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I bought a high quality Michelin wiper to replace the rear unit on my 2011 RX. The arm fitting is C shaped. The new adapters look like they are for J shapes. When I take the adapter off, it doesn’t look like the C fitting will clip on. Do I need to buy another brand or am I missing something?

Why can’t major automakers set up a new EV only division (sort of like GM did with Saturn) and sell direct to customers like Tesla does? Yes traditional dealers would be upset, but they are an albatross around the neck of manufacturers. An archaic business model. Didn’t Chevy dealers resent...

There used to be a helpful guy that worked in the ford parts department. Can anyone give me a reference? The seat in my Fiesta gets stuck part way back. There's a long white plastic piece that used to hold ball bearings that has dropped into the rails and is causing the problem. Not sure if I...

What cars you owned gave you the worst and best mpg? My worst was a ‘65 mustang 4.7 L V8 that got 18-20 mpg on the highway. Best is my 2015 1.0 L ecoboost Fiesta that gets 46 mpg. Both cars weigh 2700 lbs and have about the same interior space. Mustang’s trunk seemed bigger but specs say not...

Our garbage disposal gets stuck pretty regularly. Yes I use the tool to free it, it's an easy fix and it works fine, but only lasts a week or two, then repeat. Is there any maintenance I can do? I can replace, but I'm frugal and don't want to throw away an otherwise perfectly good unit.

I have very basic questions about offloading photos from my iPhone to my PC. I'm getting love notes because my 5 GB icloud storage allotment is nearly full, 2/3 of which is photos that I don't need to be carrying around. I want to put many of the photos on my computer, but when I click on the...

How advisable is it for the wanna be shade mechanic to change spark plugs on modern cars? Setting aside the fact that they can be very difficult to get to, isn’t there a lot that can go wrong? Since they’ve been there for years and over 100k are they harder to get out than in the instructional...

I bought a used JD lawn tractor to mow a triangular shaped lawn that is about 160’ x 100’. About 1/3 acre mostly uphill. I didn’t get a riding mower because I thought it wouldn’t be powerful enough. The 20 hp tractor has plenty of power to go up the steep slopes but not enough traction. And some...

My Fiesta has an airbag warning light that comes on the dash. It only happens when you begin to pull on the passenger side seat belt. Doesn't matter if someone is sitting in the seat or the belt is yet plugged in. I've tried checking the under seat connections. It seems like this started after...

So It all started when I left the key in the 2015 Fiesta in the on position and drained the battery. I put the battery charger on it and a few hours later, it starts and runs fine. Except the information center says "tire pressure monitoring fault" and the associated dash light flashes. I took...

The thought occurred to me why don’t they design EV’s so they could tow a small trailer that has a supplemental battery pack? That way the car could have a smaller 150-200 mile range for day-to-day driving and then the few times a year you go on a long trip, you rent a battery trailer so you...

My ecoboost Fiesta has a plastic coolant tank that is pressurized to 21 psi(!) Is this common? Why does it need to be pressurized? I assume there is still a radiator cap for over pressure protection? I realize it raises the boiling point but many cars get by with an open system. The problem is...

Okay, I'm the guy with the Chevy Express 4500 Motorhome and over the last three years I have replaced the fuel pump, fuse box, starter and last month the starter relay. It seems that maybe putting a tarp over it in the hot, humid environment is murder on the electronics. Anyway, it's back to a...

I have a 2012 Chevy Express 4500 motorhome with 55,000 miles. First and last GM vehicle I'll ever own. In the last three years it hasn't started because: defective fuse box (too much voltage drop), bad fuel pump, bad starter, battery lasted 14 months and now bad crank relay. Is there something...

My 1.0 liter ecoboost Fiesta has slight coolant leak in the middle connection to the reservoir in the photo. It's pretty clear that it's caused by the engine shaking and working some play into the clip/connector. I believe this small hose feeds the turbocharger, but it could be a return line. So...

I bought a 20+ year old lawnmower from my neighbor. It had spent all but 3 years of its life in storage while he was overseas. It is a craftsman 6.6 hp self propelled. Last month the drive cable got frayed and the self propel wouldn't work. Sears no longer carries the part, but I found it on...

https://youtu.be/EvQFDtJUdHw I'm surprised that this person can put a video on youtube, that is a documented confession of serious law-breaking and endangerment of the public, and there are no consequences? Seems like time to make an example of him before someone gets killed.

I read a couple of articles that finally gave a good explanation of why premium gas costs so much. Something more insightful than just 'demand for premium is high'. It said up until ten years ago, natural gas prices were high and therefore chemical manufacturers used naptha to make plastics...

My MIL is turning 90 next month and I thinking about which car to take to make the 1000 mile trip, if and when they lift the stay at home orders. I'm tempted to take the Fiesta just for grins to see if I can make the trip on $30 of gas. Gas is currently $1.35 at Costco here. It's actually got...

I have 6 zones on my lawn sprinkler system. The three solenoids clustered along the side of the house actuate and work fine. The three in the front do not. I put a volt meter on the three in the front and at first got no voltage at the solenoid when there was voltage at the box. So then I ran an...