# The Show **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=65 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 66 --- ## ['79 GMC Sierra Grande P/U- gas tank mod.?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-gmc-sierra-grande-p-u-gas-tank-mod/11522)
**Author:** [@tyetoozi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tyetoozi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/79-gmc-sierra-grande-p-u-gas-tank-mod/11522 "2008-03-14T00:43:06Z")
Has anyone had any exper.in reinforcing/re-locating this gas tank? I know its in a dangerous location--my neighbor still drives his "as is"-this is a great truck (tho not"P.C."to drive!)it has 300,000 miles on a rebuilt … --- ## [Miata Transmission Issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miata-transmission-issue/11628)
**Author:** [@miatalover](https://community.cartalk.com/u/miatalover)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/miata-transmission-issue/11628 "2008-03-10T04:12:07Z")
Had my 30K service done on my Miata. Mechanic changed transmission oil even though it was not due. I picked up car and drove it home. Next day car would not go in reverse and could not get out of my driveway. Towed car… --- ## [Was I Mechanic-scammed? Q re: 2000 Lexus Ignition Coils](https://community.cartalk.com/t/was-i-mechanic-scammed-q-re-2000-lexus-ignition-coils/11481)
**Author:** [@piston-whipped](https://community.cartalk.com/u/piston-whipped)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/was-i-mechanic-scammed-q-re-2000-lexus-ignition-coils/11481 "2008-03-08T00:04:59Z")
Recently the check-engine light on my 2000 Lexus ES300 lit and began flashing. My car also began to run sluggishly and felt like it was going to stall. I took it to a mechanic who told me one of the ignition coils was … --- ## [Jeep Riding Rough](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-riding-rough/11518)
**Author:** [@Jeep\_Lover](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeep_Lover)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-riding-rough/11518 "2008-03-06T23:36:50Z")
Ok, I have a issue. I went off-roading in some very bumpy surface in my 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Well when I finished off-roading I noticed that the ride seemed like it lost it's smoothnesses, I was feeling every bump i… --- ## [No power and popping through intake when cold](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-power-and-popping-through-intake-when-cold/11347)
**Author:** [@missmyhog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missmyhog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-power-and-popping-through-intake-when-cold/11347 "2008-03-06T02:15:12Z")
2001 KIA Sportage. Has new fuel injectors, PCV valve, Fuel pump, air filter, spark plugs. Car onlly acts up first thing in the morning when cold for about 5 minutes. After that runs great! Checked ECT OK. Checked… --- ## [What Car do I sell?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-car-do-i-sell/11284)
**Author:** [@mudd\_Driver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mudd_Driver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-car-do-i-sell/11284 "2008-03-03T21:14:17Z")
Because I have lived in a rural islolated community and need to get to work I have owned two cars mitubisi montero 94 200,000 miles and a suburu 94 loyale wagon. 182,00. Both have been great. but I am moving to the city … --- ## [Jeep with bucking problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-with-bucking-problem/11399)
**Author:** [@bransom](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bransom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jeep-with-bucking-problem/11399 "2008-03-03T16:43:37Z")
I think I had this at Hello during the show yesterday: A broken motor mount causes the "KurClunk!" when it downshifts. The mount may have broken because it's a Jeep and the owner mentioned actually driving on rough … --- ## [Should i buy out my volvo xc70 lease or walk away and pay lots?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-buy-out-my-volvo-xc70-lease-or-walk-away-and-pay-lots/10900)
**Author:** [@gracie50](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gracie50)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-buy-out-my-volvo-xc70-lease-or-walk-away-and-pay-lots/10900 "2008-02-26T03:59:03Z")
I am leasing a 2005 volvo xc70 wagon. the lease is up this July. The buyout is $22,000. I am way over on miles. I will probably have 75,000 miles by then. if i don't buy it I will owe approx. $9,000 in over miles fees, t… --- ## [Mercedes E430 broken accelerator pedal cable](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-e430-broken-accelerator-pedal-cable/11091)
**Author:** [@yuyuhu](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yuyuhu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-e430-broken-accelerator-pedal-cable/11091 "2008-02-25T00:12:53Z")
On Jan 11, 2008, my wife was driving our 2001 Mercedes E430 sedan when suddenly the accelerator pedal would not respond such that the car would not accelerate. Luckily, she was on a quiet city street so that she could co… --- ## [Just say no to upgrade](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-say-no-to-upgrade/10722)
**Author:** [@brock211](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brock211)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-say-no-to-upgrade/10722 "2008-02-21T23:37:45Z")
Dear Tom and Ray, I read your advice about just saying no to interior/exterior coatings. I usually find your advice to be helpful, but I am not so sure that you are correct about this particular one. I purchased bot… --- ## [Chrysler steering problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-steering-problem/10776)
**Author:** [@CactusBill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CactusBill)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-steering-problem/10776 "2008-02-21T00:45:27Z")
3 weeks ago heard dull knocking sound in front end. Had all bushings replaced and inner tie rod ($800.). Still heard noise. Had front struts replaced ($826.). Still heard same noise. Dull knocking in left front near… --- ## [Warming Up Your Vehicle](https://community.cartalk.com/t/warming-up-your-vehicle/9529)
**Author:** [@Jeremy\_R\_Hoyt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeremy_R_Hoyt)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/warming-up-your-vehicle/9529 "2008-02-19T23:15:25Z")
I just read Tom and Ray's column about warming up a car. I understand why fuel injected engines don't need to be warmed up, but even the newest motorcycles that come with carburetors have a manual choke and tell you in … --- ## [My daughter's Ford Escort :(](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-daughters-ford-escort/9550)
**Author:** [@DennisR](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DennisR)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-daughters-ford-escort/9550 "2008-02-18T21:43:15Z")
My daughter has a 2001 Ford Escort w/ 120,000 miles. Lately the car will crank but won't start for 5 - 10 seconds and only after three tries. It's an intermittent but, she claims, an increasingly frequent problem; some… --- ## [Warranty](https://community.cartalk.com/t/warranty/9385)
**Author:** [@bruce\_kent](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bruce_kent)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/warranty/9385 "2008-02-18T21:41:53Z")
I have a 2001 zo6 vette with 11,500 miles. Despite four oil changes (all at the dealership) the oil pump seized. Chevy said it wolud not be covered due the car being too old. I know this is the policy but shouild I be… --- ## [Getting Your Passenger Compartment Hot, Fast](https://community.cartalk.com/t/getting-your-passenger-compartment-hot-fast/8342)
**Author:** [@Tom\_and\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_and_Ray)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/getting-your-passenger-compartment-hot-fast/8342 "2008-02-18T21:27:03Z")
How to get hot, fast? That was the question from Denise in Bowling Green, Ohio, on this week's Car Talk. Denise and her hubby were engaged in a little disagreement over the quickest way to bring their car's pas… --- ## [Jesus on the rear window](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jesus-on-the-rear-window/8424)
**Author:** [@mitlinl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mitlinl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jesus-on-the-rear-window/8424 "2008-02-18T18:52:25Z")
Why does Jesus appear on the rear window of the listener's Subaru whenever it fogs up? --- ## [Oil Change Interval](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-interval/9938)
**Author:** [@mdt1970](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mdt1970)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-change-interval/9938 "2008-02-18T12:40:38Z")
I must take some exception to the Brothers' observation that the first caller's husband is ruining his VW TDI by only changing the oil at 10K intervals. The manual calls for 10K intervals (with the normal caveats) but t… --- ## [Chrysler steering problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-steering-problem/10774)
**Author:** [@CactusBill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CactusBill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-steering-problem/10774 "2008-02-17T15:50:09Z")
3 weeks ago heard dull knocking sound in front end. Had all bushings replaced and inner tie rod ($800.). Still heard noise. Had front struts replaced ($826.). Still heard same noise. Dull knocking in left front near… --- ## [Tire pressure](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-pressure/6772)
**Author:** [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-pressure/6772 "2008-02-15T20:41:24Z")
This was discussed in the Car Questions forum awhile back, no definitive answer. I have a suggestion for you or anyone here that really wants to know the answer. First you need access to a Manometer like this one … --- ## [What's a fair price for a replacement key?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-a-fair-price-for-a-replacement-key/10395)
**Author:** [@Tom\_and\_Ray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom_and_Ray)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-a-fair-price-for-a-replacement-key/10395 "2008-02-15T16:34:01Z")
What's a fair price for a replacement key? Ten bucks? Now, how about if it's one of the new high-tech,anti-theft keys that is uniquely programmed to match your car? A few hundred? How about two grand. That's wh… --- ## [4L60E 4x4](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4l60e-4x4/10600)
**Author:** [@branmcd39397](https://community.cartalk.com/u/branmcd39397)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4l60e-4x4/10600 "2008-02-13T01:49:41Z")
I know a guy that just bought a 94 S10 Blazer and it is needing a new trans. I was wondering what all other years of that blazer has that same trans. and was also wondering what other vehicles they are in. --- ## [Subaru: for alaska bound amy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-for-alaska-bound-amy/10482)
**Author:** [@Whitney\_Brown](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitney_Brown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/subaru-for-alaska-bound-amy/10482 "2008-02-10T19:48:41Z")
Show #806. See my opinion in Car Questions for your move to Alaska. --- ## [Wrench Safety](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4790)
**Author:** [@lom1021](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lom1021)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wrench-safety/4790 "2008-02-10T06:43:54Z")
On a recent Car Talk program there was a discussion about whether to use an open or clsed hand when pushing on a wrench. BOTH are extremely hazardous. You should never push on a wrench! If your hand or the wrench shou… --- ## [Disappearing engine coolant](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disappearing-engine-coolant/5652)
**Author:** [@perrett](https://community.cartalk.com/u/perrett)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disappearing-engine-coolant/5652 "2008-02-10T06:37:15Z")
HELP! I have a 2003 Vovlo XC 90, which has had way too many problems AFTER the warranty expired. The latest proplem is that the coolant is disappearing. There is no evidence of leak, and the engine seems to run fine. … --- ## [Volvo V40 check engine light & up arrow--new transmission?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-v40-check-engine-light-up-arrow-new-transmission/8947)
**Author:** [@dandugan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dandugan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvo-v40-check-engine-light-up-arrow-new-transmission/8947 "2008-02-10T06:28:43Z")
Re: 2000 Volvo V40 Turbo wagon 132,000 mi. We've had the check engine and up arrow recurring for several months. When they come on the power of the engine is reduced. We have taken it to a Volvo specialist mechanic,… --- ## [Head light bulbs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-light-bulbs/9562)
**Author:** [@Robert\_Lenzoni](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert_Lenzoni)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/head-light-bulbs/9562 "2008-02-10T05:42:31Z")
I have a 1999 buick regal and I never had to change the bulbs. Do you think I should put in new low beam bulbs and would they make a difference? --- ## [Frozen Car Doors](https://community.cartalk.com/t/frozen-car-doors/9921)
**Author:** [@yotaguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yotaguy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 5:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/frozen-car-doors/9921 "2008-02-10T05:07:49Z")
Referring to the guy on this weeks show from the Watkins Glen NY area whose side doors on his minivan stuck closed in the cold weather. You should also apply the silicone (I use WD40) to the gaskets on all the other door… --- ## [The shocking truth](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-shocking-truth/9907)
**Author:** [@Ranck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ranck)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-shocking-truth/9907 "2008-02-10T04:22:14Z")
So, I heard Click & Clack tell some poor woman to have her husband drive naked to avoid the static shock he gets from her car. Have these two never heard or seen the key trick? Just take a nice metal key, like a house … --- ## [Air-power? Need a number cruncher! ;-)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-power-need-a-number-cruncher/10323)
**Author:** [@meanjoe75fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meanjoe75fan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-power-need-a-number-cruncher/10323 "2008-02-10T04:20:29Z")
Ok, this isn't strictly automotive (well, I guess it IS in the most literal sense!) Basicaly, I like to bicycle: I don't like hills. I decided to devise a system that could get me, the bike, engine and cargo (call it 275… --- ## [Noise in a new car that Nissan can't fix](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-in-a-new-car-that-nissan-cant-fix/9711)
**Author:** [@B\_Justiss](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B_Justiss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/noise-in-a-new-car-that-nissan-cant-fix/9711 "2008-02-08T11:27:53Z")
what to do when the manufacturer can't fix a noise in the front exhaust tube...they say there is no upgraded part. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=64) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/c/the-show/7.md?page=66)