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W113 Engine and Injection Pump Rebuilding ServicesThe W113 chassis (otherwise known as the Pagoda) is a legend in it's own right, having run from 1963 to 1971. Aside from the 300SL Gullwing that inspired it, the W113 is perhaps one of the most recognizable classic Mercedes-Benz on the road today. You can learn the story of just how this car came to be from this article on our b …
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Keeping Your Cool: A Brief History Of Car ACBy: Cassy LeoneBeing stuck in a car without air conditioning can be awful! It might not be so bad if you have windows down and are driving at a decent clip, but when you hit that first stoplight, things change. There’s no airflow, no way to move the hot air that seems to cling to you. The light feels like it takes forever to turn gree …
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Take A Deep Breath: Turbochargersby Cassy LeoneIn most contexts, we only pay attention to something like a turbocharger when a car equipped with one is being very noisy about it. The quiet of a lovely night can be shattered by a twenty-something in a Supra deciding that the intersection by your house is the best place to do donuts at two in the morning. (I’m not bitter about th …
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Electronic Fuel Injection: How Far We've ComeThis is the story of electronic fuel injection, and how it grew to touch every single automaker since its inception. This is more than the story of any one automaker. It is a study of failure, triumph, and innovation in an effort to move automotive technology forward. To begin, let’s talk about something other than Mercedes, because …
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Under Pressure: Mercedes Mechanical Fuel InjectionBy Cassy Leone Complex mechanical devices have always interested me. When I was 17 years old, my friends offered to build me a computer for playing video games; I sold it after a few months and bought my first typewriter with the money. I fell in love with mechanical writing and after a few weeks, I started to buy up old ty …
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