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Package price vs. parts and labor.

Package price vs. parts and labor.

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

Analyzing Productivity

Analyzing Productivity

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Productivity of a shop boils down to the total ...

If you Quote, You'll be Wrong

If you Quote, You'll be Wrong

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How often has a customer asked you for an estim...

How long does the job take?

How long does the job take?

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You get this question asked a lot. Some of you...

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs

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Here are a couple of signs that could avoid som...

Tech tips & Articles

A Clean Overflow Bottle

A Clean Overflow Bottle

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Cooling system overflow bottles are tough to clean out...

Exhaust Manifold to Head Leaks

Exhaust Manifold to Head Leaks

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 Warning. On GM and Ford V8 fuel-injected ...

That will be $75 for fuses, sir.

That will be $75 for fuses, sir.

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Have you ever encountered a problem looking for...

How do we get our certification?

How do we get our certification?

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As a certification worldwide, the Inter-Provinc...

Oh No! I broke a stud!

Oh No! I broke a stud!

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Just when you thought, "Ah, it won't break", it...

Tool tips, Articles

Are You Still Using a Compression Tester?

Are You Still Using a Compression Tester?

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How many of you still use a compression tester to diagnose a rough-running problem? How many of you are still doing a compre...

New job for an old tool

New job for an old tool

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Have a set of 10 inch slip joint pliers? This ...

Control Your Coolant 2

Control Your Coolant 2

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Still a mess trying to drain a cooling system? ...

Cleaning Bulb Sockets

Cleaning Bulb Sockets

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Need to clean out corroded small bulb sockets?&...

Twelve Buckets for One Rad?

Twelve Buckets for One Rad?

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Still a mess trying to drain a cooling system? ...

Real stories

Sometimes you're a hero

Sometimes you're a hero

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A tow truck drove in one day, with an Olds 88 in tow. The driver and owner get out and the driver explains to me that somethi...

No Moisture in This Cap

No Moisture in This Cap

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A few years ago, this customer comes in with hi...

STUPID Mistakes that will make you feel better as a tech

STUPID Mistakes that will make you feel ...

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Dumb Tech Stories from a Ford blog site many ye...

Driveline Vibration

Driveline Vibration

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This guy ran over a mattress and decided to kee...

It's Not Brakes

It's Not Brakes

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The customer said it must be a bearing noise be...

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