Alignment Puzzles
Since no two cars, like no two puzzle pieces, will be exactly the same, it takes a keen eye and attention to detail to complete each alignment picture.
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Author: Import Service
Carburetor Clinic: Keihin Three-Barrel Revisited
Follow up with a return visit to the Keihin 3-barrel carburetor that feeds the CVCC system. We found that there was a lot to know about the Keihin in addition to CVCC components.
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Toyota 20R Timing Chain
The 20R was first used in 1975 model Coronas, Celicas, and pickup trucks, and stayed in service until it was replaced by a larger, modified 22R engine in 1980.
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Sunroofs: Repair and Adjustment
If you put a hole in a car’s roof big enough to climb through, any misadjustment of the sunrrof is an open invitation for water.
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KE-Jetronic: Fuel Enrichment Modes
There sure is a lot to know about KE-Jetronic. We hope that our first two articles on KE have been some help to you. But we’re not thorugh with this very precise system just yet.
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Troubleshooting Electrical Shorts
There are few things in life as frustrating as that difficult-to-find short circuit problem.
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Volkswagen Cruise Control
As cars get more and more complicated, the proper diagnosis of many of their electrical systems often requires new nd sometimes expensive test equipment.
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Carside Manner
Vince Fischelli’s article this month about troubleshooting electrical short circuits deals with an area of automotive repair that probably causes more frustration than any other – automotive electrictiy.
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SAAB Transaxle Repair Part 2
Since our last installment, we found some examples of the damage that’s done when the pinion houseing breaks. I can’t overemphasize the importance of carefully inspecting the pinion housing. Cracks that are just getting started my be impossible to see without magnafluxing the housing.
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Hunting Down Your Market Share Part 2
In May’s “Hunting Down Your Market Share” article, Bob, of bob’s Auto Repair shop in Intown County, Pennsylvania, began a journey into the unknown land of market share. Why did Bob undertake this long, difficult journey?
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