Ruckman's Truck Center
5510 Industrial Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 260.483.1151

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Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Fort Wayne residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Fort Wayne from the fa...
Published on: Sep 24, 2023

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Fort Wayne

Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient.  It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel:  And you save money. To help organize our discussion, let&r...
Published on: Aug 26, 2022

Ruckman's Truck Center Tech Question On Your Fuel Pump

{{ image('MzM1') }} Ruckman's Truck Center Tech Question:I was driving on a local Fort Wayne road and my vehicle started sputtering. And then the engine finally quit and I couldn't get it started. I ...
Published on: Dec 17, 2021

E85 Fuel Safety For Fort Wayne 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: Jun 30, 2021

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Fort Wayne vehicles with this new type of engine?Ruckman's Truck Center Answer:GDI stands f...
Published on: May 23, 2021

Fuel System Service at Ruckman's Truck Center

Today's 
Ruckman's Truck Center 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 al...
Published on: Dec 04, 2020

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: Nov 04, 2020

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: Mar 23, 2020