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RE: Learning Cars - 11/17/2005 2:29:18 PM
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edaddik
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to be perfectly honest with you! if you really wanna know your car... Go to Autozone or any autoparts store and buy your self a manual for your car for less than $10 bucks. that will end your misery in knowing your car. aight peace out.
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mustang Mods..cold air intake, stage 2 turbo, greddy intercooler, tremec tranny, short shifter, BOV, slick tires, HP 560hp 600tq hauls ass.. id rather drive this than my old ass eclipse but it save gas..uhhhh
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RE: Learning Cars - 11/17/2005 2:39:18 PM
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edaddik
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that's what i meant..!! you buy the manuals, if your car breakdown, you consult the manual, you fix it it, car runs, and then u'll gain the knowledge and the most importanly is the EXPERIENCE. this will give you the knowledge of diagnosing cars and you can apply this to any car you'll have in the future. u got mah point???....
< Message edited by edaddik -- 11/17/2005 2:40:15 PM >
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mustang Mods..cold air intake, stage 2 turbo, greddy intercooler, tremec tranny, short shifter, BOV, slick tires, HP 560hp 600tq hauls ass.. id rather drive this than my old ass eclipse but it save gas..uhhhh
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RE: Learning Cars - 11/17/2005 8:02:37 PM
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EMonz57
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cars 101.... the car takes in air intake valves open a feed air into cumbution chamber intake valves close, injectors pulse fuel into the chamber spark plugs ignite at TDC, explosion pushes the pistons down and exhaust valves open release gases out threw exhaust.
I might have a few thing wrong but im not sure ...write this up in a hurry as I am out the door lOL
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RE: Learning Cars - 11/18/2005 1:43:04 PM
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Sanguinius
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You REALLY want to learn about a car go find one that's beat to hell running would be nice but not really necessary. Get a general book on the car (Haynes manuals run about $15 BTW not $10) Or you can get a Chiltons on engines themselves that will give you info on engines in general but will also explain things a bit better. It just won't have particulars on your new project car. NHow when I say get a cheap car I mean find soething fairly common and it doesn't matter what it is. If you can only find a minivan GET IT if it's cheap. Then start reading the book on the car and start tearing into it finding out what things are and put your d**kskinners on everything. This is the reason that it's not necessary for the vehicle to be running. Now that you've torn the engine apart you'll have a good idea what goes where and what things are called (MAKE SURE you look the stuff up in the book so you KNOW what it's called by the proper name. You can learn slang later). Now if you want to start learning how to do things right go by the book and reassemble the engine making sure you buy the new gaskets/rings/bearings/seals/head bolts. Check all your specs and make sure that any bad parts are replaced. (Only do all this if you plan on driving the car afterwards for a bit cuz you'll be starting to sink $ into it now but learning ALWAYS costs). Get the tools necessary to fix things the right way and you'll have when you're finished if all is done right a good solid engine in a car you didn't pay hardly squat for, a good buildup of basic tools and some engine specialty tools, and most importantly a bit of knowledge as well as experience on an engine. And if you need any help feel free to either PM one of us or post questions in the forums. Good luck man
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RE: Learning Cars - 11/18/2005 7:46:07 PM
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Ancient Mariner
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Working on cars is rather simple, take out bad part put in good part. The hard part is knowing what the bad part is. That's what makes a good mechanic. Knowing what part is responsible for what function. I have been working on cars a long time, and yet I posted here about a miss in the engine. All suggestions pointed to wires, and that s exactly what it was. But, not being familiar with the Eclipse engine, I wanted to ask Eclipse wrenches their opinions. You never know if some emissions device could have caused this, or that there is a known problem, like a vacuum hose that expands with heat and causes a leak. You will find replacing brakes, or mufflers or shocks and suspension parts are a snap. It is the diagnosing of electrical, fuel, and ignition problems that are the difficult part.
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