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So since i'm back into the "zero properly working vehicles" status right now i'm having to consider whether to throw more money at repairing something I thought would last a bit longer vs replacing it. Replacing it is the demon you dont know replacing what you have though. I've already lost...

So i'm looking for a working car. Girlfriend perused facebook marketplace and we found something that sounds great, price WAY too low. We think it's a scam. We write them, they verify stuff, and say their husband died and it brings bad memories and they just want it gone ASAP but they want to...

Alright so i'm a little demoralized with car problems at the moment... I have a 1991 chevy caprice with about 232k or something and i'm struggling to figure out my next steps. I used to have a garage I took it to in the fargo/moorhead MN area but they started a policy of no longer working on...

So i have a 1991 chevy k1500 4x4 with 350chev and 4 speed which would be the th700-r4, 60k miles. (yes 60k, not 160, yes original, yes really) I admit not checking as often as i should being... the vehicle hasnt seen much use despite age. And was mostly letting my girlfriend drive it and just...

1991 chevy caprice 305 tbi The dash warning light for 'brake' suddenly came on about a week ago, and since I don't have a manual handy i'm not sure which different things this can mean... I had it turn on in the past which turned out to just be to let me know the bulb was out for the rear brake...

I think i've had a loss of brake assist from the vaccum booster on my 1991 chevy caprice classic. (about 222k miles) I suddenly got a rock hard pedal for a few seconds the other day, which passed, then it drove fine so I just drove ultra-carefully pre-testing the brakes and leaving alot of room...

So this is going to be a bit of a wierd one how things convoluted but i'll simplify it as much as possible. :) Someone died in north dakota owning a car licence plated there (more than a year ago) A relative in california has been trying to legally claim the car (this isnt being contested)...

1991 chevy caprice classic 5.0L v8, ~240k miles Turn key, and a solid and consistent click (not weak) but no start... battery seems good (lights come on) Never done this before/has always started including yesterday. I'll try again later and tomorrow to see if it's intermittent but even if so...

Also don't just say "diesel". :) I know that's the REAL right answer but $5.50 a gallon and shortages are giving me pause. They're also difficult winter starters in minnesota... Soooo.... At the point when I replace my current light duty pickup truck with something 3/4 ton or 1 ton I plan and...

So i've inherited other old mechanic stuff, dozens and dozens of cans and bottles of things. Two things i'm not sure if i'll ever use - dozens of cans of brake cleaner, and a dozen plus cans of ISO heet. AFAIK the latter is pointless if I use ethanol gas, which is all they sell in minnesota...

Is there any reason that OLD antifreeze (more than 14 years old) couldn't be used the same today? I inherited some old bottles i'd hate to throw out if there's nothing wrong with them. They could even be 20 years old. Where would you put the limit? A couple of them are Dexcool... I've heard...

Hi glorious and wonderous peoples of BITOG. : P I remain ever grateful for the people who share their knowledge and opinions... I have a 91 chevy caprice classic, TBI 5.0L V8 which i assume needs an alternator. The only way that I know this is that in the middle of winter when it was 20 below...

Went to change oil for the last time before the cold and all the sudden... hood wont open or respond at all. 1991 chevy caprice B body. I look under the front towards where the latch is and having the latch pulled while i'm watching shows nothing moving, it doesn't seem to be a sticky latch...

Short version, if I need to disable the ABS system in a 1991 Chevy Caprice, do I just pull a specific fuse or is there anything else to be concerned about? Long version as to why... i'm having a wierd problem where the ABS keeps pushing my foot off of the brake, and I am currently moderately...

I'm already familiar with http://forum.chryslerkcar.com but i'm wondering if there are any others out there with maybe more traffic. There's lots of traffic here on BITOG but probably not many fans of the k-car. :^) I'm undecided whether I want to try to fix or just get rid of one of the older...

so i have this vehicle that needs to be moved of the GM A-body lineage - buick century/pontiac 6000/cutlass ciera/celebrity. I dont know if it's an 89 or 92 or what but it looks like those era oldsmobiles. I have to tow it backwards and i'm not quite sure where to put a tow strap. There's a jack...

So there's an idea that periodically comes back to my mind... I tow very infrequently right now, but I expect it to pick up (substantially) at some point in the future, and one thing I remember is how my little trailer would leap right into the air like a bucking bronco at times when unladen...

1991 (or 90 I can never remember >_ About two weeks ago my drivers side door wanted to stop fully latching. Trying to close it it would go to the first click of semi closed, but not fully closed. I thought it might have to do with the cold or ice melting/freezing cycles getting down into the...

Recently brought my 1990 Chevy Caprice back from the dead (from a known failed fuel pump really) back in december, had to pay professionals to do it cuz everything else was broke, at the same time if I remember right (trying to keep straight what was done on each vehicle) i'm pretty sure they...

So I just finished putting 5 quarts of walmart 5w-30 synthetic and a cheaper Fram filter in my 91 chevy caprice 5.0L/305 Throttle Body with 152k miles on it in 10 degree weather and -10 windchill thinking "this sucks"... yet what came out after 3200 heavily highway miles on the last dino oil I...