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It is all BS and fearmongering. Perhaps another way of extracting money from tax payers.

Wow, that is remarkably similar to the S.U. pumps used on many British cars 1920s-1970s. I grew to despise them because I had to replace the points quite often on the unit in my 1960 SAAB. Like post #3 said, whacking them temporarily fixes them. Finally, my uncle gave me an NOS 6V unit which...

Why even have a starter contactor when the starter has an on board solenoid? Seems redundant and an additional failure point.

The EFI on road vehicles does not adjust fuel mixture on each cylinder. To do so would require each cylinder to have its own oxygen sensor. Cost accountants would not like this! The typical inline four has only one sensor. V type engines have two, one for each bank. Note I am not counting...

FAA's recommendations for obstructions (AC No: 70/7460-1L): 3.2 Paint Colors. Alternate sections of aviation orange and white paint should be used as the contrast in colors provides maximum visibility of an obstruction.

That will not work any more. Since 1991 the nanny state has required hair dryers to have GFCI.

You might want to check if you have the hottest acceptable plugs. Many engines allow either a #38 or #40; the latter is hotter and more likely to burn oil off. Also a #37BY, while colder on paper, has a projected nose and is less likely to foul.

Five gallons of gas is about 30lbs. A normal four stroke engine uses about 0.5lbs/hp-hr so 5 gallons will get you 60hp-hrs of energy. Charging a cell phone uses a few kW-hrs per year according to these guys...

Tach "time" is not really time, it is counting the number of revolutions of the engine but displaying it as "hours" for convenience. At some high rpm e.g. 2500 the tach "time" is fairly accurate. Especially during training, the average rpm is quite a bit lower than 2500 and so the tach under...

On most modern vehicles the chimes are all built into the radio/sound system. You would need to change the software to disable the chimes while leaving the radio function operating.

How about in a '48 British Ford Anglia? https://www.427garage.com/vehicles/358/1948-ford-anglia

OP, they used to make jumper cables which fit the despised side terminal batteries that GM used from the 1970s thru early 2000s and that is probably what you are thinking of. Not much demand for these any more. However you can get some adapters...

If you like Diehard, they are still available from several suppliers including the ubiquitous Advance Auto Parts. Several years ago, I went to a Sears warehouse to pick up a new Diehard for my wife's car. When I got there, I was amazed to see scores of old (and presumably dead) Diehards lying...

Do you have any evidence of this? Everything I have read says that both airplanes and cars have alternators geared at around 3:1, i.e. the alternator turns at three times crankshaft speed. Here is an excerpt from an article on aircraft: The face gear turns at the same RPM as your crankshaft...

A good site for antenna selection is: https://www.antennaweb.org/ I'll second the advice to look at "Antenna Man" on You Tube. He also offers a service to pick the antenna for your address. I presume there is a charge for this. Don't pay any extra for a "digital" antenna; that is just...

Perhaps before your time, but the A727 Torqueflite has a sterling reputation...

Sorry folks, there will be shortages of our product due to supply chain issues. Unfortunately, this forces us to raise our prices...

I call it an aisle dragger. However, it looks like the original (brand?) name was Rollaboard: https://travelpro.com/blogs/the-travelpro-blog/the-history-of-rolling-luggage

The United States senate would!