Understanding Your Car’s Radiator Your body has a natural cooling system that keeps the temperature at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. It might fluctuate up and down a few degrees, but never very far. If you spike to 150 degrees, you’ll die (actually, you’ll expire long before then). Your car’s engine is similar. While you’re driving, the [...]
What Does Fuel Injection Mean? Long ago, cars depended upon carburetors to transfer fuel to the engine. While there are still vehicles on the road that use carburetors, 1990 was the last year new models were sold with them. Since then, fuel injection systems have taken their place. To understand how they work and why [...]
Automatic Transmissions 101 Most drivers operate cars that use automatic transmissions rather than manual. Both do the same basic job, but each approaches the task differently. The main differences between an automatic and manual are that the former doesn’t require the driver to use a clutch to manually shift gears. Everything happens automatically. In this [...]
How To Replace Your Car’s Windshield Wipers If you don’t change your car’s windshield wipers occasionally, they will eventually become ineffective. The rubber that rests upon the glass will start wearing away and the wiper will begin leaving streaks across your windshield. Sometimes, the streaks can be unsightly and annoying. However, they can also pose [...]
How Do Anti-Lock Brakes Work? In the past, millions of traffic accidents occurred partly due to drivers’ inability to stop their cars before colliding. The reason this happened was because people would slam their brake pedal down, causing their wheels to lock up. This would, in turn, cause them to lose steering control. Even in [...]
6 Tips For Jump Starting A Car When your car’s battery dies or loses its ability to crank the engine, you may need someone to give it a jump start. Doing so can provide your battery with the current it needs to turn the engine over and start your car. But, jump starting a car [...]
How To Avoid Getting Taken During A Brake Job Nobody looks forward to having a brake job performed on their car. It takes time and costs money, and both are often already in limited supply. Making matters worse, some auto repair shops will take advantage of your lack of education. If they sense that you [...]
Replacing Your Car’s Drive Belts Most drivers tend to think about their car’s parts in terms of mechanical or electrical components. That is, repairs are usually done to correct problems related to the alternator, intake valve, brakes, catalytic converter, and similar parts. But, your car also has drive belts under the hood. If the belts [...]
5 Quick Tips For Repairing Your Own Car Millions of drivers aspire to repair their own cars. For many smaller repairs, it’s a reasonable goal. Replacing a battery, headlight, or even a fuel filter is a low-maintenance task and can be performed quickly. However, a lot of drivers overestimate their knowledge and abilities. They’ll either [...]
Q & A #80 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. I’ve been going through recent auto sales reports. With a few exceptions, most makes and model have enjoyed a surge in sales during the latest quarter. Aggregate U.S. sales volume rose over 17 percent from the previous quarter. The data imply [...]
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