Most modern gasoline and diesel-powered engines found in the cars and trucks seen on today's roadways rely on the four-cycle-engine principles developed in the late 1800s by Nikolaus Otto, Gottlieb ...

If you've ever driven a car into water that was deeper than you expected, you might have suffered the consequences of a submerged engine. While getting a car engine wet is no big deal, getting water ...

As we begin the last article in this series on the basics of the internal combustion engine, let's stop to review what we've covered during the last five articles. We began last May by detailIing the ...

Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by ...

This engine won't be fueling interstellar missions, but still finds an unexpected way to use deep space energy to generate ...

Building an engine yourself is something every hot rodder should try at least once. As gratifying as that experience may be, the smart hot rodders among us will simply order up a crate engine the ...

In today's video, I want to show you how to assemble a fully working model of the V8 engine with an accelerator pedal from ...

How Does an Engine Work? Before digging into this significant expense, it’s important to outline how an engine works. The engine is the heart of the car, truck, or SUV. The vehicle’s full function is ...