I have an old 1995 Ford F-250 truck. It came with the 7.3 liter Powerstroke diesel engine - the first year Ford sold trucks with a direct-injection diesel. For nearly two decades, it was my primary vehicle.
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Showing posts with label automotive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label automotive. Show all posts
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
Tire Changin'
Yesterday I took the winter tires off my little Subaru commuter car. I have to say this: That car is a monster on snow and ice with those studded and siped tires. When you have a Subaru with all wheel drive and four studded tires you really have to mess up to get stuck or lose control. Yeah it's a little light and may get dragged around in ruts a little, but it always goes forward!
That said, it gets pretty crappy mileage for as tiny as it is, due to the AWD drivetrain. I get about 24 MPG with the winter tires, and about 27 with the summer tires - or maybe the engine has to run a richer fuel mixture when it's cold... I don't care. It gets me to work reliably in all kinds of god-awful weather, so for that reason alone, I love the Subie.
That said, it gets pretty crappy mileage for as tiny as it is, due to the AWD drivetrain. I get about 24 MPG with the winter tires, and about 27 with the summer tires - or maybe the engine has to run a richer fuel mixture when it's cold... I don't care. It gets me to work reliably in all kinds of god-awful weather, so for that reason alone, I love the Subie.
Monday, September 04, 2017
Unlimited Slip
I'm a big fan of internal combustion engines.
I've done several posts on them:
I've done several posts on them:
I'm probably not done with posts on internal combustion engines. That's because they are cool, and there are so many interesting ways to configure them.
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