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  • What Is an Engine Misfire and What Causes It

    Is Your Engine Misfiring? Here’s The Possible Causes and Symptoms

    ByJason Farrell

    Imagine you’re cruising down the road, enjoying the drive, and suddenly your car starts to shake and jerk. You feel a loss of power and…

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  • Car Stalls at Idle What Causes a Car to Die While Idling

    Car Stalls at Idle: What Causes Car Engine To shuts off While Idling?

    ByJason Farrell

    Thirty or forty years ago, a stall at the lights was sort of seen as par for the course for older carbureted engines. Though for…

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  • Symptoms And Causes Of A Seized Or Locked Engine (How To Fix It)

    Symptoms And Causes Of A Seized Or Locked Engine (How To Fix It)

    ByJason Farrell

    A seized engine means when the internal moving components of the engine become mechanically locked, and pistons can no longer move freely within the cylinders….

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  • Alternator Overcharging Symptoms: What Causes Them and How to Fix

    Alternator Overcharging Symptoms: What Causes Them and How to Fix

    ByJason Farrell

    Your car’s alternator is a critical component of your car’s electrical system. It takes a small portion of the mechanical energy of the car’s engine…

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  • Reasons Why Your Engine Cranks but Car Won't Start and How to Fix This

    8 Reasons Why Your Engine Cranks but Car Won’t Start and How to Fix It

    ByJason Farrell

    It’s easy sometimes to take your car for granted right up until you hop in, turn the key, and find that something has gone wrong….

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  • auto mechanic holding a fouled spark plug

    Symptoms and Causes Of Fouled Spark Plugs: What To Do About Them

    ByJason Farrell

    Your car’s spark plugs are one of those things that are easy to forget about. Right up until there’s a problem and you realize how…

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  • What is Engine Knocking , What Causes It and How To Fix It?

    What is Engine Knocking , What Causes It and How To Fix It?

    ByJason Farrell

    If you’ve ever heard ‘Pinging’, or ‘knocking’ sounds coming from your engine, It’s probably engine knock.

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  • Why Does My Car Hesitate To Start? Common Issues And Fixes!

    Why Does My Car Hesitate to Start? Common Issues and Fixes!

    ByJason Farrell

    Your car doesn’t start right away? Here are some of the more common reasons that can cause a car to hesitate when starting and along with tips on how you can fix them.

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  • Why Alternator Isn't Charging The Battery: Causes And How To Fix It

    Why Alternator Isn’t Charging The Battery: Causes And How To Fix It

    ByJason Farrell

    Common reasons why your alternator is not charging the battery, and what you can do to fix it.

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