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Save gas

How to save gas

Learn how to save gas, the secret the oil companies and car manufacturers don't want you to know about! This video explains common causes for your car to be using gas faster than it should, how to make some ...

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Pull a van uphill with only a rope

How to pull a van uphill with only a rope

Sometimes science is just too good to be true. This clever and simple use of a pulley system will make you look like the Incredible Hulk in under a minute.

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J-turn like James Bond

How to J-turn like James Bond

This is the ultimate car chase get away move. Learn it. You are now one step away from James Bond spy-god status.

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Pop a wheelie on a sportbike

How to pop a wheelie on a sportbike

Remember when popping wheelies on the Huffy made you the neighborhood's coolest little hoodlum? In many circles this still works. Well, if your Huffy is a crotch rocket. Check out the most radical way to show ...

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Build a cool friction drive motorized bicycle

How to build a cool friction drive motorized bicycle

This is a very cool at-home bike mod. Stop exhausting yourself up those hills and install a friction-drive motor.

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How To Change a Sway Bar Link

Change a Sway Bar Link

This article will explain how to replace a sway bar link - a suspension component in a vehicle that will often make a loud noise when taking ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,540

How To Change the Valve Cover Gasket on a 1996 Nissan Sentra

Change the Valve Cover Gasket on a 1996 Nissan Sentra

This generation of Nissan Sentra is particularly prone to oil leakage ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 935

How To Fix an Ignition Key That Doesn't Turn

Fix an Ignition Key That Doesn't Turn

There can be several reasons an ignition key will not turn. To give an accurate and useful answer requires more in depth knowledge of a ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,628

How To Fix Grand Am Turn Signals

Fix Grand Am Turn Signals

While driving, do turn signals continue making the turn-signal clicking noise for a random length of time, usually right after a turn ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 1
Views 685

How To Remove and Replace the Heater Core (Matrix) in a '92 '98 Audi C4 (100/A6/ S4/S6 )

Remove and Replace the Heater Core (Matrix) in a '92 '98 Audi C4 (100/A6/ S4/S6 )

The following is my experience with a '98 A6q Avant. The entire C4 ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 756

How To Remove Rust from a Car

Remove Rust from a Car

There are many reasons for a car to develop rust spots. The main reason is when the paint is chipped or scratched through the primer coat ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 2,400

How To Repair Minor Rust on a Car

Repair Minor Rust on a Car

When bare metal comes into contact with the oxygen in everyday air, the resulting chemical reaction (called oxidation) creates rust, which ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,101

How To Replace a H4 or H9003 Headlight

Replace a H4 or H9003 Headlight

These instructions are for replacing a H4/H9003 automotive headlight . A Subaru Outback is used as an example but these steps should work on ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 709

How To Replace a Hydraulic Hose

Replace a Hydraulic Hose

hydraulic pump, Locate the problem hose . This may be obvious if the hose has burst, since they typically handle oil at over 2000 PSI ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 420

How To Replace a Tail Light on a Dodge Grand Caravan

Replace a Tail Light on a Dodge Grand Caravan

Replace the tail light on your Dodge Grand Caravan with new and ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 900

How To Replace Disc Brakes

Replace Disc Brakes

Front brakes on all modern cars are disc brakes. The front brakes generally provide 80% of the stopping power, and so tend to wear faster ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 3,225

How To Replace the Starter Motor on a 1999 VW Beetle TDi

Replace the Starter Motor on a 1999 VW Beetle TDi

This article explains and shows how a VW Beetle owner can replace a ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 1
Views 1,492

How To Switch the Wheels on a Car

Switch the Wheels on a Car

This will show you how changing a tire can be done safely, quickly, and easily. Move the car to a level, flat surface. If you aren't in a ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 69

How To Use and Read an Outside Micrometer

Use and Read an Outside Micrometer

Machinists, manufacturing and engine professionals use an outside micrometer to measure the outside diameter of a cylindrical or spherical ...more

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Written 4 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 160

How To Replace Your Automobile Windshield

Replace Your Automobile Windshield

This article is published for the purpose of educating the reader on the techniques and principles of auto glass installations and ...more

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Written 3 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
Views 1,048

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Smoke Bombs Make Beautiful Art

What is it about the infamous colored smoke bomb that is so deeply satisfying, so beautiful? Well, first there's an explosion (always fun), which then yields beautiful billowing clouds of saturated ...

$44K Street Legal Wooden SuperCar

Beautifully constructed wooden SuperCar Maniwa manufactured by Sada-Kenbi. The wooden Japanese car goes for $44,000. Wow. That's a lot for a toy. However, this baby is street legal and can go up to ...

Stomach Churning Taxidermy Fashion

Uh...yuck. Fun, but definitely yuck. Terrifying taxidermied jewelry and accessories by Reid Peppard. That's right, dead rodent cufflinks, change purses, bowties, bracelets... and a guinea pig hair ...

Eat Your Way Through the Periodic Table (Yum! Cupcakes)

Science geeks behold, the perfect dessert. The cupcake Periodic Table. Pretty simple to do-it-yourself. Start with basic cupcakes in a square mold and decorate! Previously, Knit the Periodic Table ...

Freehand Circle Drawing World Champion

Wait for it, wait for it... it happens really fast... at right about 1:05. Okay, maybe he's not a world champion, but a very cool party trick nonetheless. Here's one way to do it (not quite as perfect ...

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