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'93 Ford Escort. Standard everything. 62-years old lady car. One day, this summer, the fan blower just stopped working. Fuse is fine, power to the switch, no power out. I jump the switch with a wire and viola, fan is on. "Ok", bad switch. I replace it. No difference. There are 4 wires...

Emissions is critical in the Eu, a stumble means excess emissions, readable excess emissions is not acceptable. They take the plates immediately. I have verified no fuel leakage, good timing. Maybe incomplete combustion, overly rich condition. Plugs show as clean though. I maybe thought the...

Thanks, didn't know that, good to know. But what can be done to check a single-wire o2 sensor? Measure voltage at the terminal with the engine running hot?

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I didn't know it then, but now I do. Diesels will run on motor oil as fuel. So adding oil to the cylinders to make it run doesn't mean bad rings, it means bad fuel pump!

I live in Finland. I drive a '91 Honda 1.3L. We have tight vehicle inspection. 1) I have a stumble at 2k rpm, don't know why. This will cause me to fail the test. 2) I smell raw fuel whenever the car is running. no obvious cause. this also will fail 3) How do I check my o2 sensor? I must...

I searched, and searched, and searched some more. No luck. How can I test my o2 sensor with a multimeter?

Thanks everyone, sounds like just a bad switch. Just wanted to be somewhat sure that if I replace it with a new one, it won't just flame up right away again, or cause a major fire..

So generally, theoretically, in any make or model, what can make the electrical side of an ignition switch to smoke and catch on fire? Switch failure and external causes must both be addressed. Please offer insight...I got a kid in this car, I need to know for sure to prevent a major...

And, what might kill that switch? It looks suspiciously newish....Owner is useless.

And a little update: I verified there are 4 wires and associated terminals at the ign. switch. Fat red, clean 12V power, no continuity to ground with the battery disconnected and no longer connected to the ign. switch. Fat Black, good clean ground, continuity and no resistance. The other 2...

Allright, I'm going to bite the bullet and admit that although I USED to be a proffessional mechanic, I seem to have lost a lot of mechanical "instinct" since brain surgery. S. here's the prblem, hopefully there's a straight solution to it: 1984 Opel something, basically like a '84 Chevy...

DanMan, thanks a lot. Just the facts, man....I'm on it, I'll let you know the outcome

Well, all your thoughts have been helpful, but here I have limited access to any of the stuff you recommend, I live 13 miles from Russia. My best bet appears to be rattle cans at 4 euros or 5.25 dollars each, called "Reparationslak". The drawing on the can shows a man spraying a front quarter...

A quote from The Amityville Horror 1979. In reference to steering failure on a priest's car. And brake failure. And acting failure.