HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Carfix online members P Umrysh was exactly right ! My Olds 3.8L engine's coolant leak WAS coming from the bottom of the throttle body base...
Kenny, Thanks for the update. Glad to know I could be of some help and that you are on the right side of getting your car back on the road and giving you some...
It could be your ignition switch or circuit, or it could be your solenoid. Have you tried triggering the solenoid with a jumper? This would tell you if it is...
Now don't laugh - this car has served me well. It has 105,000 miles on it and still runs very well. My problem is that the drivers side power window suddenly...
Hi Norman, I have a feeling that you are one smart cookie. Sorry I don't remember the set-up. But, once you get the door panel off and the plastic vapor...
My drivers wiper works great. But the passenger side wiper works when it wants to. I figure that where the arm connects, is either striped, some how, or...
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Chaplain, Not knowing what type of vehicle we are talking about it will be difficult to give you a precise answer. Generically then, pull the wiper arm (not...
Sorry. Its a 2001 Chevy S10. That's the problem I cannot seem to see anything to get the arm off. No lever or nut. Where it connects to the vehicle is a...
I pulled the plugs and cleaned them, they look good except gassy.....however when I took a plug wire off and shorted it over using a screwdriver...NO...
checked those things.....the plugs look really good though you can tell they've flooded out....the carb is getting fuel, however when I shorted the plug wire...
Chaplain, Autozone has an online feature called "auto repair guide". There were no guides for your specific vehicle but there was one for an older version of...
Robert, The repair guide at Autozone list 2 ignition types for your vehicle. Basically it is an electronic ignition using a distributor. Possibilities of...
What causes a carb to keep catching on fire. The damn thing was working fine before, but after replacing the intake it keeps catching on fire now. The car also...
Hi I have a 2000 dodge caravan,picked it up in October.the wiper blades are making a noise,they sound like they are skipping over the windshield, driving me...
Hi Charlie, Would this be a rubbing or chattering noise? If so, I would suspect a film of some sort on the windsheild. It may be a waxy film or oily or...
Hi Ken, Maybe I can take this a step farther... Ya see, I don't know what kind of Vehicle you are adressing. Therefore I don't know how to be most helpful. If...
My Ford Contour has no power but the battery appears to be up to par. I tried to jumpstart and it still had no power, no horn, lights, etc. I am trying to use...
Hi Kenny, I assume it's a "no crank-no click". Let's go back to basics. Do the headlights come on? What do they do when you try to crank? If they go out it is...
You tried shorting the battery terminals with jumper cables? That's a dangerous thing to do because a battery can explode in your face if it tries to source...
The usual cause for a carburetor to burst into flame is a premature firing of a (or all) spark plug(s). The spark plug is firing while the intake valve is open...
Hmm... I'm not sure what they do or for what reason. But I can say that I'm being reminded of an old technique called "bootstrapping". The Manufacturers don't...
Hi all, I am replacing the gas tank in my 1995 Chevy Blazer in which I have exchanged the gas pump. - I notice that one of the small pipes that are input at...
Hi AmarilloHollander, Every single pipe and line is important. There should be one for: Main Fuel Pressure Return Fuel Vapor I would encourage you to stick...
I have a 99 Chevy Cavalier, the heater blower motor only works on speed 3 and 4. I am told that this may be a blower motor resistor. Well, the other day, I...
Mike, Thanks for the reply. I will have no problem getting the door panels off. Had to take them off several years ago to replace the specakers. Again, the...
Have you checked the brushes? If the brush carbon wears away leaving the spring touching the commutator it may work intermittently for awhile before it chews...
Hi Robert, If your truck has the TFI-IV ignition system there is a chance that the TFI module on the distributor is going bad. They were a problem and would go...
