Recent content by irad

House shook at 6 pm. I think the USGS said it was 4.0. I am 10 miles east of the epicenter on the First Watchung Ridge.

Go to 37 or 38 pounds. Some gauges are not accurate, but your tire wear is evidence enough.

I have bought 5 Value batteries for the past 4 years for different cars. None have failed.

Try Mama's or Papa's empanadas on Steinway street. They have several locations in Queens now.

Fuel injector? Use a mechanics stethoscope to narrow down the location. Or touch each injector to feel for tapping.

Right before you change the oil, add 16 oz of kerosine. Run the engine at idle for ten minutes. Then do the oil change.

I think it is a heat problem. Vacuum the vents. If that doesn't help you might want to repaste the cpu heatsink.

Is the transmission HVDC or HVAC?

Have you changed the trans. fluid? I do it every 60k miles.

If the outside unit is buzzing ,it could be the capacitor on the compressor.

In addition to a jack stand I chock a wheel for good measure.

What could go wrong?;)

All heat pump do not work well under 32. Most have auxillary heating sources(electric, gas or oil) Geo thermal heat pumps do work if the ground is above 32.

Moog R line is low end. Moog Problem Solver(PS) is better, but not as good as PS from ten years ago.

The undervoltage does weird things to the computer. The electric system was inert, as if there was no battery. I disconnected the negative terminal, then reconnected it. I was able to then remove the key. The car did start afterwards but I needed a battery within days. My alternator and starter...