Crossword Puzzle: March 2012
Across 1. Disc-brake-job parts (6,3,4) 8. Term for dash-gauge grouping 9. State with potato-promoting plates 10. "Hey Little ____" Rip Chords song 11. Engine-lube reservoirs (3,4) 12. Old-car sound, sometimes 14. Sends car to salvage yard 18. Term for shuddering clutch action 20. Uneven carburetion term 22. Serpentine-belt predecessor (1,4) 23. Trunk-jack type, often 24.
Crossword Puzzle: February 2012
Across 1. Alternator-output units 5. Stock-car tracks 8. Piston portions between rings 9. Recyclable repair-shop liquid (4,3) 10. Gear-changing lever 11. Brake-drum resurfacing machine 12. Body-filler finder 14. Trunk tires 17. Uplifting items for backyard mechanics 19. Item covering airbag (4,3) 22. Extra-cost new-car equipment 23. Engine-control computer, slangily 24. Mr. MacPherson’s suspension invention 25.
Crossword Puzzle: November 2011
Across 1. Crankshaft-runout measuring tool (4,9) 8. One-lane road description, perhaps 9. Nationality of Ferrari cars 10. Auto-lube brand 11. Final Greek letter and ’80s Olds 12. Control-stalks location 14. Traffic ____, urban-intersection feature 17. Roller-bearing components 19. Brand on 200+ mph Veyron supercar 21. Spark-plug electrode deterioration 22. System using plug-in scan tool (1,1,1,1,1)
Crossword Puzzle: October 2011
Across 1. Auto-paint layer (4,4) 5. Cylinder-head fastener 9. Well-known Kawasaki motorcycle model 10. Tire’s height-to-width ratio, in a word 11. Big-rig tractor’s built-in bunk 12. Dual- or triple-axle assembly 13. Used-car transaction 15. See 1-Across clue 18. Automatic-transmission car’s motion at idle 20. Rejuvenates a flat battery 23. Porsche model 24. Remove air from
Crossword Puzzle: September 2011
Across 1. Engine fastener with torque specification (4,4) 5. Polish the paint 9. Enlarged a cylinder’s diameter 10. Auto-body appendages 11. Item in back-up-vision system 12. Brake-drum resurfacing machine 14. Car-lease signatory 16. Cam-timing tool, ____ wheel 19. Beach Boys’ "Fun, Fun, Fun" car (1,4) 21. Franchised dealer’s offering (3,3) 24. Home of "Heart of
Crossword Puzzle: August 2011
Across 1. Synonym for valve lifters 5. ’70s Plymouth for a rascal 8. Piston-related specification (4,3) 9. Adjusted the headlights 10. Wheel-nut description, perhaps 11. Engine-incontinence inhibitor (3,4) 12. Wheel-bearing lube 14. Auto-battery components 17. Front-passenger position, slangily 19. US crash-test agency, briefly (1,1,1,1,1) 22. Uplifting service-bay sight 23. Antifreeze and water mixture 24. Piston