December 2008

I am trying to replace a water pump on a 96 Ford Ranger. The water pump has an extender tube. Has any one replaced this pump before. Tips?

I have a 93 VW Golf that is wonderful EXCEPT whenever I drive the car the smell of gasoline is so strong and noxious that I'm nauseated after I'm finished driving. The VW dealer says there is "nothing wrong with it" another dealer tried to sell me a new $500 muffler system (I put one in a year ago trying to "fix" the problem) Can anyone here help me? signed: Poisened by gasoline in a VW golf.

Rough idle sometimes occurs at start up. In the summer the ac will not work until the car is pulled off the road, motor killed and engine restarted. I have replaced all sensors on motor, oxygen, throttle position, etc.
Throttle body has been removed and cleaned and new gaskets installed. No Help!
No computer codes.
The second problem is the heater--does not work at idle. Only works when rpms are at 2000 or better. I have checked the heater core and flushed it and the heater control valve-found no problem. This is a 3.0 V-6 1992 Phymouth Voyager. I have owned it for only 1 year. I'm down to replacing the computer on the idling problem. When the computer detects rought idle or wide open throttle, it shuts the ac down. Would like some help. Thanks, Tracy. (Slickguy is my son.)

In Feb. of this year 2001 my transmission gave out on my 1994 Ford Tarus GL. A rebuild was put in by a reputable auto service. Since then, after we got it back, when we start the car and put into drive, still holding my foot on the brake, as I let go the lunges foward like a bull. Sometimes this happens, sometimes it doesn't. On top of that after it's been running a while, when I come to a stop sign, especially a red light or I'm just idling waiting for my wife in the store, the engine hummm's at a normal idle, then goes way down like it's going to stall completely out, then back up again to a normal idle, then down again, then up again. It's embarassing because people look at me sitting there with the engine going up and down, like "Hey stupid, that sounds ridiculous, get it fixed". We brought it back to the service guy several times but it never gets fixed, plus he said "all I did was replace your transmission, that has nothing to do with whats going on now". When we come out of the store, turn on the key and put it in reverse, it stalls out. We have to reve it up a little while putting it in reverse, (which can be very dangerous)just to get it not to stall. Read more