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What Safety Equipment Does the U.S. Coast Guard Require on Your Boat?
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...
Gasoline
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How to Get Rid of Engine Sludge: Symptoms, Causes, and Safe Fixes
A car that lives on short commutes and stop-and-go traffic, with oil changes pushed past the recommended interval, will eventually start developing...
8 min read
5 Things We Do to Destroy Our Engines and How to Remedy Our Errors
An overheated engine fails fast. Coolant boils, gaskets blow, blocks crack — the damage is loud, immediate, and obvious. But the slower kinds of...
4 min read
Knowing When you Need a Fuel System Cleaner - Signs to Watch For
Most drivers don’t think much about their fuel system—at least not until something starts to feel off.
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What's Really Happening With the Electric Vehicle Trend?
If you’ve been paying attention to the auto industry over the past few years, it can feel like the conversation around electric vehicles has been all...
5 min read
Why New Cars get better gas Mileage than Ever (And What's Changed since the 90s)
If you've driven cars from different eras, you've probably noticed something that doesn't get talked about all that often. Newer vehicles tend to get...
7 min read
Saving Money on Gas This Summer (No Matter What's Happening)
It’s been at least a couple of years since we last took a close look at gas mileage and what actually affects it for the average driver. Under normal...
7 min read
Fuel Additives: What Works, What Doesn't, and How to Know the Difference
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...
7 min read
Oil Prices, Iran, and Your gas tank - What's Actually Going On?
If you’ve noticed gas prices climbing again, you’re not alone. Over the past couple of weeks, prices at the pump have moved up quickly—and at just...
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Diagnosing Common Engine Noises - James on Engines #3
Through the Contact Us forms on the Bell website, we get all kinds of inquiries about fuel problems and engines from the general public. Some of them...