Auto Mechanics

I have gotten very used to my nice cold air condition so when it took a dump on me one winter, and it started getting hot again I was ready to die! Did I mention I live in Florida? So here is how...

Exhaust brakes are one of those small innovations that have come to save countless lives over the years. These simple valves work to slow a vehicle without using the brakes, which is more...

The C4 transmission is a three-speed automatic transmission used in Ford medium-duty, rear wheel-drive car applications. This transmission debuted with the Ford Mustang in 1964 and was used in...

Pressure gauges measure the pressure of a liquid or gas. Pressure gauges are an essential part of many major industries. One industry in particular is a refinery. These gauges allow workers to...

A transmission clutch is one of the most crucial parts of your car, since it is required for the car to move. Even though the transmission clutch is more commonly associated with manual...

A dry sump oiling system has many advantages over a conventional wet sump oil pan system. It increases usable horsepower by eliminating a high oil level, which causes the crankshaft to rotate...

A tire gauge is used to monitor the air pressure in the tires. When it is placed on the Schraeder valve, the air pressure forces the measurement stick out, showing the amount of pressure in the...

All fuel-injected vehicles have fuel pressure regulators to maintain a regulated amount of fuel flow. Fuel injectors require a set amount of pressure at the nozzle at all times while in operation....

The electric fuel pump came into wide use on vehicles when fuel injection was introduced. This is due to the increase in fuel pressure necessary for the fuel injectors to work. Conventional...

If the steering wheel locks up solid when you are driving, the ignition has been jimmied (as when someone steals the car and jams the ignition switch so the car will start). The steering wheel...

The actual mechanical design of a fuel injector is less complicated than what makes it function. A fuel injector is an electromagnetic device that accepts fuel through a screen filter into a...

The oil pump is found in several locations in today's automobile engines. For many years most of the domestic vehicles had the oil pump located in the oil pan or on the side of the engine block....

Changing a motorcycle clutch is basically the same regardless of the make and model. Some specific makes have special tools that make the job easier, but a regular set of tools will usually do the...

A common cause for a hard starting or extending cranking until starting on the GM 3.1L and 3.4L v6 engine is a leaking fuel pressure regulator. This problem can also cause misfire codes,...

The automotive air conditioning manifold gauges are essential for diagnosing problems with the system. The gauges show the state of charge and the pressures existing within the system at different...

Oil pressure down? Here's a short list of instruction for changing your oil pump. This is really quite a simple explanation, but definitely easier said, than done.

Your car is running poorly or not at all, I will show you how to test your fuel pressure to determine if that is the source of the problem.