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    Petroleum Product of the Week: Money(Post)

    It's all about the Hamiltons, baby. Money has been around for a while since at least 3,000 B.C. But the form has changed a lot over the years. What started as metal coins evolved into the ...

    Understanding Standard Transmission(Post)

    Confession: I don't actually know how to drive a manual car. I tried once, in the parking lot of one of my favorite restaurants in the area. My boyfriend and I were leaving after a sandwich- ...

    Phase Separation and How K100 Burns Water Out of Fuel(Post)

    Is your car having a hard time turning over? Maybe your lawn mower or weed whacker —won't start. The problem could be water in your fuel tank. This is known as Fuel Phase Separation in ethanol-bas ...

    Auto Show Models Through the Ages(Post)

    Classic cars and beautiful women are instantly paired in the minds of many. There's just something about the combination that is timeless, and it's something that has stuck around for quite ...

    The Butcher Baker and the Alaskan Pipeline Murders(Post)

    The Butcher Baker was an American serial killer who terrorized Alaska for twelve years, between 1971 and 1983. His name was Robert Hansen and he was convicted in 1983 and was sentenced to o ...

    The Story Behind WD-40(Post)

    WD-40 is a celebrity amongst fellow lubricants. It's become a household name over the years, and rightfully so, but how familiar are you with it its history, creation, creator? Norman ...

    Petroleum Product of the Week: Detergent(Post)

    Is there a difference between soap and detergent? The short answer is yes while both are made to clean, they come from different sources and are used differently. While there ...

    The Four Categories of Petroleum Classification(Post)

    Petroleum is everywhere. Crude oil, in one form or another, powers our day-to-day lives. It's composed mostly of carbon, with crude oil containing about 84-87% carbon and 11-13% hydrogen, and s ...

    A Famous Photojournalist's Gulf War Experience(Post)

    In 1991, Saddam Hussein's forces were retreating from Kuwait during the first Gulf War. As part of a "scorched earth" tactic, Hussein's men set fire to hundreds of oil fields as a way to pun ...

    Understanding Industrial Gear Lubricants(Post)

    Industrial vs. Automotive Oils Not all lubricants are created equal. And just as you wouldn't want to mix up, say, tanning oil with grease, you don't want to mix up your automotive lubrica ...

    What Makes Cyclone 17 a Unique Fuel?(Post)

    Introducing Cyclone 17: Sunoco's New High-Octane Racing Fuel Sunoco Race Fuels has just unleashed Cyclone 17, a cutting-edge, 117-octane leaded ...

    The Top 5 Best Selling Cars of All Time(Post)

    Since the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine debuted in 1885, people have purchased millions of vehicles. Some car companies did really well in making sales history, ...