Maintenance & Repairs - February 2007

the antifreeze leaked out and now the water is frozzen solid in the motor, i tryed to start it once and it smoked realy bad so i shut it off. a friend of mine said that the block wasn't cracked but it needed to thaw out, but i am in a hury and don't have a garage to put it in to thaw it out the way it needs to be, so if anyone can tell me of other ways to thaw it out without doing any damage please let me know. oh and if anyone wants to buy it as is please let me know, thank you very much

2007-02-05 12:51:34 · 10 answers · asked by Frog 1

It's an older ford and it's harder for me to work with, and no one around here seems to know how. Help would be greatly appreciated! =]

2007-02-05 12:48:55 · 4 answers · asked by sam B 2

2007-02-05 12:41:47 · 11 answers · asked by Mario m 1

It's a 2000 kia sephia. It has a new alternator it is only 3 months old. Had the battery and the alternator re-checked and they said it was all good and nothing was wrong with it. I have to charge the battery every night in order to get to work and back. What happens is my lights in the dash and my headlight both get really dim and it is really hard to see. My air bag light comes on and it doesnt make any shift changes. soemtimes it will last me a whole day and sometimes i can only last a few hours. it takes me 20 minutes to get to work, it stays in the parking lot for about 8 hours sometimes without being turned on and then when i turn it on to go home a few minutes later the car stalls a little my lights get really dim and my air bag light comes on. Please if you have any idea what i need to do please let me know as soon as possible. I have been having this problem for almost a month now. thanks

2007-02-05 12:39:00 · 11 answers · asked by jollie 1

2007-02-05 12:32:45 · 2 answers · asked by ashley f 1

I have a 94' Ford Explorer and I noticed a weird sound coming from my brakes. When I am braking for a stop, the brakes are fine. The problem is within the last 2 or 3 yards of coming to a complete stop, it makes a farting sound and makes the brake pedal vibrate. What could this be?

2007-02-05 12:21:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-05 12:15:07 · 19 answers · asked by A_BIT_BLONDE 1

i have a 96 corolla that is still in good condition, with 120k miles. it will be very squeaky at random.... either when it's warming up in the morning, sometimes when it's taking turns, and occasionally while idling. my cousin mentioned something about a belt conditioner, which i'm not sure what that is. any other suggestions? other than the squeakiness it rides fine.....

2007-02-05 12:09:29 · 16 answers · asked by tearinyouhand113 2

I get 10mpg and I have NO IDEA why; I checked everything; it's ALL STOCK.

2007-02-05 12:06:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

1993 chevy s10 blazer 4x4 4.3l v6 vortec.The transmission is leaking fluid out vent tube on firewall. Can anyone help?

2007-02-05 11:51:11 · 7 answers · asked by gabrielle 1

2007-02-05 11:47:13 · 7 answers · asked by Jp 1

I plan on installing an STS Turbo on my 4.8 Silverado.I talked to the guy at STS and asked him a few questions.He said that I do not need headers with a STS because it is remote mounted where the muffler used to be,and it puts out a lot of air for the engine to breathe,he said with superchargers you have to have headers because it's pulley driven.He told me it would be a waste of $600 or more if I bought headers before the installation there would'nt be no more significant gains.I do however believe if I got some Xtremeflow high flow cats there would be more gains,what do you think?I here a lot of good reviews about STS turbo systems,the dynocharts on the battle of the boost proved to me the STS is the way to go more torque and useable horsepower,plus they finance kickass!! What are your opinions? Has anyone ever ran an STS turbo before?Axelbeast

2007-02-05 11:47:09 · 1 answers · asked by axelbeast 1

i have a 1990 ford tarus. i had to replace my fuse i had my dad it cuz he know what he is doing. my heater took like 10 to 15 mins to heat up thani replaced it and now it like like takes forever.

2007-02-05 11:31:07 · 7 answers · asked by jboz750 1

2007-02-05 11:30:27 · 9 answers · asked by mike l 1

I'm getting jerking when my speed increase and mainly decrease around 70 miles per hour. off and on problem. every day.

2007-02-05 11:29:20 · 5 answers · asked by The man 1

2007-02-05 11:25:00 · 2 answers · asked by BEJM1 1

everytime i start my car and press the accelerator a lots of smokes comes out and smells burn and as soon as i let go of the accelerator the smoke stops why is it doing this.....

2007-02-05 11:22:41 · 10 answers · asked by samuel m 1

2007-02-05 11:22:27 · 7 answers · asked by deb b 1

The other morning i went to start my 1999 f150. The exhaust made a deep popping noise, not quite a backfire. After that it started right up, but she ran sluggish and i had to give her more gas than normal. Ever since then it's been running sluggish about half the time, and the rest of the time it drives like normal. The engine sounds the same as it always has. I have never had any engine problems or engine work on this truck before. I did have a wreck a few months ago, but there was no engine damage. What could the problem be?

2007-02-05 11:21:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-05 11:14:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have just bought this car 3 weeks ago and maybe it wasn't the best deals of all times. I took it today to the mechanic to check for a coolant leak and he called me back with three problems: radiodor needs to be replaced, water pump needs to be replaced and the head gasket is blown.
Water pump ~ $210
Radiator ~ unkown yet (makes me wonder if I could use the sealing stuff you can get at wal-mart.)
Head Gasket ~ $1300 (labor + parts)
This is not cheap - specially for a recent graduate college student.

My questions are:
-- Does that seem to be reasonable prices?
-- How hard is to fix the head gasket?
-- Head gasket problem is a pretty big deal?
-- Anyone wants a Cadillac Catera?

Note that my experience with cars is limited. I should have gotten a degree in mechanical engineering; not electrical. That would have certainly helped. But I am pretty handy and got some common sense for the most part.

Thanks in advance!

2007-02-05 11:13:32 · 2 answers · asked by Spartian 1

It was 23 degrees outside when I got in my car at work to go home. I pulled out of my space as usual, and at the end of the parking lot drive, which was on a downward slant, I stopped without incident before entering the road. Brakes worked.

Then I drove a short way going at about 15-20 mph, for less than 1/8 of a mile, and as I approached the next stop sign, I applied my brakes, and to my horror, the car kept rolling. The brake had gone down about half-way, I think, and there was no noise or vibration. Luckily, no other cars around, and I cruised through the stop sign and swung right, and all of a sudden, my brakes "caught" and I started slowing down. The whole thing lasted only a couple of seconds. The road was perfectly dry, nor had I driven through any water/snow/ice earlier that morning. After that, my brakes worked fine through the rest of my 30 mile trip. My car is a 2002 Nissan Altima, and the front brakes had been serviced < 6 mos ago. Any ideas? Can cold weather do this?

2007-02-05 11:05:34 · 8 answers · asked by MamaBean 3

warning light stays on air bag and security

2007-02-05 11:00:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it expensive? Im losing a pint of tranny fluid a week

2007-02-05 10:58:57 · 3 answers · asked by HiddenBear 2

can you give me a website that is free to read.

2007-02-05 10:57:59 · 3 answers · asked by br3605@sbcglobal.net 1

2007-02-05 10:56:26 · 12 answers · asked by onebeachonebum 1

it will go back into gear if u change it manually but when the car is warmed up it only happens rarely

2007-02-05 10:43:09 · 3 answers · asked by sharon c 1

2007-02-05 10:42:36 · 4 answers · asked by t_d_downing_3 1

2007-02-05 10:41:52 · 6 answers · asked by shmamatov 1

2007-02-05 10:23:04 · 1 answers · asked by clone_marshal_bacara 2