Body and Interior Specific Aid

My fuel reserve light did not come on with 1 gallon of fuel remaining in the tank. Is this a DIY job? Thanks.

I followed Kent's instructions the best I could in his Vacuum Diagnostic manual. Here is what I did and what readings I got: following the main black plastic line to the firewall, there are several lines that split off. 5 in total, I believe. I unplugged the four smaller, colored lines and plugged them with golf tees. The remaining line is actually some sort of plastic housing unit with a curved rubber hose attached. I took my measurements from this point and with the engine on, I got a measurement of 10 psi from my mityvac. I think this means something is up with my vacuum pump, unless I performed my measurements incorrectly.

Help! The tailgate on my 1984 300 TD will not unlatch. It won't open from the inside or the outside. Lock button pushes in... nothing. Lift the inside lever up... nothing. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it's actually "unlocked" as that whole emchanism feels wrong when trying to unlock with key. Is there a way to bypass everything and at least get it to open so it can be worked on?

I had a short which burnt through a vacuum hard line under the dash. After that the car wouldn't turn off. I cut out the small burnt section and reconnected the lines with a short piece of 1/8" rubber tubing. The fit seemed pretty snug but still the car only turns off after a few seconds. How can I make a good repair to the hard line? Should I be gluing the rubber tubing onto the line? The hard line is behind the steering column and very hard to access, so the simpler the better.