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You’ve got a Chevy Impala, and the driver-side power window will go down but not up. The switch looks something like this: Did I just describe your situation? The switch probably started getting picky before conking out completely – for a while, you may have had to hold the switch up and then back it [...]

1990 MK2 instrument cluster taken from teamswift.net website.

The title says it all. For the benefit of the search engines, I should mention that this should apply to most 1.0L 3-cyl Geo Metro, Suzuki Swift, Pontiac Firefly and Chevrolet Sprints made around 1991 (89-91). Basically I can sum it up by saying this. We had an engine that started to perform badly and [...]

It’s a well known fact that LED’s require very little power to provide the light of a similar incandescent bulb. In automotive applications, there are situations where reducing the power draw is desired. Switching to LED’s can be helpful here.

Before I get started, this isn’t your typical “make the most of your fuel economy” article for the average person. This is geared more towards the car enthusiast… if you’re the type of person to make changes (mod) your car, this may be helpfull to you. I’m assuming you’ve already read the typical “make the [...]

Yet another how-to that should apply to most 1989-1991 Sprints, Fireflys, Metros, and Swifts. This was done on a 1.0L 3-cylinder, so those with the 1.3L are out of luck. Unfortunately, I didn’t think to take pictures during this procedure, but I’ll try and be as specific as possible. This was not performed on a [...]

If you find yourself driving down the road and hear a “crunch crunch crunch” coming from one of the back wheels of your car, there’s a good chance you’ve got bad wheel bearings. Actually, your bearings probably went bad long before you heard the crunching, but as with many other parts, they were nice enough [...]

An all-too-common problem in Chevrolet Sprints, Suzuki Swifts, Geo Metros, and Pontiac Fireflys occurs when the key breaks in half in the ignition. Unfortunately, almost every one of the keys created for these cars has a thin point in the key, where inevitably, at some point during the key’s life, it splits in two. If [...]