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Wheel Balance – Wheel Alignment Problems and Symptoms

Hi there. I just took a short road trip to the metropolis of Brenham Texas, home of the Blue Bell Creamery and […]

Posted in: Tire Wear

My Engine Runs Rough When It Gets Hot But Ok When Cold

Reader Question I own a Chevy S10 and have my friends here that is the 2001 version and it has the plastic […]

Posted in: Running Problems

Automatic Transmission in My Car Jerks When I Come to a Stop

Reader Question Hi, My car is a 1992 Buick Century Station Wagon with 82,000 miles on it. A month ago I got […]

My Car Has a Major Engine Oil Leak

Reader Question The most important thing is that I have NO money. No extra money to buy another car or to have […]

Posted in: Fluid Leaks

Car Has Zero Compression On 1 Cylinder – Should I Replace The Engine?

Reader Question Hi Austin, I have a 2000 Ford Focus with 135,000 mile son it and was told today that the #2 […]

Posted in: Head Gaskets

My Car Engine Has a Miss Fire In a Cylinder

Reader Question I’ve changed all the spark plugs, coil pack in cylinder 3, new injector in cylinder 3 and i still have […]

Posted in: Running Problems

Does My Hyundai Elantra Need a Transmission Overhaul?

Reader Question Hello Austin, I was just told today that I need a transmission overhaul on my 2000 Elantra. I bought this […]

Buick Lesabre Will Die At Stops and Hard To Restart When Hot

Reader Question Hello, I have a question about my 1982 Buick Lesabre Limited. According to the owners manual explanation on how to […]

Posted in: Running Problems

How Long Does It Take To Overhaul a Car Engine?

I get reader questions from time to time that ask me “how long should it take to overhaul or rebuild a car […]

Posted in: Repair Estimates

A Simple Money Saving Tip On Health and Auto Insurance

Hi there!  (update to this story towards bottom of the article) Before I start I want to say this post is NOT […]

Posted in: Auto Insurance