Maintenance & Repairs - December 2006

What I am really trying to accomplish is installing a car stereo. My last stereo was stollen and they cut the wires in it. I do not know what wires go to what wires. I need to know what the wires comming out of the car are for.

2006-12-18 11:30:37 · 8 answers · asked by Melissa Sue 25 2

my car is an old toyota 1994 /w no power windows. and yes i just got the car so i dont have a spare key. is there a way to hanger it open?
please help!

2006-12-18 11:29:12 · 11 answers · asked by Duy D 1

I will be out of town for 20 days and someone told me I have to unplug the car battery and add extra air in the tires.

do you think 20 days will affect my car if a keep it as it is without doing all that?

2006-12-18 11:26:52 · 12 answers · asked by naifitto 1

2006-12-18 11:23:32 · 2 answers · asked by Russell R 1

Vehicle is a 91 S10 Blazer with a 4.3L V6. When i changed the old filter it looked like the excess fuel in the filter looked blackened. During the test drive, the vehicle regained some power, but later had a dead spot again. Could i dissconect the ignition coil, and crank the engine over to flush the fuel out of the line into a plastic milk bottle?

2006-12-18 11:16:53 · 8 answers · asked by Craig C 2

2006-12-18 11:11:58 · 5 answers · asked by MM 5

I have a '96 dodge caravan (3.3L V6) and it recently started having problems stuttering real bad about a half hour into driving it. It does every time the same time. Put it on the computer and it read 'Mulitple misfires'. Checked plugs and wires, everything seems alright. I need a step by step way to troubleshoot this problem, don't have the money to have a mech do it for me

2006-12-18 11:08:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

There is no click as if the starter is bad, no power to the starter it seems. The car has fuseable links. The starter was tested good. So thats not it. It has no fuses, just the link. Which makes it hard to figure out.

2006-12-18 10:34:44 · 14 answers · asked by Your Asking Me? 4

2006-12-18 10:30:26 · 7 answers · asked by Arthur A 1

like... if it was totally empty, then I run the car for 30 mins so the battery gets some charge... how many times can I consecutively start the engine with that charge? (without runing the car any between them)

the car is a 4 cilinders Caribe 86 and the battery is new but got emptied by the lights.

I want to know so I can be sure that my car will start the engine the next time I want to use it

2006-12-18 10:24:39 · 2 answers · asked by Tuzin 1

I have a 99 mercury cougar. Recently, when I hit the gas, the rpm will only hit at about 4500,then it start to jump.(sounds like it has reach it's limit). Is it a easy fix problem? or a big engine problem?

2006-12-18 10:24:00 · 8 answers · asked by broken_cougar99 1

Is it made of gold?!

2006-12-18 10:19:25 · 19 answers · asked by Isabelle 3

2006-12-18 10:13:13 · 2 answers · asked by percy c 1

I have a 99 mitsubishi mirage and i want to know if transmission and transaxle are the same thing. They manual book does help me at all.

2006-12-18 10:09:25 · 7 answers · asked by maeseason 2

the wipers on my omega stop in the high position they work ok but come to rest in the wrong place could it be something to do with the relay

2006-12-18 10:04:39 · 3 answers · asked by leslie c 4

How much time does it takes to a car to completely charge a new battery that got emptied by the lights? The car is a Caribe 86 (4 cilinders)

2006-12-18 10:02:10 · 5 answers · asked by Tuzin 1

A mechanic told me that the crank bearing went out. He said it's better just to get a rebuilt or new engine. I live in Long Beach Ca so if you know of a good mechanic that needs work and can get the V6 engine at a good price please let me know. Thank you :O)

2006-12-18 09:59:09 · 3 answers · asked by Jason W 4

whats the difference?

2006-12-18 09:57:02 · 2 answers · asked by bif_the_duck 1

2006-12-18 09:55:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please reference the second diagram called 'Automobile Starter Circuit' at: http://www.misterfixit.com/electrical_circuit.htm

Fact 1: If I bypass the Starter Solenoid and go directly from the battery to the starter, I can start the truck.

Fact 2: I installed a new Starter Solenoid and I get the same results (truck doesn't start) with the old and new solenoid.

Fact 3: I bypassed the Ignition Key Switch by putting a wire directly from the post on the solenoid that gets power from the battery to the post on the solenoid that completes the circuit from the Ignition Key Switch without success.

Fact 4: I bypassed the Transmission Neutral Switch by grounding the wire directly to the frame of the truck expecting the truck to start in any gear, but this didn't work.

Question: Since I can start the truck by bypassing the solenoid, I thought only 3 things could be bad (the solenoid itself, the neutral switch, or the ignition switch), however, none of these seem to be the problem. Any ideas?

2006-12-18 09:55:42 · 3 answers · asked by Kutz 2

2006-12-18 09:49:05 · 2 answers · asked by anthonyblancoab 1

Camaro, runs fine while driving, but when idleing it is rough, and then dies.....also the guages fuel, temp, are bouncing all over.
Does this sound like a com puter problem, PCM, maybe. Help me out here if you can..thx....fuel filter is new.

2006-12-18 09:43:48 · 8 answers · asked by Landis 1

so i wanna by an 81 el camino with a 350 V8 flow master exhaust. but it mentions it has no catalititc converters.

what does this mean?
are they expensive?
should i even buy the car?

my budget is $2000. Help me out!!

2006-12-18 09:37:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

The car is running fine. it is not slipping or binding. the car started smoking and i pulled over and there was a streak of fluid that lead to a large puddle of fluid. The car still goes in all gears smooth but is still leaking. Can I replace the front ring without dropping the transmission? is there anything I should check for before that is done?

2006-12-18 09:36:37 · 2 answers · asked by emily G 1

When I step on the accelerator in my 92 ford fiesta in 1,2 or 3rd gear, it gives out a loud screeching noise, any ideas on how to fix this before i take it to a mechanic?

2006-12-18 09:29:31 · 13 answers · asked by Stephen O 1

2006-12-18 09:13:29 · 5 answers · asked by interceptor 2

currently the SAE measures the displacement of a rotary engine based on one of it's 3 working chambers per rotor.

2006-12-18 09:10:17 · 3 answers · asked by youknowme 2

Thanks to all those who answered my last question. For those of you who didn't i have thick, cloudy white smoke belching out when te engine is idling. Just been to look under the bonnet and the coolant level is fine, it hasn't needed topping up since the MOT. There is however, oil on the engine around the oil filler cap. Does this mean it is not so likely to be the head gasket?
I'm going to ring the garage tomorrow but would apreciate someone putting my mind at rest tonight. It's the wrong time of year for expensive repairs!!!

2006-12-18 09:05:51 · 6 answers · asked by L D 5

I put this question in and got 4 answers. I took the car in and had it looked at by a mechanic and they fixed 4 other things on the car that needed to be fixed but said they couldnt reproduce the sound. So they didnt fix it. I dont know how they couldnt reproduce it expecially since I still hear it everytime I drive the car. I still think that its the alternator. It is louder when I press the brakes. but sometimes its there sometimes its not. I cant figure out what its coming from though.

2006-12-18 09:03:49 · 3 answers · asked by bigw925 2

My dad just changes the back brake pads on my moms 2000 chev. blazer and now the she says the wheel shakes and the brakes are about locked up...when my dad and i looked at them they were hot from th pressure, should we change the calibors or what?

2006-12-18 08:45:10 · 5 answers · asked by Matthew Parr 1