Idling a vehicle after cold-starting was once a useful technique in carbureted engines. Unless you were looking to stall the engine after sticking it in gear, letting it warm up while idling was a ...

While using starter fluid in a gasoline engine is generally safe, doing so with a diesel engine can lead to catastrophic ...

Most modern diesel engines already feature an electric start system. However, older engines often required manual starting methods such as hand cranks, kick-starts, or pull-starts, which could be ...

Jason Lee, the author, is Global Product Manager for Supercapacitors and Circuit Protection at Eaton Bussmann Corp. He has worked developing supercapacitor products and markets since 2008. Prior to ...