Serpintine belt routing
I learned something new from one of my blogers. If you go to autozone.com you can find the serpintine belt routing diagrams of several common vehicles. They also have other good fix it yourself information.
Overheating 89 Tracer
Now, I have a question: I just bought a 1989 Mercury Tracer Sta. Wgn. It is overheating. On the open highway, it does not so much. But in town it slowly reaches boiling point. A new water pump was put it just two years ago, so I doubt that this is the problem. The fans …
Broken alternator belt
MY CAR STOPPED ON ME TODAY. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THE TOW TRUCK GUY TOLD ME MY ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE. I HAVE A 1992 VOLVO 940 TURBO. I BOUGHT A NEW BELT BUT NO ONE I KNOW KNOWS HOW TO PUT IT ON TO FIX IT. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO …
Whining front axle in 2000 Ford Explorer
I have a 4×4 2000 ford explorer. When I put it in 4 wheel drive and turn a corner it whines really bad . I took it to 2 mechanics and they said they think it is ok. So I called the ford dealership and they said the same . What is you oppinion The …
Rolling Squeel coming from wheel.
Ever had to pull over off the road and then pull back on and have a loud squeel come from your wheel. My son was traveling out to live with me and had pulled over to change drivers. When he pulled back on the road he heard a loud squeeling coming from his wheel. After …
BAD BELT, BAD TRANS, NOT LIKELY.
Comment: can anyone tell me if i have a bad alternater belt can that cause my reverse gear not to work as well. Selica: I am not an expert on transmissions but I don’t think it has any thing to do with your alternator belt.
Alternator Problem-79 Jeep Cherokee
Comment: i have a 1979 Jeep Cherokee .i just recently changed my alternator due to falty bearings, i checked the voltage before i changed the alternator and it was reading 14.35,i replaced the belts before i went out to buy one. and it still was squealling so i replaced the alternator with a rebuilt one. …
From The Land Down Under
Name: Craig Wilson | E-mail: autofix@aapt.net.au | URI: http://www.autofix.com.au | IP: 59.100.23.38 Hi, First let me introduce myself, my name is Craig Wilson and I operate Autofix.com.au. As my experience has only been on Australian cars and most of my traffic comes from the U.S. I’m on the lookout for someone I can refer my …
Transmission Slipping
Name: Ahmed | E-mail: ahmedas617@yahoo.com | IP: 193.133.99.236 I have a 2002 V6 30V Passat. It developed gear transmission problem. Initially, the gear shifting was not smooth. Changing to second gear was abrupt and same when shifting to other gears. When vehicle is stopped and restarted, the shifting will be smooth, but as soon as …
How A Car Thermostat Works
How does a car’s thermostat work? A car has an engine that creates a lot of heat that has to be gotten rid of and at the same time regulated so that the engine will perform efficiently and cause the least amount of air pollution. To accomplish this the car has to have a cooling …