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Maintenance Guide

Maintenance Guides. Service repairs for Classic & modern cars. Manuals (registered users only).

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  • Bundorf analysis explained

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    Bundorf analysis explained

    Car Bundorf analysis explained A Bundorf analysis is a way of describing the characteristics of a vehicle that govern its understeer balance. The understeer is measured in units ...

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  • Bus & Coach

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    Bus & Coach

    Bus & Coach View all Coach & Buses in related items Below. A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry many passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers.The most ...

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  • Butterfly doors

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    Butterfly doors

    Butterfly doors Butterfly doors or vertical doors are a type of door sometimes seen on high-performance automobiles. They are similar to scissor doors. While scissor doors move ...

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  • Butterfly valve types

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    Butterfly valve types

    Butterfly valve types A butterfly valve is a valve which can be used for isolating or regulating flow. The closing mechanism takes the form of a disk. Operation is similar to ...

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  • Cadillac Wheel Fitment Guide

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    Cadillac Wheel Fitment Guide

    Cadillac Wheel Fitment Sizes Guide PCD & Offsets Model P.C.D. ET C.B. Cadillac Alante (1987...1994) 5 x 115 38 70 Cadillac De Ville (From 1989) 5 x 115 38 70 Cadillac Eldorado ...

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  • Cam follower

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    Cam follower

    Engine Cam follower In automotive terms a cam follower may also refer to a tappet (or lifter) or rocker arm. A cam follower, also known as a track follower, is a specialized type ...

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  • Camber angle

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    Camber angle

    Wheel Camber angle explained Camber angle is the angle made by the wheels of a vehicle; specifically, it is the angle between the vertical axis of the wheels used for steering ...

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  • Camber thrust

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    Camber thrust

    Camber thrust explained Camber thrust and camber force are terms used to describe the force generated perpendicular to the direction of travel of a rolling tire due to its camber ...

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  • Camless Engines

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    Camless Engines

    Camless Engines Explained Introduction of camless engines Most four-stroke piston engines today employ one or more camshafts to operate poppet valves. The lobes on the camshafts ...

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  • Campervan

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    Campervan

    Campervan View all camper vans in related items Below. A campervan (or camper van), sometimes referred to as a camper, or a caravanette, is a self-propelled vehicle that provides ...

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  • Camshaft

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    Camshaft

    Camshaft A camshaft is a shaft to which a cam is fastened or of which a cam forms an integral part. History An early cam was built into Hellenistic water-driven automata from the ...

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  • Camshaft Overhead (OHC)

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    Camshaft Overhead   (OHC)

    Engine Overhead camshaft (OHC) History The first DOHC car was the 1912 Peugeot which won the French Grand Prix at Dieppe that year. This car was powered by a straight-4 engine ...

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  • Canopy door

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    Canopy door

    Car canopy door Explained A vehicle canopy is a rarely used type of door for cars. It has no official name so it is also known as an articulated canopy, bubble canopy, cockpit ...

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  • Car Abbreviations Explained

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    Car Abbreviations Explained

    Car Abbreviations & Acronyms Explained Car jargon buster what does that stand for? # to G 4WD: Four Wheel Drive ABS: Anti-lock Braking System AC: Air Conditioning ACC: Adaptive ...

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  • Car Active Body Control

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    Car Active Body Control

    Mercedes-Benz Car Active Body Control (ABC) Active Body Control, or ABC, is the Mercedes-Benz brand name used to describe fully active suspension, that allows control of the ...

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  • Car Active suspension

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    Car Active suspension

    Car Active suspension The active suspension and adaptive suspension/semi-active suspension are types of automotive suspensions that controls the vertical movement of the wheels ...

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  • Car Bulbs & Types

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    Car Bulbs & Types

    Car Bulbs types and checks How to remove a Car Bulb Remove the bulb and look at it against the sky you may be able to see whether the filament has broken. If you cannot tell, ...

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  • Car door

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    Car door

    Car door A vehicle door is a partition, typically hinged, but sometimes attached by other mechanisms such as tracks, in front of an opening which is used for entering and exiting ...

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  • Car door Will Not Latch Close

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    Car door Will Not Latch Close

    Car door Will Not Latch Close Reset Car Door Latch as Will Not Close On any Car there are many compartments that open and close at will of the user. These compartments can vary ...

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  • Car Engine Runs Rough or Misfires

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    Car Engine Runs Rough or Misfires

    Car Engine Runs Rough or Misfires Car engine running poorly at idle only and under power? Or does the engine run fine and it's just the engine idle condition that is the problem. ...

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  • Car Grumble Whirring Sound Repair

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    Car Grumble Whirring Sound Repair

    Car Grumble Whirring Sound Repair Some road noise is normal but excessive road noise like a grumble or a whirring noise from the front or rear of the car can be a sign of a ...

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  • Car Horn fault

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    Car Horn fault

    Problems with a car’s Horn If the vehicle horn will not sound or is insufficiently loud or may continually sound. Simple Guide. Note some systems may only have a single horn or a ...

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  • Car Types classification

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    Car Types classification

    Car Types classification USA, UK and European classification methods This is a summary table listing several different methods of passenger automobile classification. Car ...

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  • Carburetter (Carburetor)

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    Carburetor Explained A carburetor (American and Canadian spelling), carburator, carburettor, or carburetter (Commonwealth spelling) is a device that blends air and fuel for an ...

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  • Carburetter Motorcraft 2150

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    Carburetter Motorcraft 2150

    Motorcraft 2150 carburettor The Motorcraft 2150 was a Ford (also used by AMC) 2-barrel carburetor manufactured from 1973 through 1983, based heavily on its predecessor, the ...

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  • Carburetter SU

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    SU Carburettor Explained SU carburettors (named for Skinners Union, the company that produced them) were a brand of carburettor of the sidedraught constant depression type. A ...

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  • Carburettor automatic choke how it works

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    Carburettor automatic choke how it works

    How an Mechanical automatic carburettor choke works A mechanical automatic carburettor choke works when the engine is cold, press the accelerator pedal once before switching on ...

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  • Carburettor cable lubricating controls

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    Carburettor cable lubricating controls

    Lubricating carburettor cable controls and linkages Lubricating the carburettor cable controls and linkages .The carburettor's cable controls start at the accelerator pedal. ...

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  • Carburettor dashpot oil top up Guide

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    Carburettor dashpot oil top up Guide

    Topping up the dashpot oil level Guide Carburettor dashpot oil top up on SU and Stromberg carburettors. Guide Tools needed Correct oil for make Rag to clean Grips if lid (screw ...

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  • Carburettor Diffcult starting

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    Carburettor Diffcult starting

    Difficult starting problems with Carburettor Often with cars fitted with a Carburettor, problems can be easily solved here we explained problems and how to find and fix them. 10 ...

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  • Carburettor heat

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    Carburettor heat

    Carburettor heat Carburetor, carburettor, carburator, carburettor heat (usually abbreviated to 'carb heat') is a system used in automobile and piston-powered light aircraft ...

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  • Carburettor linkages Lubricating and adjusting

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    Carburettor linkages Lubricating and adjusting

    Lubricating and adjusting carburettor rod linkages Most older Cars with carburettors have rod linkages these have a ball-jointed head attached to the throttle valve lever, which ...

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  • Carburettor stalls not idle

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    Carburettor stalls not idle

    Carburettor Engines car will not idle or stalls easily. Problems with Carburettors when the Engine will not idle or stalls easily. Help Guide This is usually simply a matter of ...

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  • Catalytic converter

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    Catalytic converter

    Car Catalytic converter A catalytic converter is a vehicle emissions control device which converts toxic byproducts of combustion in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine ...

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  • Caterham ECU upgrades

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    Caterham ECU upgrades

    ECU Remapping for Caterham cars Guide to possible BHP and Torgue improvement, on Caterham cars with ECU remapping or upgrade. Model Variant Original BHP Tuning Performance ...

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  • Center cap

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    Center cap

    Car Center caps A center cap, or centercap is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers a central portion of the wheel. Early center caps for automobiles were about ...

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  • Chapman strut

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    Chapman strut

    Chapman strut History The Chapman strut is a design of independent rear suspension used for light cars, particularly sports and racing cars. It takes its name from, and is best ...

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  • Choke problems

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    Choke problems

    When your car choke sticks or doesn't work When your Car is difficult to start in the morning or sometimes refuses to run properly when hot? Either way, a quick choke check could ...

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  • Choke replace cable

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    Choke replace cable

    Choke cable how to repair or replace. (1) Choke cable attachment on the carburettor. On older cars you vehicle may be fitted with a choke as most pre injection car came fitted ...

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  • Chrysler A series V8 engine (1956-1967)

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    Chrysler A series V8 engine (1956-1967)

    Chrysler A series V8 engine A series Manufacturer : Chrysler Production period: 1956-1967 technology Operating principle: gasoline engine Style: V-engine 8-cylinder displacement: ...

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  • Chrysler ECU upgrades

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    Chrysler ECU upgrades

    ECU Remapping for Chrysler Guide to possible BHP and Torgue improvement, on Chrysler cars with ECU remapping or upgrade. Model Variant Original BHP SRS II Tuning Performance 300C ...

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  • Chrysler Hemi 2nd gen V8 engine (1958-1978)

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    Chrysler Hemi 2nd gen V8 engine (1958-1978)

    Chrysler Hemi 2nd generation V8 engine Bigblock Hemi second generation overview Manufacturer : Chrysler Production period: 1958-1978 technology Operating principle: gasoline ...

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  • Chrysler Hemi V8 1st gen engines (1951-1958)

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    Chrysler Hemi V8 1st gen engines (1951-1958)

    Chrysler Hemi and Poly V8 first generation engines Hemi and Poly V8 first generation overview Manufacturer : Chrysler Production period: 1951-1958 technology Operating principle: ...

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  • Chrysler Hemi V8 3rd gen engine (2003-)

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    Chrysler Hemi V8 3rd gen engine (2003-)

    Chrysler Hemi Third generation V8 engine Hemi Third generation overview Manufacturer : Chrysler Production period: since 2003 technology Operating principle: gasoline engine ...

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  • Chrysler K Neon engines (1981-)

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    Chrysler K Neon engines (1981-)

    Chrysler Four-cylinder four cylinders overview Manufacturer : Chrysler Production period: K Series: 1981-1995 Neon: 1994-2010 WGE: since 2007 technology Operating principle: ...

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