Crazy Women Drivers!!!!!!!
Ok, I thought these were FUNNY and I had to share them with you.

Pictures courtesy of www.funtoosh.com
 
So…..are women better drivers than men???

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Reader Question:
I was told I needed to replace the torque converter because of a transmission problem I am having. How do I know if that is the case and where is this part, I don’t see it listed in my owner’s manual anywhere? Help!
Thanks!
Helen,

Hi there Helen,
Usually when there is a problem with the torque converter [...]

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Is this happening to your car battery?
My neighbor called me for help yesterday morning to jump start her car. Her battery was dead as a door nail and she could not jump start it like she has been doing the last week! When I opened the hood of her car I immediately found the source [...]

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Reader Question:
Sometimes when I brake to stop my car will stall out. The oil light comes and the battery light comes on. My battery is less than a year old. The mechanic I took it to could not find anything wrong with it. He did do a diagnostic test on my car.
The only thing he [...]

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Reader Question: My timing belt broke on my car while I was driving it and now the engine won’t start. I was told by my mechanic that the valves are bent? How can the valves bend, is he lying to me? What should I do now?
Elena, NY
Hey Elena,
Yes the valves can bend when [...]

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Reader Question: My car seems to want to run much hotter, and sometimes to the point of overheating and actually boiling over mostly when I am sitting still or at idle.
When I get the car moving it seems to cool down and there are no problems. I have flushed the radiator and replaced [...]

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Reader Question: My car has been making this grinding noise when I start it sometimes, but not all the time. I had the starter motor replaced, and that seemed to help for awhile but the noise is still there, and it sounds horrible.
I took the car back to the mechanic who [...]

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Reader Question:
The dash light bulb has burned out (I think) in my car and I can not seem to find out how to change it in my owners manual. Can you tell me how to get to the dash light bulbs or show me a picture of them?
Lewis, Ft. Worth TX

Hey Lewis
Depending on what kind [...]

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Reader Question:
My water pump went bad and caused my timing belt to break and when it did it bent my valves, can this really happen?
John T.

Well John T, bad news my friend YES that can happen.
Most vehicles that run on a rubber timing belt have the water pump placed inside the timing cover and the [...]

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Reader Question:
Hey Austin,
I am changing the automatic transmission filter in my 2005 Ford F150 4.6 V8 and I found this yellow plastic thing inside the transmission pan. What is it?
Donald
Hey Donald,
Oh no, not the yellow plastic retaining pin that holds everything together!!!!! Actually that is to help keep the fluid from burping back up [...]

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