I just bought my first car, but I've never even done anything with a car before. I got my license and that's about it for my whole experience with vehicles. Anyway, I know my dad has his truck warm up before he goes anywhere in the winter. I don't know if he does this so the interior is warmer for him to sit in or if it has to do with the car needing to be warmed up so it doesn't break. So, do I need to make time to warm my car up in the morning before driving to school or can I just hop in and go? It's a 1999 model so it's kind of old and used too so I really don't want to mess it up right away. K Thanks
If he's warming up his vehicle to protect the engine, it's unnecessary with today's oil additives and engine designs.
My 91 and 92 chevrolets both had this thing called a heat stove. What this did was pull radiant heat off of the exhaust manifold and suck it into the air intake to help the engine warm up. On my 2001 chevrolet, there is a system that runs warm coolant around the throttle body to warm up the air going into the engine.
Way back in the day (WAY back, like 1930), there wasn't such a thing as 10W30 oil. You just had 30 weight detergent or non-detergent oil. The "W" in 10W30 oil means "winter". It's an additive that the oil companies add to the oil that keeps it a liquid even at extremely low temperatures. With today's modern engine oil, your car wont be damaged if you don't warm it up under reasonable conditions.
However, one thing you don't want to do if your engine is cold hotdog it. If your engine is cold and you all of a sudden want to really get on the pedal, you could crack your block.
I wouldn't tell him this because alot of people are really set in their ways, but unless he's wanting to warm the car up for the heater, he's just wasting gas.
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i tried unlocking my car with the keychain button and it didnt work. it's not the battery of the thing cause after i manually unlocked my car i hit the lock button on the door and it didnt go either.
does this mean my car died? or is there only a problem with the lock system?
(i havent tried starting my car yet)
If your battery is good in your remote and your car, it's most likely going to be a blown fuse for your power locks. Depending on what kind of vehicle you have, the fuse block will either be underneath the dashboard or in the engine bay. there should be some kind of label that will say which fuse is which. For example, power locks may be PWRLCK or something of that nature. Depending on what type of fuse it is, you may be able to look inside it to see if it is blown. If you're not sure if it's blown, get a new fuse to compare it to.
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i've been talking to this guy from craigslist, who's got an 85 camaro for sale. he's asking for 2000 for it. he said that it has no ac, or heater, and needs new vacuum hoses. he said he's got the vacuum hoses, just hasnt had the time to hook them up. i thought that he was asking a reasonable price for it, considering what's wrong with it. but i wanna know how hard is it to fix the ac and heater? what all do you have to do? is it expensive? would i have to buy new parts? i'm going thursday to go look at it and see if it's worth buying.
also, if anyone could tell me little things to look for when i'm looking at it to see if it's worth buying, that'd be great! i know nothing about cars! :) thanks so much
I'm in the auto parts business and I'll tell you that you can get one of a newer year for the same amount of money that needs no work whatsoever.
Save your money this time.
As a general price guide, I recommend Kelly Blue Book @ www.kbb.com
In my opinion, this is a general guide, not a car price Bible. There are some cars values that are inflated.
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I have a 1987 Chevy G20 with a 4 barrel 400. It just started dying when i start to come to a stop or slow down to turn. It will not usually restart for about 30 to 40 minutes after it dies, just keeps cranking! I have changed the fuel filter. I NEED HELP PLEASE!!! I have 4 children that ride in this van and dont want something to happen because I break down in an intersection or major road! PLEASE HELP!!
A couple of years ago, I bought a 1991 GMC sonoma. It's basically the exact same vehicle. The guy I bought it from let it sit up for about five years because he was having the same problem where it would drive for a little while and then not start up again for a while. I though to myself, no problem, it's not doing this to me. Well i got overconfident and drove it down the highway and sure enough, it died on me and would not start back. I pulled into a service station where some smart alec mechanics said it was the fuel pump and they would gladly replace it for 400+ dollars.. I was like HECK NO MAN. I got my grandfather to pick me up and take me back to the truck and start it up about an hour later.
sorry about all that backstory. It wound up being the distributor for me. It was corroded completely beyond use. I would consider the distributor to be a prime suspect, but I can't diagnose your vehicle. If you or someone you know is mechanically inclined, you *could* take the distributor cap off and see if there is any corrosion. It's very likely that there will be. Also, I would go ahead and replace the ignition coil whether the distributor is bad or not. It's a common maintenance item on those older Chevrolets.
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my mazda wont get a spark from the coil is has no ditributor how come?
My friend's Mazda 5 protege had the same problem and it wound up being a crankshaft sensor. I'm not saying that this is your problem, but i would consider it a prime suspect.
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my car keeps dying. Sometimes it dyes when I am at a stop light or sign. I don't know what the problem is. Can you help me?
There are TONS of things this can be. I know that's not what you want to hear. It depends on what kind of vehicle it is. For my dad's honda civic, it wound up being an 02 sensor. We found this out by getting a scanner and connecting it to the 0BDII port under the dashboard. I don't recommend just changing out your 02 sensor right away, but If you have a check engine light, i recommend you go somewhere that scans the vehicles on board computer for free. That's if your vehicle has an onboard computer. Older vehicles don't have any onboard diagnostics and all the adjustments are mechanical. Auto Zone and Advance Auto Parts used to do this for free. I'm not sure if they still do.
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im 18 years old and a dude.
how do i heal from a heartbreak? ive dated this girl for a year, and now we broke up. how do i get better? it sucks honestly, but any tips?
I can't say it will work for you, but it worked for me. For some people it can be hard, but date other people. You don't have to make any commitment, you don't have to call it love, just date. Have fun. It will make you feel better and help you get past the pain. Some people call this a rebound, however it's not a rebound if there aren't any strings attached, in my opinion.
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so say i needed to borrow my boyfriends car. he has state farm car insurance that is under both his parents name. say i borrowed his car and i got pulled over.. would i get in trouble because my name is not on the insurance? or does it not matter because the car is still insured?
It really depends. In some instances, as long as the car has insurace, you're good. It doesn't matter whose name it is under. I have a friend who was pulled over for going way over the speed limit in someone else's car and they didn't even ask for insurance. I'm not listed on my parent's insurance card and I've been pulled over twice.
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Is downloading stuff for your sims game hurtful to the computer or the game? How can you tell if something is bad or not?
Usually, no. But I did come across a bad file and it was harmful to mine. The game doesn't run at all anymore and I haven't taken the time to reinstall it.
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I recently reaquired an old game I used to play called eternam. It is made to run on DOS. When I try to run it now, on windows XP, it runs way too fast. Is there anyway to slow it down? I tried messing with the compatibility options, but theres no option for DOS, oldest it goes is widnows 95
There is this program I found on Game Hippo called "Turbo". What's Ironic is that it actually bogs your CPU down to allow for slower gameplay. http://www.gamehippo.com/free_util/turbo.shtml
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okay i this 2002 ford mustang last weekend, and i really want to fix it up. what are some good website where i could order alot of stuff for the interior...for a cheap price?
i order most of my stuff from http://www.partsamerica.com
then there's autopartswarehouse.com and discountautoparts.com
ebay is great too, but you have to make sure that you buy the right part.
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I went to the lake yesterday and went wakeboarding for 2 hours and tubing for another hour. So, what exactly did I work out?
that will work mostly your legs and some of your upper body.
wakeboarding would help a little bit along with a good diet and other exercise.
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I want a truck when i get my license. I dont want a huge one, or a small one. I want a medium sized truck. Something built in the USA. And i want it to be one of those trucks that wouldn't be squashed in an accident-something strong/sturdy. Right now im thinking about something from Chervolet,GMC,or Ford. Right now mainly Chevys'.
Any advice is helpful.
Thanks in advance.
i would definitely recomment chevrolet or gmc. i have a 1/2 ton S-10 that is as old as i am and runs almost like new. it seems like there are alot more old chevys than fords on the road...
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i know its illegal but is there a way to get a video from a website burned onto a disc?
its not necessarily illegal. Its only illegal if the material is copyrighted.
Save the video to disk and then convert it to MP4 if it's not already and then you can burn it to the disk using WMP if you have the right plug in.
it depends. what kind of video is it?
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I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find the dvd's of the show 'life as we know it' with Sean Faris and Kelly Osbourne. I've searched on google and ask.com but I can't find it. Thanks a lot.
i don't know if you can get it in stores or not, but i found it on amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Life-As-We-Know-Complete/dp/B0009F43DG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-4549882-9008710?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1187063339&sr=8-1
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why do guys like girl on girl so much. i mean i kinda get it. but i was just looking for an explanation. hopefully from a guy. thanx!
Coming from a guy: I don't and i don't understand why anyone would.
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Can this: http://tinylink.com/?50v5c5kqgk... be used to connect xbox360 vga cable's audio to an old pc speaker?
it depends on whether or not those speakers are independently powered and if you have an RCA jack on your speakers. If not, you would have to adapt.
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Okay.. when a dog that run for a dog track gets hurt, gets old, or doesn't win and they send the dogs away to be killed why doesn't someone stop them? Like theres just these huge vans that take the dogs into the middle of the woods or soemthing and kill them.. I know people who fallow them and when they turn into a gas station they ask to take some dogs and they let them!! thank godd... How do I help?
There's a dog track in my area that lets people adopt their dogs instead of killing them. Of course, if no one adopts them, they still kill them. Maybe you can adopt?
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If I burn just music into a dvd disk, will it play in the car?
You would need a DVD player. Even if you only have music on the DVD it still will not work because the format is different than the normal CDR or CDRW.
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Fourteen years old; Four foot, eleven; about ninety eight pounds. Fat?
I'd lost my appetite while at this college thing, because I got really depressed, and I just got it back, so I'm feeling fat, because I could hardly eat before, but no I'm pigging out.
I'm tempted to go on a major work out spree tonight, so I'd like to know. Haha.
No, you are not overweight.
In fact, you're just above the line of being underweight.
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
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