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2005 Dodge Grand Caravan, 3.8L, 201k miles - Occasional fishbite misfire when cold. Eventually started fishbite misfiring all the time. No codes set. My records showed the iridium plugs and wires had 83k on them and one boot had what appeared to be some carbon tracking in it. New plugs and wires...

Some people say the older gas Farmall tractor have a tendency to burn valves due to deposits left behind from modern oils. Most recomend a low ash 30W oil from Case IH dealers. Any other options out there?

2006 Scion tC. Purchased in December for a soon-to-be teenage driver. Seems like it has a long crank time; generally about 4-5 seconds. One time it was a no start for a few minutes until I tried again several minutes later. Suspecting a fuel delivery problem, I hooked up a gauge to monitor...

I recently bought a used car for my daughter to drive so I have been doing all the normal fluids and maintenance items to get it ready for her. The previous owner had recently slapped new pads on each wheel but the rotors were in terrible shape. What makes the rotors wear like this? See...

So my 85 year old neighbor thinks because I’m a xxxxxx that I can fix everything. He had two repair shops tell him that the head gasket in his 2001 DeVille is blown but he doesn’t believe them. He thinks it might be something simple because the Caddy only overheats when pushing it hard...

2007 Mercury Montego Bought it used a few years ago with 140xxx miles. Now around 172xxx. Ever since we bought it, it has struggled with an occasional extended crank before starting. Back during the early days of covid lockdowns, I changed the fuel filter and thought that helped it a good bit...

Backstory - 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan, 190k miles, loss of power, transmission won't shift into drive unless you let completely off the accelerator, excessive "hissing/whistling" that sounds like an exhaust leak. I'm thinking the catalytic converter or exhaust system is plugged but want to verify...

I was watching youtube and found a guy who took a horn from the junkyard and wired it up to a pigtail to plug into the trailer light connector on his Dad's truck. His Dad must have been really stupid because he (allegedly) thought everyone was honking at him. How did he not understand that when...

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan Last night, I heard a moaning/groaning sound when turning left. Can only hear it at low speeds, like when accelerating from a stop sign. Can also hear it when at a complete stop while turning the steering wheel from side to side. (But only when turning it left.) Fluid...

Snapped these photos at the filling station on my way to work this morning. While a bit humorous, it is also distrurbing that he was so overloaded and had no wagon brakes or lights.

I snapped these pictures on the way home from work today. I guess his fence needed some reinforcement to keep people away from his house trailer. Of course this is about 2 miles past the filling station where I normally gas up. One time last summer there were more tractors (2) getting filled up...

Somewhere (maybe not even on this forum?) I once read a thread that described a method of substituting different halogen bulbs to increase the brightness of your headlights. On some models, it required slight trimming of a locating tab or notch. I'm just making up numbers but I thought it was...

I'll start. I was maybe 16 or 17 and my parents had an early 80's Buick that was starting to have some issues. So one summer evening, I ran a jumper wire from the high beam headlight bulb to the horn. Then I put the beam switch on high so when the lights were turned on the horn would go off. I...

Does anybody know if the Schrader valve in R134A system is the same as the Schrader valve in a tire? Same thread, seal materials, removal tool, etc?

FYI, for those of you that don't have access. Check with your local library. Mine offers access but you have to do it on one of their computers. My buddy's library actually distributes login info so their patrons can access it from home. I used to buy factory service manuals on CD or in pdf...

I'll preface this by saying I'm just an internet-educated hack with some tools and a decent barn where I can work on things. Plus two teenage boys with a propensity to tear stuff up so fixing up an older, inexpensive car to keep around as a spare has a certain appeal. The car is a 1998...

So for the last 19 years, I've been using Microsoft Money and entering all my expenses for pretty much everything we buy. So I ran some reports and made a graph showing my annual car maintenance expenses. Then I realized that I am too much of a geek as I also record all the odometer readings...

Twenty years ago, I hated working on my stuff but did it because I was poor. Today, I have undertaken more and more work on my own. Mainly because I have a couple teenage boys who tear things up and I'm still not independently wealthy. However, along the way I've acquired some things that make...

So it was a bit of a splurge but I just purchased an older 2 post VBM (Challenger) lift. I'd been watching craigslist and facebook marketplace for a while and finally found one for about 50% of a new imported lift. I considered a new imported lift but went and looked at one that local guy...