Can I Help You With Your Auto Repair Questions or Car Insurance?
4
Jul
Reader Question
Dear Mr. Austin Davis,
First of all, thank you very much for having trustmymechanic.com for the public.
I have a Honda Accord 2001. Two days ago, while I was driving up to the hills, I had to stop and go in rush hours. I tried not to use the brake and stepped on gas […]
3
Jul
Want better gas mileage?
I am getting bombarded with emails asking “how can I save money on gasoline”. Up till now, my responses have been pretty much the same
1. Triple check your tire pressures
2. Use the correct weight of engine oil…thinner is more economical
3. Change your air filter
4. Change your spark plugs and spark plug […]
26
Jun
Reader Question
Hi, I have a little challenge with my car A/C. When I drive with the A/C switch on, I observe the engine rasing up & down itself & at that point the A/C will stop cooling after some time it will return back to cooling. This usually occur in the afternoon when the temperature […]
26
Jun
Reader Question
Hey Austin
I have been reading about water to fuel adapters, systems
for cars/trucks. It seems the physics is real enough to possibly work.
My question is what would this Hydrogen fuel look
like to the engine sensors that manage the fuel, firing
and exhaust stream? Is that a concern?
It seems like there would be no problem with less […]
23
Jun
Reader Question
I own a l949 plymouth coupe original 218 6 cylinder still in vehicle. I was told the other day that I should be adding lead to my auto gas. Supposedly the engine as it begins to wear out starts to pit the pistons thus adding lead to my gas would prevent engine wear.
I’ve […]
23
Jun
Reader Question Dear Austin:
I have gotten various answers to this, so i am still confused… while going over my saved mail, I found this… and wondered:
How about Lucas products….. i have found on the road …the fuel additive …and gas additive…seems to give better mileage, but mechanics say “a good mechanic checks and smells all […]
23
Jun
Reader Question
Hi,
I have a 1997 Subaru Legacy, for the last month it has been overheating in a matter or minutes. My antifreeze was leeking so we fixed that, but it keep s doing it. Basically I will be driving for 15 minutes withthe needle right in the middle and in a matter of seconds it […]
18
Jun
Reader Question
Greetings:
I have a 2002 Nissan Xterra (automatic) w/ 177k miles and about nine months ago I popped in and it would not start. I caught me off guard because this had never happened before, lights came on … and something said press the brake and gas … golly, it started.
I immediately took it […]
18
Jun
Reader Question
Dear Sir..
I would like to ask you if you are able to help me to buy a truck with the following specifications: Dodge truck model 1971. The truck should have manual shaft, power stearing and AC. The engine that i am looking for is either 318 or 440 Horsepower.
Looking forward to hearing […]
18
Jun
Reader Question
Hello Austin ,
I have a 2002 Jeep Wrangler Sport with 40,000 miles on it. It has always been very reliable until this past week when our temperature has been around and over 100 degrees everyday. I noticed that when I parked my car in the sun, the fog lights would turn on and […]
I live in Magnolia, TX with my wife and two daughters.
