Author: Ray Magliozzi
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Car Talk: When a car is a danger on the road, it’s time to say goodbye
Dear Car Talk: I have a 1990 Ford Ranger with 110,000 miles on it. The chassis is thoroughly rusted — in fact, the charcoal canister tube rusted through and fell off. It leaks oil, burns oil and smells like coolant, which probably means it has a cracked head. The shocks are almost rusted through, and…
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CAR TALK: LED’s not a significant battery drain
Dear Car Talk: With all these things we are plugging into our lighter sockets these days — phone charger, GPS, radar detector, you name it — we end up with these lighter-socket plugs sitting there all the time with glowing LEDs on them. My question is: Do these LEDs draw enough current to pose a…
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Car Talk: When engine is shot, do you go with re-manufactured or rebuilt?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dear Car Talk: I recently inherited the car I spent my childhood washing. It’s a ’94 Ford Explorer with the tow package. I know you’re going to say that Explorers have problems, but I really…
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Car Talk: How much damage does starting an already running car do?
Dear Car Talk: How much damage to the starter and other parts is done if you mistakenly try to start the car when it is already running? — Joe How often do you do it, Joe? Is this a daily event? If so, I’m going to recommend that you look into Miracle Ear. Actually, it’s…
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Click & Clack: Boss should bite the bullet and get AC
Dear Tom and Ray: I do not have an air conditioner. “So what?” you say. “There are many cars on the streets without any air conditioning, most of them old, rusted-out beaters.” But I have a 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, base model XFE. My boss bought it for me because he couldn’t pass up a $6,000…