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Jan 1, 2005 10:19 am
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It's a perfectly normal condition. The suggestion to use a trickle charge to offset the parasitic draw is good and it will help your battery last much longer....
In changing amotor from manual to auto ,at the back of the motor of the auto there is a bearing and spacer out of the crank where the oil seal is , how do I...
Hummmm.... I don't have this problem because I learned why it happens. (After the first burn out.) When you jump a dead battery, you let the dead battery...
Follow the upper water hose from the radiator to the engine block. If you find a plate with two to three bolts, the thermostat is mounted underneath it in the...
Use a three prong bearing pully. You might have to remove the oil pan to get the part off the crank shaft or you might have to heat the bearing and spacer up...
The December 25 issue of the Cleveland Plain Dealer The December 25, 2004 issue of the Cleveland Plain Dealer has an article by Michael O'Malley, a PD...
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theoukid@...
Jan 2, 2005 4:37 pm
16102
Hi all, I have a 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis with a 4.6 liter V8 with overhead cam with 93,000 miles. It used to not use any oil until about 2000 miles ago....
It would help to know something (anything!) about the vehicle you're working on...but I think what you're referring to is the clutch release bearing (or "throw...
I have rebuilt this engine, a 350. Now the injectors are not working. The motor will run on starting fluid, but dies as soon as I stop spraying it. I have...
I have a fuel leak in my 91 blazer it is in the frame I seem to have 3 lines running through the frame what is the easiest way to find what line is leaking and...
I have a 2000 caviler when making a left turn there is a squeeking noise I thought it was the left bering,so I changed that and I still have the noise, it only...
Hi Bill, Ah, the search for a squeak. Another lost weekend. First, does it seem to be from the front? Is the squeak related to steering to the left? Does it...
If you pull a hose out of the valve cover and rev the engine, does a lot of smoke come out of the valve cover? You say 400 mile multiples. Sometimes the oil...
I just changed the pads in the rear of my 99' tracker. They are drum brakes and a pain as always. On the passenger side the drum was hard to get back on. It...
In a message dated 1/2/2005 5:34:16 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, hikeside@... writes: I just changed the pads in the rear of my 99' tracker. They are...
Give us just a bit more information, please. Did you have the drums turned or did you just replace the shoes? Did you change out the wheel cylinders? I say,...
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I like that Permatex Ultra-Copper stuff. It's a little more expensive than some others but I think it's worth it for sealing thermostats. Follow the directions...
... thermostat? ... ================================================= Gasket sealer holds the gasket in place as you assemble the part and tighten down the...
Hey All, I am running into a problem with my 1999 Chevy Lumina (3.1L) regarding the battery. A few months ago I installed a new battery in the car because I ...
I don't have an exact scientific number to offer you but as a rule of thumb when i'm checking current drain, disconnect the negative lead, grab a standard 12...
Mike, I will give that a shot. I would, of course, like to get a hard amperage number so I can run an amp meter on the battery. So, if anyone has that number,...
I will supply a guess: What you read should be comfortably below 0.1 Amps. (That is, comfortably below 100 milliamps.) Now, Larry (on this list) posted a...
