Archive for January, 2008

Car Has Been Sitting Up For 3 Years – What To Do To Start Engine?

I have a car that has been sitting for 3 years (in a garage). What do I need to do to it first to begin driving it?

Posted in: Won't Start Issues

Starting a Car That Has Been Sitting Up For 3 Years

I have a car that has been sitting for 3 years (in a garage). What do I need to do to it first to begin driving it?

Posted in: Won't Start Issues
By January 31, 20088 Comments Read More →

2001 Jeep Cherokee Speedometer and Odometer Stop Working

I have a 2001 Jeep Cherokee that while I am driving it, the speedometer and tachometer gauges drop to the bottom, and come back again after a while. This keeps going on and off. I am getting a display on the odometer………. NO BUS. but nothing seems to affect the performance because it still runs well.

Posted in: Reader Questions
By January 31, 20080 Comments Read More →

Why Do I See White Smoke Out My Tailpipe?

I own a car Ford Estate 2.0lt 2000 I let the engine oil run out!! The Car still drives but it blows out a mass of white smoke!Is the engine ruined or any chance it could still be ok?

Posted in: Exhaust Smoke
By January 31, 20080 Comments Read More →

2000 Ford Estate – Ran Out of Engine Oil Now White Exhaust Smoke

I own a car Ford Estate 2.0lt 2000 I let the engine oil run out!! The Car still drives but it blows out a mass of white smoke!Is the engine ruined or any chance it could still be ok?

Posted in: Exhaust Smoke
By January 29, 20080 Comments Read More →

Why Do Men Like a Woman In a Leather Dress?

Why do men like women who wear leather dresses?

Posted in: Reader Questions
By January 29, 20082 Comments Read More →

Which Side Of the Car Is Your Fuel Door Is On?

Quick question, which side of your car is your gas tank on? If you are anything like me, you probably can’t remember right away. My solution is to uncomfortably stick my head out the window, strain my neck and look. If you don’t do this in your own car you definitely have done it in a borrowed or rental car.

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By January 16, 20080 Comments Read More →

1994 Ford Mustang White Exhaust Smoke Smells Like Gas

I have a 1994 mustang that is putting out white smoke and smells like gas. The he ground is like oil and gas mixed together. What gasket would I have to replace to fix the problem or is it something else.

Posted in: Exhaust Smoke
By January 16, 20080 Comments Read More →

Should I Replace The Engine In My 1986 Olds Cutlass?

I had some work done to my engine recently. I had some gaskets replaced. Not the head gaskets though. About a week or so later, I noticed my engine leaking more. My mechanic told me it was probably old oil burning of the engine. Since then the engine leak has gotten worse and now I am noticing white smoke coming from the exhaust. I have to put about 3 quarts of oil a day into the car and it still runs rough.

Posted in: Fluid Leaks
By January 16, 20080 Comments Read More →

Does White Smoke Out My Tailpipe Mean a Blown Head Gasket?

I am looking to buy a 1994 Roadtrek 190 Popular with an Automatic 318 V Dodge engine. It is a van conversion type of motor home. I had the owner take it into a mechanic and met him there. I asked the mechanic to do a compression check along with a total mechanical check up of the van. The service manager said that they didn’t do compression checks but listened to the vehicle. The van was in the shop for 45 minutes.

Posted in: Over Heating