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Small Engine and Powersports Fuel: What Kind of gas Your Equipment Needs
The mower starts on the first pull in April, then sits through a busy month, and the next time you need it the engine coughs, sputters, or refuses to...
Mix-I-Go
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What Kind of Gas Should You Run in a Lawn Mower?
You fill the mower from the same can you use for the car, the gas has been sitting in the garage since last fall, and now the engine sputters,...
7 min read
Do Fuel Additives Really Work? How to Know
You bought a bottle of fuel treatment, poured it in, drove a tank through, and… you’re not sure anything happened. Maybe your mileage even dropped a...
5 min read
What To Do With Old Gas: Can You Still Use It?
All petroleum fuels have a limited storage life. Over time, they gradually degrade because of chemical reactions taking place within the fuel itself....
8 min read
Marine Fuel Treatment: The Complete Boater's Checklist
Your boat ran fine when you put it away last fall. Now it’s spring, the engine cranks but struggles to start — or it starts, runs rough, and dies.
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...
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...
3 min read
Summer's here - is your boat's fuel ready?
We’re past Memorial Day, the weather's warming up, and the open water is calling. But before you fire up your boat for its first summer cruise,...
2 min read
The 1950s - Another Impossible Barrier Broken
The times have changed, and so has the name. Bell Laboratory. Bell Additives. Bell Performance. Three names that have come to signify quality, value,...
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Ask The Mechanic: Carburetor vs Fuel Injection
James Dunst, Bell Performance's ASE-certified master mechanic, discussed mechanical issues with your engine in this guest blog.