A MerCruiser overheat is rarely convenient. It usually shows up when the boat is already away from the dock, the engine is ...

Engine overheating is rarely the result of a single failure. It usually happens when several small weaknesses in the cooling system line up, from low coolant to a stuck thermostat or a failing fan. To ...

Internal combustion engines — including those that run on diesel fuel — rely on various systems, accessories, and electronics to keep the pistons moving and your wheels turning. Of those systems and ...

A small wear item can change how a Suzuki outboard runs long before it causes a complete failure. A weak hose, restricted ...

As an engineering professor for more than 40 years, my father often told me that the only difference between a difficult problem and an easy one is knowing the correct answer. While that axiom can be ...

When building a hot rod or street rod with a small-block Chevy, the cooling system is probably not the first thing you're thinking of. We'll go ahead and assume it's probably the same things we're ...

The fields along America’s highways once covered in frost are now fully sprinkled in morning dew, indicating spring has sprung and summer is on its way. Soon, sweltering heat will pour down from the ...

The demands on modern engine-cooling systems are complex. Although increased performance, reduced fuel consumption, longer durability and cleaner emissions may appear to be at odds with each other, ...