I have a 1973 F100 Ford truck. I'm kinda new to automotive repair and bought the truck so I could rebuild the motor as kind of a learning project. When I first bought it, the truck ran fine with minimal noises. About a year later, the truck...

Hi! I have a 1980 Chevy 1/2 ton truck(350ci 4 barrell). It is only holding a charge for about 2 hours of driving. It will only hold a charge for about 30 minutes if I have the AC or headlights on. So I have to hook it up every night to my ba...

My 1988 Toyt Truck with 2Bbl carb has rough idle when I start it up in the morning. It also outputs (right after startup) out black stuff for a few seconds that comes out as some sort of soot black stuff on the ground from the exaust on cold...

Well, I decided to be stupid, and I was driving about 100 mph. I was slowing down to about 70 when my brakes slipped a little, and as a trailer truck was slowing down to a car that had just cut it off. Well, I hit the truck at about 50 MPH,...

Ok 76 Ford F150 1/2 ton, 460. Truck died (or just quit running) couple days ago going down the hwy. Towed it in. The neg battery clamp was broken in half. (Had been replaced 6 months ago) Replace clamps(termials) Nothing. Charged battery, Re...

Hello Everyone, I'm looking for advice so that I can fix my truck. The truck (89 toyota pickup) will stop when it rains. It literaly shuts off. I have already replaced the altenator and battery. Even when the truck is just sitting the batter...

I just finished an engine swap and lift kit install on my 1993 chevy k1500 truck (now has an engine, tranny, computer and wiring harness out of my 1989 k1500.) I went to drive my truck to the alignment shop and made it about half way there w...

I have a problem with the distributor or ecm on my truck, we have checked out and replaced many things alread, it stalls out when warmm it has 60,00km on it, the mechanic is at a loss, and keeps trying and switching things off it...he is not...

I have been driving my pickup with a clutch that only engages in the last inch or so of travel, a hydraulic clutch, and only sporadically- every couple of weeks for a trip to town... Today it started fine in the barn and after driving it up...

I have a 69 Chev 4x4 stepside. I recently put another motor in it from another truck I had. From the moter I took out I used the original water pump harmonic balancer and flywheel and the starter. The truck was starting fine when I replaced...

Wondering what kind of trouble Bars Leak or a similar coolant leak stopper will get me into? I have a 94 Toyota truck 22RE (4 cyl) with 113,000 miles. Problem started as white exhaust and then engine running really shaky (as if not all cylin...

I have a 94 GMC TRUCK C1500 2WD 350 K 5.7L TBI. The truck will not start, I think it is the fuel pump but wanted to be sure it isn't something simple before I drop the tank and change the pump. I dumped some gas down the throttle body and go...

My 1987 Chevy 3/4 ton Suburban 454 with TBI, 100K miles, etc. will crank and run OK at low speed but will not go over about 60mph. When loaded pulling a trailer it won't go but about 45mph. If you mash the gas all the way to the floor it wil...

I put a new fuel pump in the truck but still no fuel.......When you turn the key to the on position there is a clicking sound at the carburator.....I'm going to test it tonight but I'm thinking the pump is not running. I can't hear it at all...

I have a 79 GMC Sierra that I use for snow plowing. I drove the truck a few miles once a week or so over the summer and it always started and ran great. I had just hooked the plow back up (the electrical was never removed, just the blade), s...

I am having trouble putting gas into my truck. I can only put about 10-20 cents in at a time before the gas pump clicks, then I have to hold it back down again. I had trouble with it before, it was fixed, took it back to the same place 5 mon...

2001 1500 Ram 5.9L gas engine Problem is that when i'm on the highway traveling 60+MPH, alot of times my engine light will come on and blink, some times the truck will start to shake(like the road is bumpy) the shake will go away if I increa...

I have a 1998 Chevy 1500 2wd 1/2 Ton pickup with a 4.3 ltr vortec V6. The engine will turn over and I get spark on the plugs. I have fuel in the carb and when I turn the vehicle over the engine will crank but not start. As a test we covered...

i have a 96 dodge truck it has a little switch under dash to reset remote or let truck start if my truck wont start if button doesnt work on my key remote anyone know where i can get this reset switch mine came apart its just a little push b...

My 98 chev. 1500 pickup will not coast freely if I have beeen over 45 MPH. If I touch the brake, it will release the lockup or it will release by itself somewhere around 30. All else works good. LSand your question is?The question is, Why do...

Have a 76 Chev 3/4 ton, 350, Q-Jet -- new fuel pump, fuel filter. Runs great all winter and when its cool out--when it gets in the 80's it will stumble when pulling away from lights as well as after going down the interstate for about 15 mil...

Hi, I have a 96 silverado and when i start my engine my rpms start out real low around 400 then jump up to about 1000 then drop to a sputter then shoot back up to about 1200 and then slowly fall back down to 800, my normal idle rpm. This all...

My ford pickup ac has started to stop blowing air only when you accelerate from 30mi an hour to 60mi an hour. At low speeds it works fine. Once you accelerate to 60 and hold at constant speed the air comes out the vents fine. During the acce...

have a 99 dodge ram 1500 5.9 v8 136000 miles i reclenty did a compression check all cylinders came back with a 140 psi reading except one that has a 105 so now i am unsure of what to do, do i change the plugs and wires or what should i do. I...

I did a search of the forum couldn't find anything similar on soemthing this old. Don't know if anyone here tools around on vehicles this old or not. If not, forgive me, I am a newbie. Actually I joined a while back, just don't post much. Th...

I have a 1996 GMC Pickup truck that has a 4.3 L engine. I keep getting an engine misfire on my check engine code. One mechanic told me to change my plug wire and plugs so I did. That did not help. I then changed the distributor cap and rotor...

I have an older (97) GMC Truck (5.7L k1500) that has been good to me until recently. I replaced the fuel sending unit/pump and all the lines up to and including the entire fuel injection system about 1.5 years ago. Recently I have an intermi...

I have a 95 GMC pickup 2 wheel drive, i was driving thru a field and hit a ditch very hard. Ever since then if i go over 10 miles an hour the truck begins to shake violently. The mechanic at the tire shop said i needed a front end alignment...

Hi, My 1999 Ford Expedition recently stopped blowing out any heat. Blower blows fine, but not enough heat. Brought it to a local shop and they replaced the thermostat. Picked up the truck and bearly any heat and truck runs rough. Check engin...

My 1989 Chevy PU K10/K1500 4WD will not hold oil pressure once the engine is warm. If i accelerate the oil pressure will rise but very limited power and water temperature climbs to 210 very quickly. When I come to a stop the oil pressure dro...

i was driving my truck the other day and lost the breaks and so i found a break line was leaking so i fixed that and repalced the front cabler`s and the front lines and the ones that go to the back of the wheels as well so i repalce them as...

Hi, I'm having some issues with my 91 Mazda B2600i 2.6l truck. My fiance took it to work one day, and then called me that afternoon in a panic. She had tried to start the truck, and after the engine cranked over and ran, it was making a horr...

99 ford f-150 95,000 miles. will turn over but wont stay cranked will not idle..What engine size do you have? Can you keep the engine running with the accelerator?fuel filter, clogged injectors. change filter, use gas additive injector clean...

My truck windshield wipers work great most of the time....but occasionaly when I turn them off they continue to run for a couple of minutes, usually stopping 1/2 way up the windshield. I turn them back on, and back off, and hope they work pr...

I have a 1990 4x4 Ford Lariat 250 that is wondering all over the road when I am going faster than 40 mph. The truck feels as if it is "floating" when it moves over left or right of the road. The steering wheel can be very steady and the truc...

Problem is the EGR is opening just off idle and still open when throttle is just closing which causes a rough idle for about 20 sec then the valve closes. The valve functions good, it is clean and the electric vacuumed valve is good, also ne...

Greetings, I have a 1997 Chevy truck with the 4.3L V-6 engine. I have just replaced the transmission and after putting it back together, realized that we pinched a couple of wires that run to the distributor. We got the wires cleard and repa...

I do most of my own maintenance on my truck and I have come across a problem that I would like some input on. My check engine light has come on and I hooked a laptop up to the Data Link Connector to find out what the error code is. I am gett...

I could smell something burning the day before it went out. I tried to pin point the smell and it seemed to be from the dash. When the blower was on high the smell was worse. I smelled near the blower and could not smell what was burning. Th...

If my 1977 Chevy 3/4 ton 454 pick up sits for more than a day or two, I need to spray starter fluid in the carb to start it. After that, it starts just fine without it until I park it again for a couple of days. It had been parked for a coup...

Late model Isuzu truck with no blinkers, flashers work okay on all four corners. The fuses under the dash in the panel were not blown, I don't normally work on these, just Fords. So I am not familiar with the lay out of the system. Thanks F...

I recently bought a 2003 Chevy-S-10 (4WD) Truck. On the front end, how many grease-gun fittings (Zirks) are there and where are they located? How can I know for sure that I am adding the (proper amount) of grease to each fitting? If anyone c...

1500 silverado 350 5 spd- no scan codes- repl. wires, plugs, TPS, TBI clean, subbed coil. Could be fuel pump ??? changed filter 2x in 4 months. Help.Try, just for testing purposes, unhooking the EGR valve and seeing if that makes any differe...

I just got a 2000 Ford Ranger with approx. 49000 miles on it this weekend and I drove it to work and I noticed that the tires were smoking somewhat heavily. I think it might be the stuff that the dealer guy put on the tires to make them look...

The car I'm trying to fix is a 1990 Isuzu Truck Amigo 2WD 2.3L 2BL 4cyl. I needs new tyrod ends, and a new body mount. I pulled up AutoZone to get prices and neither part was shown. Where can I get the parts, and about how much are the parts...

I live in Toronto. Last month i had a break down near Yulee. And i got the worst experience of a life time. Can somebody introduce a reliable truck service people?...

Hello. Thanks for making such a great place to find car help. I have a 1979 Toyota truck. It was running fine, then one day I was going down the road and it died. Now it won't stay running for more than 15 seconds. Any pointers?When it dies,...

Greetings I have recently purchased a 1988 Dodge Dakota 4 wheel drive 6 cylnder truck. It has about 100 thousand miles on it. For the past week It had a little problem starting, to where if I held the key in long enough it would eventually s...

Hi My plow truck blew out the spark plug where it had coroded at the top of the threaded section. The small threaded stub remains in the block but all the rest was blown out. I guess these plugs haven't been changed in years. Any ideas how t...

I have a 2001 Chevy Silvrado 1500 2WD that is hard to start.I can try to start it and it will turn over fast but will not start.I can then release the ignition key and try again and it will start.Could this be a problem with the ignition swi...