Different Classes, different rating of the different types of 4×4 vehicles
Each class of vehicle has been rated according to the Kaoko Scale, a rating system I devised for the first 4×4. We were looking for a way to simplify the conditions the offroader is likely to encounter. Each class of vehicle has been rated according to the range of conditions and terrain it can handle. (more…)
Dispel any mystery over the main jargon used within off-road car driving
As with any specialist subject matter, terms grow and develop within it. Enthusiasts take this still further, creating ‘in’ words that few outsiders really understand. However, this need not be so complicated.
The transmission system
It is the transmission system of the off-road vehicle that makes it so distinct from others and gives it its versatility. (more…)
Easy Car Brake-adjustment DIY (Auto Motor)
Brake-adjustment should be carried out every 7500 km (5000 miles) to compensate for wear of the friction surfaces. With the car jacked up, the adjusting screw should be turned until the wheel can no longer be turned by hand. The adjuster should then be backed off until the wheel rotates freely. (more…)
An Auto revolution in clean Diesel Technology
Mercedes-Benz is introducing a revolution in clean diesel technology. The World’s Cleanest Diesel Technology: the cleanest and most efficient diesel engines ever built – with the power to turn exhaust into water. A diesel UV can be clean, fuel-efficient, and powerful. Mercedes-Benz revolution technology features an innovative modularly designed exhaust gas treatment system.
The BuleTEC diesel technology not only complies with the very grim reduced exhaust emission regulations of the future, but also offers amazing fuel-efficeint engines and a revolutionary exhaust system that emits 80% fewer smog-causing emissions. (more…)
Fixed Jet Carburettor Auto Parts , accelerate Car Engine for different Vehicle Speeds
The fixed-jet (or fixed-choke) carburettor incorporates various jets and an accelerator pump to alter the mixture’s strength according to engine needs.
As the airstream through a carburettor’s venturi speeds up, the air becomes ‘thinner’ and without some compensating device the mixture would become progressively richer until it was too rich to burn.
The fixed-jet carburettor solves this problem by air correction—mixing some air with petrol before the petrol is drawn into the venturi. On most carburettors, air correction is by means of a perforated tube which emulsifies the mixture. (more…)
Auto Suspension/Linked Systems
When the front and rear suspension units are inter-connected, the result is known as a linked suspension system.
The primary advantage of connecting front and rear springing in this way is that it greatly reduces any tendency of the car to pitching (rocking in a fore-and-aft direction); this gives the occupants a more nearly level ride. Outstanding examples of linked suspension on cars of recent times are the Moulton Hydrolastic and Hydragas suspensions used by Austin- Morris and the spring-linkage system used by Citroën on their smaller models. (more…)
Auto Care: Auto Parts/ Auto Kit must have Shopping List
- Battery hydrometer
- Coolant hydrometer
- Drain basin
- Droplight
- Emery cloth
- Fine sandpaper
- Fire extinguisher
- Funnel
- Fuse puller
- Jack
- Jack stands
- Jumper cables
- Lug wrench
- Needle-nose pliers
- Oil filter (strap) wrench
- Putty knife
- Rubber mallet
- Screwdrivers(Phillips and standard)
- Socket wrench
- Spark plug socket
- Terminal puller
- Tire pressure gauge
- Wheel blocks
