Well, the car's cooling system has been acting up and I’m turning to the hivemind for thoughts on how to proceed. The car is a base model 1998 Chevy Cavalier and has had no problems until this. The ...

A car overheating in traffic but not at highway speed almost always has a cooling system problem involving airflow rather than coolant volume. At highway speed, air flows through the radiator ...

Falling victim to radiator boil-over or having your hot rod vapor lock while cruising through town is never a good feeling. Finding yourself in the left turn lane at a red light with the engine ...

The oil inside your car's engine can sludge up with neglect and infrequent oil changes. Sludge is a nasty contaminant that can destroy an engine if not given attention, but timely oil changes are a ...

Specific model Toyota, Subaru, and Lexus vehicles are under a recall because of a heating and cooling system problem. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the cars under recall were ...

A vehicle’s engine-cooling system serves not just to keep the engine cool, but to also keep its temperature warm enough to ensure efficient, clean operation. System components include a radiator to ...

For the record, a V-8's cooling system is the most forgotten and neglected part of any hot rod. We speak from firsthand experience. It used to be that you could replace a factory 195 degree thermostat ...

All cars are air cooled! Anyone who doesn't think so should try driving with the radiator covered. True, the engine is liquid cooled. The liquid—calledcoolant—may be water, alcohol and water, ethylene ...

This isn't usually a problem with your typical small-block and down-flow radiator or a stock radiator setup, but larger engines (dimensionally) and certain engine placement issues, like a modular ...

Cooling System Performance Under Desert Conditions. A vehicle’s cooling system regulates engine temperature by circulating coolant through the engine block and releasing heat th ...

Q I have a 1992 Ford Ranger with a four-cylinder, 2.3-liter engine. I bought it off my father as a spare vehicle. At some point, my father had a used motor installed. He thinks it came out of a ...