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3 Gas Gadgets that Really Work: DIY Auto Gas is expensive, readers say, and the increased costs of driving have pushed them to desperation. There must be some way to improve our mileage, right?   |
Popular Mechanics
June 9, 2008
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How to Monitor Your Fuel Economy in Real Time on the Road Pick up a cheap toy for the garage, change your driving habits, and you'll see more efficiency on your very next trip. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2004
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Fixing Faulty Cruise Control Cruise control is a terrific device that substantially reduces the driver's workload on long trips and can save substantial amounts of fuel and expense over the life of the vehicle--until it stops working. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2002
Paul Weissler |
Today's Tuneup/Version 2002 While it has changed significantly -- even in the last seven or eight years -- the concept of a tuneup itself is anything but gone. |
Popular Mechanics
May 22, 2008
Benjamin Jones |
10 Quick Fuel Efficiency Tips to Beat the Gas Crunch These simple tricks will definitely help you save fuel -- without ripping your car apart. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2003
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Passing An Emissions Inspection Wasn't your car designed to meet these emissions standards? Haven't you done your best to maintain it with regular oil changes and tuneups? What's gone wrong? And, most important, how can you make it pass? |
Popular Mechanics
May 22, 2008
Mike Allen |
7 More Fuel-Sipping Myths Debunked: Mechanic's Diary The real fear when gas prices get high may not be what you pay at the pump as the snake oil everyone's trying to sell outside of it. |
IndustryWeek
May 21, 2010 |
Washington's Latest Regulatory Target: The Gas Gauge Congress is exploring ideas on how to improve the fuel efficiency of over-the-road trucks and other transportation vehicles. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Mike Allen |
13 Must-Know Tricks to Max Out Your Road-Trip MPGs There are quite a number of things you can do to improve fuel economy. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
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How to Silence a Hissing Engine: Auto Clinic How to fix a vacuum leak or a leak in the duct between the mass airflow sensor and the throttle body. |
Boating
November 2005
Eric Colby |
The Boat Doctor Q The twin 225-hp Yamahas on my Pursuit 2870WA won't hold full throttle at 5400 rpm... Q My Mariah 202 Shabah powered by a MerCruiser 5.7L Alpha has 285 hours on it... Whenever my 1999 Sea Ray 270's fuel gauge registers below two-thirds, I can add about 5 to 10 gallons... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
January 29, 2010
Larry Webster |
How to Stop Sudden Unintended Acceleration The scenario is terrifying: While cruising along, your car takes off like some mysterious invisible foot has floored the throttle. |
Geotimes
March 2006
Megan Sever |
Real-World Fuel Economy Test On Feb. 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rolled out a proposal to revamp its fuel economy tests, which tell consumers what mileage per gallon to expect from their new vehicles and is expected to take effect for model year 2008 cars. |
Scientific American
October 2007
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Saving Gas and Lives Can the U.S. improve fuel economy without sacrificing safety? |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
Peter Coy |
Let's Wage War On Gas Guzzlers If America is too reliant on foreign oil, why not ask Americans to do their part to reduce that reliance? Two-thirds of the oil in the U.S. goes for transportation fuels, mainly gasoline so improving the mileage of cars and light trucks must be part of the solution. |
Geotimes
November 2004
Megan Sever |
Fuel Economies, Part II In a recent J.D. Power and Associates survey, hybrid buyers listed "excessive fuel consumption" as a top complaint against the alternative vehicles. |
Boating
March 24, 2009
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Big Fat Liars! Why it's not always smart to trust your gauges. |
Food Engineering
January 10, 2006 |
Vacuum cups Vacuum cups and bellows designed to fit almost all vacuum equipment used for pick-and-place of oblong food products. |
