Can you help me build an electric motor scooter? [more inside]
posted by banished on Sep 9, 2009 - 6 answers

Anyone know what make of yacht this is?
posted by valkane on Aug 22, 2009 - 2 answers

We need to salvage an the blower motor in the our ac unit. [more inside]
posted by stormygrey on May 27, 2009 - 12 answers

I normally take my 1999 Accord to the Honda dealership for oil changes. During my last visit, the mechanic suggested a couple of fairly expensive maintenance procedures. Is there a good resource out there to help me decide whether the prices they quoted me were reasonable? [more inside]
posted by SpringAquifer on Feb 14, 2009 - 20 answers

The digital odometer on my 2000 Honda Accord is not displaying numbers fully. Any way to fix this? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Nov 18, 2008 - 1 answer

Where should I look to find good, low voltage electric motors for projects? [more inside]
posted by DMan on Oct 23, 2008 - 18 answers

I'm looking for detailed online directions to remove/change the blower motor from a 1998 Mercury Mystique (Ford Contour). I've checked the Contour Enthusiast Group and found nothing. Any suggestions?
posted by charmston on Apr 18, 2008 - 2 answers

5-disk console CD player has eaten my disks and won't spit 'em out. How can I retrieve them, and can the machine be made to work as a manually opened/closed unit? [more inside]
posted by Scram on Oct 30, 2007 - 5 answers

I want to setup a virtual tag-of-war in which two different teams are participating from different locations. [more inside]
posted by karvajavi on Oct 22, 2007 - 9 answers

When you find yourself in a life-harming situation due to a unique administrative hiccup in a government bureaucracy (and since no one's anticipated this sort of hiccup, no one's empowered to override it)....what do you do? [more inside]
posted by jimmyjimjim on Oct 13, 2007 - 38 answers

What kind of motor should I be looking at if I need to rotate a 150 pound, 12' diameter spherical shell in the neighborhood of 10-100 rpms? [more inside]
posted by badstone on Jun 4, 2007 - 30 answers

Help me find a motor to really make time flee! [more inside]
posted by provolot on Apr 23, 2007 - 22 answers

BuickFilter: I have an '86 Buick Century 4-cylinder (it's the "Iron Duke" motor). Yes, I know, hot. I think I need a new starter. What do you think? [more inside]
posted by Mister_A on Apr 2, 2007 - 8 answers

Placement of spark plug wires.. [more inside]
posted by jazzkat11 on Oct 13, 2006 - 14 answers

I need to be in Sheffield, UK over Christmas (from evening Christmas Day until the day after Boxing Day). I don't have a drivers licence or a car. The only way I can think to accomplish this would be to learn to drive in the time between now and then, buy a cheap car on eBay (a Volvo?), get it insured and hit the highway. [more inside]
posted by dance on Aug 22, 2006 - 27 answers

I need help figuring out how to hook up an AC electric motor. I want to animate a Halloween project. [more inside]
posted by Daddio on Oct 14, 2005 - 9 answers

I picked up a whole box of unmarked motors at a garage sale for three dollars. How can I figure out how much electricity I need to use to power them? [more inside]
posted by the_W on Mar 9, 2005 - 3 answers