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Hey everyone, I have had my sony xplod headunit for a few years now. I just got a Dell mp3 player, and one thing that really annoys me is that, even though the headunit DOES have AUX IN connectors, i cant use them without a unilink device to turn them on! Great design Sony :rolleyes: So I...

Hey guys, last year replaced the FPR on my truck and dropped my tank to replace the opening that had rusted out. now i smell gas and get real bad gas mileage. anybody know what else could be wrong?

Sometimes when its wet when I apply my brakes for the first time, ill feel a big jerk and theyll lock up the wheels, almost like I hit em as hard as I can, even though i give the pedal a very light touch. It will do this only once or twice during the first or second time I apply any braking...

While I was replacing my RA bushings, I noticed on the frame rail, the brake line that supplies the rear brakes was split. By split, I mean it had 2 different lines connected. A short length of rubber hose was used to connect them. I was wondering, is this line stock? Or did the previous...

Whenever I take a sharp corner I hear a loud THUNK, and it never fails to scare the **** out of me and my passengers. I did some searching and have a high index of suspicion that the Radius Arm bushings are bad. I went to replace these but found a MUCH more serious problem. My passenger side...

I was going to add an auxiliary battery to be used in emergencies soley for starting the vehicle. does anyone know the power requirement required to start the truck (power used by fuel pump, ignition, PCM, starter etc) so I can choose the smallest battery that will work.

Hey everyone, I came accross a great site on Ford's Cruise control, but when I tried to get it later the owner had deleted it. I contacted him and he said he'd put it up for me, but the address is different. I don't think this page is on google or anything, but its a great resource for cruise...

I would like to build a simple high idle controller so that I can increase my alt's output when I need to, such as running a high power inverter or jump starting another vehicle. This would include a safety interlock so that it would only engage with the flick of a switch when the car is in...

so i did my clinicals in cedar rapids on sat night, and my car started fine to and from there, so i got home and parked it and went to bed. later in the day, i went to start it, and it wouldnt start. i got the whine of the fuel pump, and then one click of the starter, like one would expect...

[WARNING: non-engineering types may find this EXTREAMLEY boring] ok, so im starting a new project for my x. for my apt next year i am building an mp3 player stereo reciever unit and before i tackle that project, i want to become familiar with basic amplifier design, so im going to build an amp...

So I was driving back to school today, and the entire time the ride seemed pretty rough (but it was also very windy and i was being pushed all over the road at 90mph - so it couldve just been the wind) all of a sudden, my CEL goes on, so I pull over asap. Checked under the hood, and I smelled...

So I got my Flowmaster Force II Catback kit from Summit. Ive read some posts regarding installing it, some people have said they were able to install it without jacking up the truck, others said they needed to remove the shock mount. If I jack up the rear tires(and chock the fronts) and stick...

I keep getting the "Check Oil" light even though my oil pressure gauge reads right down the middle. This happened after I changed my oil (replaced 10w30 mobil one with 5w30 mobil one) What does the check oil light mean when I have new oil and the gauge reads normal (might have added a little...

As some of you may know, I am a firefighter. As such, I have a lot of lights/emergency equipment on my truck, and all that equipment needs power and a means of controlling it. I have had some strobes and wigwags on my truck for quite some. When i got them, I wired them kind of haphazradly by...

just changed my spark plugs and wires due to rough idling, VERY POOR gas mileage (6mpg - no, sadly, im not joking), and very frequent missing. The overall procedure took much less time than originally anticipated - I had figured about 2 hours, since I had heard some horror stories about that...

install freeze plug heater does anyone know how hard it is to install a freeze plug block heater? i really wantto get one due to the fact that i am a volly ff and i get calls at 2-3am in the middle of the night and i usually have to floor my car from a COLD start :eek:so i want to always have...

building new switch panel/console Hey all, I am done with school for the semester, so i have like a month of nothing to do. During that time, I figured it would be a good time to build a new center console for my truck(not replace the stock one, just extend it all the way to the HVAC controls)...

hey all, I upgraded my stock H/U to a Sony Xplod 52Wx4(i know, i know - save your comments - i bought it when I was young and stupid and transfered it from my wrecked carolla to the x when i got it) and after getting fed up with the stock speakers, I decided to upgrade to the Rockford Fosgate...

My 92 is leaking gas slowly - I cant see where from, it just leaves spots in the driveway(actually dissolved the asphalt from my new, unsealcated driveway, so there is now a white circle where fuel leaked) I am going to change the fuel pressure regulator, because I am told that could be bad...

So my car was on jackstands for like a month when I was rebuilding my brake ssytem and I think I messed up my front end. Whenever I drive, I feel/hear a "clunk clunk clunk" coming from the front end. It increases with speed and ceases when I apply the brakes. I pulled and repacked the...

My 92 was sitting for a while(with my "stuck" caliper") and when I took it down off the the jackstands, it ran like cr#p. so i ran a bottle of seafoam through it. still idles roughly. Like, I'll be sitting at a light and u can feel it shaking and sputtering, although the tach doesnt move...

I have a 92x, and my Check Oil light keeps coming on intermittently, even though I just changed the oil, and the oil gauge shows right in the normal. What is causing this? If it were a faulty sending unit, wouldnt the gauge read no pressure? I dont want to drive my car around if my PCM knows...

does anyone know where i can rent a trailer(besides uhaul, obviously)? I need to move a 5x3x3 ft desk and a 6x4.5x3 ft mattress/boxspring combo from my apt in iowa back home. i have a class II hitch on my 94 that i would like to use. who can i rent from? any national chains or illinois/iowa...

so finally finished up with my brakes and went to put the drums back on and they wont fit. upon closer inspection, my parking brake cables are sticking. i REALLY dont want to put any more money into this brake job. Is it safe to just disconnect the parking brakes? Or does anyone have any...

i dont offroad much, but i was just wondering: If you had been driving a while and you attempted to cross a river(assuming uve got relocated breather tubes, intake, etc) would the sudden cold water crack your hot heads? I know its a random question, just kinda for future reference I guess.