# Latest **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1838 [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1839 --- ## [Carburetors](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carburetors/78077)
**Author:** [@spider-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/spider-man)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/carburetors/78077 "2013-03-21T15:51:50Z")
is there any car maker today. that still use carburetors. --- ## [2006 R350, 54 K Miles](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-r350-54-k-miles/78134)
**Author:** [@leejayndezmom](https://community.cartalk.com/u/leejayndezmom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 9:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-r350-54-k-miles/78134 "2013-03-21T09:50:28Z")
I was really interested in the Mercedes R350 because it is stylish and will fit all 3 of kids and their sport equipment…but now I’m afraid because of all the horrible reviews im reading…I know you cant please everyone bu… --- ## [Hysterical story I heard at Christmastime](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hysterical-story-i-heard-at-christmastime/78126)
**Author:** [@Squibbs](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Squibbs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 8:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hysterical-story-i-heard-at-christmastime/78126 "2013-03-21T08:53:42Z")
About 3 months ago, I heard a "bit" about stories that had a Christmas theme. Tommy read a letter from a mechanic - he could barely get through it, he was laughing so hard. Anyway, the mechanic & his co workers were si… --- ## [A Horny Question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-horny-question/78084)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pine](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Chief_Pine)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-horny-question/78084 "2013-03-21T08:24:46Z")
My 2007 Chevy 2500 has experienced horn failure. My mechanic has diagnosed (correctly, I believe) that the problem is the switch in the steering wheel. To replace the switch could cost me almost $400. There is apparen… --- ## [Old podcasts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-podcasts/78140)
**Author:** [@Petterr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Petterr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 7:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/old-podcasts/78140 "2013-03-21T07:28:16Z")
How can I find and download to my itunes account old podcasts of the show? --- ## [Chain Saw-](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chain-saw/77431)
**Author:** [@longprime](https://community.cartalk.com/u/longprime)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chain-saw/77431 "2013-03-21T05:03:59Z")
All things that has a engine-motor, is OK, I presume? My chain saw, chain is so tight against the bar that it kills the engine. However, I have properly (as I have always done) adjusted the chain where it very slightly… --- ## [Jag cutting out](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jag-cutting-out/78137)
**Author:** [@Orla](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Orla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jag-cutting-out/78137 "2013-03-21T04:18:35Z")
I have a 1984 XJ6 and while driving the RPM dial will go wild and then the car dies. It starts up again no problem. There doesn't seem to be any pattern to this. The car has a new transmission and I just replaced the … --- ## [Show how do you get on it](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-how-do-you-get-on-it/78103)
**Author:** [@PAW-PAW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PAW-PAW)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/show-how-do-you-get-on-it/78103 "2013-03-21T04:09:33Z")
Car talk is on a local radio station at 10 am on Sat.then Sun.at 6pm but this is a repeat of saturday. I tried to get on about a problem with my 99 olds cutlass. I speed dailed for 15 min.but got a buzzy signal or a reco… --- ## [Replacing valve cover gasket, is everything supposed to be this color?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-valve-cover-gasket-is-everything-supposed-to-be-this-color/78136)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Wretzel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mike_Wretzel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-valve-cover-gasket-is-everything-supposed-to-be-this-color/78136 "2013-03-21T04:07:10Z")
Hi all, noticed my accord was leaking oil around the valve cover. Sure enough, the gasket was torn at one corner. Got a new gasket package, but I'm wondering about the color I'm seeing. It's a nice mahogany, but I'm not … --- ## [97 Ford Escort Revs hi sometimes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-ford-escort-revs-hi-sometimes/77954)
**Author:** [@jcishere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jcishere)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/97-ford-escort-revs-hi-sometimes/77954 "2013-03-21T03:56:04Z")
This is an Escort Wagon. Has anyone CURED an Escort that goes to 2500RPM or more, for no reason about once a week? I have seen all the suggestions.But never a cure for it. Has anyone had this happen ,then FIXED it? The r… --- ## [Jaguar S Swimming Pool](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jaguar-s-swimming-pool/78037)
**Author:** [@rob42](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rob42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jaguar-s-swimming-pool/78037 "2013-03-21T02:52:45Z")
My pal Rich as a Jaguar S luxury sedan. When it rains long and hard, the trunk fills up with water. Sometimes, a lot of water! We took a long look to try and figure out where the water is entering the trunk but we're baf… --- ## [To Keep or to Dump?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-keep-or-to-dump/78122)
**Author:** [@Qbot5](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Qbot5)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-keep-or-to-dump/78122 "2013-03-20T22:10:30Z")
2003 Ford Focus, 156K miles. Parked outdoors in the midwest. $3K (ouch!) in transmission work in summer 2012. Exhaust system now conking out. Mechanic says it's a good machine, and recommends staying with it. Husband rec… --- ## [2000 Honda Accord Problems](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-honda-accord-problems/78121)
**Author:** [@Kaciediane](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kaciediane)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-honda-accord-problems/78121 "2013-03-20T22:09:09Z")
I have a 2000 honda accord. v6. 148,000 miles. For a few years now my car has been doing this thing where I start it, it shakes, then shuts off. I have to rev the engine for awhile to get it to start. I've taken it in a… --- ## [Toyota Salvage / Part Number](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-salvage-part-number/78128)
**Author:** [@njcarowner61](https://community.cartalk.com/u/njcarowner61)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-salvage-part-number/78128 "2013-03-20T21:37:42Z")
Looking for a good online salvage place for my 2001 Solara Convertible. I have a piece of door molding on the inside of my door that went bad, the local Toyota dealer gladly sell me the entire door panel for $800 .... Th… --- ## [Yes, Another Subaru Overheating - At Wit's End](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yes-another-subaru-overheating-at-wits-end/77704)
**Author:** [@Gilbane](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gilbane)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/yes-another-subaru-overheating-at-wits-end/77704 "2013-03-20T21:35:02Z")
OK experts, I have tried to get this posted three times now, but never see it in print.... I have a 2001 Subaru Outback Limited with 135K miles on it. In the last year, I had two complete head jobs (the second because t… --- ## [General Motors 2010 Impala intermittent ABS brake pulse on low speed turn](https://community.cartalk.com/t/general-motors-2010-impala-intermittent-abs-brake-pulse-on-low-speed-turn/78132)
**Author:** [@Charles\_in\_Raleigh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Charles_in_Raleigh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/general-motors-2010-impala-intermittent-abs-brake-pulse-on-low-speed-turn/78132 "2013-03-20T21:14:29Z")
When turning a corner at low speed (left or right) while riding the brake, if the suspension bounces (e.g., crossing uneven manhole cover) the left front brake pulses for .5-2 seconds. The pulse is felt in the brake peda… --- ## [Title complications](https://community.cartalk.com/t/title-complications/77993)
**Author:** [@aknick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aknick)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/title-complications/77993 "2013-03-20T20:56:49Z")
I bought a used car in Arizona on January 1st and got the 90-day non-resident registration. It requires that I get the title in another state by April 2nd. I have since driven the car to Massachusetts and I want to sell … --- ## [Clutch](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch/78130)
**Author:** [@ray\_cool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ray_cool)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch/78130 "2013-03-20T20:30:25Z")
I have had everything related to the clutch changed, and I even had a dealership bleed the clutch line. The problem is the clutch pedal is soft and will sometimes work good and sometimes won't. If I prop the pedal to the… --- ## [60 mph whine](https://community.cartalk.com/t/60-mph-whine/78089)
**Author:** [@RLB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RLB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/60-mph-whine/78089 "2013-03-20T17:42:27Z")
I have had 2 cars with exactly the same problem. The first was a 1998 Volovo V70XC. andthe second is my current 2003 BMW 325Xi - both AWD. When driving say on a freeway at 60 mph and you touch the accelerator to apply … --- ## [Wacko parents giving in to whiny teenagers](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wacko-parents-giving-in-to-whiny-teenagers/77459)
**Author:** [@DJPatch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DJPatch)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wacko-parents-giving-in-to-whiny-teenagers/77459 "2013-03-20T01:44:27Z")
(I tried to email Tom & Ray but for some reason I kept setting off the Spam filter. So I’ll try here.) Dear Tom & Ray This past week’s show (“The Giving Trunk”) had yet another example of a problem that has become E… --- ## [2005 Honda Element - Serpentine Belt](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-element-serpentine-belt/77660)
**Author:** [@IN\_R\_ELMT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/IN_R_ELMT)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-element-serpentine-belt/77660 "2013-03-19T23:53:54Z")
How often should the serpentine belt be replaced on a Honda Element? My car--an '05--has 45K miles and the dealer is recommending this service, among many others (alignment, throttle induction, rear differential service… --- ## [98' saturn sl2 - shifting problems/automatic trans](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-saturn-sl2-shifting-problems-automatic-trans/78124)
**Author:** [@Dani21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dani21)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-saturn-sl2-shifting-problems-automatic-trans/78124 "2013-03-19T23:04:12Z")
WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT AT ALL IN THE DRIVE POSITION....HAVE TO USE 3RD GEAR. WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE...ACTS AS IF ITS IN NEUTRAL. NO ODD NOISES OR JERKING...GEAR SHIFTER MOVES SMOOTHLY --- ## [1998 Mazda B3000 4x4 vacuum lines](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-mazda-b3000-4x4-vacuum-lines/78117)
**Author:** [@kschiavi28](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kschiavi28)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-mazda-b3000-4x4-vacuum-lines/78117 "2013-03-19T22:28:49Z")
My fiance just recently purchased a 1998 Mazda B3000 4x4 without a working 4x4. When we took it to the mechanic (for an emissions fix) he told us the vacuum lines are dried out and the actuator needs to be replaced. Are … --- ## [Heater temp](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-temp/77672)
**Author:** [@Kiltie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kiltie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heater-temp/77672 "2013-03-19T21:55:53Z")
I have a 2002 Ford Ranger extended cab, V6. In the winter, with the water temp. normal and the temp on the heater all the way to HOT, the air is fairly warm; but, when I turn left, the air becomes an oven. This only ha… --- ## [Flood tank!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-tank/78114)
**Author:** [@elayk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/elayk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/flood-tank/78114 "2013-03-19T20:51:55Z")
Lately my 2002 Nissan xterra will overflow gas when try filling up . It does not make a difference where or what type of pump is used. The auto shut off on the pump does not kick in until there is fuel running down the s… --- ## [Transmission Rabuild](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-rabuild/78116)
**Author:** [@fireman7936](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fireman7936)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-rabuild/78116 "2013-03-19T20:18:26Z")
I have a 1997 ford ranger 4x4 5 speed manual. We are rebuilding the transmission ourselves, and taking on the task has been pretty hard. We are stuck at the input shaft. Does anyone know how to take the input shaft out? … --- ## [2004 jaguar repairs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jaguar-repairs/78118)
**Author:** [@OMG999](https://community.cartalk.com/u/OMG999)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-jaguar-repairs/78118 "2013-03-19T19:48:15Z")
What kind of price should be expected for spark plugs and coil replacement? Also front and rear brakes and a stablizing bar? Has anyone ever heard of a dealer quoting a price without labor? --- ## [Lost & confused](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lost-confused/78119)
**Author:** [@jplfleetpride](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jplfleetpride)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lost-confused/78119 "2013-03-19T18:26:02Z")
i have a 04 grand caravan 3.8 liter. after filling up with gas & only after filling up i have a prob with the way the van runs. it will start and idle fine but once i shift in to gear and try to drive it starts to buck. … --- ## [Ford AC advice, please](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ac-advice-please/71671)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Sorbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ed_Sorbo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ford-ac-advice-please/71671 "2013-03-19T14:50:26Z")
‘97 E-350, V-10 w/RV package, 260,000 miles. New (2,000 miles) Auto Zone clutch. It makes cold air like crazy, in fact it frosts up the hoses in the engine compartment. I can’t turn it off. It’s stuck in the defrost… --- ## [Can old cars be a source of your depression?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-old-cars-be-a-source-of-your-depression/77989)
**Author:** [@languidlife](https://community.cartalk.com/u/languidlife)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 10:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-old-cars-be-a-source-of-your-depression/77989 "2013-03-19T10:05:48Z")
I just realized something as I signed up for this site and was composing a message that I intended to post in the "maintenance" section. I was hoping to get some good advice on what to do but then I realized that I only … [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1837) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md?page=1839)