Popular Mechanics

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Contents

More miles for your money! list of models that run on leaded or disel fuel
42
Automobile engines (Fuel)
84-mpg turbodiesel
42
Automobiles, Experimental, Diesel engines, Automotive (Energy usage)
Driving the 34-mpg Audi 5000 diesel
43
Automobiles, Foreign (Testing), Diesel engines, Automotive (Rating)
What we're learning from airplane flight recorders
57
Aviation (Accidents), Flight recorders
From the worst U.S. crash, an incomplete record
61
Aviation (Accidents)

PM owners report
62
Ford Pinto
Home computers that plug in and go!
66
Computers (Home use)
Games on computers
69
Electronic games
Small boats: fun with less fuel
70
Boats and boating
Great new gear for underwater fun
72
Skin diving (Equipment)
PM owners report
76
Jaguar
Programmed scanning brings back CB excitement
78
Citizens band radio (Equipment)
Quick framing with ready-made moldings
96
Picture frames and framing
Quick fixes for small-appliance problems
98
Household appliances (Maintenance and repair)
Build a platform bed that's the living end
100
Beds
How to troubleshoot solid-state appliances
102
Household appliances (Maintenance and repair)
More about bench saws
104
Saws and sawing
Time for chain maintenance
114
Motorcycles (Maintenance and repair)
Driving PM's electric car in Iceland
120
Automobiles, Electric

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