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Repair
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The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow and Reflect a Good or Bad Paint Job
According to Honda 60% of the energy requirements in their assembly plants is spent on the paint job. I love the comparison they make. “Paint is kinda like people just as people like to be comfortable so paint behaves in a similar manner. Paint always wants to be in a […]
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Understanding How Torque and Horsepower Are Leveraged
The concepts of torque and horsepower have always been a bit confusing yet I would like to leverage those concepts for us to help us meet our transportation needs more efficiently. Simply put motor vehicles are a means of transportation of weight going some distance in an allotted amount of […]
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Is Your Vehicle Ready For Winter
Tires Check your pressure as cold weather quickly changes the volume of air Check your tread depth and or in certain areas Snow Tires are a great idea special rubber (doesn’t freeze),for the cold weather for more traction and the different tread patterns and depth Anti Freeze/Coolant Check the […]
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Getting It Straight
Like many God sized tasks straightening a frame or uni-body is both extremely dangerous and in my view more of an art than a task. In order to “Get it Straight” the job requires both skill and meticulous measurement against a perfect standard. How cool is that, when done well […]
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Is Premium Gas Worth It?
To fully understand why you would spend more money on premium fuel we need to understand the basic mechanics involved. The four stroke engine revolutionized transportation with those four strokes being: The intake stroke, the compression stroke, the power stroke, and the exhaust stroke, Intake stroke: The piston moves down […]
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Parts is Parts????
When it comes to auto parts the old adage you get what you pay for is not necessarily true. Sometimes the OEM or Original Equipment Manufacturer is both more expensive and of lesser value. Wiper Blades are a great example of this, there are some amazing replacement wiper blades that […]
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God Won’t Let Your Shoes Wear Out In The Desert, If you are headed for the promised land
When I was first called to do this Radio Show, years ago, I was still the Chrysler Dealer in Mocksville, North Carolina. God told me to get on the radio and talk about what was breaking my heart everyday. What was breaking my heart was watching people trade perfectly good […]
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False Labor
The Traditional way to calculate labor charges for car repair since I got into it in the late 60’s is by using time guides. The Chilton and Motors were the time guides of choice for years. The principle worked like this. The time guide people would decide how long it […]
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The Joys Of Duct Tape and Bailing Wire
On Today’s Show Call in with your duct tape repair story 866-348-7884 Live at 10am ET Saturday August 9, 2014
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RECALL MANIA
As crazy as all this is; we may set the record this year with over 31 million vehicles recalled. If I didn’t know better I would say there might be a curse involved…LOL.. So to start off with here are some helpful links for both Toyota and GM Owners from […]