Every time somebody tells me they’re going to pick up a 500 dollar beater, I develop a nervous twitch near my right eye.
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Tech Tips
Clutch Release Shaft Damage, Part One; Clutch Release Shaft Damage, Part Two; Valve Damage Quick Check; One Picture Is Worth…; Subaru Radiators; Honda Timing Belt Tips
Stop It
Instead, we’ve been out roaming through shops looking for common problems, and disassembling several more cars on our own so we could throw together this grab bag of brake repair tips.
Spectrum Timing Belt
The popularity of overhead cam engines has made timing belt replacement a pretty common maintenance procedure. Each of us has probably replaced more timing belts than we care to remember.
Porsche 914: The Amazing Adjustable Car
Does it ever seem to you that we’ve been forced into being “parts changers?”
Nissan Chokeless Hitachi: Part Two
We’ll detail several basic adjustments that can determine the effectiveness of the chokeless Hitachi fuel system after the engine reaches operating temperature.
Carside Manner
I wrote a column about the importance of the telephone as a business tool a while back. Satisfied that I had gotten my point across, I walked away from the keyboard hoping never to address the issue again.
300Zs
Whatever the reason, many of us have put in time after school, doing blackboard duty. Writing three hundred Z’s on a blackboard gives you plenty of time to think about the power of letters.
Walnut Blaster
As important as carbon is to us and our planet, I know one place where I would rather not find it. That’s in the form of hard-to-remove deposits ont eh back side of intake valves.
Swede Tooth
Saabs and Volvos have always stood out from the crowd with their distinctive styling and sometimes unique mechanical designs.