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  1. fixitman04

    Low coolant light on

    yes it is in the bottle.
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    Low coolant light on

    bad radiator cap silverbullit. it is not venting properly. i have a similar problem but i dont loose coolant. when i take a corner moderatly hard my light comes on... and my coolant is full in both the radiator and the bottle. i have cleaned the bottle and triple checked the connection...
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    R154 and its missing stuff

    do you have abs? if not its the wrong tranny(send it to me and find the right one...lol) or get a freeze plug of that size and plug it. if you do have abs im pretty sure its the same sensor in your transmission.
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    anybody done a non toyota 5spd/6spd swap?

    im thinking a richmond 6spd or a borg warner t5. im not looking to run more than 400hp so either should live , im just looking for a readily available option. summit and jegs could supply a new gm version of either for about 3000$ and they are readily available in the junkyards. would it...
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    How'd you start your driving 'career'?

    my first "car" was the family minivan..... an 89 toyota 4x4 turbo egg van. i hated that pos. my dad told me "when it dies il get you something else". i tried my best to kill it... it had 300000 plus miles on it when i got it.... but alas i could not kill it. i ran it in the mud, had it...
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    Greetings from North Dakota (pictures)

    well if you need help , let me know. and if you know of a 5spd parts car im in the buying mood! i want to swap mine. you should definatly come down to the northern cruz club drive in meets this summer. we meet at culvers on 32nd ave every thursday at 6:30pm as soon as it warms up. all cars...
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    Greetings from North Dakota (pictures)

    where in nd are you? im in grand forks.
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    Tranny + Water Please help

    just drain it, flush it with a solvent(ie gas or atf. i prefer atf as it isnt flamable) and refill it, any extra moisture will evaporate out the vent. i would go for a nice long drive to help evaporate it out. you will be fine, so will your tranny
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    water or gas you decide

    fixed it
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    Possible Stolen Car????

    not always true, i have sold 5 cars on ebay, i never give out my phone...i bought a cellphone for a reason and will never have a home phone again. i hate telemarketing and if i post my phone # it can then be entered into a database by anybody! i have worked for firms that do nothing more than...
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    Supra vrs 2 1.8t VW on the autobahn

    i would like to know why he was backburning at cruising speed.... gotta be running hella rich to get that much backburn while cruising. it will only happen on a straight exhaust with no cat. and only when the throttle closes. so at cruise you would have to be very rich to get any.
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    Why don't more MK3's Drag race?

    because they are heavy luxury cars.... not racecars
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    Where does your bad luck happen most? mine: cars

    working on cars is where my foul luck seems to be.... case in point i replaced the passenger exhaust manifold on my new winter beater(due to my gf blowing up the celica...which was a fresh rebuild). it is a 87 bronco ll, 2.9l 5spd. it seems ford produced these trucks with broken manifolds, and...
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    Do you Daily Drive your car in Good Weather?

    i drive it about 70% of the time in good weather, as i have a bike that sees the great weather
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    Any oldschool SLR users? (non digital)

    been a long time since i have played with it, but i have a cannon eos rebel lite, it is an advantex film camera.....gotta love drop in. ill have to dig up some of my storm chasing work and get it digitized(wow havent said that in a while)
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    now i need a engine for my celica

    didnt know where to post this, but my girl blew the engine up in the 91 gt. i was considering a 3sgte swap and was wondering if any of our vendors could get me one?
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    No Hood on a car

    did it on my truck for a week while i was doing some custom bodywork, weather has no influence if your car is in proper working order, your engine bay is open on the bottom, moisture does get in even with a hood. theft on the other hand....well?
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    Wyotech or UTI? Opinions on em?

    well, wyotech wasnt like that at all, but that was when there was not open enrollment. you had to test in. there was only one campus at the time. that was the laramie wy campus. classes were small and there was a lot of direct hands on training and the mix of class to shop was about 60 &#37...
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    Vented hood

    any picts of the underside?
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    Lol @ peta

    meow.......im gonna go ice fishing in the am .......meow