Editor’s Notes: Leveraging the Web to Generate New Business for Your Shop
A shop’s website is an important tool you really should not be without. It could very well be the first impression a new/potential customer has of your shop.
Top 5 Tools: Chris Thurner, Farmers Union Oil
Chris Thurner, manager Farmers Union Oil Fessenden, ND Petzel Headlamp Derma-lite Nitrile Gloves Snap-on Tools 3/8” Impact Gun Chicago Pneumatic 1/2” Impact Gun Snap-on Tools Oxygen Sensor Socket Set WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 TOOLS? Send in your list of your five favorite tools and equipment that help you most in the shop, and you
Top 5 Tools: Ron McLeod, Gray’s Automotive
Ron McLeod Gray’s Automotive Midwest City, OK Snap-on Tools 3/8” Battery Impact Matco Tools 1/4” Battery Driver, Impact, Flashlight Matco Tools’ Silver Eagle 14” Drive Socket Set Power Probe Mastercraft Tool Set WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 TOOLS? Send in your list of your five favorite tools and equipment that help you most
Top 5 Tools: Walter Devine, Rowletts Garage
Walter Devine Rowletts Garage Munfordville, KY Power Probe 3 — Sweet! Genius Zero Degree Offset Metric Wrenches Knipex Aligning Grid Pliers Hobart 120V MIG Welder Matco Tools Screwdriver Set WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 TOOLS? Send in your list of your five favorite tools and equipment that help you most in the
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Your list of Top 5 Favorite Tools could win you a $25 gift card. And now you can call in your favorites.
Pulling Codes: Hit or Miss? Part III
In the first two articles, we looked at cranking compression and tailpipe analysis. We will now explore in-cylinder analysis. In order to have an understanding of this concept, one must envision the four-stroke cycle at the time the plug fires as a reference. This denotes the end of our compression stroke, and the beginning of the power stroke for that cylinder.
Tech Tip: Liquid Tools Tip
Each side of the engine block has four main bearing cap side bolts that hold the bearing caps to the side of the engine block. The bolt threads, however, aren’t sealed at the factory, so sometimes engine oil can seep past the threads and the bolt washer, causing a leak on either side of the block. Fortunately, it’s an easy fix, so there is no need to replace the short block.
Pulling Codes: Hit or Miss? Part II
This article will continue the work we started in the June 2011 Pulling Codes article. Part I outlined how we used relative compression to find a fault mechanically. In this article, we will focus on exhaust waveforms (tailpipe analysis) to gather data. In order to have an understanding of this concept, one must envision the four-stroke cycle at the time the plug fires as a reference.
Staying Ahead of the Curve with New Brake Service Equipment & Tools
There’s an old joke that goes something like this: The beautiful young girl asks the daring race car driver, “Isn’t it terribly dangerous racing around the track at such high speeds?” The race car driver doesn’t hesitate when he responds: “It’s not going fast that you have to worry about; it’s the sudden stop that will kill you!”
Training Tip: Maximize Use of Your Scan Tools
Delphi combines the importance of education and scan tools by providing training courses such as its Gasoline Powertrain Training Seminar Series, which specifically incorporates diagnostic scan tools for troubleshooting and diagnosis. The following courses are examples of Delphi’s scan-tool-related offerings.
Tool Tip: Diagnosing Subaru’s P0851/P0852 DTCs
The purpose of this bulletin is to assist when diagnosing DTCs P0851 (Neutral Switch Input Circuit Low) and P0852 Neutral Switch Input Circuit High). If you encounter a vehicle with DTC P0851 and/or DTC P0852, use the repair procedure in this Tool Tip.
Top 5 Tools: Ken Garrott, Bill Muncy’s Service
Ken Garrott Bill Muncy’s Service Ann Arbor, MI Chicago Pneumatic CP714 Air Hammer — Lots of power, good trigger control. Ross-Tech VAG COM — Turns a laptop into a VW/Audi scan tool. Identifix Direct Hit — I can check out the most likely problem first. Snap-on MG725 1/2” Impact Wrench — Removes the tightest bolts.