This is pretty much an issue everywhere in the U.S., not just the corn belt. My old Honda Civic sure runs better with alcohol-free gas and it gets better gas mileage, too.

Details stated awkwardly. I reality on many vehicles the thermostat would open it has to for radiator shuttering to have an effect. The reason for shuttering the radiator is that with the thermostat open the coolant would never stay warm enough for the defroster and heater to work well unless the radiator was shuttered. Trucks powered by Detroit 6-71 engines had iceboxes for caba no amount of radiator shuttering get the coolant warm enough.

I had older VWs that were plagued with similar plastic snap ball joint shift linkages. There are kits available to replace them with threaded rod and sealed metal ball joints, though the shifting was never great due to the design.

Every checkpoint requires the same legwork to get in. The generator must be refuelled, and the power must be restored to unlock the electronic doors. At each NERO checkpoint you’ll be able to find fuel cannisters which you can use to top up the generator. Sometimes you’ll have to find a fuse as well, either by searching the local area or by following tracks and clues.

Catalytic converters help reduce air pollution from exhaust. The toxic compounds found in car exhaust include nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons — all harmful to the atmosphere.

I’ve had to have the intake valves cleaned on 2012 GTI twice already. I installed an ECS catch can system and can only hope its doing its job of keeping oily air off the intake valves. The last valve clean I did myself and its a messy job…

The Nissan Micra N-Sport, which is also available with a less-powerful (99 hp) gasoline engine, will go up in Europe against the likes of Ford Fiesta ST Line, VW Polo R-Line, Peugeot 208 GT Line and SEAT Ibiza FR, other cars that talk the talk, but don’t quite walk the walk when it comes to hot hatch performance.

India is currently pursuing a scheme known as Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles 2 (FAME-II) with an outlay of 100 billion rupees (US$1.43 billion) to focus on electrification of public transport.

Anecdote here. Owned three DI GM 2.4L Equinoxes; a 2013,a 2016 and a 2017. The ’13 was run on cheap regular and developed signs of carbon buildup – pinging, poor response and lower mpg. The ’16 was treated periodically with Techron per the instructions and had fewer but still noticeable symptoms. The ’17 has been run on Tier 1 gas from Day 1; it just gets smoother, quieter and more responsive every fillup. Better MPG, too. Over 75,000 combined miles, I’ve never gone for the dealer’s $400 TB cleanup and the idea of me having to install a catchment jar is unacceptable. OP needs to find out why the problem existed from Day 1, though.

Though basic, there are some flaws with a conventional fuel system. The high-pressure demands a lot of electrical current, and that kind pressure means that the pump has to work pretty hard and generates heat. More heat is introduced to the fuel if it makes the trip to the engine compartment only to be returned to the tank, and since the fuel pump relies on the fuel for both cooling and lubrication, the hotter, thinner fuel only exacerbates an already hard-working pump.

In developing the plan, NIST will engage with other federal agencies, the private sector, academic institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and other stakeholders with an interest and expertise in AI and related standards.

Cleaning the glass of your windows or windscreen in two directions might sound tricky but it makes sense. In a developing country like Pakistan, where construction sites make a dusty environment hence making your car dirty in a single drive; you need to clean the car thoroughly. It’s a common practice to observe streaks or blemishes on the glass that may annoy you while cleaning the surface of the glass. At this stage, you would try to figure out which side of the glass has created them. There is a good chance that you might pick the wrong side to clean and dry once again. Here’s where this two-way cleaning of the glass becomes beneficial. Cleaning both sides of the glass in opposite directions would let you know which side has produced the streaks. In this way, it’s easier to figure out and clean the surface of that particular side of the glass without much hassle.