“90210” Star to Co-Own IRL Race Team
Former “Beverly Hills, 90210” star Jason Priestley, who was seriously injured in a racing accident in 2002, is co-owner of a new IRL race team.
September 2007 Crossword Puzzle
Across 1. Cylinder diameter 3. Vehicles with monster stereo systems (4,4) 9. Body-shop power tools 10. Exhaust-driven engine adjunct, briefly 11. Temporary traffic-lane markers 12. Body section below front bumper (3,3) 14. Ammeter unit of measure 16. A car-stereo feature 19. ATF type 21. Front/rear speaker control 24. Auto-battery brand 25. Volatile, flammable solvent 26.
August 2007 Crossword Puzzle
Across 1. Oil-level indicator 5. Electrical system safety valve 9. UFO driver 10. Sudden tire failure 11. Range of piston travel 12. Invitation to hitchhiker, perhaps (3,2) 14. Modern steering-wheel-hub component 16. Diesel counterpart of gasoline octane 19. Take the wheel 21. Trips down the track, in drag-racing lingo 24. Service-station fixture, frequently (3,4) 25.
May 2007 Crossword Puzzle
Across 1. Ratchet adjuncts 5. Units of auto-electric current 8. Critical spark plug dimension 9. Gasoline + _____ = Gasohol 10. Uplifting item for engine hood (4,3) 11. Torque ____, dynamometer display 12. Engages, e.g. gears 14. Retreaded tires, briefly 17. Explosive ’07 Dodge model 19. Automatic-transmission action 22. Hypoid lubricant, in other words (4,3)
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 February 2007
Across 1. Unibody-chassis component 5. Spindle synonym, ____ axle 9. See “____ of Dixie” plates in Alabama 10. Post-1977 tire-sizing system (1,6) 11. Steering-linkage component (3,3) 12. Lube again, in a way 14. Word following head or tail 16. Auto-electric switches, some times 19. Items carrying M+S designation 21. They fasten leaf springs to axle
Engine Series – Ring of Fire
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in Underhood Service