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Auto Care & Maintenance Advice: Gasohol
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Auto Care and Maintenance Advice. Saturday, November 3, 2007. 1 What is it? Gasohol is a mixture of gasoline and alcohol (mostly ethanol). Historically, the use of such a blend dates back as early as 1920s, and has been promoted on and off. Its primary intention is to reduce the consumption (import) of gasoline. At the moment, both gasohol 95 and gasohol 91 contain 10% ethanol (E10), but this proportion is announced to be increased in the near future. 2 How does it affect? A loss of power and mileage.
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Auto Care & Maintenance Advice: Bonehead Award: Engine Oil Flush Machines
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Auto Care and Maintenance Advice. Thursday, December 13, 2007. Bonehead Award: Engine Oil Flush Machines. A few minutes after they begin, the oil change guy comes out with a stern look on his face and his latex-covered hand held out. He holds something in it for you to see-some of your motor oil! Just changing your oil is not enough". Can this man judge the condition of your motor oil and gear lube by sight? Does the fact that the oil has darkened, mean that it is 'too dirty'? Oh, that's not all. The...
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Auto Care & Maintenance Advice: Today tips: Carwash and Oil replacement
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Auto Care and Maintenance Advice. Thursday, December 13, 2007. Today tips: Carwash and Oil replacement. Frequent washing in an automatic touch less carwash can cause distortion of the outer surface of the windshield, door, or back window glass, according to General Motors. These types of car washes spray chemicals on the vehicle under high pressure, and do not use moving strips of fabric. The glass. Once the glass is damaged, it can't be restored with scraping or polishing, and must be replaced. FROM: jg...
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Auto Care & Maintenance Advice: Why mounting snow chains on a 4x4 on the front-only can be deadly
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Auto Care and Maintenance Advice. Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Why mounting snow chains on a 4x4 on the front-only can be deadly. FROM: jgh@hopper.unh.edu (Jeffrey G Hemmett). SUBJECT: Re: snow chain - front or rear. ORGANIZATION: University of New Hampshire. Peter D. Hipson wrote:. I would like to get some advice on whether to install snow chain on the 2ront or rear wheels of a 97 Pathfinder 4x4? Why do you want them on the front wheels? Want to know the reason to put them on the rear only if you've got.
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Auto Care & Maintenance Advice: Lasting Tips: Shocks and Struts
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Auto Care and Maintenance Advice. Thursday, December 13, 2007. Lasting Tips: Shocks and Struts. Shocks and struts play critical roles in your vehicle’s ability to deliver precise steering response, maximum stopping power and road-holding stability in a broad range of driving situations. Tires, brakes, and shocks or struts work together as a complete chassis system. If even one shock or strut is worn, the tires and brakes may not be able to deliver the margin of. Is best to replace the intake manifolds.
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Auto Care & Maintenance Advice: Engine Compartment Cleanup
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Auto Care and Maintenance Advice. Thursday, January 3, 2008. For a show car, what do you think would happen if the judges give your car high marks, only to open the hood and find more grease than on the bottom of a barbeque grill? I'm going to figure worst case, there's more grease and oil under your hood than in a small middle eastern country. Have any of you ever heard the term 'fight fire with fire'? T have crud dripping onto my clean engine like I would if I cleaned the hood last. You will want to us...
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Auto Care & Maintenance Advice: November 2007
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Auto Care and Maintenance Advice. Saturday, November 3, 2007. 1 What is it? Gasohol is a mixture of gasoline and alcohol (mostly ethanol). Historically, the use of such a blend dates back as early as 1920s, and has been promoted on and off. Its primary intention is to reduce the consumption (import) of gasoline. At the moment, both gasohol 95 and gasohol 91 contain 10% ethanol (E10), but this proportion is announced to be increased in the near future. 2 How does it affect? A loss of power and mileage.
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Auto Care & Maintenance Advice: January 2008
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Auto Care and Maintenance Advice. Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Cooling System Plays A Crucial Role In the Maintenance of Your Vehicle. Throughout my career of helping sick cars get well, I've notice that customers pay particular attention to such items as brakes and tires. While Thai's all well and good, I've found that less numbers of people pay close attention to their vehicle's cooling system and that can be a major and costly mistake. If you think this might be the case, it would be wise for you to car...
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Auto Care & Maintenance Advice: December 2007
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Auto Care and Maintenance Advice. Thursday, December 13, 2007. Bonehead Award: Engine Oil Flush Machines. A few minutes after they begin, the oil change guy comes out with a stern look on his face and his latex-covered hand held out. He holds something in it for you to see-some of your motor oil! Just changing your oil is not enough". Can this man judge the condition of your motor oil and gear lube by sight? Does the fact that the oil has darkened, mean that it is 'too dirty'? Oh, that's not all. The...
