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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...

  • Apr 08
Welcome to the Tech Center
Welcome to the Tech Center

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

  • Dec 19
Welcome to the Link Library
Welcome to the Link Library

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

  • Sep 10
Welcome to the Tool Room
Welcome to the Tool Room

This section should be interesting for everybody because...

  • Sep 08

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Messy Drawers

Are your pliers piled up in a drawer. Eric from Perform-X Auto came up with a...

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Customer Requests

What did the customer really want?... The counter should use a 'Customer...

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Keep losing bolts?

When changing pans or covers with many small bolts, it’s easy to lose one or...

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Connecting With Other Groups

The Automotive Service Industry is huge. But, when you think about it, we...

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Paper Clip Trick #2

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

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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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Shop Supplies Will Cover It - NOT

Isn't everything included?.... Some shop owners feel that charging a customer for...

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Cooling Flush?

This guy comes in with his 2002 Jimmy and said it was idling a little rough....

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Aim Into the Bowl

When draining a radiator with an old brass drain cock, you can control the...

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It's Not Brakes

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

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Free Mini-Honer

Need to hone or sand inside a small tube?  Try this. Open a cotter pin and...

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Shopping for a Scanner

If you're in the market for a new scanner, read this first. Over the years I...

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