Cars & Transportation - 11 December 2007

2007-12-11 08:23:04 · 4 answers · asked by michael r 1 in Chevrolet

These are English and were built by Austin, Morris and then Rover from mid 1960's to 1980. They look like Mr. Beans car with a pick-up bed on the back. Want it to be rust free as possible, other than that almost any other condition is OK. If outside of the US it must be drivable so as it can be shipped. If you know of a vehicle please feel free to contact me at spitracer1296 at yahoo dot com Thanks

2007-12-11 08:18:46 · 4 answers · asked by spitracer1296 2 in Buying & Selling

2007-12-11 08:18:29 · 5 answers · asked by <3 3 in Safety

i have a 2000 chevy blazer and it started making this bad rattling noise and i assumed it was coming from the catty converter because the vehicle has almost 200,000 miles on it anyway and soo after about 2 weeks after this started my sister borrowed my vehicle (the blazer) and took it 4-wheeling without me knowing and f*ucked up the transmission well the garage said when it took it in for the tranny repair it was just the valve body because of the Service engine light code and they also said that they thought the noise was coming from the transmission and that the tranny wouldn't last long making that noise but the transmission was fine b-4 she took it 4-wheeling in fact just replaced (it was making the noise b-4 she srewed it up...) do u think the noise is coming from the tranny or the catalytic converter? it does it in all gears sometimes and sometimes not... it REALLY hard to tell where it is coming from... i had the fluid & filter recently changed and it was normal red not burned..

2007-12-11 08:17:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

i traded my united motors dirt tracker 125 for a running needs nothing go kart plus 100 cash was this a good deal?

2007-12-11 08:11:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Motorcycles

year 99 does anyone have a clue how much and what i need to get it? just the vin? it does have a chip in it!!! pls help

2007-12-11 08:08:06 · 4 answers · asked by union de tvla, jalisco 2 in Ford

2007-12-11 07:57:52 · 9 answers · asked by Gabriel B 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-12-11 07:50:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lexus

2007-12-11 07:48:49 · 31 answers · asked by Simon 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation

Should I not be using a 50/50 sugar and baking soda additive as an oil treatment?

2007-12-11 07:48:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Where do the dealerships go to get the cars all cleaned out inside and looking/smelling new again?

We bought a car and the upholstery has been colored on, the rug has been stained with food/drinks, I tried cleaning it myself but it still looks dirty.

How do I totally revamp the inside, either by myself or taking it somewhere?

2007-12-11 07:47:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

EGR valve works mechanicaly, and with vacuum applied.
Still get check engine/EGR emissions light flashing while cruising on the freeway at 60mph.

What next??

I'm A Chevy guy.....not a Ford fan.

2007-12-11 07:45:51 · 6 answers · asked by Mr. KnowItAll 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-11 07:43:12 · 8 answers · asked by madirishmanb 3 in Motorcycles

I have brought my Pacifica to a couple different dealers for burning oil and I get no results. It is burning about 1 qt. per 1000 miles. They can't figure out where it is going. It isn't leaking and they won't say there is a problem cause they can't find out where the oil is going. So I call and write Chrysler Customer Care and all they do is call the dealer and tell me nothing is wrong. The dealers say they are going to do an oil consumption test and halfway thru they tell me that they don't do the test. I am nearing the 36,000 mile warranty and I fear they are going to tell me something is wrong after the warranty is up. The only people I talk to that say there is nothing wrong with my car is Chrysler Service Dept. and Chrysler Cust. Care. Any ideas??? I have run out of options to get the oil burning problem handled. I am at the mercy of the dealers to detect the problem so I can get it fixed and they can't figure it out and refuse to document oil loss on service history.

2007-12-11 07:42:31 · 10 answers · asked by Phil V 1 in Chrysler

911 and its relationship to the golfer Payne Stewart and 2005 (100+ fatality) Helios decompression crashes
Submitted by sy levine on Sun, 2007-02-25 09:04. aviation and aerospace
At first look it isn't obvious that the Payne Stewart(golfer)/ Helios(2005 - 100+fatality) decompression crashes and 911 are related but from a aviation safety and security system view they are:

When a plane substantially deviates from its approved flight plan it is presently possible to have a remote pilot located in a secure simulator fly the plane to a safe landing at a remotely populated airfield. Over 70% of all fatal air crashes occurrences are readily preventable if handled correctly.

Unfortunately, the data needed to accomplish this is locked up in the flight recorder and is utilized predominately in an autopsy mode. If the data is so important that it is necessary to discover the cause of a fatal crash it is much more important to prevent a fatal crash. Yet because of the aviation industry's partnership with the FAA and NTSB none of the flight data coming out of the recorders is available in real-time to proactively prevent fatal crashes. The inability to use the flight data in real time has jeopardized the safety and security of the traveling public and the nation. The astronauts were guided back from the moon because the data was telemetered to the ground in real-time. Once it got to the ground it was analyzed, and then via a concerted effort by experts, using simulations the proper and safe way to handle life threatening situation was accomplished. Yet this proven technique isn't utilized by the industrial/government partnership to keep our nation and air-passengers safe and secure.

One year prior to 911, I was the guest speaker at the International Aviation Safety Association meeting in NY where I spoke on how terrorists and decompression fatal crashes are preventable via remote control of a deviating aircraft using ciphered technology developed for our ballistic missiles. This technology can prevent most aviation crashes (approximately 70%) even those from mechanical problems and errors of commission and omission. At present a pilot has displayed only a fraction of the information necessary to make the right decision to prevent a crash. The pilot in many instances is seeing a problem for the first time. The aircraft data and air traffic control data isn't shared extensively so experts on handling the aircraft's problem aren’t consulted nor can the problem be simulated to aid in crash prevention. This data vacuum is responsible for most fatal crashes. For example, the Swiss Air and Alaskan Air fatal crashes could have been prevented if handled correctly.

In addition it is not only terrorists that sabotage aircraft. Commercial and Military pilots have also done it. When a pilot deviates substantially from the approved flight plan the aircraft should be safely remote piloted to a landing at a sparsely populated airport. Several years ago a rogue military pilot substantially deviated from his approved Continental United States (CONUS) flight plan and flew an A-10 aircraft loaded with bombs clandestinely across multiple states. It took two weeks to find the plane which had crashed into a Colorado mountain. The plane was eventually found but the bombs are still missing. Exhaustive searches were made but no one has a clew as to what happened to the bombs. Must we wait for a bigger disaster than 911 before any action takes place?

Everyone knowledgeable about the holes in our aviation system, brought about by the industrial government partnership, knew that a 911 could occur and the government allowed it to occur. Even though we knew about Payne Stewart nothing was done and so we got Helios' 100 + deaths. Presently we are just as vulnerable to a 911 disaster, decompression disaster, ... etc. as we were in 2001. The public needs to know the system is fixable for the good of our nation. Even though 3000 people died needlessly on 911 the system doesn't fix the data vacuum mode of operation. It works around the system with attempted patches that are costly and ineffective fixes simply to protect the industry from liability suits. The necessary data is only available in the tombstone/autopsy mode. With all of the deaths that were preventable not a single FAA or NTSB person was even laid-off. Thus, the industry won out and the public and nation suffered. It is quite possible that we went into an unnecessary and horrible war just because we protected the special interest of the aviation industry. The cost of those disasters alone would have been a small fraction of the cost necessary to fix the system and we would now have a safer and securer nation. Instead, things are the same and we are vulnerable.

If you should need more info on this please don't hesitate to contact me (you can see some of my work by going to Google and doing a search on "aviation security, safety and sy levine" or go to my web site www.safelander.com. My work was also featured on the BBC show called "The Black Box". There is simply no reason, technical, cost or data privacy wise" for not using the Black Box Data in real-time, in addition to its autopsy mode, to make our nation safer and securer. The fear of liability, via law suits, should not stand in the way of the airline passenger safety, the safety of people on the ground, or our national security. It is imperative that the traveling public write to the President, their Congressional Representatives, the DOT, FAA and NTSB and demand that the Black Box data be available and utilized in real-time for the security of our nation and to substantially reduce fatal crashes.

Sincerely,
Sy Levine
sylevine1@sbcglobal.net

2007-12-11 07:34:11 · 9 answers · asked by stuttgart 3 in Aircraft

Earlier today i was at a stop light and i was at a complete stop pressing on my brakes. All of a sudden my brake pedal depressed lower than it has ever been, and now i have to really step hard on my brake pedal. Also when i go to stop my Ford Taurus now veers to the right. Did my brakes go out or do i just need to add brake fluid?

2007-12-11 07:32:40 · 10 answers · asked by ~*Manda*~ 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

car wont start with the keys

there are for connections on the starter solenoid. these are:
1.) the + from the battery to the solenoid
2.) the earth from the starter motor ground to the solenoid
3.) the wire from the ignition switch ( when in cranking)
4.) the wire from the + coil.

Ok, there is an internal connection in the solenoid. This forms a closed circuit when there is current in the switch wiring( when cranking) and from the battery + side as explained above.

I have tested the current going to the solenoid from the switch and it gives a reading of 12.15 V. I have also tested the voltage from the battery[12.37V] and have found a good ground on the solenoid producing 12,37V.

The car will not start. The Solenoid is NOT faulty. I have removed the starter and the solenoid from the starter and it worked well when not connected to the starter motor.

The car will start if you bridge the + battery with the ignition switch(in cranking position). Therefore the starter

2007-12-11 07:32:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

none can swim , must use boat , all need to get back to the mainland . no extras envolved . please help !

2007-12-11 07:26:08 · 7 answers · asked by Kevin G 1 in Boats & Boating

I have a high-mileage 96 camry auto 4 cyl that gets a little bit of a shutter at higher speeds (55+) - I took it into a tranny shop last time this happened (20,000 miles ago) and the flushed the fluid and put in an insta-shutter fix additive. That seemed to do the trick, but now the shutter is starting up again. I've noticed I can pick up the additive at an auto parts store, but I was wondering if it is easy to add myself (if so, how do I do it?) or if it's better just to take it in.

2007-12-11 07:18:47 · 4 answers · asked by samchez6767 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm getting my boyfriend a chip for his truck for Christmas. Just wondering how good the Edge Juice chip was, if anyone happens to know. Good idea? Any other suggestions??
Thanks in advance.

2007-12-11 07:17:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dodge

Not being a Ford man, where is the oil pressure sending unit for the dash gage (needle) not the idiot light...

Thanks......

2007-12-11 07:17:18 · 5 answers · asked by Mr. KnowItAll 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 97 Taurus and when I start the car in the morning the radio will only work for about ten minutes and it will only turn on if the car hasn't been started in abut ten hours or so. every other time i start the car it doesn't turn on( none of it) even the climate control lights. If I turn on the lights while the car is off all the climate control lights and track number lights will glow but then i start it and they trun off.

2007-12-11 07:15:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Car Audio

I was driving my 1989 mustang Lx. and the coil * i think it's the thing that has one wire going to the distorder for the spark plug wires * anyways the coil wires melted on my headers, the car shut off and thats the only thing i can see that may of went bad. if that would of blown somthing what and where would it be ? help please . i need to get driving again

2007-12-11 07:12:24 · 4 answers · asked by Ashley 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

My friends and I are writing a novel on Writing.com, The Lair of Pirates. I need to know how long it took for a ship to reach the colonies. Hurry.

2007-12-11 07:11:58 · 10 answers · asked by Chatty K 2 in Boats & Boating

I Changed the Fuel filter no help, What step should I take next ? The car only gets to about 3000rpm before it dogs out. Injectors ? Or ???

2007-12-11 07:07:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a '97 Merc. Sable. The heat will only blow luke warm air on high. All fluids are maintained and the engine is running right in the middle on the heat gauge. Any ideas?

2007-12-11 07:05:25 · 8 answers · asked by Magnus 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

Current cruising speed 20 knots and top speed 28 knots.Never cruise the open seas.Prefer calmer waters and lakes.Good or bad idea?New at this and have everything to learn.

2007-12-11 07:02:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Boats & Boating

it has single back wheels

2007-12-11 07:00:24 · 3 answers · asked by alanhopkins2003 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Does riding a bike save time? Are there special lanes for motorcycles?

2007-12-11 06:57:34 · 1 answers · asked by ftroop888 1 in Motorcycles

I tried to help her jump start it but it was completely dead and the car is very old and a piece of junk.It was left on someones property but their house was very far from the car and the car was not blocking anything like a mailbox.We had no other place to put the car.I guess they have the legal right to tow it but i think that was pretty messed up what do you think?

2007-12-11 06:57:25 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Safety