This month, we’d like to use this space to clean our closet of an accumulation of odds and ends, and bring you up to speed on a number of issues-issues we hope will be of interest to you.
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RX-7 Carb and Emissions: Part One
It’s been years since I first heard the over-rev warning buzzer on an old Mazda RX-3. It served its purpose.
LED Test Lights
We’ve been hammering on you for that past few years about the dangers of using a standard test light to troubleshoot delicate automotive electrical circuits.
Tech Tips
Subaru OHC Engine Oil Leaks; A Missing Nissan… And A Toyota; Imitation Intake Manifold Gasket leak; Camry Valve Deposits
German Time: Porsche 944 Timing Belts
It’s not too often that you see an overhead cam engine equipped with two drive pulleys, four driven pulleys, two timing belts, three different types of timing belt tensioners, and five shafts. But that’s exactly what you’ll find in the Porsche 944.
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There are few things more frustrating in my life than the bathroom at my house.
Analog Sensors
This month we’d like to take a logical next step and show how analog sensors use reference voltage to provide the ECU with important information about changes going on under the hood.
ToyotA140
We’re back this month with an overhaul overview of the four-speed automatic transaxles used in the Toyota’s Camry models.
Tech Tips
Clutch Pedal Hits The Floor; Hood Release Cable Replacement; Floppy A/C Vents; Clogged Nissan EGR Passages; “The Old Rubber Band Trick”
Reference Voltage and Computers
When the Ancient Mariner found himself surrounded by water, his trusty sextant gave him an accurate measurement of the stars above, and helped in guide his ship safely to shore.