Paul Zangari

Paul Zangari is a freelance writer specializing in technical autmotive subjects. He also is the host of a weekly radio show airing in Providence, R.I., called "Drive-Thru Radio" on station WPRO-AM.
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Stopping your car with juice

Jan. 1, 2020
Hydraulic brake actuation has been with us for some time. It caught on in the mid-1920s when upstart Walter Chrysler made it standard on affordable cars, and by 1939 even Henry...
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Parking brakes are necessities on some vehicles as is their service

Jan. 1, 2020
For many drivers, parking brakes are an afterthought — if they're thought of — and that's not good. This too-often overlooked system serves an important purpose. That purpose ...
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More Than Brake Deep

Jan. 1, 2020
Anti-lock braking systems (ABS) have been around for more than 20 years, and Uncle Sam says that by 2012 all new cars and trucks will have mandated stability control. Scanners...
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Case in Point: Seeing the Light

Jan. 1, 2020
When there's a failure in a vehicle's antilock braking system (ABS), the ABS computer is programmed to illuminate the amber "antilock" warning light and allow conventional braking...