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" Q: Regarding your response to the question about changing the brake fluid every 30,000 miles, my question is there any harm if this scheduled maintenance is not performed? I take it your braking performance may lessen, but will it do any harm to any hardware in the car? A: Eventually, the absorbed water and abrasive wear particles in the old fluid will corrode the steel brake lines and wear out the rubber seals. But it will take a long time. Q: I have a 1998 Toyota 4Runner. The cigarette-style power outlets stopped working so I replaced the fuse. They worked fine for a few weeks until they went out again while I was using them to power some speakers. There are no blown fuses in the car and the relay is working fine. What could be wrong? A: How much are you drawing from that outlet? It&amp;#039;s probably only fused for ten amps, which isn&amp;#039;t much when you&amp;#039;re powering audio equipment. 10 amps at 12 volts is only 120 watts. Check the nameplate on the amp and see hat it draws. You may need to power your gear from a dedicated plug wired to the battery. Q: Why does my automatic transmission car have a tachometer? I have no control over it like I do with a manual transmission. A: Then you could just ignore it, right? I still like to know what the engine is doing. And you can still downshift an automatic. A lot of newer cars have manual functions for the auto trans to boot. Q: Can a handyman replace a Intake Manifold on a 1998 Pontiac? A: You&amp;#039;ll need a service manual. Try Amazon.com for a Haynes or other book. Or, alldatadiy.com for online access to service info. Q: I just bought a 2007 Pacifica Limited which I love. But the speedometer display at daytime, I cannot read the gauges or tell what my speed is. The dark red pointer against the black background makes impossible to see as they blend. At dusk and night its great. I never experienced anything like this. The dealer said there is nothing I can do. Is there a way to change the dial to illuminate or anything to rectify this? A: You could turn the parking lamps on, which will light up the dashboard illumination. Q: I would very much like to buy a hard copy of an original shop repair manual used by a dodge dealership mechanic for a 2001 Grand Caravan. Please, any ideas on where I could purchase a reprint of such a manual? The dealers tell me their not available to the public. Others have said they do get reprinted for after market sales? A: Some manufacturers will sell you an original shop manual, but they&amp;#039;re very expensive--several hundred dollars for the complete set of several volumes. Haynes and Bentley aftermarket manuals are pretty good, although not as detailed as the factory manuals. You can order these at most bookstores or at amazon.com You can get just about everything you need from the factory manual at alldatadiy.com. Alldata also has all the service bulletins and recall data available as well. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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