Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Everyone dropped their first, or likely fortieth, F-bomb when their dad had them hold the spark plug while he hit the kickstarter on their dirt bike. While it might ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. When ...

Simply put, getting the maximum power from any race engine is a function of the temperature, pressure and timing of combustion gases in the cylinder. Since it would be expensive and impractical for ...

What’s the fastest way to a mental breakdown in your garage, and why is it an ignition issue? No doubt, that stress headache comes on strong when your car was running a minute ago, whereas now it’s ...

Spark plug testers will only help you figure out issues related to spark plugs. Does that make them useless, or is there a point to having them around?

How long spark plugs last varies with different cars and different types of spark plugs. Older cars often had to have their spark plugs replaced every 5,000 to 10,000 miles, while some newer cars — ...

Spark plugs can get wet in a lot of ways. That's not to say it happens all the time, especially in newer engines, but it does happen. And when the plug is soaked, it's not going to fire. That's true ...

Gasoline internal combustion engines need three fundamental things: fuel, oxygen, and spark. The sexy aspects of modifying cars are focused on the first two elements: Double Pumper carburetors, ...