Archive for November, 2007

IAC Valve on 1995 Toyota Corolla

Monday, November 19th, 2007

While tracking the gas mileage on a 1995 Toyota Corolla DX the mileage was dropping a little each week even during highway driving conditions. The cause of the mileage drop was difficult to pin down at first, we did a tune-up and all of the basic maintenance but no luck.
But the problem persisted until [...]

Leaking Toilet

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Toilet leaks can only come from a few places on the toilet, but because they aren’t always easy to take apart and work with you have to allow some time to do the job right so you don’t have to do it over.
If you have to work on a toilet it is a good idea [...]

Refrigerator-Cleaning Cooling Coils Is Necessary For Compressor Health

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Not long ago I entered a post on the importance of cleaning the cooling coils underneath a refrigerator every six months. Last Friday when my neighbors compressor on his refrigerator went bad it seems six months may be too long of a time between cleanings. My neighbor has two long-hair dogs and over the [...]