I’ve always loved troubleshooting ground problems. Well, maybe not always. Certainly not until I figured out the best way to do it. But once I found the method for troubleshooting grounds, I began to enjoy watching the bizarre behavior of ground circuit problems. The more bizarre the problem, the more I liked it, because they […]
Honda engine blog, Computer under passenger seat, Power steering fluid flush, Electrical connections, A/C restrictions, Shaft-Key
In the March Import Service, we began a discussion of OBD-II evaporative emissions systems. We explained system operation and the problems engineers face when designing the monitoring devices for these systems. We also looked at the early Toyota evaporative emissions system and explained how the charcoal canister functions. This month we will continue with Toyota […]
Horsepower & clean air race among imports; mechanical progress; new styles and more…
Honda introduced the 1988 Civic with a completely new fuel injected engine.
Aluminum cylinder heads are now pretty much standard fare for car engines by reasons of weight, cost and heat transfer.
A major feature of the OBD-II system is its ability to monitor the evaporative emissions system.
If you belong to any professional associations or are active in iATN forums, you may have heard the phrase Twenty Groups.
From the point of view of gasoline mixed in the right proportion with air, the polarity of a spark doesn’t matter one bit, only the voltage.
The key to the spells we’ll cast here and a symptom of many things that can go wrong with any kind of machine is heat – in the wrong quantity, in the wrong place – produced by friction, by excess electric current, by flame, by acidic chemistry.