About a year ago I purchased a Ford F- pickup from my local Ford dealer's used car lot The truck had about miles and a fuel injected V engine When I first saw the truck the engine compartment was absolutely...
When I was young my Dad and I each owned Studebaker autos My last one was a All of them were standard transmission cars and all of them had as standard equipment a hill-holder This rather nice device holds a...
We have a Chevette It runs fine most of the time but every now and then when driving at speeds of - mph it will slowly lose power You can press the accelerator to the floor and it will drop...
I drive a VW Rabbit with a speed manual transmission Without revving the engine I can successfully skip first gear and start driving in second gear Will this significantly extend the life of the clutch Tim TOM Extend the life...
I own a Chevrolet Camaro My wife recently used the car to drop off newspapers at the local recycling center While she was dumping the old newspapers one of her plastic grocery bags blew under the car and immediately stuck...
I love your column It's so refreshing to get a straight answer in language I can understand I have a Buick Regal with miles on it About two and a half years ago it started burning oil I took it...
I have a Mustang convertible with a six cylinder engine Everytime I turn on the defroster to clear the windshield the compressor comes on and the engine idles much faster which makes it dangerous on slick streets How do I...
arrived in the same envelope and we thought you'd want to see both of them we love these little lover's spats Dear Tom and Ray I usually drive between and mph and I keep my Toyota Tercel in third gear...
My fiance Miriam insists that she has to leave the transmission in third gear until she goes over mph I say that once she has reached mph it is OK to shift into fourth gear as long as she does...
I have an old style battery in my Bonneville When it needs water would it be of any benefit to add leftover battery acid from another battery instead of distilled water Wally RAY Gee Wally This is one of the...
Recently on one of your radio shows you had a young lady from Alaska with a Toyota Land Cruiser that had been in an accident and then handled funny As I recall she said it steered funny and that she...
I enjoy your column very much and read it right after the comics With regular leaded gas becoming scarce may we--my wife and I--use unleaded gas in our Datsun without harming the engine A plain yes or no will do...
Do you think it's OK for me to put spark plugs in my Chevy Caprice Classic My dealer says only he can do it without mixing up the cars computer Roger RAY Of course it's OK Roger He's worried that...
I need some counseling My wife and I are constantly bickering over our Honda Accord EX Let me explain We have a three year lease on the car which is up this fall My wife loves the car and wants...
Last year we bought a Toyota Camry LE It had miles on it This is a four cylinder with front wheel drive At first I didn't realize it but I soon noticed a vibration in the steering wheel This happens...
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