speeds, my brakes sometimes makes a squeky noise, sometime ago a mechanic said to me that my brakes needs changing, as the brake oil had come down quite a bit.

Now I am going to buy the brakes today from BMW, I am thinking how many should I buy, I am thinking of buying all 4 brakes, but I might be wrong here. It is worth buying just front 2 or all 4.

Also, on a more seperate note, when I was driving this morning, on a wet icy road, coming down the hill, the car skidded and i temporarily lost control, it was going sideways to hit another vehicle, I am note sure if this is related to the brakes or just the road condition, I did put on the ASC function afterwards, is this the right thing to do and what else do I need to check in the car ?

2007-11-15 23:12:19 · 2 answers · asked by Londoner 1 in BMW

2007-11-15 22:56:47 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance & Registration

Fuses have been checked. Tail lights are on and dash lights are on as well

2007-11-15 22:36:48 · 5 answers · asked by Derrick C 1 in Motorcycles

i caught the train today to leeds to be stopped by the police (bast*rds) under sec.44 of the terrorism act 2000! stop searched me and the lot! anyone else been stoped today in a train station???

i mean, how embarasing could it get. when your stood there arms out and all your belongings are on the floor, people looking and everything! i had to laugh tho, just to stop the embarasment! pathetic as i didnt even have a bag or coat!

2007-11-15 21:53:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rail

My car is an old Nissan Serena. I would prefer to just put it in myself but need to know that it will circulate properly. Thanks.

2007-11-15 21:44:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-11-15 21:32:52 · 31 answers · asked by khaled w 1 in Motorcycles

2007-11-15 21:23:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I dont drive my car much. However, i returned to it this morning at 4am, heavy coat of frosting. I stuck the demister on (air con), left the car running with the door open, whilst i cleared the ice off the windows.
I noticed there was water droplets on the inside of the windscreen. Is this normal? The last time i drove it was on Tues.

I don't think there is any obvious areas in the car that there maybe a leak. Perhaps it may just be normal due to the inside/outside temp differences.

2007-11-15 21:12:54 · 2 answers · asked by tlionhart 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-11-15 20:35:42 · 3 answers · asked by Gingerbreadman 1 in Dodge

i have some ideas but i wanna get some more my last car just had mustang across it and i wanna have something more original this time

2007-11-15 19:56:04 · 7 answers · asked by babigirl07 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2002 ford mustang GT 4.6L v8 5 speed. only have 50,000 m

or a 2000 Acura Integra ls non vtech 5speed 82,000 m

2007-11-15 19:46:39 · 12 answers · asked by Black GT 1 in Acura

Please explain why.

2007-11-15 19:33:57 · 11 answers · asked by LindaAnn 4 in Other - Car Makes

Late model e46 coupes have the white turnsignals with orange l.e.d.s inside. how come some of them have orange turn signals with orange l.e.d.s inside?
(not aftermarket)

2007-11-15 19:09:01 · 3 answers · asked by bob 1 in BMW

when going uphill, im in the proper gear i should be based on speed, but the car goes slow sometimes(ex i press full throttle and it barely increases) or my engine revs loudly. should i put it in a lower gear to increase speed, or something else. help

2007-11-15 18:57:21 · 8 answers · asked by subs r de best 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-11-15 18:51:11 · 5 answers · asked by caboo312 1 in Dodge

My car was hit and the person ran. The car was parked outside my house. Would I clame this under my house insurance or under my auto insurance? Should I pay a deductible if its a claim under my auto insurance? I wasn't even near the car.

2007-11-15 18:31:06 · 7 answers · asked by mberr2 2 in Insurance & Registration

It's so loud. It wakes up the baby. We can't have a normal conversation in our backyard.

2007-11-15 18:06:46 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

I noticed my rear sprocket is missing a few teeth (just got the bike so it wasn't me) and needs to be replaced. I want to put an acceleration kit on instead of stock sprockets. I don't know anything about gearing or how much better aluminum would be but if you would take a look at the link and tell me what the difference between them is and which one you would get I would surely appreicate it.

Any information you have about the number of sprocket teeth and gearing would be helpful too.

thank you!

http://www.bikebandit.com/aftermarket-parts-list?d=1170244+1173059+2401454+2401506

2007-11-15 17:46:44 · 5 answers · asked by Nate 6 in Motorcycles

I have just purchased a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 regular cab, long bed pickup. It has a 5.2L and automatic, and also a factory tow package.
It has a 3.55:1 rear, trans cooler, bigger radiator, and oil cooler.
What is the maximum towing capacity for this truck? The manual states 7,800lbs. but the GCWR isn't high enough to support that claim.
I have a 31ft. travel trailer that I need to tow with it, the trailer weighs 6,300lbs fully loaded, and is a bumper pull.
The truck also has a Class IV hitch rated at 10,000lbs, and the truck already has an electric brake controller.
Thanks

2007-11-15 17:23:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dodge

2007-11-15 17:20:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Boats & Boating

2007-11-15 17:10:44 · 23 answers · asked by biggaz 1 in Aircraft

I was watching mythbusters tv show tonight and saw a plane sitting there with the engines fully powered, and it didnt go anywhere. Why is that im just curious, they have the power to make it take off but not to make it move when its locked or whatever is holding it back from moving.

2007-11-15 16:56:51 · 15 answers · asked by fyreman81 2 in Aircraft

coming from the rear of the car......It may be my brakes.
And, they have been bad for a while, (poor college student)
I have a 2000 Dodge Neon.
What does something like this cost to repair?

2007-11-15 16:33:00 · 1 answers · asked by Namaste 4 in Car Audio

2007-11-15 16:20:11 · 2 answers · asked by m_muneco 1 in Chevrolet

My car was totaled and the insurance company finally gave me a decent offer that I'm going to accept. Can they change their offer after I accept it? For example, if they offer me $5,000 and I accept, can they, before I receive a check, turn around a week later and say they're only going to give me $4,000?

2007-11-15 16:10:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance & Registration

pressing the clutch all the way in and keeping it in gear during a traffic stop.

2007-11-15 15:59:24 · 12 answers · asked by wu_4533 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation