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A throwout bearing is used on vehicles with a manual transmission.

What Is a Throwout Bearing?
By Rick Cotta
October 31, 2021A throwout bearing is used on vehicles with a manual transmission.
Disc brakes are more modern and effective than drum brakes, which date back almost to the beginning of cars themselves.

Disc Brakes Vs. Drum Brakes: What’s the Difference?
By Rick Cotta
October 24, 2021Disc brakes are more modern and effective than drum brakes, which date back almost to the beginning of cars themselves.
While it’s tempting to squeeze in as much gas as possible when you fill your tank, filling it past the pump’s first automatic shut-off can damage your car to the tune of hundreds of dollars.

What Happens When You Fill Up With Too Much Gas?
By Rick Cotta
October 10, 2021While it’s tempting to squeeze in as much gas as possible when you fill your tank, filling it past the pump’s first automatic shut-off can damage your car to the tune of hundreds of dollars.
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Run-flat tires can be driven on — at least for a short distance — even if they lose all their air pressure.

What Are Run-Flat Tires?
By Rick Cotta
October 3, 2021Run-flat tires can be driven on — at least for a short distance — even if they lose all their air pressure.
A flywheel is a heavy disc attached to the end of a rotating shaft that helps smooth out the engine’s power pulses and store energy through rotational momentum.

What Is a Flywheel?
By Rick Cotta
September 26, 2021A flywheel is a heavy disc attached to the end of a rotating shaft that helps smooth out the engine’s power pulses and store energy through rotational momentum.
Actuators work behind the scenes in vehicles to convert energy into a physical action or force, and they perform a variety of performance and convenience functions.

What Is an Actuator?
By Rick Popely
August 29, 2021Actuators work behind the scenes in vehicles to convert energy into a physical action or force, and they perform a variety of performance and convenience functions.
Each type of tire has strong points and weak ones, and none is probably ideal for every situation or time of year, so it pays to know their strengths and weaknesses.

What’s the Difference Between Summer, Winter and ...
By Rick Popely
August 22, 2021Each type of tire has strong points and weak ones, and none is probably ideal for every situation or time of year, so it pays to know their strengths and weaknesses.
The “L” was a staple position in early cars with automatic transmissions (which date from the 1940s), and it had some very practical purposes back when brakes weren’t as good.

What’s the ‘L’ in Your Shifter and When Should You Use It?
By Rick Cotta
August 20, 2021The “L” was a staple position in early cars with automatic transmissions (which date from the 1940s), and it had some very practical purposes back when brakes weren’t as good.
The radiator is a key component of the cooling system whose main responsibility is to cool the mixture of antifreeze and water that circulates throughout the engine.

What Is a Radiator?
By Rick Popely
July 18, 2021The radiator is a key component of the cooling system whose main responsibility is to cool the mixture of antifreeze and water that circulates throughout the engine.
Defrosters clear condensation from windows and melt frost, ice and snow. They work differently depending on whether they are for the windshield or the rear window.

How Does a Car Defroster Work?
By Rick Popely
July 4, 2021Defrosters clear condensation from windows and melt frost, ice and snow. They work differently depending on whether they are for the windshield or the rear window.