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Automotive Column 1 from Under The Hood Transmission Fluid Should you change at high mileage? |
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Automotive Column 2 from Under The Hood Better Fuel Mileage Cleaning a fuel system for better MPG |
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Automotive Column 3 from Under The Hood Power Windows Window won't move or fell down |
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Automotive Column 4 from Under The Hood Bad Fuel Mileage Less than expected miles per gallon |
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Automotive Column 5 from Under The Hood A Battery Life Cycle Is it time to change yours? |
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Automotive Column 6 from Under The Hood A/C Failure and Cost It's time to "Chill" A/C repair time |
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Automotive Column 7 from Under The Hood Transmission Flush Don't forget to flush. Or not? |
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Automotive Column 8 from Under The Hood Tires AWD And 4WD Do you know the condition of yours? |
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Automotive Column 9 from Under The Hood Instrument Lights Burnt out dash light bulbs |
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Automotive Column 10 from Under The Hood Timing Belts Worn belts fail and damage engines |
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Automotive Column 11 from Under The Hood Slow Fuel Fill Too much time at the gas pump |
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Automotive Column 12 from Under The Hood New Car Time New car fever |
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Automotive Column 13 Low Tire Sensors Tire pressure sensors TPMs |
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Automotive Column 14 Mirror Fell Off Reattaching a rear view mirror |
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Automotive Column 15 Wheel Torque Important safety information! |
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Automotive Column 16 OnStar Problems Old Onstar System no longer works |
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Automotive Column 17 Mixed Up Fluids Right fluid in wrong system |
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Automotive Column 18 ABS Troubles Antilock System Problems |
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Automotive Column 19 Pour-In Cleaner Pour-in or Professional clean |
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Automotive Column 20 Rear Defrost Quit Wire torn off the rear glass |
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Automotive Column 21 Hard Starting Fuel Pump or something else? |
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Automotive Column 22 Broken Mirror Mirror eating garage |
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Automotive Column 23 ABS and 4x4 What to expect from your ABS system |
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Automotive Column 24 Engine Air Filters Dirty Air Filters decrease fuel mileage |
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Automotive Column 25 Engine Stalling Engine stalling at stop signs |
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Automotive Column 26 Battery Drain Goes Dead Overnight |
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Automotive Column 27 Warm up times Car engine warm up time |
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Automotive Column 28 Power Drains Cigarette socket power drains |
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Automotive Column 29 Diesel Injection Also buying a used vehicle |
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Automotive Column 30 Reduced Power Reduced engine power light on |
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Automotive Column 31 Noise in Dash Clicking noise behind dash |
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Automotive Column 32 Air Injection Code Secondary Air Injection code P0411 |
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Automotive Column 33 Engine Oil Weight Using Proper Weight Engine Oil |
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Automotive Column 34 Column Smoke 94 Regal Steering Column Smoke |
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Automotive Column 35 Engine Overheats A/C shuts off too. |
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Automotive Column 36 Engine Has Noise GM A/C Tensioner Rattle |
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Automotive Column 37 Trans Failure Towing and Trans Failure |
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Automotive Column 38 Starting Problem Battery/Starter/Cables |
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Automotive Column 39 Trans Problem Long time to shift |
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Automotive Column 40 LOUD Chime Dinger Drives Me Nuts |
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Automotive Column 41 Haunted Van Spooky Caravan |
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Automotive Column 42 Back to School Finding a used vehicle |
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Automotive Column 43 Insuring Classics Is your Classic Car covered? |
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Automotive Column 44 Crying Over Milk It's ok to cry over spilled milk |
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Automotive Column 45 Wipers Quit Wet Fail only when wet or damp |
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Automotive Column 46 Hard Brake Pedal Can't push brake pedal easily |
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Automotive Column 47 No Speedometer Broken Speedometer No Gauges |
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Automotive Column 48 Power Windows Fitting Power To A Vehicle With None |
