Some automotive parts require replacement more often than others, not necessarily because of bad design but because they live a hard life. In many decades of wrenching, I've never had to replace a ...

TWO RIVERS, Wis.—In the 1950s, a gallon of gas didn’t cost $3.50 and Texaco, Mobil and Sinclair Dino gasoline electric pumps were the standard at gas stations. Today, they are something car hobbyists ...

YET ANOTHER piece of local heritage has disappeared with the theft last week of the antique water pump in Ballymoney village.The old iron pump, which had been a feature of the village for an estimated ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Madera County Officials are searching for Robert Hagen. They believe he is the suspect who stole an antique water pump from the Coarsegold Historical Museum. Authorities say ...

Last month I wrote about early steam heating and how experimentation led to discovery, which led to new products or piping techniques. This time I will be writing about the early days of gravity hot ...