This automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: fire fighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 gasoline. Some newer vehicle models are specifically built to run ...
Today's Vandiford Automotive post contains a quick overview of the fuel system. It starts with the fuel tank. The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine. Somewhere alon...
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Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Hookerton vehicles with this new type of engine?Vandiford Automotive Answer:GDI stands for&...
When we Hookerton travel around NC, each of us must deal with blind spots. We can greatly reduce our blind spots by properly adjusting our vehicle mirrors to give the widest coverage possible. We shou...
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Most Hookerton residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Hookerton from the fact...
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If you haven't looked into diesel engines lately, you may be interested in today's post. Why should you care about modern diesel engines? Fuel efficiency, for starters. Because di...
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Vandiford Automotive Tech Question:I was driving on a local Hookerton road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was...
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Most Hookerton residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Hookerton from the factory w...
