Maintenance & Repairs - September 2007

MY 2003 DODGE RAM DIED ON ME LAST NIGHT AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER MADE A COMMENT ABOUT LETS HOPE NO ONE PUT SUGAR IN YOUR GAS TANK. SO I AM WONDERING IF SOMEONE DID HOW LONG AFTER WOULD THE ENGINE DIE?

2007-09-17 23:36:48 · 9 answers · asked by pepper royal 3

will biodiesel harm injector pump

2007-09-17 23:32:43 · 2 answers · asked by DAVID L 1

2007-09-17 23:00:24 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Need to know how to bleed the diesel system once i have changed the filter.

2007-09-17 22:01:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

i got a 97 mitsubishi eclipse spider and i got digital vortmeter but i dont now what cables should i test there is four .. and more or less what are the reading i should be getting

2007-09-17 18:53:43 · 5 answers · asked by washington m 2

Co's 12 times more than allowed, What can be the problem??? 94' Firebird, new catalytic converter.....

Smog Certified Only Please!!!
No Guesses.......

2007-09-17 18:36:16 · 5 answers · asked by adevilchild38 5

ok... i know this sounds funny/stupid.... not to mention crazey..
but, i have a dodge truck and today it would change (transmission) out of 1st gear until i put gas in it, yes i said gas. the gas was really low as on the red line low. this was NOT the 1st time it has done this. this has happened 2-3 other times when the gas has gotten really low. fliud checked out fine and i switched it off (b4 adding gas) and switched it back on, and it still wouldn't shift. all other times it shifts fine, only when the gas is that low is when i have probs with it shifting. after adding the gas, i was on my merry lil way without any probs. my brother was with me when this happened and when i told him after i put gas in it, it will probley be fine, he thought i was crazy. after adding gas, he saw for himself and didn't know what 2 say... my van wouldn't shift once due to a fuse being out, but never from low gas.
i PROMISE this happened, no joke...
have you heard of this b4 or know anything about it?

2007-09-17 18:15:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

when the alternator is making a noise i had it check and the mechanic told me that the bearing are bad ... i know that i have to replace it .. soo my Question is if the bearing are bad what symptoms would the car have???









i have a hesitation problem with my car when i gas it it hesitate like i needs fuel.. i replaced the fuel pump ,o2 sensor, mass flow, and ecu....

2007-09-17 18:13:11 · 5 answers · asked by washington m 2

witch one is best i know not all gas in the same and i have to run 93 in my honda prelude or i get a check engine light with makes me mad. i use shell vpower but i seen that bp and chevron ar also about that same quilty i know i get more hp and mpg from shell then bp i know bp and shell are about the same but what about chervron QT is out b/c i seen that bp is most always cheaper.

2007-09-17 18:05:56 · 4 answers · asked by crunknissabaglistener2c4u 1

I have a 1984 Chevrolet Suburban w/ the GM 6.2 Diesel Engine. This truck has the 700r4 Transmission, and here is my problem.

I don't know much about Automatic Transmissions, but I am fairly mechanicly inclined in reguards to the rest of a vehicle.

I was driving along, all fine and dandy, and then I stoped at a stop sign, took off, and the transmission sounded like it didn't want to shift out of first gear, so I eased off the accelerator a bit to let it shift, and it just fell out of gear. After this, it never went back in gear, not reverse, not 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th. It will still go into park and lock into park like it should, but it won't even shift into any other gears. I can pull the shifter into any position, and there is no shifting into any gear.

I'd love to get this old beast moving again, so if anyone has any idea what may have happened, please enlighten me. I will answer any specifc question you may need for clarification.

Thank you all in advance for your help.

2007-09-17 17:52:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a '96 Nissan 200 SX SE 1.8 liter, I went to start it this morning and it did start and it ran for like 3 seconds but it was making a really loud noise and then just quit. I checked the timing chain, spark and compression....the compression is low but everything else is fine. The last thing I did was yesterday I jump started my motorcycle. Could anything electronicly be wrong since I jump started it? (ie. the fuel injectors not firing?) Could anyone please help?

2007-09-17 16:26:43 · 2 answers · asked by macksmommy5 1

2007-09-17 16:02:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-17 15:58:25 · 6 answers · asked by billy m 1

I repaired a leak at the plug in the water heater. The water heater has hot water in it, but will no come through the faucets. What can I do?

2007-09-17 15:41:56 · 5 answers · asked by fioridarrell 1

What could cause my fuel pressure to drop?
I have a 1990 chevy camaro rs. swapped the FI 305 for a carb. 355(bored 30 over). When I swapped engines I kept the electric fuel pump and installed a regulator. My ca kept dying no matter what I did so hooked up a fuel pump vacuum meter or whatever it's called and this is what I found: with fuel regulator on it reads only 1.5 psi while running and drops to 0 then car dies, without fuel regulator it reads 3psi then drops to 0 while running, for everytime I turn the key to on position w/o regulator it raises psi by 3 or 4, if I turn key to on position 3 times it will read 10-12 psi then I started the car and it ran perfectly until it got down to 1 and 0 psi then it dies, the more I rev the engine the quicker the psi drops to 0. So what could cause my fuel pressure to drop so rapidly? It can't be the fuel pump or fuel filter cause I just replaced them cause thats what i figured it was. Everything ran smoothly after the engine swap for about 5 months and then I started having this prob.

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Only thing I can think of is maybe theres a sensor that isn't recieving any input so it thinks the car is off therefore shutting the fuel pump off. How would I bypass this(in detail)

2007-09-17 15:40:19 · 8 answers · asked by nick 1

Why everytime you disassemble a connecting rod on an engine is it recommended to replace the bolts?

2007-09-17 15:22:20 · 5 answers · asked by electricman2170 3

Do you think it will be expensive to fix? The air is coming out good, but it's not cold at all.

2007-09-17 14:19:37 · 7 answers · asked by scotthero 1

The light has been on for a while in my car. Today, it started blinking, which I know indicates a more serious problem. But suddenly it stopped blinking and is constant again now.

2007-09-17 13:29:52 · 8 answers · asked by dullerd 2

it shakes and if i stop for too long it stalls any ideas/

i thought it was the fuel injectors but its not mabey i have a vacume leak.

2007-09-17 11:49:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just Simple Stuff Like Turbo, Intercooler, And Maybe Some Exterior Parts...I Live In Bothell, Wa...98012....Hopefully Not Too Far From Here

2007-09-17 11:39:57 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

How long does it take to change the water pump & its a 3.4 engine

2007-09-17 11:31:42 · 2 answers · asked by chica 2

was flashing would not go off. i diconnected the battery for a reset [10 mins ] ..no help ....went to auto zone .they said battery was good .....,their lil check out machine could not determine if the alternator was working or not . it would not register .

2007-09-17 11:29:21 · 3 answers · asked by Mark H 2

where is the hose? pix would be nice

2007-09-17 11:27:38 · 2 answers · asked by joe h 1

2007-09-17 11:15:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know where I can get a complete diesel mechanic's tool set?

2007-09-17 11:14:56 · 1 answers · asked by Mike M. 7

Lost keys for 10 year old Jeep. How do I get replacement keys?

2007-09-17 11:07:14 · 6 answers · asked by Hank 3

2007-09-17 11:02:17 · 4 answers · asked by hahahaha 2

2007-09-17 11:00:00 · 2 answers · asked by Mark D 1

2007-09-17 10:52:31 · 9 answers · asked by sharifjunaid 3

was wondering if any one had any tips i gotta do it in the morning due for mot and i need to replace cv joint i got the new one and was wodnering if anyone give me a step by step to doing this and how long it gonna take many thanks

2007-09-17 10:41:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous