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6. Fill Up on Antifreeze. Before the big chill sets in, make sure to top off your antifreeze -- but use a winter-specific formula. Antifreeze must be mixed with water, usually in an exact 50/50 ratio.
As freezing morning weather returns to South Carolina, starting your car early to warm it up for work seems sensible. But it could be illegal. A freeze warning hit multiple South Carolina counties ...
Leaving a vehicle unattended on someone else’s property without permission is illegal in Missouri, and can result in law enforcement ordering it to be towed after 48 hours. However, this law ...
The former may be the presence of foam (caused by hydrocarbons) in the coolant expansion tank. Coolant leaking into the oil system may result in a mayonnaise- or milkshake-like substance in the oil, often to be seen on the dipstick, or oil filler cap. However, the presence of this substance is not conclusive proof of head gasket failure, since ...
Vapor lock is a problem caused by liquid fuel changing state to vapor while still in the fuel delivery system of gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines.This disrupts the operation of the fuel pump, causing loss of feed pressure to the carburetor or fuel injection system, resulting in transient loss of power or complete stalling.
The poppet valve's previous problems with sealing and wear had been remedied by the use of better materials and the inertia problems with the use of large valves were reduced by using several smaller valves instead, giving increased flow area and reduced mass, and the exhaust valve hot spot by Sodium-cooled valves. Up to that point, the single ...
In Macon, for example, idling is limited to 25 minutes when a car is “being used to supply heat or air conditioning necessary for passenger safety or comfort,” or when temperatures fall below ...
This problem can be solved by fitting a radiator blind (or radiator shroud) to the radiator that can be adjusted to partially or fully block the airflow through the radiator. At its simplest the blind is a roll of material such as canvas or rubber that is unfurled along the length of the radiator to cover the desired portion.