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which truck?

Question:
Keep your truck and put a big brake kit on it.
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Spark Plugs: Recommendations?

Question:
Well, years ago, (before I knew better)  the wifes minivan began running rough on the way home from a trip.  Wasn’t making any noise really, just running on 5 cylinders.   I pulled the (Champion) plugs to see if one was fouled or something (motor had 100k on it, but ran good). [...]

2001 2500 carrier bearing replacement

Question:
Hello, how does the driveshaft separate to change the carrier bearing on a 2001 Chevy 2500 4×4?  I haven’t looked under the boot yet near the center yokes – not sure if it is a slip joint or I will have to dis-assemble the u-joints? thx, D.

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drum brake locks up tight

Question:
Pretty sure Jegs has the parts. Do a google for "Race car parts" as I know one of my circletrack buds showed me the parts for about $13 a pair in his parts book.
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Honda = Asian crap

Question:
We don’t need this foreign crap, real Americans drive real American cars. We don’t need stinking Hondas.

Response:
Honda Accord = built in America Honda Civic = built in America Honda Odyssey = built in America Honda Pilot = built in America Acura TL = built in America Pontiac Sunfire [...]

Volkswagen=Excrement

Question:
> Clearly VW does not own Porsche but strong links do go back a long > way. After all, who designed the original Volswagen (now known as the > Beetle)?
Ferdinand Porsche, with complete support and approval of our beloved Fuehrer!! <eg>

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Clearly VW does not own Porsche but strong links [...]

to tranny rebuild or not to tranny rebuild?

Question:
That is the question I ask of a 1991 EB auto 4×4 Explorer.  Tranny has definitely lost a seal from over heating.  Rebuild kits are around $285 and up.  A new tranny is $1200 after core $1790 before core.  I only paid $2800 for the Explorer.  I guess I just want to [...]

Chevy S-10 Tranny Help

Question:
9/16 deep socket and a swivel GM uses those moronic ’stud/bolt’ combo’s for ALL the bell housing bolts, needed or not the bolt part takes a 9/16, the nut that goes on the stud part takes a 13 mm such is progress, but I’ve got a drawer full of ‘em, cause [...]

Ping: Doc… restore

Question:
Why not try the GM upper cylinder cleaner:   Hey Refinish,that stuff really works.Works so well in fact that GM doesn’t sell it any more in California,some smog issue I guess.Luckily I know a GM truck part counter guy who stashed a couple cases.

Response:
The only time Greased Lightening or Purple Power [...]

1999 K1500 Fuel Pump

Question:
Of course I realize that it will eventually fail, I was just concerned that the noise was abnormal.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Actually, you do still have to think about the pump quiting on you.  In the > world of electric fuel pumps, some make noise [...]