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i have a 1995 chevy 1500 p.k. and my fuel pump will not go off unless i disconnect the battery. i replaced the relay also unplug the computer and ingtionion switch to make sure they where not the problem. even with this all un hook if i connect the battery the fuel pump is up and running. i also figure out that if i take the relay out of the fuse panel and use a jump wire i can make it turn on or off. as soon as i start the vehicle it goes back to running all the time until i unhook the battery or jump across the fuse box

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Honda has priced its 2011 CR-Z hybrid coupe at $19,950, including freight.

The two-seat hybrid goes on sale Aug. 24. Standard equipment includes a 1.5-liter in-line four-cylinder engine, Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist hybrid system and a six-speed manual transmission.

A continuously variable automatic transmission is optional and comes with paddle shifters mounted on the steering wheel.

Automaker has 60-day supply on hand
Chrysler Group LLC halted production at the Toledo, Ohio, plant that builds the Jeep Wrangler today due to a parts shortage after storms that struck Mexico hampered shipments, a spokeswoman said.

Chrysler is watching the situation with parts shipments and has not yet decided whether production at the plant can resume on Friday, spokeswoman Shawn Morgan said.

“We have an ample supply of Wranglers,” Morgan said.

According to the Automotive News data center, Chrysler on July 1 carried a U.S. inventory of 21,400 Wranglers — a 60-day supply, typically viewed in the industry as an optimal level. A year earlier, Chrysler maintained an inventory of 8,900 Wranglers, or a 46-day supply.

Other Chrysler plants are closed for a regularly scheduled two-week summer shutdown and were not affected by the parts shortage, Morgan said. She declined to disclose what parts shipments were affected.

A key selling point of Nissan’s new Leaf electric vehicle is its 100-mile range. Delivering that distance on a full battery will allay most cases of range anxiety, Nissan reckons.

But real-world performance will vary wildly. In fact, Nissan says the Leaf will deliver only half of that range under driving conditions a lot of people find typical.

Consider the following scenarios outlined during a recent Leaf test drive:

– If your Leaf is stuck in stop-and-go traffic, doing 15 mph on a cold winter day with the heater on, you can count on a range of around 62 miles, said the car’s chief engineer, Hidetoshi Kadota.

– If it’s a hot day, in the 90s, and you’re cruising down the road at 48 mph, your full-charge range would be about 70 miles before having to plug in again to juice up the lithium ion batteries.

– If the weather’s perfect with no need for air conditioning, you can get 105 miles in normal city-highway driving. And when touring the countryside at a steady 38 mph, the range climbs to 138 miles.

“Depending on the way you use the air conditioning and the driving mode, the autonomy varies largely,” Kadota said. “This is a physical characteristic of electric vehicles.”

2001 Chrysler Town and Country, the speedometer quit working. The odometer still works, but the speedo doesn’t. I read where the speed sensor has been a common problem, but it also talks about shifting problems, which this one doesn’t have that I’m aware of. It was only driven about 2 miles, and in town never getting faster than 30-35. It worked when it was parked, after it was started it just didn’t move. Any suggestions?

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You have a input and output sensor on the front of the tranny they have magnets on them like your oil pan drain plug well anyway these magnets get so full around the tip they quit working one sensor is $ 20 something the other is $ 30 they are not hard to change mine go out on my Chrysler’s all the time hope this info helps