Ford, illustrated by Shelly Hehenberger This is a story about a little girl named Kayla who wants to see her older brother Khari come home so they can celebrate Kwanzaa together as a family. Khari is stuck at ...
Electric motor: The electric motors on hybrid cars are very sophisticated. Advanced electronics allow it to act as a motor as well as a generator. For example, when it needs to, it can draw energy from the batteries to accelerate the car. But acting as a generator, it can slow the car...
If a vacuum actuator leaks, it must be replaced. See this video on how to test the vacuum actuators of the intake manifold tuning valves. The vehicle computer (PCM) engages vacuum actuators by turning littlevacuum control solenoidson and off. These solenoids also often go bad. Solenoids are ...
Wind tunnels are used by engineers to test the aerodynamics of many objects, from jet wings to car windshields. Aerodynamics as a science studies the flow of air or gases around an object in motion. With a better understanding of the way air moves around (or through) objects, manufacturers...
Allow your leftovers to sit at room temperature for a while before putting them into the refrigerator. Check the rubber seal on your refrigerator periodically to make sure it’s doing a good job of keeping cold air in and warm air out: slip a dollar bill into the door. If it slips out...
How to check if the MAF sensor is bad in Ford F-150? Reading out the fault codes using a diagnostic device is relatively reliable. If you see P0100, P0101, P0102, P0103 or P0104 code in the OBD2 scanner, it indicates a problem with the mass air flow sensor. However, it can hap...
Modern Ford engines have a computer controlled ignition system. This system, also known as a Power Control Module (or PCM) uses throttle position, engine RPM, mass airflow sensor readings, coolant temperature and load to determine the optimum ignition firing point. The only adjustable setting is...
The trouble is, people inside a moving car have mass and velocity too and, even if the car stops, they'll tend to keep on going. It's a basic law of physics (known as Newton's first law of motion, after brilliant English physicist Sir Isaac Newton who first stated it) that things...
Without a crankshaft position sensor the engine wouldn't start. In some cars, the sensor is installed close to the main pulley (harmonic balancer) like in this Ford in the photo. In other cars, the sensor could be installed at the transmission bell housing, or in the engine cylinder block...
Erratic engine idle can be caused by various factors. If you have checked and determined that the culprit is not vacuum leaks or a faulty idle air control valve, then the most likely culprit is a dirty ormalfunctioning Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor. In a fuel-injected vehicle, this sensor ...