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you could have 2 problems one a sticking valve lifter causing the ticking not the source of your backfire. When a sparkplug wire develops high resistance it foes not necesarily cause a ticking sound on the radio but under heavy load it simply stops firing on one or more cylinders hence the...

To find out easily if the sparkplugs wires and dist cap are in good shape do this on a manual trans vehicle start of slow in 1 st gear once rolling stick it in 3th or 4th and floor the accelerator if it backfires you have a bad sparkplug or coil wire or one that is not properly seated in other...

Go to autozone they have a code reader and will read your codes for free Art

Here is something you might want to check if all is bled properly. It is something often overlooked but causes spongy brakes. did the shoes sit tightly agaimst the pin on top of the backing plate are the pistons in both wheel cyls free? cyls being frozen will cause lack of braking but not a...

It is common for air to be trapped in the lines on the rear axle its kinda a high spot. Hence the back bleeding. A good autoparts store should sella handpump for a 1 gallon brakefluid can you start with the wheel farthest away ie right rear. then left rear. then check your brake pedal, since you...

did you try to back bleed from the rear brake bleeders with a brakepump one a 1 gallon brakefluid can? That will push all air forward and will fill or overfill the master cyl which would show that the fluid is actually is getting there if not you have a hardware problem somewhere like a...

N ormal vacuum at idle would be 18 to 21 inches of vacuum pinching the hose to the booster or spraying brake clean around it should change the idle speed you can use wd 40 also but it leaves a mess brake clean evaporates cleanly and is not all that volatile but works well for finding vacuum...

Air should travel to the highest point if you hear a his maybe the high ilde is causes by a leaking brake booster pich the hose with a hose pincher or vise grips also what is manifold vacuum at idle. or spray brake clean around the booster. intake manifold and so forth while it idles, This will...