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Popular Mechanics
November 2000 |
Deep Freeze Why put time and money into a boat that you're not going to use for six months? That's an all-too-common attitude when it comes to winterizing chores. Big mistake. Winter weather can wreak havoc (cracked blocks, corrosion, etc.) on a boat that's not prepared for hibernation...   |
Boating
April 2004 |
Troubleshooter's Tip Sheet Here are some of the more common potential boating disasters and our proven techniques for keeping them from ruining your day. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Winter Care of Mowers, Blowers, and Chippers Spending a little time now taking care of lawn mowers, leaf blowers, chippers, and tillers will go a long way toward insuring smooth starting and running next spring. |
Boating
October 2006
Dan McCosh |
Corn Dogs Ethanol still has a few tricks left to make your boating life interesting. |
| Boating |
Preventative Rx Want to lengthen your boating season? Fix these six things before they break. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Prepare Garden Engines for Winter Simple steps in fall save time and effort next spring... |
Boating
November 2005
Charles Plueddeman |
Sticky Situation Is winter fuel gumming up your outboard? Ethanol-laced fuel could be causing the problem. Here is a fix from Yamaha: a new 10-micron spin-on element for remote fuel filters, P/N MAR-FUELF-IL-TR. |
Boating
June 2008
Joe Friedman |
Go Green Controlling fuel spills isn't just another aspect of keeping the environment clean, it's a matter of keeping yourself out of trouble. Read on for nine quick and easy tricks to manage fuel spills. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2000
Bob Freudenberger |
Replacing Your Fuel Pump If there's anything over 60,000 miles on the odometer, but more commonly 100,000 plus, there's a good chance that the cause of this distressing no-start condition is an electric fuel pump that's no longer capable of forcing fuel forward with sufficient pressure... |
Popular Mechanics
September 19, 2008
Ryan M. Wilson |
How to Plant for Fall and Prepare Your Garden for Winter Planting a fall garden can be a rewarding effort and a great start to preparing your entire yard for winter's dormancy as the last head of lettuce is plucked. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2007 |
How to Stop Your Car From Squeaking: Saturday Mechanic Suspension and steering joints wear out -- and ultimately fail -- when unlubricated metal-to-metal contact erodes bushings and bearing surfaces, much like 40-grit sandpaper on a wooden table. So let's nip this degradation in the bud. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2002
Paul Weissler |
Storing Your Car A 2- to 4-month driving season followed by eight to 10 months of storage is something many car enthusiasts go through every year. You want to be able to store the vehicle without big expense, yet with minimum deterioration and an easy return to operation. |
U.S. CPSC
December 14, 2001 |
DeVilbiss Air Power Recalls Porter-Cable Portable Generators A small hole in the generator's fuel tank, where it mounts to the frame, can leak fuel and pose a fire hazard to consumers... |
Boating
November 2005
Eric Colby |
The Boat Doctor Q The twin 225-hp Yamahas on my Pursuit 2870WA won't hold full throttle at 5400 rpm... Q My Mariah 202 Shabah powered by a MerCruiser 5.7L Alpha has 285 hours on it... Whenever my 1999 Sea Ray 270's fuel gauge registers below two-thirds, I can add about 5 to 10 gallons... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006
Mike Allen |
PM: Auto Clinic Expert Q & A Taking Apart Fuel Lines... How Is Instantaneous Fuel Mileage Calculated?... What "No. 1 Top Dead Center" Means When Replacing A Timing Belt... |
Popular Mechanics
June 9, 2008
Mike Allen |
How to Monitor Your Fuel Economy in Real Time on the Road Pick up a cheap toy for the garage, change your driving habits, and you'll see more efficiency on your very next trip. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2002
Cliff Gromer |
Turn Off The Bubble Machine Twin VMAX VZ250 HPDI outboards make this Grady-White a fast fisher. Engines are quiet and fuel misers. |
U.S. CPSC
April 25, 2006 |
RedMax Backpack Blowers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard The muffler support bracket can break, creating an opening in the muffler body. Hot exhaust gases could then escape from the muffler and melt the fuel tank or ignite grease, oil or debris around the tank. |
Popular Mechanics
October 22, 2008 |
Are Fuel Additives Necessary to Prepare Cars For Winter? Are fuel additives necessary for your vehicle? |
Popular Mechanics
July 2004
Cliff Gromer |
Knockout Punch Mercury's supercharged Verado outboard flattens its 4-stroke competitors. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2004
Mike Allen |
Repairing Windshield Washers Your windshield washers are a valuable safety system on your car or truck. And like other automotive systems, this one can require a little maintenance. |
Popular Mechanics
October 1999
Cliff Gromer |
Putting On The Pressure ...And while one major outboard manufacturer is now struggling to stem the plague that's crippling its engines (and its reputation), along comes Yamaha with impressive new two-stroke technology for its 2000 model year engines.... |
Popular Mechanics
February 2009
Mike Allen |
Troubleshooting and Fixing a Car that Won't Start With nothing more than a multimeter, you should be able to find out what's wrong getting your car up and running in no time. Here are our tips on troubleshooting a car that won't start. |
U.S. CPSC
December 6, 2007 |
Polaris Recalls Certain Ranger Utility Vehicles Due to Fire and Burn Hazards The utility vehicle's fuel tank can leak, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. |
Boating
March 2007
Lenny Rudow |
How I Learned to Stop Worrying... Those of us who were slow to put our boats away last fall enjoyed the longest boating season the East Coast has ever seen. Okay, so things are heating up. What does that mean to us as boaters? |
