John; You are correct! 1)true or false: If the water pump is going to be out of an engine for more then a day, dunk it in coolant. true; This keeps the seal...
1)true or false: If the water pump is going to be out of an engine for more then a day, dunk it in coolant. 2) true or false: Pouring coke on a corroded...
Ok cool! I'd start by breaking this down into sections. It is likely the Stereo OR the Alarm but probably not both. "something" is not turning off when it...
T F F ... From: carfix_online@yahoogroups.com [mailto:carfix_online@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth J Kovler Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:15 AM To:...
Actually, regarding the Opel line, I owned 2 in the dark past. One was a 1969 Opel Kadette. Though grandmotherly in image, this was a nice car. It had a 1.9...
Everything seems to be in the rear trunk of the car. Great, I will do this test as you advised me to do and see what I come up with. I am actually at work...
I'll re-post this: Re: [carfix_online] Re: Mazda MPV 1990 The distributor will test fine as long as it is running fine. The problem has to be there. What you...
Howdy y'all, I have a 96 Monte Carlo that I haven't even had for 6 months. I have a few problems that I need help with. Firstly, there is a smell of something...
Dear Mark With the engine idling heck around the valve cover area as there might oil seeping out and going to your exhaust manifold, or electrical grounds...
Recent updates to the carfix_online blog as of 02/02/08. (note: The blog gets updated sometimes early, but definitely late in the week, so stop by twice a...
Hi Mark, From the top of my head in no particular order... (some have already been mentioned by others) Possible coolant *seep*. Usually hard to find because...
WAY TO GO SIR JOHN!!! ... leaking ... off ... shiny, ... acid did ... neutralizes ... which is ... like ... metal in ... are ... Re:... ... clean off ... fluid...
Good one Ken! I'm glad to see a present day example of something that the designers did wrong, that often becomes a nightmare for the customer and the shop. ...
Probalby my only one this year to be right <G> Take care of that CTS in case you are allowed it only a year and I luck out and win this year. <G> Sir John ...
Mike, I sure agree that Ken put about the greatest message to the blog that's been posted in long time. The more I read it, almost disbelieve that such...
Mike & John; Thanks for the acknowledgement, I appreciate it. I try each week to put up something a little different from the norm in hopes it will get...
The people who buy new cars care less about fixing them. If customers were walking into dealerships and refusing to buy cars because "they were nearly ...
... over, I got back to messing around with it. Didn't get to the diagnostic connector. Did check all the fuses and relays again and eventualy unplugged the...
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Hi Ricky, I'm not Deranger and I cannot speak for him but, it would be to your advantage to check and count how many pins your Diagnostic Connector has, as I ...
... locate the Diagnostic Connector. I am assuming it would be under the dash. Is that correct? Thanks Ricky Hi Ricky,...
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OK, I give up. What is the secret to removing the steering wheel from the column. I have everything off and loose but just can't seem to get the wheel to come...
... wrote:I finally got around to trying to start my car. This time it would not even turn over. I did notice the red flash from the car alarm on the dash...
I hate it when you try to do a simple repair, like replace a headlight, and you find that you need a special wrench or torks driver, and then you end up...
Yeah, but people don't look at what is required to change a light bulb with looking at a car. Salespeople love the "I gotta have this beautiful thing:. Sir...
Bruce, Hope I'm misunderstanding your terminology of 'already pulled the threads from the puller holes; Sounds like you used wrong size bolts when you screwed...
Hi Ricky, Yes, under the Dash on the Driver side. Usually Black Plastic. Only two rows of terminals. Naturally since you're looking for a 12 pin or a 16 pin,...
Hi Bruce, First and foremost, does this car have an Air Bag? If so, disconnect the Battery for ten minutes before proceeding any farther... I didn't see an...
I know the feeling. One of the worst is changing the headlight globe on the old shape Chrysler Neon - you needed to either have tiny tiny tiny hands or bloody...
