Another Mystery Solved: Hocus Focus – The Little Ford That Couldn’t May 2009This little 2002 Ford Focus with 2.0L had poor power on a hard acceleration. It just didn’t have the horsepower it should have had… read more
Make Before Break – Measuring Parasitic Currents May 2009The rule of thumb is, “Anything under 30mA is acceptable, anything over 50mA indicates an excessive draw. read more
In My Humble Opinion Apr 2009by Bob Freudenberger Observation and Celebration When I first got into automotive publishing... read more
Red Dots Before My Eyes: Putting Your Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer to Work Mar 2007After you’re done letting the dog chase the laser, how do you get your money’s worth out of the versatile tool? read more
Testing the Charging System Part 2: Current Mar 2007Testing amp output, and how it can tell you something about the battery, too read more
Carbon-Based No-Starts and Misfires Mar 2007Unintended Consequences of port injection and reformulated gasoline. read more