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    When to replace Battery as preventive maintenance?

    Background: '02 LS8. No electrical issues to speak of yet, no aftermarket stereo, etc Symptoms: Inside garage it would always fire first crank. This week when outside (cold) the car would crank but sometimes not start. Eventually after the 4th crank or so it would fire and I'd be on my...
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    LS Day of Reckoning

    Well, there comes a time for any car owner to wonder if she's worth saving or just move along. Don't get me wrong - A good car for my last 5 years or so, 02 LS sport, 113 miles (~185km) but time and space are now at a premium for the attention needed and I've run short of both with *ahem* the...
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    Mouse nest by intake manifold?

    Popped the engine cover off to size up air intake piping, looked like a friggin mouse had made a home under there. Grabbed gloves and started digging all the crap out with a screwdriver, found some type of a paper liner that looks intentional. No way it's a gasket between the intake and...
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    Burning rubber smell, minor smoke from under hood

    My 02 LS has been making weird noises from the front end when brakes applied - scrunching with every wheel rotation. Mechanic thought it might be a rusty high point on the edge of the rotor interfering with the caliper and ground it down a bit. Said lots of meat left on the pads. Noise...
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