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Made In China?

Made In China?

On the front line, we’ve always complained about cheap offshore parts. Then, too, who cares anymore? A part is a part. So cheaper is better, right? Oh really? It wasn't that long ago that we lived...

We are at the Core of the Automotive Aftermarket
We are at the Core of the Automotive Aftermarket

The Automotive Aftermarket is a dominant industry here in...

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Welcome to the Tech Center
Welcome to the Tech Center

Welcome to the Tech Center.  Servicing and repairing vehicles...

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Welcome to the Link Library
Welcome to the Link Library

Simple, Direct, and Quick  Here's where we index and...

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Welcome to the Tool Room
Welcome to the Tool Room

This section should be interesting for everybody because...

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Tips, Articles, Stories

Control Your Coolant 2

Still a mess trying to drain a cooling system?  

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Make Money by Taking the Time

"I think I have the quote here somewhere...." Every time I see someone...

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Mr. Customer, You're Fired

Whoa! You're not serious..... Yes, you can fire a customer.   You try real hard...

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Paper Clip Trick #2

Keep losing circuit backprobes? Here's a cheap alternative.

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Analyzing Productivity

Productivity of a shop boils down to the total time it takes to create the...

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Rotate Tires to Where?

How many cars today come equipped with bias tires? The answer is 'None'. Then...

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Package price vs. parts and labor.

"Can you reduce your labor because I'm a nice guy?"

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STUPID Mistakes that will make you feel better as a tech

Dumb Tech Stories from a Ford blog site many years ago. Names were removed to...

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It's Not Brakes

Customer said it must be a bearing noise because it just happened.

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Compression test in 15 seconds

For those of you who are doing cylinder compression tests the old way with a...

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New job for an old tool

Have a set of 10 inch slip joint pliers? This is a handy tool when doing...

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To make more money, don't sell

"Hi, I like your shoes.... come on in." The biggest mistake shop owners and...

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