Recent content by Seymore Butts

Why? Are any of those parts leaking your coolant?

The first two diagnostic tests in your case: Battery voltage with engine off, after the car hasn't been started for at least 12 hours. Longer would be better. Charging system voltage with engine running, measured at the battery. (should be between 13.2 and 14.2)

Your 4th Gen has neither of the two cables you mentioned, so don't waste diagnostic time pursuing them. I'd start with the transmission basics - when was the last time you completely exchanged the ATF, and what ATF did you use?

Mayor, sorry to hear about your problem with Detours. Most of the companies that require prepayment in full are the definition of Ponzi schemes. The money is collected and spent on operations and overhead long before the product is manufactured and shipped for that order. If you prepay and...

Valves don't sound like that. I hope that clanging is coming from outside the engine. If not, then drain the oil, filter it, and check for sparkly bits.

That's battery acid seeping from the battery. You can verify this by making a thin paste of baking soda and water, applying it to the wet spot, and watching for bubbling action. This is a common warranty claim condition. Verify your charging voltage. If it exceeds FSM spec of 14.2, then...

You have to remove each door panel to reach the speaker in it.

I have no idea if what you read is correct, but you can test the bad speaker theory by unplugging them one at a time to see if the rest start working again.

No, it's not a normal shutdown sequence, if that's what you mean. If it were, we'd see questions about this sound daily.

I just happened to replace my rear rotors and pads yesterday. Even though the parking brake was off, I still rotated the adjustment wheel all the way to retracted position in order to minimize the chances of the rotor hanging up on the brake shoes. Once the caliper bracket was removed, i had...

That's where's I'd start.

Swap the frame or scrap the vehicle.

If you have first hand knowledge of dropping a 31 battery in as the main battery, did you experience and issues with space, hood clearance, battery stability using the OEM hold-down, and were your pos and neg cables able to reach the terminals or did you have to extend the cables?

The last place to get this leak traced correctly is on the internet. Clean everything up and then inspect for fresh leaks after a short drive. There's no other way to accurately diagnose your problem. Either you can do it, or your mechanics can. However, your mechanics don't sound like a...

Does anyone know the bolt specs? Mine look like crap and I'd like to order some SS replacements.