Have you ever wondered where you came from? Unless you’re descended from a country’s own native people, your family must have immigrated to your country generations ago. As time passes, many people have forgotten where their families originally lived and it can be difficult to find out. One of the best ways to figure out where your family came from is by using the passenger lists from ships that docked in your country. Here are links provided by the Action Car, Ship, Boat and Yacht Donation Service Corporation that will help you to find passenger lists and pages with information about searching for this information.1836 Passenger List: Provides passenger lists from ships that entered into Baltimore ports in 1836.Boston Passenger Lists: An archive of passenger lists from ships that entered Boston ports in the 1800s.Steamline Passenger Lists: Detailed passenger lists from ships that traveled in the 1800s and 1900s.Great Lakes […]
The Definitive Automotive Dictionary provided by Action Auto and Boat Donation Services:Amorphous silicon – Used in a variety of electronics. A non-crystalline form of silicon that can be laid in thin layers of film to produce photovoltaic cells, it can be used on plastic substrates and metal.Ampere-hour – A measurement of a unit of electrical charge of current, over a specific period of time, usually used to find the strength of a battery.Amp/hr. rating – The measuring of current to determine the ability of a battery. The higher the amp, the stronger the batteryAmplifier – Used in auto radio systems, to produce a greater electrical signal, by increasing the electron flow in a vacuum or electric circuit.Air Management Unit (AMU) – Located in a chassis cross-member and using the multiplex electrical system, it is pressure switches put together in such a way as to control the pneumatic accessory functions of a […]
Few shows were as popular in Britain in the 1960s as “The Saint”. The show starred Roger Moore as Simon Templar, a spy with a penchant for gorgeous cars. The show’s writers and producers had a feeling that they had a hit in the making on their hands, as few people can turn down a handsome spy driving a beautiful car.At the shows inception, everyone knew that they would have gave anything to find the perfect car because the car was going to be just as much of a star in the show as Roger Moore who went on to star in a series of James Bond flicks. They needed a sports model car that looked great. Due to the nature of the show, the car had to be capable of taking a pounding. They found the perfect car in the now infamous Volvo 1800.The Volvo 1800’s manufacturer, the Volvo […]
Books and PublicationsElectronic Fuel Injection: order Ben Strader’s book Building & Tuning High-Performance Electronic Fuel InjectionOnline Manual Car Codes: Diagnostic code manual for American, European, Japanese, Korean, and Australian cars from 1983-2009Scrap or Donate a Car?: Newsletter for Driving Force . Legislation regarding scrapping vehicles or used car donationInjection Systems Reliability: international journal of Materials and Structural Reliability during simulation testsDiagnosing and Repairing Auto Electrical Systems: excerpts from Tracy Martin’s book How to Diagnose and Repair Automotive Electrical SystemsManufacturers and SuppliersFuel Injection Comparative Directory: Thomas Net is the go-to resource for finding manufacturers, distributors and suppliers for a particular industryHolley: an industry staple for carburetor and electronic fuel injection system partsFuel Injectors Direct: direct distributor of car and truck fuel injectorsArticlesBosch Multipoint EFI Basics: basic information on electronic fuel injectors and sample calculationsHow EFI Works: Identify EFI components, circuits controlled by the computer, tables, and fuel flow dynamics and emissionsEFI […]
When you talk about Jackie Robinson, the first thing that comes to mind is the fact that he was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball. On April 15, 1947, Robinson made history when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers for their game against the Boston Braves. However, there is more to the life story of Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919 as the youngest of five children in the household. When he was only one year old, his father left the family, and his mother, brothers and sister, moved to Pasadena, California to begin a new life. While being raised in a single parent household, Robinson turned to sports and participated in football, basketball, track and baseball while in high school. After graduating high school, Robinson attended Pasadena Junior College where he continued to excel in sports. After junior college, […]