If your car won’t start, here’s how to get on the road again without relying on a passing traveler with a set of jumper ...

If your car isn't starting, don't rush off to the mechanic immediately — there are plenty of fixes you can try first, ...

First, let’s talk about why car batteries die. There are actually several reasons. Sometimes, after we park and turn off the ...

Jump-starting a car means transferring current from a live battery to a dead battery by creating a circuit to charge the battery. After jumping a car, it’s important to keeping it running for a while.

Loose or corroded battery terminals restrict electrical power from reaching the rest of the vehicle, making it difficult to start even with a jump. Remove the cables from the terminals and clean them ...

A dead car battery can leave you stranded, which can be inconvenient at best or downright dangerous at worst. In many cases you can jump-start the vehicle, but that’s not always possible. Reviving a ...

In the early muscle-car days, an alternator capable of 60 amps was considered more than enough to handle the meager electrical demands of a point-triggered ignition system, a 20-amp defroster fan, and ...

Baking soda and water can be a good, inexpensive mixture to clean corrosion and crud from a car battery. Extreme temperatures affect battery performance so take steps to limit the impact. It’s early ...

In this video, we use a 60,000 psi waterjet cutter to cut open a car battery and an alternator. The contents of the car battery reveal unexpected insights, and the cutting of the alternator highlights ...