Why are some fuel gauges and fuel-range indicators sometimes so inaccurate they leave riders stranded with an empty tank far from a service station? In fact, often the more hi-tech, sophisticated and ...

Question: Why are legacy aircraft fuel gauges notoriously inaccurate? Answer: It is the combination of multiple things—corrosion, latency, and time. There is always trace amounts of moisture in fuel, ...

See if this sounds familiar—the gas gauge on your hot rod reads full seemingly forever then the needle suddenly plummets to E, usually after you've gone a few miles past an offramp to a convenient gas ...

It isn’t that often that we civilians get the chance to closely examine the fantastic internals that make up the modern marvels of avionic engineering. Luckily for us, [Glen] got his hands on a 747 ...

This is kind of a difficult concept to describe, but I love wonderful things that are at least on some level ridiculous. I love things that show incredible levels of thought and innovation, but for ...

An engine relies on two things to run: spark and fuel. Sure, there are a million other things to consider when speaking of engine operation and power, but regardless of the type, size, or brand of ...

My iPod is pretty old, maybe four years. Unfortunately, it has a part that wears out—the battery. It's probably possible to replace the battery, but it's unlikely that too many people do that. For a ...

I enjoy readingVettemagazine cover-to-cover each month, I own a C6 Corvette and recently had my gas gauge (indicator) wandering all over the place, going from empty to full and now it just reads empty ...

Running out of fuel in a modern car is possible, and it is a common occurrence anywhere around the world. It does not happen that often, but it does happen, and it does not matter what car you drive ...