One of the most essential bits of information I ever picked up about cars came from a close friend and mentor. He told me, “they’re all pieces of junk, and they all break.” While that’s a rather bleak ...

Carburetors are complicated mechanical contrivances, and can be difficult to understand for the uninitiated. They’re often explained with teaching resources like cutaway drawings and diagrams that ...

In Part One of this series (January '93), we discussed how an internal-combustion engine heats a fuel-and-air mixture to convert it into mechanical energy. In February, we reviewed how a four ...

The carburetor is an essential part of your motorcycle's engine, helping everything run properly. Without a correctly functioning carburetor, you can expect to have some problems with your ride. And ...

Many of you have followed our "How It Works" series since its inception in the January, 1993 issue of HOT ROD and have told us exactly how much it is appreciated. In the 27 issues that followed we've ...

Now That We're Paying more than $3 for a gallon of gas with no relief is in sight, it's important that we pay attention to the proper maintenance, care, and tuning of all our vehicles, even our toys.