Maintenance

Whether your child is going back to college or heading off for their first year, getting them ready for the time away can be a nerve-racking experience. As a parent you worry about their safety, and that should definitely include the car that’s taking them so far from home. Here…

Keeping your ATV air filter clean is an essential part of regular maintenance. The air filter might not seem particularly important, but if it’s full of dirt and debris, then the engine will run poorly. If you ignore the air filter long enough, you could even damage your engine. To…

You can certainly save yourself some frustration by cleaning the gum and varnish off your old carburetor, allowing it to function properly. Carburetors are subject to all manner of gunk- dirt, oil, fuel, grease, just about anything that is involved in your engine often finds its way to your carburetor.…

Knowing where to place jack stands is important if you’re going to do any kind of work under your car. Even something as simple as changing a tire requires your car to be safely lifted off the ground. Here’s what you need to know about where to place jack stands…

No one wants to deal with a dead battery, but sooner or later every battery dies. There are lots of reasons why your battery may die, and you can control some of them. Here are some of the more common causes of a dead battery, what you can do to…

An air filter wrap isn’t part of the standard equipment on a typical car or truck, but it is something you can add to your air filter to help keep it free of dirt and debris. Do you need one, and do you know which kind to use? Here’s what…

Hearing a lawn mower engine popping sound can be startling. That noise indicates that your lawn mower is backfiring, just as similar popping sounds can signal that a car engine is backfiring. When you hear that sound, it’s important to get to the root of the problem immediately to keep…

Your boat relies on an engine to get you from one place to the next when you’re out on the water. As with a car engine, it’s possible for a boat’s engine to overheat, which can ultimately cause a breakdown. How can you tell if your boat is overheating, and…

If you know how to change brake pads yourself, you can spend a few hours in the garage and do it yourself. And since brake pads are a consumable part that will wear and need changing multiple times over the course of a vehicle’s life, you’ll get plenty of practice…

If you know how to change brake pads yourself, you can spend a few hours in the garage and do it yourself. And since brake pads are a consumable part that will wear and need changing multiple times over the course of a vehicle’s life, you’ll get plenty of practice…