My bike is making a clicking noise... [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2008 - 13 answers

What free Windows malware detectors/removers should I put on a CD or USB stick? [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2008 - 6 answers

Help me de-gunk my outside air conditioner. [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2008 - 5 answers

Are the "extra services" that the oil change shops offer ever worth it? [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2008 - 19 answers

Much like my last question posted here four years ago about OS9, I am being flummoxed by hard water. Or more specifically, the level of difficulty wrt installing a water softener. How hard is it? [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2008 - 5 answers

What books can I get to not be a "dummy" when it comes to my new job? (more inside) [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2008 - 4 answers

Antique Flag Care: How do I care for a WW I era flag? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2008 - 6 answers

2006 Honda Civic service schedule: Maintenance Minder or dealer service recommendation? [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2008 - 2 answers

While fixing a problem with my bathtub, maintenance guys got a nice mini-layer of paint all over everything in my bathroom, and some stuff in my bedroom. What do I do now? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2008 - 10 answers

How do you maintain your water heater? [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 7 answers

Should I believe the 6 months = 7500 miles rule in my car's maintenance schedule, or is miles actually the important number? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2008 - 11 answers

[RentalFilter] Lawn/yard care and rental properties... Does anyone have any experience or advice for a former city boy now stuck with 1/4 acre of rapidly deteriorating yard and no tools to speak of? [more inside]
posted on Mar 15, 2008 - 7 answers

Computer maintenance 101: Just bought a Thinkpad T61. How do i make it go forever? [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 14 answers

My vehicle has recently started shorting out while it's starting up... help? [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - 5 answers

My computer is sick. Please help (XP pro). [more inside]
posted on Feb 15, 2008 - 16 answers

Looking after a '96 BMW 318is? [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 6 answers

Changing sparkplugs: I have a 2003 Chevrolet Tracker, with an unusual ignition coil setup, and I want to learn how to remove the coils and access my plugs. (Pictures inside) [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2008 - 5 answers

Where in Chicago can I get the brakes on a '99 VW Jetta and '98 Ford Escort replaced reliably and cheaply? [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there any difference in performance between pre-gapped sparkplugs (such as these) and ones that you have to gap yourself? [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - 7 answers

How often and how hard do I need to work out in order to maintain the level of aerobic fitness I have right now? [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2008 - 9 answers

Automatic watches, maintenance required? [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - 10 answers

Hello, hive! Advice sought for acquiring, moving, and maintaining a used piano, and in getting my 12-year-old son set up with lessons. [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 18 answers

What do I do with a 240 gallon saltwater aquarium? [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2007 - 13 answers

To preserve car warranty how do I handle maintenance? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 6 answers

Help me construct the ultimate home cleaning/maintenance schedule. I want to know how often things need to be cleaned, changed, or updated in your home? [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2007 - 19 answers

What happened to my Strat? [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2007 - 10 answers

Car help sought for non car-minded person: Before I head to a local repair shop can anyone suggest what possibly ails my car? [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2007 - 12 answers

I want to do minor maintenance on my cars (oil changes, brake checks, and so on), but I don't have a garage to do it in or a concrete driveway. All I have is a gravel / dirt driveway to work on. I would like to jack up my cars (and put them on jack stands), but I'm not comfortable at all doing it on this kind of surface. How can I do this without putting myself in harms way? [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2007 - 9 answers

I need to have annual maintenance done on my furnace. Can any Toronto-area MeFites recommend a company or person for this job? Also, what kind of price range can I expect? Send contact information to the email address in my profile if you do not wish to make it public. Thanks.
posted on Sep 17, 2007 - 5 answers

[Mechanicfilter] My truck is 'hard shifting'. Any mechanically minded MeFiers not emotionally attached to some advice? [more inside]
posted on Sep 13, 2007 - 7 answers

What are the best free online resources for bicycle maintenance? [more inside]
posted on Aug 22, 2007 - 7 answers

I need to find a reliable auto repair shop in Tempe/Phoenix AZ for some brake work. [more inside]
posted on Aug 3, 2007 - 5 answers

Who in Orange County, California, should I take my electric guitars to for repairs & maintenance? [more inside]
posted on Jun 29, 2007 - 3 answers

After riding today, a couple things started going wrong with my bike, and I'd like to fix the problems myself, if possible. [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2007 - 19 answers

Where is the best place in the world to get married in terms of most favorable property settlement and alimony laws to the primary provider in the event of a divorce? Just wondering. (No I'm not planning on finding some Tanzanian girl to marry) [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2007 - 20 answers

What summer job should I get in Austin, TX with this new mixed bag of construction and maintenance skills? And how on earth do I go about getting it? [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2007 - 2 answers

My car dies periodically and the shop tinkers with it (starter, alternator, battery, etc.) but my mechanic has opined that part of the problem may be that I don't drive it enough. Does anyone have any experience with trickle chargers? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2007 - 31 answers

Considering opening a computer repair store. Input desperately needed. [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2007 - 22 answers

I am running Ubuntu (Edgy Eft) on my computer and while I am feeling more and more confident about most aspects of a Linux OS I am still unclear on what sort of regular maintenance operations I should be performing. [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2007 - 13 answers

My 1991 Jeep Cherokee automatic seems to be "trembling" while it idles. The shaking decreases once it's moving, but persists- albeit in a much reduced state. On top of that, the engine just sounds like it's working harder than it used to. Help! [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2007 - 7 answers

Please help me figure out what is going on with my hot water heater. I want to have a less foggy understanding of what may be wrong before I start asking either my landlord or the oil company questions. [more inside]
posted on Feb 14, 2007 - 8 answers

Windows PC keeps getting slower and slower--what to do? [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2006 - 37 answers

How can I find copies of the policy and documents, current as of the late 1990s, applicable to support and maintenance provided by Veritas? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2006 - 2 answers

[Klutz Construction Filter] Insulating a daylight basement with the wrong size of insulation, can I safely make it work? [more inside]
posted on Nov 25, 2006 - 6 answers

I've lost 50 pounds and need to keep it off. I'm also by nature a "grazer" (wanting to eat all the time), which is how I gained all the weight, but calorie restriction just isn't working any more. There's [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2006 - 25 answers

How can I keep my laptop well-maintained when I DJ in smokey clubs? I DJ and play live music w/ my laptop in clubs, and usually there's a lot of smoke. What kind of preventetive measures and regular maintenance can I do to keep the smoke from really jankin' my lappy up?
posted on Nov 17, 2006 - 7 answers

NewCarFilter: What colors are easiest to keep clean? [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2006 - 26 answers

My supervisor has asked that I provide some regular maintenance on their computers at work. Several HP & Compaq machines running XP home/pro. The problem is that some of these machines are constantly on 24/7 annnd some of them have been on for several months now. [more inside]
posted on Sep 9, 2006 - 15 answers

With any luck, I'm about to take ownership of my first car. I'm not particularly mechanically minded, what are the basic things I need to do to maintain it? [more inside]
posted on Aug 15, 2006 - 22 answers

Tell me what I should be doing to fix-up my inherited 1994 Mustang Cobra. [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2006 - 4 answers