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I have never encountered this before. Under high vacuum conditions, the power brakes work fine. If I gas it hard and then brake immediately, the power assist is gone until the vacuum comes up a second later. Any ideas?

Right after Christmas I saw that the 1st season of the Andy Griffith show was available on DVD. I cannot find any info on when the 2nd season may become available. Anybody out there have any info?

Just wondering...Pep Boys want $57 for a Raybestos rotor and $17 for an off brand rotor. Is this a quality issue or is it a brand name issue?

At 116,000 miles, but with new ceramic pads 25,000 miles ago, the brakes started to make noise during the 3rd or 4th application at 75-80 mph. Took the brakes down. At least another 20,000 miles left on the pads. Touching the edge of the rotor and I could feel a ridge-the rotors were shot. These...

Replaced the rear shocks and mounts on my '96 (115,000 mi)on Friday. If you have an extra pair of hands for the trunk, you don't have to even lift the car to do this job. My 15 yr old son guided the new Monroe shock and mount in to the hole as I pushed it up into the frame from the ground...

My passenger window will only go down about 1/2 an inch and appears to be out of sync with the window opening. My drivers window will go all the way down, but when I put it down while moving at speed, it appears to go off track. Any ideas?

I believe the Conti's use H rated tires. It looks like most H rated tires have about a 60,000 mile warranty. Do these tires work alright in the rain up until they are fully worn or does wet traction go south about half way into the warranty? Thanks.

It's 20,000 miles on the Yokohamas and they no longer like the rain. They have become dangerous with 1/3 of their life left. I had the original Michelins, Goodrich and now the Yokohamas. None of these brands lasted and only the Yokohamas had any warranty (30,000 miles). Has anybody used the...

The Mark failed the MD emissions test the other day. Before the test, I had two mechanics look at the car and they said the check engine light was on in error. It gave the code P0411, Secondary Air Injection System Incorect Flow. Anybody know what that means?

Has anyone found a way to eliminate these without having to pay tribute to the very mother______s that send them?

I haven't seen this one before. Opened the car door yesterday and without any key in the ignition and the igition off, the radio was playing and the message center was working. Got in, closed the door and then opened the door and they do not turn off. I turned the radio off and closed the...

My Weber Genesis electronic ignition quit working. It doesn't look too hard to fix, but has anyone done this before? Which part is bad and needs replacing? Is it the switch button or the piece inside the burner box, or both? I can't smoke any more tenderloins until this gets fixed. Can...

My check engine idiot light is on and I need an emission test. On the emission pamphlet, it says not to bring the car with this light on. Last time, I undid the battery for about 5 minutes and it went off for about 10 minutes, but came back on during the emission test with the MVA guy in the...

The radio now shuts off when I turn the car off, before I open the door. Is this a WD-40 cure or is this a difficult one?

Any interest in some Holley carbs? One is brand new, three others are used.