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This is not a Car Engine Tip….

March 10th, 2010

Don't get the Blues from broken windshield wipers..

[/caption] Although we sell engines and other related automotive parts, I have an unrelated winter time tip for you. Since we just spent 411.00 dollars on the repair, you may be interested in what happened and why. My moms car is a [...]
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Car Engines need some Spring Cleaning too.

March 9th, 2010

Sweep away winter engine problems

[/caption] As the winter breaks and spring time comes, this is the most opportune time to do some service on your car, truck, RV, or whatever you drive. The winter this year was particularly bad, even in Florida where I live it got close to 30 degrees. That’s [...]
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How Foreign and Domestic Engines Fuel Systems Operate

March 7th, 2010

Automotive Fuel Injection Systems

[/caption] Engine Sensors provide the correct amount of fuel for every operating condition, the car eĀ­ngines engine control unit (ECU) has to monitor a huge number of input sensors. Here are just a few: * Mass airflow sensor * [...]
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Chevrolet Engines, What is SIDI?

March 4th, 2010

Chevy Engines with SIDI @ The Plant

[/caption] Direct-injection gasoline engines offer many potential advantages over conventional port fuel-injected engines for achieving vehicle fuel economy while meeting strict emission standards. Some of the potential benefits of spark-ignition direct-injection (SIDI) engines include improved thermal efficiency, better transient response, and greater displacement-specific [...]
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Engines: 2010 ECOTEC 2.4L SIDI Engine

March 2nd, 2010

Chevy four cylinder Ecotec engines

[/caption] This is the first of the Chevy Ecotec engines, a non-turbo four-cylinder ECOTEC to get direct injection. It’s making it’s debut on the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox with 182 HP and 30 MPG on the highway. Expect this engine to make it’s way to more applications in the [...]
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Change the timing belt on your cars engine, or else..

February 28th, 2010
Most car engines must have their timing belts changed around 60,000 or 80,000 miles. Since many cars have an interference engine, the valves and pistons can make contact if the valve timing is sufficiently far off, having the belt or its tensioner break could be a very expensive proposition. Wouldn’t it be smart to [...]
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Ethanol Engine Fuels Fires require special firefighting foam

February 25th, 2010

Ethanol fueled engines on fire.

[/caption] The nation’s drive to use more alternative fuel carries a danger many communities have been slow to recognize: Ethanol fuel fires are harder to put out than gasoline engine fuel fires and require a special type of firefighting foam. Many fire departments around the country don’t have the [...]
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Toyota Motor’s Prius Top Pick in 2010.

February 24th, 2010

Toyota Prius Energy Monitor

[/caption] Toyota’s 2010 Prius retained its title as Consumer Reports magazine’s top pick for eco-friendly vehicle two weeks after Toyota Motor Company recalled 437,000 hybrids to fix a brake software flaw. The automaker’s $76,572 Lexus LS460L was named best overall vehicle among more than 280 autos tested for the list [...]
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Engine Problems..Water in my car engines oil…Why?

February 22nd, 2010

Water in my engines oil.

[/caption] Water in your automobiles engines oil is not good. Where can water enter the engine and get into the engine oil? Generally speaking the most likely places would be a blown head gasket or a cracked head, where anti-freeze or water if you only [...]
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1957 Plymouth Burried for 50 Years Unearthed.

February 21st, 2010

Got Engines?

[/caption] picture courtesy of New York Times Here is a nice story I saw in the New York Times newspaper about a car that ended up in New Jersey an hour west of New York City. A car buried in Oklahoma in 1957, dug up there in 2007 and then shipped [...]
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