The missus drives a Honda Accord. It’s an ’88, four door, five speed. Not a bad little car. Reliable. Dependable. All the things mother likes in a car.
Tighten Up
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More Or Less
If the system has enough assist to make slow speed maneuvers relatively easy, the steering wheel ends up feeling like it has been disconnected from the front wheels at higher speeds.
Driveability Clinic: Mercedes Diesel injection Timing
The start of ignition in a diesel engine is similar to the beginning of spark in a gasoline engine with spark ignition.
Audi-O-Visual
Dim the lights please. We’re almost ready to begin our Audi-O-Visual presentation. Our subject this month is electrical troubleshooting on Audi vehicles.
Tech Tips
Toyota Fuel Smell; Magnetic Attraction; Take Two Aspirin and Call Me In The Morning; Nissan Truck Idle; SAAB Idle Problems; Misdiagnosed Oil Leaks; Weird Science; Toyota Throttle Body Deposits; Wheel Cylinders
Water Pumps
Water pumps come in a wide assortment of styles and shapes. On many cars, they are now driven by the timing belt instead of the more traditional v-belt setup we saw for years. Either way, water pumps are largely neglected until they fail completely.
Swift Sprint
Do you think of a family of automobiles produced by Suzuki, a company better known for manufacturing motorcycles?
Six Pack of Trouble
Six basic types of electrical problems which can affect an electrical system.
Driveability Clinic: Pass Fail Four Gas Troubleshooting
More of our metropolitan areas are being selected as EPA testing continues to show that air in these “congested” areas isn’t up to standards.
Driveability Clinic: The Vacuum Gauge
When was the last time you took your vacuum gauge out of your tool box to help diagnose an engine performance problem? It’s probably been a while, hasn’t it?