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How To Tell When a Wheel, Not a Tire, is Leaking Why some of today's alloy wheels leak air... Why passenger-side mirrors heat up more slowly than the driver's side... Why you should avoid downshifting unnecessarily... |
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May 2008
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13 Must-Know Tricks to Max Out Your Road-Trip MPGs There are quite a number of things you can do to improve fuel economy. |
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December 2004
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Turn Up Your Heater How to determine if your vehicle's heater system is under-performing. |
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September 8, 2009
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10 Car Mysteries Solved: Expert Car Clinic Q&A Solutions for a variety of engine problems that are certain to help car owners. |
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July 2000
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Replacing Your Water Pump Its rubber parts may disintegrate if the engine overheats, and its polished sealing faces can wear and warp if the engine is run dry. Typically, pumps will start leaking catastrophically shortly after a boil-over. This kind of failure can be worse than it sounds... |
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September 17, 2008
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6 Ways to Stay Safe in Your Garage: Saturday Mechanic A busted knuckle is a badge of honor, and real injuries are easily prevented. Here's the right way to work on your car without getting hurt. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010
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How to Replace Your Car's Radiator: DIY Auto If you have a bad plastic-tank radiator, you might as well just buy a new one. If you have a copper-and-brass radiator, it might be repairable at a radiator shop. Either way, save some money by doing the removal and installation yourself. |
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... |
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November 2008
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Fix it or Ditch it? A Car Owner's Guide to Rebuilding Parts Here's the lowdown on when to fix and when to ditch that broken part. |
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December 2005
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How To Dispose of Hazardous Waste Old tires, old car batteries, old oil and antifreeze, and some leftover lacquer-based paint, etc. You can't just leave hazardous waste on the curb for the trash truck. |
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November 21, 2007
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Synthetic or Mineral Oil? Setting the Record Straight (Finally) There's a lot of rhetoric, largely because some manufacturers and peddlers of synthetics have made a lot of inaccurate and self-serving claims over the years. |
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June 2007
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How to Replace an Exhaust Crossover Pipe It's basic plumbing, if you're not intimidated by the need to remove rusted fasteners. |
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June 2009 |
How to Fix Squeaky Brakes: DIY Auto Inadequate development at the manufacturer that leaves brake systems prone to noise can usually be overcome by a Saturday mechanic without totally re-engineering the braking system. Here's how. |
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March 2009
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How to Rebuild a Brake Caliper: Saturday Mechanic Most hydraulic brake calipers have only one or two moving parts. Here's how to make them move again after they freeze up. |
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Choosing The Right Coolant Time to pick up a couple of jugs of antifreeze. But what kind? The parts store now stocks three colors: yellow, green and orange. Huh? Isn't all antifreeze green? Isn't it all the same? Nope... |
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January 2003
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Dealing With A Low Brake Pedal There are only two plausible reasons for a low pedal: air in the system; and excessive movement between linings and rotors or drums. Professionals and do-it-yourselfers alike are often guilty of misdiagnosis -- they blame the master cylinder, though it is seldom the culprit. |
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Big Oil Doesn't Hate Hydrogen Oil companies can be nasty, sure, but alternative-energy fans have exaggerated their faults. Ignore the hype, investigate the technology, and invest accordingly. |
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