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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...

  • Dec 19
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...

  • Sep 08

Tips, Articles, Stories

Easy easy outs

Thanks to Eric from Perform-x for this tip. We've all had the issue of having to...

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Telephone Technique

  Every business has one and every customer has one but too often this tool of...

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Mode $06 Data; A Real Diagnostic Tool (Part One)

We buy the latest and greatest scanner in hopes that it will save us hours of...

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Vanilla Ice Cream

A complaint was received, a few years ago, by the Pontiac Division of General...

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Info To Go

"It says so right here..." When you do an inspection and find items that...

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Where is TDC?

Have a problem finding true TDC? On newer engines with no timing marks or...

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Sticker Shock

Quite a few years ago, I was managing the Speedy Muffler in Kelowna when a...

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Mode $06 Articles and Info

The following is a list of articles and links related to the understanding and...

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Cleaning Bulb Sockets

Need to clean out corroded small bulb sockets?  From you're local hardware...

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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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Good Jumpers

Quality jumper wires can be pricey......

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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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