Prioritizing Passions
Shanthinath Mallinathan 
Cooling system is the most important system that is seen under the hood of any car. If engine is the heart of a car, cooling systems can be considered as the ribs that protect the heart. This article discusses about two important components of the cooling system. Thermostat Thermostat helps in regulating the coolant flow … Read more
Power windows is a feature that makes our journey very comfortable. This article is about power windows and their working. Components This system consists of an actuator usually placed in the door, a motor, electronic control unit, anti-pinch (current) sensor, Child lock switch and worm gear. Working Actuator The circuit of a power window switch … Read more
Engine knocking is one of the worst things that a car can encounter. It can damage the engine so badly and can easily empty your pocket. But the knock sensor helps to prevent your engine from knocking. Wait we need to know the basics first. If you don’t know what knocking is? Click the link … Read more
Your car needs your attention every now and then especially during summer. Here is a checklist to keep your car healthy. 1. Check your tires. Mind the pressure of the tires. Low pressure in the tires can reduce the mileage and can be very dangerous at times. The temperature of the roads would be very … Read more
Cooling system is something without which any vehicle on the road can run. Even electric vehicles are employed with cooling systems in order to cool the batteries or the fuel cell. Cooling systems helps from Engine Knocking . Apart from the cooling systems, exhaust gases and lubricating oil takes away some of the heat generated … Read more
Power windows is a feature which is very much needed these days. But there is a slight danger in this feature and you may hurt your finger while closing the windows. This will be very painful and sometimes it is more serious especially when there are kids on board. In order to avoid this, manufacturers … Read more
Wheel lockup is one of the major reasons for deadly accidents. This is more severe on slippery conditions like snow. Wheel lockup is the condition where the wheel is not spinning. This happens due to hard braking.In other words, the wheel is slipping/skidding on the road. If you understand wheel lockup, understanding ABS is very … Read more
Most of the bikes in India has parallel projections all around its engine. Have you ever wondered why they are present? These projections are known as pin fins and they are seen only in air cooled engines and they play an important role in cooling. An air-cooled engine is cooled by the air by a … Read more
An internal combustion engine cannot start on its own. It needs an external source of momentum for running. Go back to the 20th century, it was all done manually by attaching a rod to the camshaft and rotating it. Even now, bikes are provided with kickstarters which would do the same job. This process is … Read more
Engine Knocking is a nightmare to the vehicle owners as repairing such engine would eat up his/her pocket. Engine knocking is loud bang heard from the engine and it happens due to the pressure wave generated due to flames from two directions collide with each other. This damages the piston surface, spark plugs, valves, cracks … Read more