The pumping of an engine’s pistons creates a vacuum in the cylinders, and that vacuum is filled by air drawn in through the intake system. If leaks develop in hoses or engine parts downstream from the ...

Finding and fixing vacuum leaks in a vehicle can be one of the most frustrating and time-consuming parts of automotive ...

One of the most difficult tuning problems to overcome is the seemingly ever-present engine vacuum leak. Vacuum is an important component of the internal-combustion process because it controls basic ...

Hot rods are meant to be enjoyed. So when it comes to driving your street dream, it must run properly. Few things are more aggravating than an engine that hunts, sags, and generally runs poorly at ...

Heat treatment is a common procedure used across multiple industries, for example with the purpose of hardening metals. However, when heat is applied in a furnace, products may react with the oxygen ...

When we think of a vacuum leak we generally think of a car that just doesn’t want to run quite right. Most normally aspirated internal combustion engines rely on the vacuum created by the pistons to ...

In my 35-plus years of working on cars, I have encountered nearly every frustrating troubleshooting problem in the book. Part of the issue stems from my affinity for old Jeeps and classic cars, which ...

In this video I go over how to fine a vacuum leak or an evap leak using an automotive smoke machine. the machine i will be using is the autoline pro shop series smoke machine. It has a built in ...

Ben is a writer who's obsessed with all things PlayStation, Pokemon, motorsport, and sci-fi. No relation to the Harry Potter villain. (Probably) Even though the enduring nature of the Project Americas ...

Bipolar plates – the backbone of proton exchange membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel cell stacks – have become somewhat of a leak test problem for manufacturers in the fuel cell field. Considering the ...