Got a Quick, Technical Question?

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#1931 of 4963 Re: Got a Quick, Technical Question? [ajheavens] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 26, 2005 (8:42 am)
Replying to: ajheavens (Aug 26, 2005 8:38 am) Weird...could be linkage rattling or something loose in the upper shifter mechanism...there are all kinds of little springs an balls and stuff that can get loose.
#1932 of 4963 Re: Electrical problem on a chrysler Stratus V6 1995. [marc971] by alcan Aug 26, 2005 (10:58 am)
Replying to: marc971 (Aug 26, 2005 7:59 am) Try here: http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1e/dc/62/09- 00823d801edc62.jsp
#1933 of 4963 1994 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE DRIVING ME CRAZY by roger9 Aug 26, 2005 (8:21 pm)
I HAVE A 1994 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, HAS A 3.8 ENGINE, 79000 MILES. MY PROBLEMS STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, WHEN THE CAR STARTED IDLING VERY POORLY AND THE TACHOMETER WOULD GO UP AND DOWN. THEN IT WOULD START IDLING FINE AND DRIVE PERFECT. MIGHT RUN GOOD FOR A FEW MINUTES OR HALF A DAY. I HAD A SCAN DONE AND IT DIDNT GIVE A SPECIFIC SENSOR, BUT WAS TOLD TO TRY REPLACING CAM SHAFT SENSOR. ( I DO REMEMBER THE PRINT OUT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT NOT TOGGLING)I DID BUT IT CHANGED NOTHING. I REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR STILL DIDNT IMPROVE. AFTER A WHILE IT GOT TO WHERE IT WAS ACTING UP MORE FREQUENTLY. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND HE SAID HE FOUND SOME LOOSE GROUNDS, I WENT AND PICKED IT UP AND STILL HAD THE PROBLEM, TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE AND HE CALLED AND SAID THE BATTERY CABLES WERE SPARKING (ARCING) WHEN ENGINE WAS UNDER A LOAD. HE FIXED THAT. SINCE THEN THE TACH GOING UP AND DOWN HAS STOPPED. IT RUNS GOOD MOST THE TIME, BUT STILL HAS A LITTLE MISS. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING IT DIES, IT HAS STARTED RIGHT UO EVERY TIME EXCEPT ONCE AND THAT TIME I HAD TO CRANK IT SEVERAL TIMES. I DECIDED TO GET BRAVE A DRIVE OUT IN THE COUNTRY TO SEE HOW IT DID AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 OR 30 MILES. IT DIED FOUR TIMES. EVERY TIME I JUST PUT IN NEUTRAL WHILE STILL ROLLING AND STARTED IT RIGHT BACK UP. DRIVING THE 20 MILES BACK IT DIDNT DIE ONCE. TODAY I DROVE IT AROUND TOWN AND DIDNT DIE ONCE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON, AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS ITSELF OFF WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CANNOT TURN THE TRACTION CONTROL BACK ON. (NOT THAT I CARE CAUSE I DONT LIKE THE TRACTION CONTROL ANYWAY) ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED, THANKS Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 26, 2005 10:34 pm)
#1934 of 4963 Electrical enigma by withoutmirror Aug 26, 2005 (10:29 pm)
I've got a 1989 ford t-bird. She's been good to me but lately it seems I can't give her enough batteries and alternators to keep her running. The parking brake light is always on even though the parking brake isn't. It's affected my blinkers but the hazards work. I checked all the fuses and they're all good but after I get a new battery in she'll die in about a week after that. Something's killing my alternator which in turn is not allowing my battery to charge back up. An interesting note is that even though the hazards work my rear driver tailight won't always blink. I'm gonna replace the whole blinker and hopefully it will just be a short but I've got a sinking feeling I won't be that lucky. Anyone else out there have similar problems? Any advice would be appreciated. thanks, -Eddie Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 26, 2005 10:36 pm)
#1935 of 4963 Re: 1994 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE DRIVING ME CRAZY [roger9] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 26, 2005 (10:34 pm)
Replying to: roger9 (Aug 26, 2005 8:21 pm) Best turn your CAPS LOCK off and retype your post...most people in online forums will ignore any postings typed all the CAPS as they are too hard to read. Host
#1936 of 4963 Re: Electrical enigma [withoutmirror] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 26, 2005 (10:36 pm)
Replying to: withoutmirror (Aug 26, 2005 10:29 pm) If your battery is being drained and you are using your alternator to charge it all the way back up again, that's what's killing your alternators. You can't use the alternator to charge up a completely dead battery without damaging it eventually. So until you find out what is draining your battery, you'd better recharge your battery on a charger.
#1937 of 4963 Sensor problem by jtpsl500 Aug 27, 2005 (3:51 am)
I have a 1995 SL 500 and my sensors are reading 20-30 mph slower and its causing additional problems to my computer, the worst being the top will not go up or down unless I clear the memory by removing the positive battery cable. Anyone have this problem before and if so, please help.....
#1938 of 4963 Two easy ones (I think) by 210delray Aug 27, 2005 (8:36 am)
Is there any way to prolong the life of the outer C-V joint boots in fwd cars? Some say to use silicone spray, but doesn't silicone contain petroleum distillates which actually attack rubber over time? When I drain and refill my '98 Nissan Frontier with the spec'd amount of oil (3 3/4 quarts), the dipstick always indicates a rather significant overfill. Of course, I change the filter also. Should I go by the dipstick or by the specs? (I've never had this problem with my other vehicles in 30 years of ownership.) Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 27, 2005 1:25 pm) 210delray (Aug 29, 2005 8:03 pm) bolivar (Sep 12, 2005 9:56 pm)
#1939 of 4963 1995 Chevy Cavalier - Door Locks by candie Aug 27, 2005 (10:53 am)
Hi Mr. Shiftright, only me (Candie) yet AGAIN. I think my car is haunted. (Joking) but seriously, for 3 weeks the power locks would not work. The car would unlock but not lock. When I tried to "unlock" I would hear a dull motor like noise and therefore assumed something was dead. I went out today and low and behold the door locks lock and unlock. I haven't a CLUE what is going on now. I had a similar problem only one time when I first got the car (9/04) and I put the back window down and it would not go up. My mechanic fixed it (or so he said) but I am wondering if this is related to my above problem with the locks? In other words, my electrical system? I can't imagine why something would not work one day (for 3 weeks) and then suddenly work again, can you? Any suggestions? I'm about worn out with questions regarding this vehicle. It's only got 29,000 miles on it to date, and I never expected so many problems. Thanks once again Candie Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 27, 2005 1:26 pm)
#1940 of 4963 Re: Excessive exhaust [Mr_Shiftright] by blahzey Aug 27, 2005 (11:26 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 24, 2005 8:10 am) Sorry, forgot some data...the exhaust is blue, I do have a smallish oil leak, the car seems to go through about 1 quart every 1,000 -1,500 miles. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 27, 2005 1:23 pm)