Recent content by NickSonoma

I am not a mechanic. What happens if you remove the air filter and try to start it? Have you checked the entire air intake for obstructions? Have you replaced your fuel injector grommets? When my starter failed, it was catastrophic and not a result of it slowly losing its chooch. The...

Anecdotal AF: about 18 months ago, I started filling my tank with mid tear gas exclusively. Since then, my charcoal filter has functioned as intended. Sweet Jesus, there is a Chevron refinery and harbor about 30 miles from that California station. There is no refinery on the island of Kauai. I...

Have you tried parking on a slight hill with the e brake set (or have someone push the bumper), applying the brake pedal, turning the engine off, putting the transmission in neutral, releasing the parking brake, start applying normal transfer case lever pressure, progressively release the brake...

At 5:30 you can see the amount of lash (amount the drive shaft can move before the vehicle moves)

Have you done upholstery before? I am a handy person, and I reupholstered my two front seats. I have only ever paid for someone else to work on my car when I am out of town or if insurance is covering it. I think my upholstery job came out really really good. I don’t know if I would do it...

I took the face off and placed pieces of double sided foam tape between the button and the contact. Not only did it make the button work, but it made it feel solid, like how I imagine all buttons on a Rolls Royce would feel. I did this in 2019 and I would still recommend.

First it sounded like someone put a piece of rebar in a wood chipper. I cut the engine and cranked it again, then it sounded like a garbage disposal being ran with nothing in it. After replacing theThe starter , there was no new crunching sound. I have no idea where the shield went on the...

TLDR: it’s actually a hair under 8 cents in tire damage per mile. Replacing 4.3 sets in the time it takes to replace one set is worth 1 mpg if your starting economy is less 10mpg or less. Kind of. If you are paying $0.0185 per mile, then that is the cost of admission and shouldn’t really be...

Hello, I paid $6.75/gallon at Costco today. I couldn't help but think about the difference between 10 and 11 mpg. My entire life the primary reasons to not inflate beyond the door sticker is due to inconsistent mpg improvements to justify the known expense, excessive tire wear, ride quality...

yes, but things happen. Gravity happens. You start with the simple solutions.

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You may be asking the wrong question? Offer to pay a mechanic to do a particular task. Maybe the talk is spending 2 hours reading and an hour working. Do not ask him if you can pay him to make an 18 year old part work. Get creative. You may need to talk to a mechanic at a local trucking...

Super glue and a plastic thumb tack push pin was the perfect shape for fixing the rear upper hatch handle latch mechanism.

super glue and a thumb tack to try and fix the rear hatch mechanism.

LED lamp can be one small LED attached to the camera, or a light bar that can be observed from space. You can always diagnose the problem by putting it back to stock and seeing if it works. You can then add one item at a time and see if it works when just one aftermarket part is supplied. The...