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Replacing a Bad Power Steering Pump While power steering pumps are not a do-it-yourself rebuild item, you can buy and install one yourself using this guide.   |
Popular Mechanics
December 2004
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Turn Up Your Heater How to determine if your vehicle's heater system is under-performing. |
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
April 2009 |
How to Change a Serpentine Belt: DIY Auto There's a squeal emanating from underneath your hood -- and it doesn't sound good. |
Popular Mechanics
March 1999 |
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... |
Popular Mechanics
June 2003
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Changing Your Transmission Fluid |
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April 2004
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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. |
Boating
David Seidman |
The How-To 102 Boating tips you can really use: Raw-water intake as an emergency bilge pump?... Scotch Blue Painter's Tape... Locktite thread locker... Gearless mini ratchets... Magnetic finger gloves... and more... |
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
March 2004
Paul Weissler |
Replacing A Serpentine Engine Belt How to inspect and replace your belt. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2004
Bob Freudenberger |
Freshen Up Your Musty Interior Tips for getting the smell out of your automobile. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Mike Allen |
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. |
Food Processing
January 2012
Bob Sperber |
New Designs Pump Up Cleanability Pump sanitation features improve product safety, with the other eye on efficiency. |
Food Processing
October 2008 |
Equipment Round Up: Pumps and Fluid Handling Open impeller pumps.. Simple installation pumps... Pumps replace conveyors... Liquid dispensing... etc. |
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. |
Food Processing
May 2005 |
Product Round-Up: Pumps and valves Pumps and valves from nine key vendors -- including a hygienic positive displacement pump for food, beverage and biopharm applications. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2005 |
Saturday Mechanic - Keeping Your Windshield Clean Time to tune up the washers and wipers? Here are a batch of things to try, depending on what part of the system isn't doing its job. |
Food Engineering
October 7, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
Tech Update: Pumps Big advancements in mechanical seals. |
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... |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006
Mike Allen |
What's That Smell? There are plenty of smells emanating from your car that may be evidence of something wrong. Here are a few of them. |
Popular Mechanics
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
September 23, 2009
Mike Allen |
7 Car Mysteries Solved: Expert Car Clinic Experts answer the most puzzling car questions |
Salon.com
June 20, 2001
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Breast pumping on speed All you need is wheels, a high-powered machine and a lot of moxie. Multitasking has never been so much fun! |
Popular Mechanics
September 8, 2009
Mike Allen |
10 Car Mysteries Solved: Expert Car Clinic Q&A Solutions for a variety of engine problems that are certain to help car owners. |
Popular Mechanics
February 20, 2009
Joseph Truini |
The Guide to Sump-Pump Problems: DIY Guy Have a sump pump question? The answer might be here. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2007
Anthony Verducci |
How to Install a Computer Water Cooling System Forget fans. If your computer's CPU runs hot and heavy, it may be time to give it a bath. |
Food Processing
February 2010 |
Equipment Round Up: Pumps and Fluid Handling Six equipment products for the food and beverage industry: PX2 Hygienic Series stainless steel pump... ProCam Smart... FKL pumps... GSP sanitary pumps... MasoSine positive displacement pumps... Open-throat, close-coupled sanitary pump from Moyno... |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2005
Kevin T. Higgins |
Standard bearers Third-party reviews of processing equipments' sanitary design and fabrication promise to raise the food safety bar for pumps and valves. |
Food Processing
April 2007 |
Equipment Round-Up: Pumps & fluid handling Coriolis flow meters... single scat valves... centrifugal pumps... multi-pump dispensing systems... etc. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
Tech Update: Sonic mixing and other oddities of the new age As understanding and control of mixing and blending kinetics expands, technology firms are devising systems that deliver new benefits to food and beverage processors. |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
15 Green Projects for Under $500 Hang your clothes out to dry, wrap your pipes, let worms eat your garbage. With those and our other easy, affordable ideas you can save energy, conserve resources, and make your house a less expensive place to live. |
Popular Mechanics
January 13, 2009 |
Drains 101: How to Clear Drains, Prevent Smells and Use a Makeshift Sump Pump Home maintenance isn't restricted to repairs. In fact, certain tasks -- when performed regularly -- may actually prevent things from breaking in the first place. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2000
Mike Allen |
Fixing Power Windows Fortunately, power windows are usually one of the more reliable systems on a late-model car. And diagnosis and repair are usually pretty straightforward... |
Food Engineering
April 3, 2007 |
Centrifugal Pump For food processors, Wright Pump's TRA 500 Series of sanitary centrifugal pumps feature stainless steel flange adapters. |
Food Engineering
October 2, 2007 |
Bag-in-box pump head Pump heads designed for concentrate and flavor-dosing applications. |
Food Processing
May 2006 |
Equipment Round-Up: Pumps & Valves Hard working and versatile, these pumps and valves represent the state-of-the-art for use in food processing applications. |
Food Processing
February 2009 |
Equipment Round Up: Pumps and Fluid Handling February's Equipment Round Up focuses on pumps and fluid handling products. |
This Old House
Joseph D'Agnese |
Eight Homeowners Save Over $12,275 on Energy How? By putting power-saving technologies to work inside their homes. Read on to see if you can do the same. |
Food Engineering
July 30, 2009
Kevin T. Higgins |
Tech Update: Intelligent Pumping Systems The rising importance of energy efficiency in manufacturing could give a boost to the intelligent pump. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2014
Harriet Brewerton |
Pumping gone soft In nature many mechanical processes are carried out using soft materials that are nevertheless highly durable, efficient and capable of deforming and returning to their original shape in complex ways, for example the heart. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2006
Joseph Truini |
Trickle Down Theory A quick guide to building a stone-lined, fit-anywhere, good-looking backyard pond. |
Home Toys
April 2003
Bill Lund |
How I get my hot water fast! A review of a hot water demand system that saves energy and provides hot water fast. |
Popular Mechanics
January 1997 |
Installing A Sump Pump If you have water problems in your basement, the simplest solution may be to install a sump pump. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Norman Becker |
Sump Pump with Battery Power: Homeowners Clinic Battery-powered sump pumps are ideal for houses left unattended for extended periods, as well as for homes that experience frequent power outages. |
Food Engineering
April 3, 2007 |
Pump Tanks For food processors, Mokon's line of pump tanks features standard stainless steel construction. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009 |
Fix It or Ditch It: Off-Beat Auto Fixes Eke Out a Few More Miles Got a bad relay? A leak in your radiator? Oil pan? Gas tank? Here are some quick fixes. |
U.S. CPSC
August 28, 2002 |
Bicycle Tire Floor Pumps Recalled by Todson Inc. The pressure gauge lens can separate from the pump and strike a consumer, causing injury. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2006
Norman Becker |
Waterlogged Tank Woes Well pump cycles very rapidly... Repointing the mortar joints in a brick chimney... Purchasing replacement carpet... Green stains around drains... etc. |
U.S. CPSC
October 2, 2003 |
Park Tool USA Recalls Bicycle Floor Pump The bicycle pump can become over-pressurized with air, forcing the handle to quickly and unexpectedly rise upward, possibly injuring the user. |
This Old House
November 2007
Max Alexander |
Geothermal Heat Pump For the ultimate in comfort and energy conservation, start by digging a hole. |
