Maintenance & Repairs - June 2007

i need some good performance parts for a 95 Grand Am SE v6 Automatic, and i need help finding them, can you please leave links and parts for me, my car has virtually no performance parts but please help me find some. THNKSLOTS

2007-06-24 18:25:05 · 2 answers · asked by nekoking1990 1

My truck has had this problem before. After a rain, I will start it up to go somewhere and after a few miles, it sometimes sputters and stalls out, but then will restart and rumble and run rough as the water goes through the system. Then, I can restart it and the truck will run fine again. This time, though, I was driving and it stalled out with all the signs of the usual water in the line but it wont restart. It just wont turn over. We have replaced the plugs and wires, and the battery is fine, but what, if anything, can be done without having it towed to a shop for repair? Could it be something other than water in the line? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

2007-06-24 18:23:32 · 3 answers · asked by Goatfarmer 4

2007-06-24 17:27:04 · 5 answers · asked by trader 5

i have a 1989 camaro iroc z that when i turn on the ac the car over heats to baout 240 and when i turn it off the car cool's down to about 205 to 220. but the cars redieater reserve tank is leaks so is always empty. so what do you think? get back

2007-06-24 17:01:55 · 3 answers · asked by juan 1

I set the timing around 10 degrees btdc at about 2,000 rpm. Engine sounds real nice, replaced head gaskets and camshaft to a stock cam. It sounds real smooth, no ticking or anything and even when given gas. I tried to set idle around 700 but it's as if it wants to die out if I go under 1,000rpm.

I checked the timing at 1,000 rpm or lower and its at about right on tdc 0.

How can I set the timing so that it doesn't pop, hesitate or anything? I want a clean, smooth idle, like stock.


Also, it seems as if cylinder # 8 gets the hottest, why is that? I felt all the headers,(after market long tube) and they all feel about the same temperature expect for #8 which seems real hot. Water temp is about 190.

Engine is a 1970 350 bored .030 over in an 86 camaro

2007-06-24 16:53:27 · 4 answers · asked by J. K 4

are the octane readings on gas pumps accurate, or do i need to buy octane boost? my olds is set up to run on 87 octane and i was wondering if it is really 87 of i need to boost it some? thanks.

2007-06-24 16:31:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a '97 Cadillac Catera that I bought last September. I had the battery replaced in February but the terminals were smaller so sometimes the cables were not connected. Now when I drive if the fan runs to cool my car or I run the defrost/air/heat and turn my lights on after dark my voltmeter goes down to the bar just before the red. Is that normal? Need to charge the battery? Also the car has been running warm to the point where the fan kicks in to pull heat from the engine and it's only been 65-75 out the past week or so. Another issue I have is last time a friend changed my oil he noticed white milky gooey stuff in the top where oil is put in....definitely not normal...didn't find the white stuff actually in the oil though... Once in a while also my car doesn't want to shift when I first start it and go somewhere- it winds up but doesn't shift. After a few minutes of driving slow and winding it up a bit it will finally shift. Any ideas what's going on and the cost to fi

2007-06-24 16:30:40 · 2 answers · asked by Vashti_abc 2

I have 3 air conditioned vehicles but the air doesnt work on any of them. I live in the south and its very hot. I was wondering if autozone can test to see if my car needs freon.

2007-06-24 15:47:11 · 4 answers · asked by brunettechik 1

My car is a 2004 honda accord ex with the i-vtec 4 cylinder engine. All the other lights in the interior work except the moonroof button.

2007-06-24 15:21:23 · 2 answers · asked by joshy 3

2007-06-24 14:40:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-24 13:29:52 · 13 answers · asked by Hawk 1

2007-06-24 13:29:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-24 13:02:59 · 12 answers · asked by Zane C 2

The car is a 1990 Mercedes 300E (automatic transmission). It was recently towed using sling equipment. As soon as it got out of the tow yard I noticed problems. The engine roars and struggles whenever I go uphill or over 20 mph. I am not going to fix it myself but wanted to have some ideas when going to the repair shop.

2007-06-24 12:49:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi, iv recently just brought a right "shed" ov a car....along with a few other non engine related faults, iv just been told by my mate that my turbo dont whistle...and hes right! apparently this is bad news...anyone know what the problem could be? or the price to get it fixed? also, if i just leave it, so i would be driving with out a turbo "going round" is this ok? or am i going to nacker the car even more?

2007-06-24 12:48:27 · 4 answers · asked by toby f 1

not all the time. just about every other time I drive it. when you step on the gas mostly. any one had this problem with a grand am ? or any other car. it starts fine though

2007-06-24 12:32:24 · 3 answers · asked by angelgirl 5

I've got a 1990 Ford Bronco that needs a new paint job. It's a trail truck, so it's going to get some rock-rash and tree/brush scuffs, so I don't want to drop a lot of money on a nice paint job, but I still want it to look decent. So, after a ton of research, I decided to go with tractor paint. (The paint they shoot on farming implements, tractors, metal pipes and tanks, etc.) My question is...can I shoot it with a Wagner power painter, or do I have to use a compressor/paint gun? Thanks!

2007-06-24 12:19:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-24 12:18:56 · 13 answers · asked by Bob Little 4

Do I go by the information on the side of the tire itself which indicates maximum PSI, or go by the information in the car owner's manual?

2007-06-24 11:29:00 · 15 answers · asked by nurse ratchet 6

a car?

2007-06-24 11:27:53 · 9 answers · asked by Rafael R 1

2007-06-24 11:04:55 · 4 answers · asked by mr_agb001 1

I just read up on the 10% ethanol gas and the differences between straight old fashoned gas and the newly available 10% ethanol blended gas. I don't understand how this could be a problem. If anything it seems that ethanol should run the same or maybe marginally better then gas? So what's the deal? I was running my mower it ran out of gas, the same gas I've had in my can for several months and was pre-ethanol, then I filled it up with new fresh from the station gas (10% ethanol ) and the motor just couldn't even out, it races then chokes and races and chokes and just won't get up to speed.

Coincidence? Or a bad omen for ethanol blended fuel and old motors? 5hp Briggs and Stratton at least 8 years old. Thanks!

2007-06-24 10:27:52 · 4 answers · asked by bigtjeeper 2

I have a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am GT and since i bought it i noticed that it changes gears rough. It is an automatic. When it goes from 1st to 2nd theres a small jerk in the car also 2nd to 3rd but not as bad and really you dont feel it after that. Its mainly just 1st to 2nd. Why does it do this? Is it fixable? And would it do any good to change the transmission oil? Thanks!

2007-06-24 10:24:15 · 5 answers · asked by Thomas I 1

2007-06-24 09:43:33 · 7 answers · asked by Urrka N Da CLuB 1

If it mattes it is a RS. I thought it was as easy as pumping with the master cylinder open, but please help or refer a good website. All thats left to ride my C'Maro!

2007-06-24 08:28:51 · 3 answers · asked by john m 1

Need help with my 91 ford f250 fuel pump etc. ?
My 91 ford f250 , 351w automatic, 2wd. Today when I drove my truck and then parked it for 30 minutes, I went back to start it , it ran rough for 2-3 seconds twice and then I had to use starter fluid to fire it up. I'm getting fire to the coil but it seems like I'm not getting fuel.The relay in the drivers side seems to click when I turn the key but I don't hear the fuel pumps run.The fuel selector switch is hard to switch.Is there anything else that I can check or test? I heard there's three pumps, not sure if mine has three but does the third one affect the intank pumps?

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is there anything i can do to diagnos, so i know exactly what is wrong?

2007-06-24 08:02:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-24 07:51:56 · 26 answers · asked by welderette 2

Any input would be welcome. Including the name of a good mechanic in Northern Virginia.

2007-06-24 07:24:03 · 3 answers · asked by ssnbrphy 1

I was driving down the highway (in my 2001 Toyota Celica) with my AC on and then all of a sudden it stopped blowing cold air, and hasn't worked since. What could the problem be? and how much should it cost to fix it?

2007-06-24 07:10:07 · 5 answers · asked by Lyn-Z 1

97 MAZDA B2300 PU TRUCK 4 CYL.
TRUCK WAS LOWERED AND DROVE GOOD FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS.

DIFFERENTIAL SITS AT DOWNWARD ANGLE DUE TO THE LOWERING.

I HAVE 2 PROBLEMS.

ON JACKS WHEN I ACCELERATE AT AROUND 45 AND UP I HEAR A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. SOUND LIKE THE GEARS OVERWORKING????

THE OTHER IS THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOES NOT SPIN. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS TO SPEED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE BARELY SPINS OR DOES NOT SPIN AT ALL????

2007-06-24 06:52:17 · 4 answers · asked by john a 1