Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
The column shift on my 1994 Mercury does not match the right location. – Jake R.
Most column shift indicators are connected to the gear shift arm via a little string that pulls the indicator past the PRNDL1. There is an adjustment knob that you can turn in or out to fine tune the indicator. If you cannot get the indicator to correctly match the gear there may be a broken slide that the string rides on. Thank You!
Tags: 1994 Mercury, gear shift
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
Where is the purge valve for bleeding the air from a Cadillac Northstar engine, year 1996? It is in a 1996 Eldorado. I have been working on it and need to bleed the air from the system and don’t know where the valve is. – Jim B.
Usually, when you mention “purge valve” on a vehicle, you are referring to the evaporative system. If this is the system ou have in question, there really is no way to manually actuate the purge valve solenoid without using a diagnostic scanner or jumper wiring with a system schematic. If you are referring to a different system (fuel?), please write back. Thank you!
Tags: 1996 Cadillac Eldorado, Northstar engine, purge valve
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
I have an old ’87 Buick Park Avenue. It has 89,000 miles on it. I’ve had the fuel injectors replaced. The problem is that it takes too long for the gas to get to the carborator before it starts. Could it be the fuel pump? Once it starts, it runs well. I think that it doesn’t have enough pressure to keep gas up to the carborator. – Tony H.
The fuel pump could definitely cause your vehicle to have a delay in starting right up. You could also have a fuel pump relay that may not be energizing the pump correctly. But, keep in mind, there are several other components and systems that could also cause the same problem. I would recommend having an engine performance/fuel system diagnosis performed to be absolutely sure that this is where the problem lies. Thank you!
Tags: 1987 Buick Park Avenue, carborator, fuel injectors, fuel pump, gas, pressure
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