Cars & Transportation - 9 December 2007

its a 89 honda civic
recently it dropped alot of oil
and before it stoped running there was white smoke coming from the exhaust

2007-12-09 14:34:08 · 7 answers · asked by victor s 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

4, 6.25 hp Briggs&Stratton i want to know please help cordless drill work?

2007-12-09 14:24:43 · 1 answers · asked by David 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

i have a 89 toyota truck 4wd 5 speed 4 cylinder. recently is seems as if i have half the power , what could cause this and how could i fix this?? please include cost ....i would like to do it diy also

2007-12-09 14:13:20 · 4 answers · asked by tbinion9 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-09 14:11:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Aircraft

2007-12-09 14:07:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Buying & Selling

2007-12-09 14:06:51 · 2 answers · asked by Dale D 2 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-12-09 14:04:24 · 10 answers · asked by snowman 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

First of all, I know nothing about cars.

I have a 1995 Toyota Corolla. Thats really all I know about it. Its a pretty basic car. Nothing really special about the engine or anything.

Earlier tonight, my car wouldn't start. A friend jumped it, and as it was running, I was cleaning it out. It was running low on gas so we were going to run to the gas station to get some. As soon as I turned my headlights on, the car died. We just re-jumped it and I started cleaning again, but as my cd player and overhead light started flickering (the cd player would turn off and on and restart songs).

Its a new battery, I replaced it in June. Could this be the alternator, and how much would that cost?? PLEASE HELP ME!!

2007-12-09 13:54:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

do they make a cruise control that will work with a 2004 harley-davidson fatboy carburated?????? i really need to know!!!!!
thanks!!!

2007-12-09 13:47:36 · 7 answers · asked by meggggg 4 in Motorcycles

For several months, I noticed from time to time that there would be burt out flares that had been placed directly on top of the rail road crossings in my area (Valrico Fl - CSX). Finally, one day I saw one that was still burning so I started driving from crossing to crossing. I came across a train that was going about 5mph. At each and every crossing, the train would pull to within about 10 feet of the signal but would not activate it. One of the guys would get out a flag the traffic to a stop and the other would drive the train through. This was a normal looking train with 2 modern 6 axles engines. Out of curiousity, I waited around about 20 minutes for the next train to see if it activated the crossings like normal, which it did. I thought the gates work on electrical resistance, but I don't get why this and at least a few other trains would not have activated them. Are they RF now or something?

2007-12-09 13:42:47 · 6 answers · asked by ddhiers1313 2 in Rail

2007-12-09 13:39:04 · 24 answers · asked by Chris B 1 in Hyundai

i just picked up a motorcycle handbook from my local DMV

and i read it all the way through

two questions still are lingering

1. it says lane sharing is illegal, but what about lane splitting? i know it's legal in CA, but what are the limitations on it?

2. it talks about parking a little, like it has to be 90 degrees to the curb, but when im at my local supermarket, i see motorcycles parked right up next to the automated door.
so are motorcycles free to park in places other than the marked stalls in the parking lot?

thank you for reading and/or answering

2007-12-09 13:33:53 · 5 answers · asked by somwone145 3 in Motorcycles

I need to install an after market cd player. The assembly appears to be on piece but I can't find any screws or even a hint on which direction to pull on it to pry it off; to get to the factory cd player so that I can install the new one.

2007-12-09 13:33:50 · 1 answers · asked by Branden E 1 in Nissan

2007-12-09 13:33:26 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance & Registration

I have a 2003 Chevy Malibu and have a problem with the headlights. Both are rather dull, but one is so faint it's barely noticeable. I've tried changing the bulb myself and the people at Jiffy Lube also changed it. Each time, the bulb is still barely visable. I know this much -- it's not the bulb.
What else could it be, and how do I fix it?

2007-12-09 13:27:09 · 8 answers · asked by Jordy 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-09 13:19:47 · 5 answers · asked by RONALD M 1 in Motorcycles

2007-12-09 13:10:44 · 3 answers · asked by boggamilz 1 in Safety

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=176985 just in case you were wondering this is the amplifier.

2007-12-09 13:04:57 · 5 answers · asked by nick l 3 in Car Audio

will the #1 cylinder intake valve be open?

2007-12-09 12:57:48 · 9 answers · asked by kerri p 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My car insurance renews in january.. what if I pay it all off say by april, but then I get a new car in May does the insurance transfer over and I pay the difference for the new car? and what if I didn't pay off all the insurance but got a new car would I not have to pay off the rest of the balance? I never understood this..
thank youu

2007-12-09 12:57:17 · 6 answers · asked by spread your fire 3 in Insurance & Registration

2007-12-09 12:56:22 · 5 answers · asked by LiLPrinCess 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

When properly seated, the top of the steering wheel should be:

A. in line with the top of your shoulders
B. in line with your chin
C. in line with the top of your ears
D. no higher than the point at which you feel comfortable

2007-12-09 12:51:06 · 3 answers · asked by lilmizzy16 1 in Safety

I've been wanting to buy a new Dodge Grand Caravan, but according to consumer reports, and all online personal consumer reviews I have read, they are truly shoddy made vehicles. Horror stories of bad transmissions, bad breaks, bad doors and windows, bad electrical systems, on and on and on...I have read reviews on all vehicles, but none are worse than Chrysler and Dodge. Why do you think that Chrysler complaints are 10 times more prevalent, than all other vehicles?Are they really garbage?? Even when I talk to co-workers--they all say NO!!! Don't buy Chrysler or Dodge unless you want to be in the garage fixing them all the time! Consumer reports pictographs for quality show Chrysler/Dodge to be riddled with black failure marks for almost every model--while Toyota and Honda recieve almost all white passing marks! I have seen this for myself. Question: Why are Chrysler and Dodge products synonomous with poor quality, in the general publics eye?--and is it wise to ignore these warnings?

2007-12-09 12:43:31 · 17 answers · asked by GasLight 4 in Dodge

I'm talking about the original K.I.T.T. (the new K.I.T.T. is going to be a Shelby Ford Mustang which to me isn't all that hot). I saw the new car that was originally chosen & it was better than any car on the road today, very futuralistic.

2007-12-09 12:41:59 · 8 answers · asked by ZORRO 3 in Other - Cars & Transportation

Burning 2 quarts of oil a week or more. Slight leak outside of engine but none in the antifreeze. I figured it is probably the piston rings. Car is a 91' Chevy Lumina. V6. It has been run low on oil many times. Knocking sounds like it's in just one cylinder near passengers side.

2007-12-09 12:40:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

We were just given a 4 wheeler but need to replace the battery.
we know nothing about 4 wheelers!
the 4 wheeler is a Sierra and the battery has this writing on it: GS Sealed MF Battery GTX5L-BS.....
do they sell this kind of stuff at Walmart?
any suggestions would be appreciated...thank you

2007-12-09 12:30:32 · 2 answers · asked by Amy M 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Hey i just got my first car. An 2001 Infiniti I30 I love it, But i want to make it quicker. Is there anything anyone recomends. Anything along audio system, anything to increase power, and my cars look.. Thanks for any information.

2007-12-09 12:29:15 · 8 answers · asked by Terry 1 in Infiniti

i have a 1998 olds intrigue, just the other day the heater stopped working, lights function and what not but , but when you go to turn fan/blowing strength up nothing happens, it is essentially stuck on "low" with barely nothing coming out.
Any trouble shooting advice or etc woulb be great

2007-12-09 12:09:15 · 1 answers · asked by nick pappa G 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

how should my hands be positioned on the steering wheel, I am going for my drivers test .... also i am not sure how to turn the vehicle without using only one hand? Thanks

2007-12-09 11:57:58 · 8 answers · asked by bubblebee 2 in Safety

My car is a 1997 Pontiac Bonneville and it has around 170,000 miles on it. The engine still runs great so I would like to keep this car. Is the telltale sign of bad struts when the car picks up more road vibration? Any help would be great!

2007-12-09 11:46:05 · 9 answers · asked by Shurman 1 in Maintenance & Repairs