Consider yourself pressed for time if the battery warning light turns on while you're driving. The red or amber light generally means one of two things: Either your 12-volt battery is weak and on the ...

Imagine you’re out on a solo hike. When you get back to your vehicle, you realize you left the lights on and your battery is dead. You crank the key just in case, but the starter can’t even turn your ...

Last week, I wrote about moving forward with installing air conditioning in my ’69 Lotus Elan +2 coupe. I took the first step and waded in with the installation of a condenser and electric fans in ...

Serpentine belt tensioners and pulleys aren’t the same thing, but they’re closely related, and while a pulley is its own individual part, a component of almost every tensioner is a pulley. Pulleys, in ...

If your car or truck won’t hold a charge, or if you’re having signs electrical gremlins like dimming headlights, you probably need a new alternator. “If you keep a vehicle over 100,000 miles, chances ...

Diagnosing and fixing a noisy engine fan can be daunting for many car enthusiasts. However, understanding the root cause of the noise can save time and money. This guide explores the common causes of ...

Since an engine can suffer severe damage if it’s run too hot, you should certainly be concerned if there are indications the engine is overheating. But those indications may not be as clear-cut — or ...

Owning a car might be the biggest, and worst, waiting game on the planet. Every single day that you step into the driver’s seat and wonder, “What might go wrong?” We’re not just talking rust buckets, ...

In my 53 years, I have destroyed a shocking number of engines. Some died from neglect of routine maintenance, some expired from old age and high mileage, and others suffered a failure of a critical ...