Bret's Autoworks
522 W. Main Street, Gardner, KS 66030 913.856.5169

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Time To Take Another Look at Diesels

{{ image('MzU1') }} If you haven't looked into diesel engines lately, you may be interested in today's post. Why should you care about modern diesel engines? Fuel efficiency, for starters. Because di...
Published on: Jul 23, 2023

E85 Fuel Safety For Gardner Drivers

This automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: fire fighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 gasoline.  Some newer vehicle models are specifically built to run ...
Published on: Feb 26, 2023

Fuel System

I’d like to give you a quick overview of the fuel system.  It starts with the fuel tank.  The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine.  Somewhere alo...
Published on: Feb 20, 2023

Your Nose Knows Gasoline

Each time we fuel up our vehicles, we get a little whiff of gasoline, so the smell is very familiar. There shouldn’t be any gasoline smell in or around your vehicle when you are away from the ga...
Published on: Jan 02, 2022

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Gardner residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Gardner from the factory with ...
Published on: Nov 01, 2021

Minimizing Blind Spots In Gardner For Safer Driving

When we Gardner travel around KS, each of us must deal with blind spots. We can greatly reduce our blind spots by properly adjusting our vehicle mirrors to give the widest coverage possible. We should...
Published on: Mar 01, 2021

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Gardner residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Gardner from the factory ...
Published on: Jul 27, 2020

Fuel System Service at Bret's Autoworks

Today's 
Bret's Autoworks post contains a quick overview of the fuel system. It starts with the fuel tank. The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine. Somewhere along th...
Published on: May 20, 2020