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Source: Motor Age Electronics take the place of hydraulics in automotive steeringMay 1, 2009A large number of vehicles on the road today still use some form of the first power steering systems. While a gear reduction or other design of simpple gear box was used early to aid in steering assist, the first real power steering systems used some form of hydraulics to multiple power sent from the driver to the steering components. That is changing now with electric power steering.
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Source: Motor AgeChrysler CAN Network DiagnosticsMay 1, 2009Chrysler's Star Mobile PC-based scan tool offers a number of diagnostic functions, including a CAN-C Bus Test and Advanced LoC screen.
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Source: Motor AgeA bevy of problems with ChevysMay 1, 2009A Lexus SC300 came into our shop once with an oil leak that we identified as a power steering pressure line leak. The owner later brought in his mother's 1996 Chevy Blazer to have its engine worked on. From that Blazer to oil leaks in Chevy trucks, the author details a number of situations encountered on Chevys.
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Source: Motor AgeCatalytic converters not always the problem with catalyst efficiencyMay 1, 2009The catalytic converter is the emissions system's last chance to clean up exhaust gases before they reach the atmosphere. But the catalytic converter can only do so much, and there are two types of failures associated with catalytic converters: thermal and chemical.
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Source: Motor AgeVoltage drop testing will catch automotive electrical thievesMay 1, 2009Problems in modern electrical systems can cause all sorts of complaints, from a taillight that doesn't work to an engine that runs poorly. But using voltage drop testing will help you diagnost these automotive problems.
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Source: Motor AgeE-Clips, HTA developing hydrogen-oxygen injection systemApril 28, 2009E-Clips Energy Technologies, Inc. has signed a letter of intent with Hydrogen Technology Applications, Inc. (HTA) to co-develop a hydrogen-oxygen injection system to be used in gasoline internal combustion engines and marketed as a part of the Company's HHO product line.
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