Import Service, Author at Automotive Tech Info

The Missing Link

Nov 1991 | Import Service, Toyota

These models was introduced with the usual new car fanfare, then manufactured for only a few short years before vanishing into automotive extinction.

One Thing Can Lead To Another: Mazda 626

Nov 1991 | Import Service, Mazda

There are times when top engine repair is like eating potato chips-you get started and can’t stop.

Carside Manner

Nov 1991 | Import Service

My friend Greg owned an automotive machine shop for years, and now works as an automotive instructor teaching engine repair.

Altered States

Nov 1991 | Import Service

Those of you old enough to remember Mantle, Maris, and Mays, are old enough to remember tube style television sets.

Tech Tips

Nov 1991 | BMW, Import Service

Injector Flow Testing; Seal Installation Aid; Stumbling Stanza; Drum and Rotor Refinishing; BMW Radio Security Codes

Carside Manner

Oct 1991 | Import Service

A female customer entered a shop and approached the service counter. She and the owner of the shop had gone to high school together, and had remained close friends over the years.

Little Star

Oct 1991 | Import Service, Mercedes-Benz

Over the years, many of us have come to equate the Mercedes-Benz three pointed star emblem with large, heavy cars.

Tech Tips

Oct 1991 | Import Service, Volkswagen

Volkswagen A/C Operation; Hall Effect Ignition Testing; Apprentice Training; Cooling System Leak Tester; Cylinder Leakage Test

Hot Flashes

Oct 1991 | Import Service, SAAB, Volvo

Our Bosch LH-Jetronic article in April of this year gave you an overview of this electronic fuel injection system when it’s installed on mid-1980s 240 series Volvos.

Starters: Haste Makes Waste

Oct 1991 | Import Service

One bad apple may spoil the bunch, but we wonder how many good starters end up buried in the rebuilder’s core barrel due to improper diagnosis of starter circuit problems.

Author: Import Service