If you’ve ever driven a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, chances are good you’ve been in command of a torque converter. At the risk of oversimplification, a torque converter transfers ...

Almost no one thinks of it, but when you drive your automatic transmission car, you’re master over your car’s torque converter. That’s because torque converters transfer the power your car engine ...

Just like the foot bone's connected to the leg bone, it's only natural to think that a car's engine is connected to its rear wheels. This seemingly reasonable assumption would be wrong—at least in ...

Question:I own a 1997 extended-cab Ford Ranger with the 4.0-liter engine, 4x4, and automatic transmission. It has 136,000 miles on it. The check-engine light comes on intermittently. When the check ...