Automotive Technologies

Windshield wiper chatter

It doesn't look or feel old. Why does it do this? I usually just replace them (SoCal -- it hardly ever rains here) when...

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Water in the tank - what chemical will dry gasoline?

Kid thought he was doing me a favor when he used an old steel (leaking) gas can to bring it from empty to a quarter of...

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What advantage is diesel for a passenger car

Read today that almost all vans and half the cars in Europe run on diesel. The only thing I know about diesel is it sti...

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Can somone explain WHY positive first when jumping a car battery?

When I looked up how to jump a car battery, they tell you WHAT to do, but not WHY, which is infuriating as it's harder...

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Does the car heater heat your leg?

Doesn't this make their legs hot? From time immemorial and certainly in 1950, a car heater was turned on and off and th...

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Rain water for distilled water in car & iron at home?

My neighbor collects rain water for his car and home (iron) and he said i's the same as distilled water for those two pu...

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Practical advice about a car battery 12VDC to 110VAC inverter typical length of time to last without electricity

The power went out recently and I wished I had an inverter with alligator clips to clamp onto a garage car battery with...

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What heats a person working in a cold winter garage better? (2026 Update)

What heats a person in a garage better? $100 Costco Parabolic heater $100 Costco Ceramic Space heater An old friend of...

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enhanced brakes putting strain on suspension

Suppose a car has a base model and a performance model with bigger disk brake rotors and more pistons in callipers. So...

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What is the secret to how the sodastream works to carbonate water at home?

What is the secret to how the soda stream works to carbonate water at home? Why does it work in only about fifteen seco...

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Toyota Upgrade

https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-guy-made-a-ferrrari-f430-out-of-a-toyota-and-now-he-is-facing-jail-time/

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Old auto parts discount chain?

After Pep Boys and Allied but went belly up before Auto Zone and O'Reilly. I really liked that store, but I can't remem...

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