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Time To Take Another Look at Diesels

{{ image('MzU1') }} If you haven't looked into diesel engines lately, you may be interested in today's post. Why should you care about modern diesel engines? Fuel efficiency, for starters. Because di...
Published on: Mar 12, 2023

Your Nose Knows Gasoline

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 the ga...
Published on: Jan 29, 2023

Proper Grade of Gas

There are a lot of misconceptions about fuel grades – and by fuel grades I mean the octane rating. With names like “Standard," “Super," “Plus," and “Premium,” it&rs...
Published on: Dec 12, 2021

Fuel System Service at American Garage

Today's 
American Garage post contains a quick overview of the fuel system. It starts with the fuel tank. The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine. Somewhere along the...
Published on: Dec 04, 2021

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Jacksonville

Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient.  It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel:  And you save money. To help organize our discussion, let&r...
Published on: Oct 05, 2021

American Garage Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Jacksonville drivers can do to improve fuel economy. Bottom line,  the better you maintain your vehicle, the less fuel you will use. It all adds up in a b...
Published on: May 05, 2021

American Garage Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} American Garage Tech Question:I was driving on a local Jacksonville road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I was t...
Published on: Feb 23, 2021

Minimizing Blind Spots In Jacksonville For Safer Driving

When we Jacksonville travel around FL, 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 possible. We s...
Published on: Apr 15, 2020