Fuel System
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Ronan residents know that engines burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your engine where it is squirted—or injected—into your engine's cylinders. This is the functio...Published on: Jul 24, 2014 -
Ronan drivers have probably noticed that the government mandates a lot of equipment on cars: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. Al...Published on: Nov 14, 2014 -
No one in Ronan, Montana, likes to spend a chunk of change at the gas pump. Rising Montana fuel prices, however, have spurred Ronan drivers to focus on how to improve their fuel economy. North America...Published on: Nov 19, 2014 -
Ronan residents often ask the question: "Will using premium gas make my car run better?" The answer is simple. But first, let's talk about what exactly premium gasoline is.Different grades of gasoli...Published on: Jan 16, 2015 -
There's not much we can do about the price of gas in Ronan, Montana, but we do quite a bit about how much we use as we're driving on our Ronan streets.Our driving habits can dramatically affect our fu...Published on: Jun 24, 2015
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Most Ronan auto owners want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving economy. At auto repair, we are frequently asked, however, if it is really worth the extra effort. Just how much...Published on: Mar 17, 2015 -
Hi Ronan residents. Let's talk fuel injectors. A fuel injector is a valve that delivers fuel to a vehicle's engine. It has to deliver the precise amount of fuel to precisely the right place, precise...Published on: Jan 23, 2015 -
The team at auto repair in Ronan, and Montana car owners are all talking right now. Better gas mileage. Fewer emissions. Ronan drivers want to save the environment and their pocketbooks.And we all k...Published on: Feb 24, 2016
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The last new American vehicles sold in Ronan with a carburetor rolled out of the Montana dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Ronan, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. ...Published on: Aug 22, 2016 -
A lot of us drivers are asking ourselves the same question lately: how can we save on fuel? Ronan area residents are all cutting back, if not in fuel consumption, then in other areas of our lives...Published on: Nov 08, 2016 -
The price of gas in Montana has got people in Ronan talking. It seems that Ronan folks who need a bigger vehicle to carry family and gear, or provide four wheel drive, are hit especially hard. That ...Published on: May 14, 2017
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There is no escaping it: things work better when you take care of them. Something most of us in Ronan can relate to is our computers. You've probably noticed how they get slower and slower over time...Published on: Aug 28, 2017 -
Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from Ronan knows this makes sense.Some of us in the Ronan area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I'm not talkin' what you see in the mirror.Guys:&n...Published on: Nov 26, 2017
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There's a lot of auto advice in Montana right now on how to save money on gas. Some of it is good advice. Some of it isn't. Some of it is myth. And it may well be a scam. Plain and simple. W...Published on: Mar 04, 2018
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Is your vehicle sometimes hard to start early in the morning? When you turn the key, does it hesitate or stutter? If so, the problem could be the result of a dirty fuel system. Your vehicle's&nbs...Published on: Mar 25, 2018 -
Getting adequate fuel to your engine is very important for performance, fuel economy and safety. In order to accomplish this, your fuel system needs to be clean.Today's production cars have fuel injec...Published on: Apr 30, 2018 -
Fuel filters clean the dirt, dust and debris out of your fuel. Both gasoline and diesel-powered engines have them. The fuel filter is located in the fuel line between the fuel tank and the vehi...Published on: May 06, 2018 -
Ronan residents know that engines need to burn fuel to operate. Fuel is pumped from your fuel tank to your vehicle engine where it is squirted—or injected—into your engine's cylinders. T...Published on: Jun 19, 2018
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Let's talk about alternative fuel vehicles. In their quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels and harmful exhaust emissions in our Montana environment, automakers will have a number of alternatives f...Published on: Sep 30, 2018 -
Diesel engines have been used extensively in Europe and Asia for many years. They haven't been as common in the Ronan area because of the high sulfur content in our diesel fuel. But the government i...Published on: Dec 16, 2018