Crossword Puzzle: February 2008
Across 1. Disc-brake components 5. Oil-burning engine’s exhaust color 9. Glossy, polished cylinder-wall surface 10. Radiator liquid 11. Hand tool with square, beveled edge 12. Front-wheel-alignment adjustment (3-2) 14. Divided-highway access path 16. Engine manifold adjective 19. Transmission shaft adjective 21. Partners of 1-Across items 24. Service-bay assignments 25. Vital Snowbelt vehicles 26. Workbench-mounted
Piston Replacement – Making Engine Masterpieces
Creating Engine Masterpieces from the Inside Out
Crossword Puzzle: November 2007
Across 1. Battery-diagnosis procedure (4,4) 5. Bedrock stone-car driver 9. Brake booster synonym 10. Seat-belt part, _____ reel 11. Engine incontinence (3,4) 12. Pre-EFI engine’s cold-start device 13. Mineral deposits in radiator 15. Chevy van for Houston footballer 20. Camshaft protrusions 22. Replacement exhaust-system type (3,4) 24. Flow of electricity through circuit 25. Item absent
Crossword Puzzle for March 2007
Across 1. Brake pedal or steering wheel sensation 5. 1908 to 2004 GM brand, briefly 9. Snowbelt car’s undercarriage, often 10. Gauge measuring 8-Down current 11. Jag or Rolls-Royce drive, in a way (3,4) 12. CD-player button 13. Term for unmodified car 15. Fender flaws, frequently 20. Cooling system’s critical components 22. A thread-locking liquid
Crossword Puzzle for April 2007
Across 1. New cars’ pre-set option groupings 5. Workbench-mounted grabber 9. Ticket-by-mail device, ____ radar 10. Combination-wrench section (4,3) 11. Alignment-bay adjustment, perhaps (4,3) 12. Write off a ride, slangily 13. Adjust ignition timing, in a way 15. Leakage of gas past piston rings 18. Radiator-hose adjunct 20. See 13-Across clue 23. Fine paint cracks,
The Great Brake Rotor Debate – Resurface or Replace?
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in Brake & Front End
Strut Your Knowledge of Ball Joints
Adapted from Gene Markel’s article in Brake & Front End
Geometry In Motion – Stabilizing Steering and Suspension
Adapted from Gene Markel’s article in Brake & Front End
Undercover – Understanding Heavy-Duty Undercarriages
Adapted from Carol Birkland’s article in Fleet Equipment
Service Advisor – What does SAE 10W-30 actually mean?
We all know to check the owners manual to find out which weight oil should be used in the engine of a vehicle, and also generally know to only use motor oils with American Petroleum Institute Certification, designated by the starburst displayed clearly on the container, in most vehicles. But what really is the difference