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Erik Bjornstad: May 18 2026
You push off from the dock on a clear Saturday morning, the cooler is loaded, the kids have their snacks, and the engine fires on the first try. Then...
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Erik Bjornstad: May 7 2026
An overheated engine fails fast. Coolant boils, gaskets blow, blocks crack — the damage is loud, immediate, and obvious. But the slower kinds of...
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Erik Bjornstad: Apr 9 2026
You've been putting the same grade of gas in your car for years, doing everything the manual says, and something still feels off. The engine doesn't...
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Erik Bjornstad: May 9 2024
Memorial Day is at the end of the month and, with it comes the start of the unofficial Summer Driving Season. Of this, two things are true every...
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Erik Bjornstad: May 1 2024
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this, but in April, news broke that the EPA is planning to temporarily expand the sales of greater-than-10%...
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Erik Bjornstad: Mar 1 2018
This seems like a rather strange question. Is ethanol-free gas bad for your car? Isn’t that the same gas we all used before they started putting...
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Classic car owners love their vintage cars. Most owners know their engines inside and out - fuel tank, fuel line, carburetor, spark plugs, ignition....
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Erik Bjornstad: Sep 21 2017
Owners of classic and antique cars are well aware that today’s gasoline fuels are significantly different from the fuels they used to use. The...
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Erik Bjornstad: Jun 2 2017
Whenever trends raise their heads in modern society, there’s always a group of outliers who want to take that new practice to the limit. The rise of...
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Erik Bjornstad: Mar 2 2017
With ethanol being an accepted part of our nation’s gasoline supply, consumer questions have largely migrated from ones centered on “how do I get...
