Q: I live in an older home in San Mateo. I think it was built about 1930. It's two stories and has a masonry fireplace in the ground-floor living room. The home has natural gas central heating and a ...

Installing a new starter (we used a Powermaster starter, and they offer their Infi-Clock design, which provides 360-degrees of rotation to deal with headers and oversized oil pan interference; other ...

For most of us, starting our car is (or should be) completely uneventful. You turn a key or press a button, then the engine just starts. However, there was a time when cars had to be manually started.

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We have a close friend who has spent a considerable amount of time and money building a very cool 1932 Ford pickup with a chopped top, five-spokes, and the right stance. Running gear is a new crate ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

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Without battery power, your starter won't crank. Without a good, reliable starter, your engine won't start. Without your engine running, your alternator won't turn. And without your alternator turning ...