Things That You Should Know About Your Car
Things That You Should Know About Your Car: With the amount of money we spend on the payments, maintenance, and repair of our cars, you’d think we’d have a better relationship with our vehicles. But understanding our cars how they work, how to care for them, repair costs can be overwhelming. All the parts, fluids, guidelines to follow, and things that can go wrong make cars and repair garages seem intimidating, but they don’t have to be. Here are some facts that Part&Manuals selected for you.
You don’t need to know everything about your car but you should have a handle on some of the basic elements. To help you feel more confident as a car owner, here are five things you should know before you get behind the wheel:
1. Year, make and model
The first thing you should know about your car is the year it was manufactured, the make of the car, and the specific model. This seems like a no-brainer, but you would be surprised at the amount of people who do not know this information. Often they are mistaken on the year or the model, which can lead to big mistakes. Fluids, parts, and the accessories to repair and maintain your car are all based on the car’s year, make and model, so it’s critical to know the exact information. Design, construction and models of cars can change significantly in a year, and the parts required for your car will as well.
2. VIN
Your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is your car’s fingerprint. It is a 17-digit number that identifies your car’s manufacture date, place, make, model, engine size, etc. The VIN stays with the car throughout its life. You need to know where to find this number, but you don’t need to memorize it. The easiest way to find it is to stand outside of the vehicle on the driver’s side and look at the corner of the dashboard where it meets the windshield. Your VIN is useful when talking to mechanics and insurance companies. You can use your VIN to look up information if you want to purchase a car or buy parts for it.
3. Maintenance schedule
Your best bet for keeping your car running well is sticking to your car’s specific maintenance schedule. Your schedule will tell you things like when to change your oil (it’s no longer 3,000 miles or every three months), when to check your fluids and when to rotate your tires. Each car has its own maintenance schedule that should be followed to maintain optimal performance, health and longevity of your car. Your maintenance schedule is in your owner’s manual or in the separate booklet that comes with your owner’s manual. Read it and strictly follow the recommendations for checking and replacing those parts or fluids in your car.
4. Tire pressure
Proper tire pressure is probably the most ignored maintenance concern on our cars. When that light pops up on the dashboard, we often wait until we need to fill up the gas tank. Then that time comes, and we don’t have any change for air or we just don’t feel like doing it. Truth be told, I hate putting air in my tires like I hate pumping gas, but ignoring this light only causes us to be more likely to get a flat or blow out, pick up a nail in the tire or wear our tires out faster. Stop this bad habit now because it can decrease the life of our tires and force us to buy them more frequently. Tires are expensive, but some can last you over 50,000 miles if you take care of them correctly. On the flip side, make sure to never overfill your tires!
5. Engine light
While we may experience major anxiety when dashboard lights come on, they are a window into our car’s health. I always got nervous when a dashboard light would pop up because I dreaded what the mechanic would say was the cause. Your owner’s manual will tell you what your dashboard lights mean, as they vary among car manufacturers, but they may not express how important or insignificant certain lights are. I separate dashboard lights into three categories:
- Red: Get help now! These are sometimes related to passenger safety.
- Yellow: Check this out as soon as possible!
- Green or blue: Go or activated!
Understanding these key pieces of information is your first step to feeling in control of your car, talking to a mechanic with confidence and making better choices for your car’s maintenance. Now grab your maintenance manual and stay up-to-date, or if you don’t have a manual you can buy one here! Enjoy.
Top 10 Facts About Airplanes
There are probably no people who would deny the importance of airplanes in today’s fast-moving world. The question is how much do we really know about airplanes? Have you ever wondered of how many parts the aircraft that you are sitting in is made of? Or what do pilots eat? Undoubtedly, there are countless interesting and surprising facts about airplanes which may surprise you. That is the reason why Parts&Manuals has chosen to come up with the list of the most astonishing facts about airplanes. Who knows, maybe after reading this article you will be able to add some new facts about airplanes and pilot profession to your knowledge pool.
1. Pilots eat a different meal
There are various rules which are imposed by different airlines. However, there is one rule which is common to the vast majority of them. It is the rule that pilots must be fed the same multi-course meal given to those in the first and business class whilst the co-pilots are encouraged to eat different entrees to guard against cases of food poisoning.
2. A Boeing 747 is made up of six million parts
Boeing 747 is the most well-known wide-body commercial airliner and cargo transportation aircraft frequently referred to as the Queen of the Skies or the Jumbo Jet. This airplane is famed because it was the first huge body aircraft ever produced. A Boeing 747 is made up of six million parts which are made to be all controlled by a few pilots sitting up front with switches and buttons under their fingertips.
3. More than 80% of the population is afraid of flying
Acrophobia is defined as a fear of heights. Unlike a specific phobia like aerophobia – fear of flying -and other specific phobias, acrophobia can cause a person to fear a variety of things related to being far from the ground. Depending on the severity of the phobia, an acrophobic person may equally fear being on a high floor of a building or simply climbing a ladder.
4. Each engine on a Boeing 747 weighs almost 9,500 pounds
Another interesting fact about a Boeing 747 concerns its engine weight. This aircraft is one of the most popular and beautiful airliners in the sky. A Boeing 747 is made up of six million parts and one of them is its engine which weighs almost 9,500 pounds (4,300 kg) and costs about 8 million USD.
5. The world’s busiest commercial airport
The busiest commercial airport in the world is the Hartsfield- Jackson Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, with more than 970.000 airplane movements a year. Based on its passenger traffic this airport has been the busiest from 1998, and by the number of landings and take-offs – since 2005. The Hartsfield–Jackson has held its ranking as the world’s busiest airport in 2012, too, both in terms of the number of passengers and the number of flights. In the year alone it was visited by95 million passengers (more than 260,000 passengers daily).
6. The speed of a Boeing 747
Boeing 747 is not only one of the world’s most recognizable aircraft, and the first wide-body ever produced. Another fascinating fact about this aircraft is that the maximum speed of a Boeing 747 is 955 km/h.
7. Only 5% of the world’s population have ever been on an airplane
Though the aviation sector is growing rapidly, according to the statistics only 5% of the world’s population has ever flown on an airplane. Many people, especially from the underdeveloped regions, have never ever been in an aircraft and it is not likely that they will have an opportunity to fly in all of their lives. However, at the same time a small minority of the world’s population fly very regularly.
8. The average age of a commercial aircraft
The lifespan of an airliner is not truly measured in time. Instead, it is counted based on pressurization cycles. Each time an aircraft is pressurized during a flight its fuselage is subjected to stress. The “lifespan” of an aircraft is reached when there are certain metal fatigues and cracks which may pose danger. The “service life of 20 years” is generally expressed by approximate figures of 51,000 flight hours and 75,000 pressurization cycles for most aircraft. If an aircraft is used on long haul routes it experiences relatively few pressurization cycles in its “life” and can remain airworthy far beyond 20 years.
9. The world’s most frequent flyer
Tom Stuker has taken the term “frequent flyer” to completely new heights this year, logging just over 1.000.000 miles in 2012 all on United, all in first class. Generally, he has travelled over 10 million miles. The 59-year-old Chicago native and New Jersey resident says he’s flown a total of 13 million miles, much of that in his capacity as an independent consultant and sales trainer for automobile dealerships around the world…
Amazing Car Facts
Amazing Car Facts, one of humanities greatest inventions, the car, we drive them, we love them, we invest in them! Cars have been a part of our lives for a long time, they have evolved to be more secure than ever, more efficient than ever and they have become mostly a necessity to us. They come in many different varieties such as sports cars, family cars, SUV’s, luxury etc. We here at Parts&Manuals have decided to make a list of random but Amazing Car Facts, please enjoy.
#1 How Many Cars Are There?
Millions? Tens of millions? There are 1 billion cars currently in use on earth. Now THAT is a lot of cars!
#2 Let’s Go To The Moon!
If there happens to be a road to connected us to the moon it would take less than 6 months to get to the Moon by car at 60mph (95km/h).
#3 Car Radio.
When the car radio was introduced, some states in the USA wanted to ban it arguing that it could distract drivers and cause accidents. What d you think about this? Write down a comment!
#4 The Vehicle With The Highest Mileage Covered A Total Of 2,850,000 Miles (4,586,630 km).
At 4 p.m. on 18 September 2013, Irvin “Irv” Gordon (USA) clocked up his three-millionth mile in his 1966 Volvo 1800S while driving near the village of Girdwood, south of Anchorage in Alaska, USA. By 1 May 2014, he had driven 3,039,122 miles.
Irv drives his car on a daily basis and covers an estimated 140,000–160,000 km (85,000–100,000 miles) per year, thanks in part to being driven to numerous car shows and events in the USA and occasionally overseas. (Amazing Car Facts) The farthest he has driven in one go is from New York to Vancouver, although in total, he’s driven the equivalent of nearly 120 complete circumnavigations of the planet.
Irv bought his P-1800S on 30 June 1966 for $4,150 (the equivalent of a whole year’s salary) at the age of 25, and has said we would sell it if he can get a dollar per mile!
Irv states: “Now that I have a brand new XC-60R AWD as a present from VCNA…I plan to spend a great deal of time in it this year and give my 1800 a bit of a break. No intention of trying for 4 million at this time as I will be on the road in air-conditioned comfort for a change.”
#5 Seat Belts Are Awesome! Amazing Car Facts!
Sweden’s Volvo made the three-point seatbelt design patent open and available to other car manufacturers for free, in the interest of safety. It saves one life every 6 minutes.
#6 Hummers Are Ticket Magnets
Hummer drivers get almost 5 times as many tickets as the U.S. national average for all vehicles, according to a 2009 study.
#7 Air Polution
American commuters collectively waste 5.5 billion hours per year in traffic, releasing into the atmosphere an unnecessary 56 billion pounds of CO2.
#8 Fake Noise
U.S. and EU law requires electric cars to make artificial noise to make them safer for pedestrians. Otherwise, electric cars like Tesla would be completely silent.
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Fun Facts About Tractors
Some fun facts about tractors include that the fastest one can exceed 200 km/h, they have metal wheels and many more.
Farmers have used tractors to work more efficiently for decades. Tractors have a significant role to play in today’s agricultural industry and it’s rare to find a farm that doesn’t utilize one. These heavy-duty vehicles allow you to tow heavy machinery and trailers, thanks to their high level of torque. Many road drivers have also experienced the not so pleasant aspects of tractors, especially if you end up behind one on a long and winding road. Nonetheless, these remarkable vehicles are built for a purpose. Here are some fun facts about tractors that will make them even more interesting.
Facts About Tractors
Some fun facts about tractors include that the fastest one can exceed 100 km/h, they have metal wheels and many more.
The Fastest Tractor Can Exceed 240km/h
Tractors are widely known for being super slow. They’re designed to be slow and trying to push them over the limit can tip the vehicle over or lead to issues such as an unstable frame. This makes it interesting that the land speed record for a tractor is 240km/h.
JCB Fastrac Two – a stripped-down and performance-enhanced JCB Fastrac tractor – has set a new world record as the world’s fastest tractor by clocking a top speed of 241km/h
Millions of Tractors
There are as many as 16 million tractors in operation, which shows how influential these heavy-duty vehicles have become. That’s many vehicles dedicated to a specific purpose.
Because of the sheer volume of tractors used today, it is believed that as much as a third of the energy used in agricultural production and farming today comes from tractors. This demonstrates how valuable they are to modern farming and on the road. This is also another reason why it’s important to maintain your tractor accordingly.
Metal Wheels
Instead of those characteristic tires, we see on tractors today, early tractors that were used in the 1930’s feature metal wheels. Thanks to advancements in technology, tractors have some extremely effective tires. Tractors from this earlier era were fully dedicated to farmland use. The metal wheels were laden with metal spikes and plates to achieve the level of traction required to make them useful. It goes without saying that these tractors couldn’t be used on the road.
These tractors were huge, heavy and powered by steam. They were very difficult to use and maintain. Steam-powered tractors were also cumbersome and unsuitable for use on the rough and muddy life on the farm. They soon gave way to the internal combustion engine in the early 1900s. Soon after, manufacturers started to compete on creating a more user-friendly tractor and transmission that would be efficient in all the harsh conditions in the field.
Origins of The Word
The word tractor, like many other words in the English language, originates from a Latin word which literally means to pull. Other words that share the same etymology include the word traction.
Bottom Line
Did you also know that automobile companies were the first companies to dominate the tractor market and that affordable tractors in the early 20th century helped launch the agricultural revolution? Those are just some of the fun facts about tractors and their powerful transmissions.
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IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT WINTER TIRES
With winter right around the corner, we at parts&manuals compiled some not so well known facts about winter tires, why they are important and even with little to no snow you should use them.
1 – Winter tires can prove safer than all-season tires.
All-season tires should really be called all-mild-season tires. The rubber used in all-season tires works great until temperatures really start dropping.
When the thermometer gets into the 40’s, it’s time for a tire switch. This is when all-season tires become stiff and stiff ones have decreased traction, which is not something you want on winter roads! Winter tires are made with special rubber that actually works best in cold temperatures.
2 – No snow? You may still need winter tires.
While the tread on winter tires is great for snowy, icy, and slushy conditions, investing in winter tires is a good idea whether or not you’re going to be experiencing such conditions! Remember that the rubber in winter tires stays soft and pliable when the weather cools off, unlike the rubber in other tires. Without these tyres, your car’s performance will be compromised in the cold, even on dry roads.
3 – Their tread pattern curbs slipping and sliding.
Winter tires have a single directional tread pattern that helps them excel in wet conditions. These deep, one-way grooves help prevent hydroplaning by efficiently pumping the water through the tread. Moisture is essentially pushed out and away from the tire so your wheel can make solid contact with dry ground.
4 – Check your winter tire pressure regularly.
Your tire pressure can decrease drastically during the colder months of the year, with air pressure decreasing as temperatures fall. This decreased tire pressure can result in reduced traction, handling, and durability things you don’t want to compromise! Check your tire pressure regularly when it’s cold outside and make sure it meets the recommended tire pressure for your vehicle.
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These were the facts that we wanted to share today, but most importantly drive safe! Do you want to read more blogs about cars, engines, and general facts about the beautiful world of automobile? If so visit our the blog where we post cool facts, tips, and tricks everyday! Here at Parts&Manuals.
We also have a HUGE shop for Parts, Manuals, Instructions, Guides, Diagrams, for almost every car brand out there, including agricultural aftermarket parts and manuals! If you are looking for something related to cars, trucks, tractors, etc the odds are that we have it!
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