Monthly Archives: October 2020

A Week of Brake Fails

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Dan

It was a week with several different failures of brake systems.

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Is ASE Certification Worth It?

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Dan

New blog posts every Monday and Thursday, plus pictures throughout the week on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Watch Mechanical Malarkey on YouTube! Mechanical Malarkey T-shirts, hats, and stickers are available to order! -Dan

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Loose Grounds Cause Strange Problems

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Dan

A Honda Civic came into the shop with a very strange problem: the backup camera would turn on every time the brake pedal was pressed. It’s supposed to only show up when the transmission is in reverse. While looking at … Continue reading →

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Smashed Subframe

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Dan

A customer brought their Honda Accord came into the shop complaining of a bad vibration that seemed to be from the engine. Engine vibrations can be caused by a rough-running engine, or by failing engine mounts.

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Inside a Mechanic’s Junk Box

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Dan

New blog posts every Monday and Thursday, plus pictures throughout the week on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Watch Mechanical Malarkey on YouTube! Mechanical Malarkey T-shirts, hats, and stickers are available to order! -Dan

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Tool Review: Mastercool Hydraulic Line Flaring Tool

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Dan

This is a written version of my video from last week.

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