20 Most Recent 1993 Plymouth Colt - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Switch bad or wiring in harness..use hands its stil legal

could be fuel pump or fuel filter that's only allowing so much fuel into engine.

it is extremely good practice to replace the following when doing a timing belt belt hydraulic adjuster all idler pulleys cam shaft seal/s crankshaft seal oil is the greatest destroyer of belts so seals are a must and all of the rest have done the same amount of work as the belt the motto is , do it once , do it properly and it will be good for another 60k miles or 100k klm might cost a bit more but it can all be done for an extra hour labor and there is no bent valves expected in the future

Bleed both sides of the rear brake circuit. My opinion is if you're replacing one side of the brakes, they should both be done as both have been in service for the same amount of time. If the brake pedal wants to bounce back at you and/or feels spongy, it's an indication that air is still present in the system. I would completely change the brake fluid in the system (siphon the old fluid out of the reservoir before filling and bleeding to save time). Check the handbrake adjustment as well.

It is bolted to the intake with a pipe coming from the exhaust. See picture below

It means there is a problem with the fuel tank level sensor, does the gas gauge read correctly? It is safe to drive.

A car that old has seen better days. I would do a compression test, it's only 4 cylinders, will tell you the internal condition of the engine. Just disable the fuel pump (pull fuse or pump relay) or injectors, whichever easiest, and also disable the coil. You can rent or buy compression gauge testers rather cheap.

Yes, you will need a clamp tool to replace the boots after you get the tie rod changed. Just cut off the old band clamp.

I think the Chrysler method for obd-1 was Cycle key from on to off for ...was it three times...maybe five. but you go on, off, on, off, on, off, on and leave key in on (with engine off) and count the flashes from the dash mil light. They are only, of course, two digit codes. So like, code 24 would be two long flashes, and pause, then four short flashes. There aren't too many codes, maybe about three dozen. You can google "obd 1 codes, Chrysler" and find plenty of information on codes and descriptions.

It might not be seated correctly (if a shoe is only touching the drum at one end see if you can get the shoe to seat itself away from the end that's touching) The brake cylinder could be keeping the shoes spread apart slightly too (try bleeding the brake cylinder and applying the brakes hard a few times) There also could be a small variation in how the shoes are manufactured. If it's only binding enough to resist rotating the drum by hand it will bed in over time.

You have something in the blower motor fan for the hvac system of the vehicle. most command is mice, but you would smell them. sounds as if you have two issues that are not related. your question is a bit hard for me to follow. sorry. GMC