The process is similar to boosting the battery of a gas-powered vehicle, but with a few key exceptions and precautions.

Attach the jump starter’s red positive (+) cable to the positive (+) terminal on the battery and the black cable to an unpainted metal surface on the engine bay. Turn on the jump starter per the ...

On the coldest mornings, many drivers still rely on a long-idling ritual that feels comforting but quietly punishes their ...

It's a common problem: A driver goes to his or her car on a cold winter's morning, puts the key in the ignition, only to discover the car engine won't turn over. Cold weather can wreak havoc on a ...

With cold temperatures bringing ice and snow across the U.S., your first instinct before driving anywhere may be to let your car warm up. But that might not be a great idea, according to experts at ...

While you may not need to warm up your car as much as you once thought, what should you do if your car won't start in the cold weather? If you do try starting your car and aren't successful, it might ...

Okay, we'll admit from the start that this is sort of a trick question. Technically, you can indeed jump-start a V8 with a four-cylinder, but the ability to do so really has nothing to do with ...

Car Craft recently built a new Chevy 383 stroker that produces nearly 460 hp. While most everything on the engine was new, the original 1969-spec starter was reused. When the engine is cold, our old ...