Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Is the Toyota Prius Really Green.


I really get annoyed by a lot of this feel good "green" stuff. Have you read the energy analysis that said that it takes 113,000,000 BTU to build a Toyota Prius (mostly because of the 30# of Nickle in the battery). Since gasoline has about 113,000 BTU/gallon, a Prius actually clocks up 1,000 gallons usage before it even rolls off the lot. Yeah, that's got to be green....


Go Green is just a another marketing tool for car companies and politicians

Saturday, June 14, 2008

I have a 2000 chevy blazer with a cooling system leak

Question:
I have a 2000 chevy blazer with a cooling system leak at the intake manifold. Could this be this be the cause of water in the oil ? there is nothing comming out of the exhaust to suggest that this is a head gasket issue.

Answer:
YES! It is very common for coolant to enter the oil system due to a failed lower intake manifold gasket.
Also you are in luck !! GM lost a lawsuit on march 20th of this year and has to pay for this repair. FULL ARTICLE. I checked and your vehicle qualifies. The forms needed are listed in the article and can be printed out. They are paying up to $800.00... worth the read!!