Technical

Fire and Drive
This morning it is -12F, and our projected high for the day is going to be 2F. Just like most mornings, I see people outside that get in their car, crank it over, and take off driving within 5 seconds of the engine starting. You sure couldn't do that in the old days with carburetors and points ignition, I bet... 9 Jan 2010 15:14

2000 Lumina 3.1L Head Gasget (step-by-step guide)
I am a decent mechanic but would like a checklist to prepare for the change out tomorrow, using a Fel-Pro # HS 9957 PT-1, car has 109.000 mi. cherry condition did this procedure many times in past, have all air tools full everything else, need to know what to look for to determine if I want NAPA to do the heads. ... 4 Feb 2010 08:55

Quality differences between motor oil. brands & bulk oil from oil-change places
Are there any real quality differences between oil brands in the bottle (conventional not synthetic)? Is there any real quality differences between bottled oil and the bulk oil places like Jiffy Lube use? Thanks ... 3 Jan 2010 15:00

anyone changed tires after this?
was just about to buy a new set from costco, have to look numbers little closer http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897 ... 27 Dec 2009 17:27

Government Motors plans demise of SAAB brand
www.insideline.com/car-news SAAB builds some other things, such as Aircraft. cuhulin ... 23 Dec 2009 12:17

need tool advice
Odd question here: My nephew is going to school to be a professional auto mechanic. He hasn't really begun to amass his tools, and I'd like to buy him something for Christmas. Criteria: $50-$75 price limt A tool that he will use throughout his career Something that can be "excellent quality" within my p... 21 Dec 2009 11:19

Hit-or-Miss Heating
Hello, all. My 1990 Mercury Sable has lately been displaying some unusual heating behavior: With the passenger compartment temperature set at 85F I only get cold air coming out of any of the ducts even when the engine temp is nominal (mid range on the temp gauge). The weird thing is that after I drive the car to... 15 Dec 2009 17:53

Traffic Tickets.
Indiana: City Threatens $2500 Fines for Challenging Traffic Tickets. www.thenewspaper.com/news/29/2985.asp Don't get a traffic ticket in Indianapolis. cuhulin ... 11 Dec 2009 09:10

Chubby Cheddar on Today: There is no reason to use High Octane gasoline
On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:54:29 -0600, jim wrote: "Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote: On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:33:53 -0600, jim wrote: There is always YMMV factor which includes the different ways people drive But I drive like a Bat out of Hell. Always have. I'm not wr... 6 Dec 2009 13:58

Toyota Sales Up 9.8% in November; Lexus Leaps Forward 24%. - seems misleading
in2dadark <in2dadark(a)yahoo.com> wrote in news:6a8c24fb-4a7a-47ec-90f1-942088052e38(a)g23g2000vbi.googlegroups.com: Ray O wrote: "C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message news:hfb1hk$rlm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... I just looked at the Auto News website and they only show Toy... 5 Dec 2009 20:41