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What to do with damaged alignment dowels in block?
Just took the second head off the 98 Subaru Outback I'm working on and I found one of the alignment dowels was badly crimped over the gasket for about 1/3 of its circumference. I have no idea how it got that way, but unless I do something about it,…
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changing a tire on a slope
So one of the tires on my car had a blowout on a road with a slight slope. I tried lifting the car up with a hydraulic jack but after the car got to a certain height the jack fell forward and the car lurched forward. I tried it twice and the same…
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Scraping sound in new small engine
I normally only work with really old engines often abandoned for a long time and in that case typically hearing crunchy or scraping noises when moving the piston is undoubtedly a bad sign and warrant at least taking off the head and inspecting the…
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What options do I have if I've stripped the threads for my Helicoil repair?
A while back I had repaired a stripped thread on my aluminium timing chain cover with a M6x1.0 Helicoil. This involved:
drilling out the damaged thread
tapping a slightly larger M8x1.0 internal thread
screwing in the M6x1.0 Helicoil
Lately I…
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How do I open my hood on 2017 Chevy Cruze?
I attempted to open the hood of my 2017 Chevy Cruze using the marked lever, but it didn't seem to do anything. How do I open the hood?
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A/C not cold when idling
I have a Honda Odyssey 2019. The a/c blows ice cold… as long as I am actively driving. Once I come to a stop and begin idling, the air is no longer cold. Of note, I can get the air to be a bit cooler if I rev my engine while idling… but it’s only…
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What's a good key vault system that can be attached to the car while gone surfing?
I'm looking for something like a vault with a number lock that can be attached to the car and where I can store the car key in it, while I'm gone surfing.
Eventually something similar like this but I don't have a tow hitch. So maybe even something…
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Can I dilute 2-stroke gas and run it in my riding mower to get rid of it?
Over the winter I needed a chainsaw, I mixed a gallon of gas for it and unfortunately it just refused to start which gave me the motivation to purchase an electric chainsaw which did the job wonderfully.
Problem is, now I have a gallon of two-stroke…
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How to know how much fuel is left when the light turns on
In general, where can one find information about the quantity of fuel that is left in the vehicle's tank when the warning light turns on?
More specifically, in a Suzuki Swift GLX (auto) 2010 model?
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Sidewall of my tire has a tear, can this be repaired?
I have a Subaru Legacy 5.0i wagon, which has all-wheel drive.
Taking a right turn yesterday, my rear passenger tire bumped on a curb. About 20 minutes later the tire was flat.
There is an 'L' shaped cut on the sidewall that does not go all the way…
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How can I find out what car this set of tail lights came off of
I am trying to figure out what kinda car these are off ??? Click for full size picture.
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Why do bad motor mounts cause the car to shake and vibrate at idle, but not when you give it gas and increase the rpms?
I have a 2000 FIAT Siena 1.4el with the FIAT Lampredi Monoalbero engine, and the car is 22 years old now still with its original engine mounts.
The whole car, and also the steering wheel, both shake and vibrate a lot at idle, but then don’t shake…
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Tire runs flat every 30 days
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How to fix leaky tires after 2 shops couldn't
Ever since I bought my car new I have had one tire that goes to 20psi every 30 days. Discount tire said theres no leak, but obviously something is wrong. Any idea what I can…
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Does OBD II explicitly or implicitly include forward/reverse information?
From my understanding, OBD II does not directly tell if a car is in forward or reverse gear. I wonder what the best way to derive such information from OBD data if there is any.
Following the discussion in this post, specifically I would like to…
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Subaru Impreza 1999 - no power on acceleration
My father called today to tell me that when he steps on the gas in his 99 Subaru Impreza (at normal operating temperature), the car moves dangerously slow. Does anyone else have experience with this issue and how to fix it? He was a master mechanic…
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