Providing our readers (professional auto service technicians who engage in high-performance pursuits) with more helpful and interesting information than they’ll find anywhere else.
Providing our readers (professional auto service technicians who engage in high-performance pursuits) with more helpful and interesting information than they’ll find anywhere else.
The fuel supply system of any vehicle must be designed to deliver an adequate volume of fuel at the correct pressure to the carburetor(s) or fuel injectors during every operating condition at which the engine will be ever operated. If all this isn’t handled properly, the air/fuel mixture will shift lean or rich and cause performance to suffer.
In 2000, the U.S. government responded to serious issues related to automobile tire safety with the TREAD (Transportation Recall Enhancement Accountability and Documentation) Act. This mandated that an elaborate computer-controlled system had to be added to every passenger vehicle to monitor tire pressures. It’s our job to keep these systems up and running.
Whether you call them draws or drains, tracking them down isn’t as easy as it once was. These procedures and tools will help.