So, you think you know your Chrysler history? And you can name every application Chrysler ever put a Hemi engine into? Well, I have one I bet you've never heard of. Chrysler, like most automotive companies, secured contracts during World War II to build tanks and airplanes, as well as...
P1512 is a code that involves electronic throttle control (ETC), or throttle actuator control (TAC), and in many situations, a technician may be tempted to replace the throttle body assembly right away. This article will attempt to provide a better plan of attack.
In mid-August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to grant a partial waiver for 15% ethanol (E15) content in gasoline for 2001 and newer model year cars and light trucks.
What some call the "car culture" still exists today as many large, organized "cruises" are held in various metro areas during the summer, as well as a number of car shows in the country's smaller towns. This year was special because my body and paint (B&P) man and I had...
In the book "Carroll Shelby, the Authorized Biography," author Rinsey Mills goes in-depth into Shelby’s historical racing and performance background.
When it comes to gas engine remanufacturing, the subject of valve seat concentricity is a very serious one. Concentricity, as we are discussing here, is the relation between the centers of the valve guides and the centers of the valve seat surfaces.
Though many high school automotive programs have been cut or reduced in recent years due to funding, community colleges and technical schools are seeing steady enrollment in their automotive programs.
What is important to you may not interest the customer at all.
Over time, fuel injectors will become flow restricted from both the deposits that the gasoline leaves in them as it flows through the injectors and the carbon deposits that form on the head of the injectors, causing engine driveability issues
With the ability to increase fuel economy by up to 20% on gas vehicles and up to 40% on diesel vehicles, manufacturers have resorted to turbochargers to compensate for lowered engine displacement. Additionally, the improvements on turbocharging technology have increased the number of turbocharged vehicles on American roads. Some turbocharger...
