Nobody wants to be dealing with an overheating engine, especially if it happens while you’re driving. Overheating can cause ...

The thermoacoustic engine is a particular type of Stirling engine. They have been proposed as electricity generators for space travel using radioisotopes as the heat source, among other applications.

In most cases heat from the engine is dissipated through the vehicle’s exhaust systems. But when you engage the car heater some of that heat is diverted to the car’s interior.

The internal combustion engines that power most modern cars generate huge amounts of heat as they run. While it's normal for your vehicle's engine to become quite hot while driving, too much heat ...

If you drive a diesel that doesn't have a built-in engine block heater, here are five options you could consider to battle freezing temperatures.

Since an engine can suffer severe damage if it’s run too hot, you should be concerned if there are indications the engine is overheating.

An overheating engine could indeed indicate that it's time to replace your radiator hoses, though there are any number of other reasons you might begin to see that dreaded smoke emanating from ...

Through his studies of heat engines, French engineer Sadi Carnot introduced the second law of thermodynamics in 1824.

How much can the profile of your piston rings affect the amount of heat your engine generates? What we found might surprise you.