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" Senior Editor Mike Allen offers brief answers to readers&amp;#039; car questions to complement the ones we run in POPULAR MECHANICS magazine. Q: Hello Mike. I have a 2000 Acura RL with 51,000 miles. I have a problem with my right rear brake; it&amp;#039;s sticking. I have replaced the caliper (remanufactured) and OEM brake pads. It gets hot (hotter than the other side) after a couple of miles driving (not hard driving). I&amp;#039;m running out of ideas. Can you please advise what I&amp;#039;m doing wrong? Regards, JOE MA: Check to see that the parking brake cable isn&amp;#039;t hanging up. Q: Is it possible to convert my &amp;#039;91 hardtop Camaro RS to a Convertible? MA: Technically, yes. But it&amp;#039;s far more work than you can possibly imagine, far more than is economically feasible--especially when you consider how much the convertible would be worth. As a conversion, it would have pretty close to zero collector value. Q: Dear Sir, Compliment of the season to you, l hope this mail will be of help to me when you reply me. I purchase Mercedes-Benz ML here in my country and my battery of the car get spoil so l have to change another new battery, but as soon as l remove the old one the car radio enter security code. I not have the security code number with me and l has been trying to get it open but l could not do that. Please kindly help me out with the security code number so that l can enjoy my car once again, there is a number on the front of my windscreens (4JGAB54E9YA153267). Please I need a help from you, my e-mail address is danielmotors2005@yahoo.co.in), my God bless you as l wait for your reply soon. The car radio has a telephone, TV, and cd cassette. I have check the manual of the car and page 126 of the manual did not help me out on how to open it. Thanks, You&amp;#039;re truly. DANIEL JAMES MA: Sorry, but the Mercedes-Benz dealer will have to supply you with the anti-theft code. Q: Hi Guys. I have a 2004 BMW 645CI that was a victim of Katrina, although its victimization was nothing compared to those who lost homes or loved ones. The car is outwardly beautiful, however the interior and the electronics are severely damaged. The car appears to have been completely submerged. I would love to restore the car but am having trouble finding a mechanic who is willing to tackle the job and the job is way over my head. Any suggestions? MA: I wouldn&amp;#039;t touch this car with a stick. You&amp;#039;ll have amazing issues with every electrical system on this car forever. Let the insurance company scrap it out Q: The manual transmission on my 2000 Kia Sephia grinds a little when I shift from 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to third. When I start the car up in the morning, the car is a little hard to get into first gear. After driving a short distance, the hard shifting into first gear disappears. After maybe 10 or 15 miles, the grinding during shifts improves a lot. In my attempt to fix this, I have adjusted the clutch pedal, bled the hydraulic clutch, and changed the fluid in the transmission to synthetic in the recommended viscosity. While it works better, I need to shift a bit slower to avoid grinding. What is the problem? BRAD KETTERLING Vallejo, CA MA: With all the other things you&amp;#039;ve tried, by now it sounds like the clutch or throwout bearing is dragging. Get this attended to or you&amp;#039;ll wind up needing to replace the transmission as well. Grinding gears will eventually wear them out. Q: I have a 2000 GMC Savanna Conversion van and the fuel gauge has suddenly became very erratic. The gauge seems to work fine when the tank is full, once it drops below 3/4 full or so the needle starts &amp;quot;bouncing&amp;quot; all over the place. Sometimes it will register full when it only has a quarter of tank of gas. The gauge never seems to drop below a quarter of a tank even when it runs out of gas (which was not funny to my wife who had made a trip to town and ran out of gas before arriving at the mall). When I came to her rescue, the gauge was still showing 1/4 full! When I added gas to the tank, it started immediately. Can you please help? I&amp;#039;m sure the sending unit must be in the gas tank? Does the tank have to be removed or is there an access plate in the floor beneath all the carpet and padding? Love your articles and look forward each month to receiving my PM magazine! LYRECE TYRE MA: This story deals with replacing the fuel pump, but the sender for the gas gauge is usually part of the fuel pump assembly, so it may help: http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/sub_care_sat/1272236.html "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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