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#4925 of 4968 Re: dimensions [Mr_Shiftright] by obyone Oct 13, 2009 (11:11 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 13, 2009 9:22 am) That is assumed unless otherwise specified.
#4926 of 4968 taillight trouble by mistere2 Oct 21, 2009 (1:12 pm)
1990 toyota 2wd 1 ton dually dump bed v6 3.0 liter,Manual trans,130,000miles Taillights have a short,checked the harness on frame,wires ok,bulbs ok,bulb sockets ok,disconnected harness under passenger seat,short appeared to be in the dash somewhere.A friend suggested replacing the taillight control relay,that didn`t do it eighter.Could it be in the steering column?(head light switch on turn signal arm) Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 22, 2009 8:42 am)
#4927 of 4968 Re: taillight trouble [mistere2] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Oct 22, 2009 (8:42 am)
Replying to: mistere2 (Oct 21, 2009 1:12 pm) Could be in the stalk switch yes. Not unheard of, but hard to say without further diagnostics. (tedious work---sometimes guessing IS easier!)
#4928 of 4968 idel and gas problem by helpstop Oct 22, 2009 (10:22 am)
i have two issues with my car. the first porblem is that when my car gets up to normal tempture its starts to idel funny the idel gauge goes up and down between the 1 and 2 markes, but this only happens when i put the car in park and neutral. and my second problem is my gas gauge dose not work it always shows that i have no gas . even when i just filled up the car any advice on what going on would be much help to me. Replies to this message: kiawah (Oct 22, 2009 11:14 am)
#4929 of 4968 Re: idel and gas problem [helpstop] by kiawah Oct 22, 2009 (11:14 am)
Replying to: helpstop (Oct 22, 2009 10:22 am) I'd check to see whether your diesel truck fuel had gel in it. Those new electric hybrids are known for that.
#4930 of 4968 2004 Aveo flickering oil light, 2 L. 16 valve, 65K miles. by aveowner Oct 25, 2009 (2:01 pm)
My engine idles, cold, without oil light flicker. All remaining engine idles cause the flicker. The engine uses no oil, the sensor was replaced with no change. Any ideas? Ron Replies to this message: bolivar (Oct 26, 2009 8:01 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Oct 26, 2009 8:05 pm)
#4931 of 4968 Re: 2004 Aveo flickering oil light, 2 L. 16 valve, 65K miles. [aveowner] by bolivar Oct 26, 2009 (8:01 pm)
Replying to: aveowner (Oct 25, 2009 2:01 pm) You are going to have to have a shop put a manual oil pressure gauge onto the car to accurately check the oil pressure. This way, it can be checked both at idle and with the engine speeded up. A good shop should also have manuals which show what the pressure should be at various rpm's. If the car is actually having a very low oil pressure at idle, this is not a good thing. If the oil pressure is only marginally low, you might get some more miles out of the motor by using a somewhat 'thicker' oil (heaver weight) that is usually recommended. With only 65,000 miles, modern engines should not be showing low oil pressure. Has this car been abused in the past? Not having the oil changed at regular intervals? Overheated? Run with low oil levels. Driven to high rpms? Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 26, 2009 8:05 pm)
#4932 of 4968 Re: 2004 Aveo flickering oil light, 2 L. 16 valve, 65K miles. [bolivar] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Oct 26, 2009 (8:05 pm)
Replying to: bolivar (Oct 26, 2009 8:01 pm) I'd like to add to that excellent advice, that if you do get a low hot reading of under 5 PSI using a manual oil gauge, you will have to at least remove the oil pan and look for trouble. You might have a clogged or loose oil pump pickup tube, or a clogged oil screen at the pickup tube, or a completely worn oil pump. However, I would caution you that the oil pump itself does not make oil pressure---it just pushes it to areas where the pressure is created (the clearances in the area of the engine bearings).
#4933 of 4968 help 2007 no power gmc serria by jcsercsa Oct 27, 2009 (3:55 pm)
Hi all I need some help here . had the flashers going and drained the batter , had the kid hook up the spare battier he did it backwards !! now i got nothing and cant find the fuze ???? its a 2007 gmc serria !! looked at both fuze boxs on the drivers side the one in the cab on the side and the one under the hood !! thanks for any help !! where to look ??John Replies to this message: imidazol97 (Oct 27, 2009 4:31 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Oct 27, 2009 5:00 pm) euphonium (Oct 28, 2009 8:00 am) and 2 more... jcsercsa (Oct 27, 2009 7:55 pm)
#4934 of 4968 Re: help 2007 no power gmc serria [jcsercsa] by imidazol97 Oct 27, 2009 (4:31 pm)
Replying to: jcsercsa (Oct 27, 2009 3:55 pm) There are probably fusable links that protect the electrical system. We can hope they did. Did he get a large spark when he hooked up the battery? Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 27, 2009 5:00 pm) euphonium (Oct 28, 2009 8:00 am) Mr_Shiftright (Oct 28, 2009 8:17 am) srs_49 (Oct 31, 2009 12:04 pm) jcsercsa (Oct 27, 2009 7:55 pm)