This string is getting pretty long but the A/C systems frequently clog when the compressor valves fail. Small particles then move through the system and collect at the expansion valve or oriface tube. The system then has to be flushed before replacing the old parts. In most cases the...
I bet you end up taking Mr. Booshie up on his offer. Cheap impacts just don't have the power. Done a few of these myself and even broke the Honda holding tool while trying once. That Snap-on looks like the ticket. I ended up having to use 3/4 inch impact wrenches used for semi wheels. Never...
Could be a bad TPS (throttle sensor). When you increase the throttle does it accelerate normally to say 2500, then jump to 5000. Had several go bad in GM cars.
Whirring noise with the clutch depressed is normally a bad throw-out bearing. The clutch is not connected to starter but I guess a tooth broken off the fly wheel or the old starter could have dropped into the pressure plate which is connected to the clutch and might be causing the noise. Good...
I've replaced many of these. Never had one stuck where I couldn't either remove the motor in the door to release the tension or hack saw the regulator in half. If the cable is tight, try cutting the cable. The rivets are a pain but if you take your time, you will get it out.
I change my own oil and since I'm old, have done hundreds of changes. A few years back I forgot to check to see if the old oil filter gasket came off the engine when I removed the oil filter. Well you can guess the rest. After the change and about 100 yards down the street the large black...