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No dash light! In fact, car stopped: all lights went out like it had been unplugged. Total failure of the fuse board. I have pix of the burned...
We bought a Mondi QV vert in Portland, OR, thru BaT a few yrs ago, and drove it down west coast Hwy 1 to LA, then across to Vegas, ABQ NM, then...
Vegas, you are in luck. There is a Ferrari garage with an old mechanic who knows EVERYTHING about Mondi's. https://www.italyservice.com/ No...
Check the fusebox for signs of burned connections. This is a troublesome area and very prone to needing replacement (55 connections or so go thru...
Funny, but the story is that Porsche hired a Toyota rep in the 1990s to come to evaluate their efficiency (they were having financial problems)....
I would be very interested if one of the AI sites (e.g., ChatGPT or DeepSeek, etc) would be a good source??!! It would be interesting for someone...
...The thrill has faded along with my body.... SG hah. The fate of all cars, right? Eventually, they just become old shoes, no matter how much...
Many many many retro fit car cams, including license plate-frame cams that do not look like they are aftermarket. I would be extremely wary of the...
All correct, especially including the "tedious and time consuming" part, such that I have had Guidos revised board for almost 2yrs and have STILL...
Do not break off the prong... just cut off the plastic divider on the 2-prong plug on the car. I just did this modification myself. BTW, I had...
I bought a 4-headlight set...all 3-prong type. You simply plug the 3-prong into the 2-prong side. I removed the plastic tab that juts up on the...
It's too much trouble for me to go out to the detached garage and checked this, but are the headlights on the Monday sealed beams?...or do they...
Hah! Good question, AND great insight (ref your "biggest downfall "). In fact, THAT is THE major factor for EVERYONE, including paid mechanics! I...
"...freshly-calibrated torque wrench" How do you calibrate your wrench?
Totally totally totally agree ref mechanics! A lifetime of similar examples of ineptitide preceeded by elitism and arrogance from indies and...
OK. Well, you sound adept and mechanically inclined, so it's on to pulling the plugs to check which cylinders are involved, AND a compression...
Are you sure it is oil smoke? Is a plug/plugs fouled with oil? Other possibilities could be too heavily choked or even cracked head leaking...
Those are Cinderella shoes!
Best not to know... Our WonderBus family/soccer mom minivan outperforms our QV cab in all aspects except looks.
Thank you!
