Fuel System
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Your vehicle requires plenty of clean fuel to run. If your fuel contains contaminants, your fuel injectors will eventually become clogged up. When this happens, your vehicle engine may not get the p...Published on: Nov 27, 2014 -
Most Norwalk auto owners want to save on gas and seek our advice on improving economy. At Jake's Radiator, Inc., we are frequently asked, however, if it is really worth the extra effort. J...Published on: Apr 23, 2015 -
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: Aug 07, 2014 -
The last new American vehicles sold in Norwalk with a carburetor rolled out of the OH dealerships in 1990. Since then, all new vehicles here in Norwalk, and nationally, have had fuel injectors. I...Published on: Jun 05, 2016 -
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, precisely when the engine needs it. The fuel also has to...Published on: Aug 28, 2016 -
If you're a quart low in your vehicle, there isn't enough motor oil to lubricate your engine properly. The extra friction causes drag that reduces fuel economy while you're driving around the Nor...Published on: Jan 31, 2017 -
Diesel engines have been used extensively in Europe and Asia for many years. They haven't been as common in the Norwalk area because of the high sulfur content in our diesel fuel. But the government...Published on: Jul 04, 2017 -
Hi Norwalk 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, preci...Published on: Aug 17, 2017 -
There is no escaping it: things work better when you take care of them. Something most of us in Norwalk can relate to is our computers. You've probably noticed how they get slower and slower over ti...Published on: Aug 29, 2017 -
A lot of us drivers are asking ourselves the same question lately: how can we save on fuel? Norwalk area residents are all cutting back, if not in fuel consumption, then in other areas of our liv...Published on: Sep 11, 2017 -
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: Mar 27, 2018 -
The price of gas in OH has got people in Norwalk talking. It seems that Norwalk folks who need a bigger vehicle to carry family and gear, or provide four wheel drive, are hit especially hard. That i...Published on: Apr 24, 2018 -
Let's talk about alternative fuel vehicles. In their quest to reduce the use of fossil fuels and harmful exhaust emissions in our OH environment, automakers will have a number of alternatives for No...Published on: Apr 30, 2018 -
With high fuel prices in Norwalk, OH, comes lots of gas saving advice. Some of it, like what you hear on {{ image('MTQ4') }} is great. When you get one of those e-mails that's going around...Published on: Jul 30, 2018
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At Jake's Radiator, Inc. we hear from a lot of people who are excited about the new diesel engines that will soon be available in passenger cars and SUV's. But our OH friends are often curious about...Published on: Oct 14, 2018 -
There are a surprising number of small, inexpensive parts that can lead to expensive engine damage when they fail. It doesn't seem right.Fortunately a lot of those things can be taken care of in routi...Published on: Jul 28, 2019
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Norwalk 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....Published on: Nov 10, 2019
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Your fuel system needs to be clean to do its job properly. When it gets dirty, the results are lower engine performance, reduced fuel economy and impaired safety. It can even lead to costly repair bil...Published on: Nov 24, 2019
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Norwalk 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. ...Published on: Apr 12, 2020 -
The team at Jake's Radiator, Inc. in Norwalk, and OH car owners are all talking right now. Better gas mileage. Fewer emissions. Norwalk drivers want to save the environment and their pocketbooks.And...Published on: May 10, 2020