Back in the days of carbureted and plentiful used Plymouth Satellites, B-52's frontman Fred sang of the devil in his car. Beehive sporting singer Kate did Fred one better by wailing that she had the ...

Although you may have a hard time getting them to admit it, for many car builders, the carburetor is the most complicated and least understood part on a vehicle. Everyone understands the basics of its ...

Most of us agree the 4300/4350 carburetor can be a real toilet bowl, especially when you consider how terrific its predecessor, the Autolite 4100 "shoebox," was and still is. The 4100 possessed the ...

With trucks evolving faster than a clean freak can go through a gallon of quick detailer, some of the basic mechanical skills are getting pushed back into the memory banks. Things like plugging in a ...

In this day and age of electronic fuel injection, we find it strangely comforting when we walk up to a vintage Mustang at a show or cruise-in and see the age-old mechanical fuel mixer sitting atop the ...

How do I clean the carburetor if old gas has clogged it? Cleaning your small engine’s carburetor isn’t terribly daunting, but I recommend that you have the correct service manual for your engine and a ...

One of the most essential bits of information I ever picked up about cars came from a close friend and mentor. He told me, “they’re all pieces of junk, and they all break.” While that’s a rather bleak ...