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Chevy brandished its trucks under the marketing tag 'A Legacy Built on Dependability'. For the 2008 model year, three distinctly outstanding models were introduced in the market. Silverado, Avalanche and Colorado are simply the best in their own class.

Tough guys want their trucks to be durable enough to stand the country dirt roads. Silverado's rock-solid body is a favorite choice. Owners bragged that this truck model can outlive them and would even fit as their son's inheritance. Power and driving comfort adds up to the excellent features of this Chevy truck. Silverado's extremely powerful 6.6L V8 Turbo diesel engine matched with a six-speed automatic transmission can hurdle long dirt road and highway trips with ease. Its versatile passenger cab with a rear door capable of opening at 170-degrees takes care of easy cargo handling.

For guys who love sporty vehicles but still prefers the power and carrying capacity of a truck, the Avalanche is their preferred model. It is endowed with an innovative midgate system that allows the extension of the pick-up bed in the back seat area. When the midgate is folded down, it converts the pick-up's rear bed as a comfortable sleeping quarter. This is why the Avalanche is an outdoor-lover's favorite. Two sleeping bags nicely fit in this 'convertible' truck, so mountaineers do not need to pitch a base camp tent when the Avalanche joins the trek.

Economy conscious fellows would love a truck who can offer the same hardworking performance. The Colorado is Chevy's mid-sized truck powered by a smaller 3.5L I5 engine. As a model co-developed with the Japanese manufacturer Isuzu, this pick-up truck has all the much sought after features such as durability, flexibility, comfort and power all rolled into one.

Mindful that trucks usually haul cargo in long trips, entertainment and information connectivity are two important considerations. All 2008 model Chevy trucks are equipped with CD and MP3 capable entertainment package and state-of-the-art Radio Data System compatible radio. The Avalanche went beyond this by integrating a Navigation Radio.

General Motor's patented Active Fuel Management technology is also common to all new models of Chevy trucks. This revolutionary technology installed the engine's capability to shift between eight cylinder full power and fuel-saving four cylinder mode. This process is fully automated and electronically controlled.

Some models are adapted to E85 ethanol-blended fuel as an expression of Chevy's commitment to alternative energy utilization and development. Ethanol burns more efficiently that fossil-fuel based gasoline and thus, minimizing carbon gas emission in the atmosphere. True to its commitment to the American Revolution, Chevy is contributing in the global initiative to reverse the trend of climate change.

You have all the reasons to be a proud owner of a Chevy truck. Dress up your key with a Chevy Truck Keychain. Remember, that little rod gives you access to all the wonderful goodness stored in your Chevy. Your key is the lucky charm capable of activating all the powers of the greatest truck in the planet.

Perhaps you have heard about the Future of Net-Centric Automobiles? The car's systems will all work together like a Company Office and its computer system. Even better all these four-wheeled net-centric systems will have a system like the wireless Internet and they will communicate with each other and the Smart-Highways of the Future.

This means no car can ever crash into another car, because the other car will be talking to it at all times giving its changing coordinates. How is this possible you ask? Well each car will be using the same systems and satellites with the same information. Sounds to Sci Fi for you? Well that is okay, because in a way it is really, as this is some ways off in the future.

Although once these systems are in place and working well fewer people will be killed in auto-accidents and that is a very good thing. Losing 40,000 people per year to accidents is a horrific thing indeed.

Of course many Modern Trucks are already on their way to doing some of this. The Truck's digital nervous system is already in constant contact with all its components. The Truck itself may be in constant contact with the satellite and the dispatch office.

The Truck's Transponder talks with the computer system at the truck Scale, Toll-ways and at Border Checkpoints. Soon more and more roads will also contact the truck for warnings and traffic alerts. So all that is really left is simply allowing them to talk together with all the other cars and that is the net-centric vehicle vision of the future and it will save lives.

Jeeps have been part of automobile Americana ever since the first Jeep rolled off the American assembly line. Jeeps are rugged vehicles, but every now and again they have to be refitted or have their parts and accessories customized to meet the growing demands of off-road driving. Whether it is for aesthetic purposes or for repair the most popular Jeep parts and accessories can be found easier and faster than in decades past. No longer do you have to go to the junkyard or make back door deals with Jeep part dealers. The Internet will allow you to pick out the most popular Jeep parts and accessories that you can imagine and have them delivered to your front door.

With the proper use of key words, you can find Jeep parts and accessories available online without the hassle of talking to auto parts clerks who have no idea what a Jeep is nor the conception of what Jeep part you need for your particular make and model. From Jeep bumpers to sidesteps, you can find what you need with the click of a mouse and be able to purchase popular Jeep parts and accessories without leaving the comfort of your home. You can wait for your new lift kit or skid plate and have them delivered to your front door.

Not only are these parts top-of-the-line, they come from the most popular Jeep parts and accessories manufacturers in the world. Name brand Jeep product manufacturers like Bestop Products, Warrior, and Rugged Ridge are available to meet your popular Jeep parts and accessories needs with better service and with Jeep parts that are less expensive than you would find in a brick-and-mortar auto parts store. Some sites online even offer free shipping and reduce costs for multiple orders. You can be sure of the quality and the service when you buy popular Jeep parts and accessories from these popular manufacturers and their online affiliates.

Whether you are looking for air filters and air systems or wanting to modify your Jeep with stainless steel accessories, the options are endless because there is a plethora of popular Jeep parts and accessories available from online vendors. You can surf these sites and find that winch or body component that will make your Jeep unique or you can find the parts that you need that will make your Jeep run better and faster than it ever has before.

If you own a Jeep you know that Jeep owners are a special breed, that need top-quality parts and accessories that will not only bring out the individuality of the Jeep, but also will reflect the personality of the owner. Whether you live in a small town or in a large city you can't beat shopping for popular Jeep parts and accessories online instead of going to brick-and-mortar auto parts stores and take a chance of being overcharged and under serviced. So bring your Jeep back to life and at the same time, have it looking good and running great and shop for your popular Jeep parts and accessories online to save both time and money.

The main problem with a diesel engine is - getting it to start. The problem is compounded if
a. The engine happens to be an indirect injection model
b. The temperature is near or below freezing point
c. The engine is to be started with fuel other than diesel.

To overcome this problem most diesel engine vehicle manufacturers provide an engine heating system and/or a provision to start the engine with ether or petrol and then change over to diesel. Electric heating systems can be auto or manual. Electrical heating of the diesel engine is done in several ways. Two of the most commonly used systems are heating the chamber with glow plugs and heating the intake air with an electric air heater placed in the intake manifold.

In a manual heating system, a push button is pressed to make the dashboard mounted glow indicator to show the amount and duration of glow being transmitted to the chambers through a series of glow plugs. The advantage of this system is that there is no complicated electronic glow control system. However the disadvantage is that you try and heat on a hunch. If the button is kept pressed for a longer time than necessary, the battery will get drained and the life of the glow plugs will get reduced.

In an automatic engine heating system through glow plugs, the heating is started automatically as soon as the ignition switch is turned on. The CPU controller (timer) either senses the actual temperature of the engine through a sensor mounted on the engine block or in the cooling water jacket, or it senses indirectly with an internal device in the controller (timer). On the basis of the `feed back' of the sensor, the controller (timer) automatically determines the amount of heat duration to be given to the glow plugs. At the end of the required heating cycle the controller gets automatically switched off and indicates that pre-heating is over and the engine is ready for starting. The controller waits for the next starting of the engine. The advantage of this system is that the operation is fully automatic whenever the engine is started and heating cycle automatically operates as per the required time. This conserves battery power and increases the life of glow plugs. Further it eliminates `white smoke' which causes harmful air pollution. This kind of automatic system is more advantageous than intake air heating system, which can not pre-heat the chambers causing heating inefficiency. The air heater is also far more costly than glow plugs and replacement is difficult. It also consumes more energy than direct heating through glow plugs.

Most manufacturers of indirect or direct injection diesel engines are incorporating automatic engine heating systems of 12 or 24 Volt glow plugs but some are also using a quick glow system through 5.6V or 9 V systems for quick glow of glow plugs. With the quick glow system the controller becomes more complicated and expensive. Therefore the standard has become a normal heating time of around 7/8 Sec. at 20 Deg. C. The time-heat curve has been calibrated in the controller to vary the heating time automatically as per the engine temperature. In other words the heating time will get reduced to a second when the engine is in hot condition whereas the time will extend to as long as 30 Sec when starting conditions are extremely cold.

Additionally, for extremely cold climates, manufacturers are providing simultaneous heating during cranking after pre-heat period is over and again post heating time after the diesel engine has started. This simultaneous & post heating eliminates the emission of `white smoke' due to nil or partial combustion of the fuel, in extreme cold climates. However to retain the prospect of future parts sales, manufacturers do not allow interchangeability of the heating systems between different vehicles. This escalates prices and often local technicians do not know how to check, replace and calibrate these systems.