Your vehicle gets its power from burning fuel, usually gasoline, and it counts on something called fuel injectors to send gas to the engine in a spray that is easy to ignite. It’s a precis...
Each time we fuel up our vehicles, we get a little whiff of gasoline, so the smell is very familiar. There shouldn’t be any gasoline smell in or around your vehicle when you are away from ...
When we Dartmouth drivers travel around Nova Scotia, each of us must deal with blind spots. We can greatly reduce our blind spots by properly adjusting our vehicle mirrors to give the widest coverage ...
Many Dartmouth area folks want to know how to improve fuel economy. At Larry Hatt's Auto Service Ltd, we help Dartmouth drivers keep their vehicles in prime condition which makes them more effici...
I'd like to give our friends in Dartmouth a quick overview of the fuel system. It starts with the fuel pump. The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine. Somewh...
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What benefit will I get out of a fuel system cleaning?Larry Hatt's Auto Service Ltd Answer:Well, the dirtier your fuel system is, the bigger the improvement you’ll see in performance ...
Larry Hatt's Auto Service Ltd Tech Question:I was driving on a local expressway and my vehicle started sputtering and then the engine finally quit and I couldn’t get it started. I was towed to a...
There are a lot of misconceptions among Dartmouth drivers about fuel grades, and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard”, “Super”, “Plus&rdquo...
