I recently purchased a used 88 Celica Alltrac at 65k miles.  I am looking
for other individuals who have experienced the same problems as I have.
This is the standard GTS manual shift.

1. After driving for extended time, car will not restart until complete cooling off.
   (Only the relay under the kick-panel clicks – nothing out of the hood!)
   I have had the starter replaced twice – not the problem.

2. After the transmission is warm, shifting into 2nd gear is very grindy.
   I have experienced the same thing on two other 87 Celicas with manual transmissions
   A design flaw?

3. On hard (turbo :-p ) acceleration a loud vibration eminates from the left floorboard,
   especially over not-so-flat terrain.  The noise subsides only when power is
   lowered.  Is this a transaxle thing?

4. Brakes are soft sometimes (almost hit somebody!) and ABS will not activate because
   it feels at half strength.  Dealer says pads/discs are at near new condition.

5. I have also a set of 215-60-HR-14 Bridgestone RE71 all around.  Has anybody
   experienced bottoming out on these tires (wheel well interference?)

Please recommend a crossposting location for this question.

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p First off, who died and made you god?  Also, in this country, there is
p something called "freedom".  Freedom to choose is one of them.  If we ar
p to stop buying cars based on racism, then we sure as hell wouldn’t buy
p anything from the US, Germany, France, etc. etc.  You mean to tell me th
p we as Americans are not racist?  Give me a break!  I think that you have
p (sadly) disproven that beyond a shadow of a doubt.

p What you’ve read?  You mean "Rising Sun"?  Michael Crichton?  Well, let’
p just hope that most human beings are more open to the rest of the world
p than you and your petty books(which hold a scant bit of truth in them).

p Don’t believe everything that you read,

p Pico

You think you’re truly "free" here? Don’t believe everything you read,
Pico.

Leonard

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I was wondering if anyone could give me their opinions on a ‘94 BMW 318is…

Reliability, drivability, etc…

brohl…@student.msu.edu

Hi Guys,

I have a problem with the rear speakers in my 91 Corolla 4 Dr.
There was some werid loud speaker noice coming out of the rear
speakers the other day. But the car was not started, not even the
key was in the switch. So I want to know the cause for the problem,
has anyone has similar problem before? Is this a short?

Any help will be appreciated.

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In article <CuAA45….@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v125n…@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (DANIEL MANES) writes:
> Which is the better steering system?

It is generally held that R&P is better, but BMW recently came out with a
new RB steering box.

> Also, can you explain how recirculating ball works?

The bottom of the steering column contains a worm drive full of ball
bearings. The channel at the bottom end goes into one side of the steering
and at the top into the other. As you turn the wheel, the worm drive
forces the balls through and moves the steering arm. The balls are forced
back from the other side due to the fact that the total length of the
system is constant.

Dave
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  Good luck guy.
I had my car keyed to the tune of 600 dollars in January this year and
even though I can find out who did it I told the witness that I didn’t
want to know, because I didn’t want to go out and do anything stupid.
  I also din’t think my witness was reliable.  He was telling only
because the guy screwed him over and he wanted the same things to
happen to him.  No doubt though, he new too many details to just be
trying to cause problems for someone.

hher…@hebron.connected.com

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Henry.

Note:  The GM Newsline is published during weekdays internally at GM.
Since it relates general news regarding the auto industry (i.e. more than
just news about GM), I thought it may be of interest to readers of this
group.  I have obtained permission to post it here, and will do so from
time to time.
-Kurt Godden
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This is the GM International Newsline for Wednesday, August 10, 1994,
9:30 a.m. EDT.  
                               FOCUS ON PRODUCT

YUKON, BLAZER AND AURORA FEATURED IN MOTOR TREND …. Three new 1995 GM
vehicles draw rave reviews in the September issue of Motor Trend
magazine:  the four-door GMC Truck Yukon, the Chevrolet Blazer LS and
Oldsmobile Aurora.  Following are highlights:

GM ADVANCES TO THE LEADERSHIP POSITION:  Motor Trend notes that at GMC
Truck the two-door Yukon will continue in its present form, (Chevy’s
version will be renamed Tahoe to free the Blazer badge for compact
models), while a new four-door Yukon will roll out next spring.  "That
advances General Motors to the leadership position with three different
sizes of four-door sport/utilities:  the compact Blazer/Jimmy (baby
bear), the new Tahoe/Yukon (mama bear), and the ever-popular
Suburban/Suburban (papa bear) for those with truly hefty hauling chores,"
Motor Trend said.

MEET THE "MAMA BEAR" OF SPORT UTILITIES:  Motor Trend took a test drive
in a prototype four-door GMC Truck Yukon and offered a glowing report.
Comments included:  "Clearly, the GMC Truck folks have been listening
carefully to the most trivial requests from customers" …. "Overall it’s
a masterful layout" …. "Like the Suburban from which it springs, the
Yukon has a thoroughly pleasant driving personality" …. "As is the case
with practically every new-generation truck, car people will endure
little sacrifice when they transition from a sedan to the Yukon
sport/utility."

THE BIG KIDS’ TRANSFORMER TOY:  Motor Trend test drove a prototype 1995
Chevrolet Blazer LS, describing the new model as "the big kids’
transformer toy:  drives like a car, plays like a truck."  The Blazer
badge now belongs exclusively to the two- and four-door compact
sport/utilities in Chevy’s lineup.  (The big truck that wore the badge
until now will answer to the name Tahoe in 1995.)  Motor Trend’s comments
included:  "All the good stuff from the S-truck and more is packed into
the new Blazer:  a very rigid frame, aerodynamic bodywork, shrewdly tuned
suspension gear, and deluxe interior accommodations with upgraded
features such as a driver-side airbag" …. "The Blazer rides like a
dream, with an amazing lack of impact harshness and road noise" …. "One
major leap the new model makes over the previous S-Blazer is in interior
packaging" …. "Actually, the Blazer LS is so chock full of thoughtful
details you subconsciously begin searching for a secret made-in-Japan
label" …. "Overall, we’re quite impressed by the great leap ahead
Chevrolet (and GMC Truck) is about to make with its newest compact
sport/utilities."

AURORA WINS BY A TKO:  Motor Trend decided to see how the new Oldsmobile
Aurora stacks up as a world-class luxury car and evaluated it to see if
it can go "toe-to-toe" with the Mercedes-Benz C280 and the Lexus GS 300.
Final decision:  "Oldsmobile has arrived on the world scene.  It’s the
Aurora, by a technical knockout."  Said one editor:  "Olds didn’t build a
Mercedes or Lexus clone; but instead produced the kind of top-quality GM
car it should’ve been building a year ago."  Motor Trend notes "the
Aurora may lack some of the imports’ refinement and sportiness, but it
excels where it counts.  It’s stylish, powerful, roomy, and comes
standard with an unbeatable price-to-feature ratio.  This is more than
enough to outweigh any minor deficiencies."

ON WALL STREET …. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at
3755.76, up 1.95 points.  GM common stock closed down 1/8 at 50-1/4.  GM
Class E was down 1/2 at 35-1/2, and GM Class H was up 1/8 at 35-7/8.
Ford common stock closed unchanged at 30-1/8, and Chrysler was up 1/8 at
46-3/8.

(The purpose of the GM Newsline is to provide news and information
pertinent to GM, the auto industry and the economy.  Content includes a
summary of news as it is covered by the media and does not necessarily
reflect the views of the corporation.  News sources are attributed, and
GM’s position is included when a statement is available.)

This ends the GM International Newsline for Wednesday, August 10, 1994.

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How do you know if it’s a broken bulb or a blink switcher that’s
causing a malfunctioning hazard light?..

thanks in advance!

Well, after 2 months of having my license, I fiinally banged my car…
3 Times in one night!!! (all of them, either by trying to park or leaving
a parking spot…)

And you consider yourself un-lucky???

I’d like to soften up the suspension on my MR2 turbo, but I still want
the handling. (ok, ok, holy grail….)  Knowing this isn’t possible, I’ve
started looking into adjustable suspension components, in particular, struts
all around.  Anybody have experience with Toki. adjustables?  Worth the extra
expense?  Adjustable enough to be comfortable on a harsh road (lot of them here),
and still be hard enough when I want them to be?

Was also thinking of replacing induction components to the air flow meter (maybe
even that) for better flow – any ideas here?  I’ve had power flow filters
recommended, but I’d like to hear a little more…

Thanks!

-mike

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