Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer

Idle Chatter: Hot Rod Farmer


Latest Episodes

Hot Rod Farmer: Understanding the way engine idle speed is controlled.
March 27, 2024

Controlling engine idle speed used to be nothing more than a throttle stop screw but that has all changed! Follow along as Ray provides a timeline from the simple and effective throttle stop screw to

How carbon deposits impact a small engine. Aired 3/17/24
March 23, 2024

Small engines can cause big problems if they do not start and run. Many falsely blame the problem on the carburetor or gasoline when it rooted in carbon deposits.

Hot Rod Farmer: Where has the quality gone?
March 20, 2024

Regardless of if it is a vehicle or a washing machine or anything in between, the quality of what is made today has taken a turn for the worse, being on the verge of junk. In this op ed formatted epis

Hot Rod Farmer: It AIN’T a diamond in the ROUGH…Originally published 6/5/2019.
March 18, 2024

Carbon deposits on injectors and intake valves are choking your engine.

Understanding how an electronic driver circuit functions. Aired 3/9/24
March 16, 2024

If something is automatically controlled by a microprocessor, usually the work is done by an electronic driver.

Hot Rod Farmer: Control unit diagnostic protocols
March 13, 2024

When diagnosing an electronic control unit often a flow chart is what you follow, but there is more to the story than that. The protocols that need to be seen by the ECU to set a trouble code are the

FMD Road Test: 2019 Ford F-150 Supercrew Limited. Originally published 6/2/2019.
March 11, 2024

She may look city... but she WORKS COUNTRY!!