Author Archives: Dan

Chrysler Air Conditioning

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Dan

Mechanics like to beat on engineers whenever their designs make it hard to work on. Sometimes it’s not their fault, but other times it just doesn’t make sense why things are the way they are. Whoever designed the air conditioning … Continue reading →

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Tire Slime

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Dan

If you have a flat tire caused by a puncture, if you don’t have a spare tire, but have a tire pump, usually you’ll be okay if you use some sort of tire sealant, like Slime. I’d never used it … Continue reading →

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More Rodent Damage

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Dan

Animals like to eat. They like to eat things that aren’t food sometimes. Sometimes, those things are parts of our cars.

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Be Careful Where You Hook

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Dan

When you’re hooking a car with something, whether with a tow truck or when tying to down to a trailer, you have to be careful where you hook it.

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Summer Camp Vehicles

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Dan

This week I’m actually not at the Honda shop, but at a summer camp. For several years now I’ve spent some time each year working at camp. I usually work with the facility maintenance guys. We do stuff like work … Continue reading →

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Surprise Passenger

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Dan

It’s a regular Saturday morning at work, when one of the techs finds some fur in the engine compartment of a car he just pulled in. It turned out to be a live cat that rode for 45 minutes next … Continue reading →

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Don’t Plug the Sidewall

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Dan

When a tire gets a puncture, usually it can repaired with a tire plug.

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Blown-out Run-flat

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Dan

Usually when you get a flat tire, you need to immediately put on your spare tire. Some cars don’t have the space for a spare tire, so they come with either liquid tire sealant, or the car is equipped with … Continue reading →

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Punctured Tranny Pan

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Dan

Once in a while I see cars with damage on the underside. On a truck or SUV I would assume that the damage was from off-roading, but then there’s the damaged compact sedans. Did they run over something in the … Continue reading →

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Pet Peeve: Messy Oil Changes

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Dan

One of my frequent pet peeves is when the design of a car makes every oil change messy. Often times it’s the placement of the oil filter. Sometimes it’s just on the side of the engine, causing oil to run … Continue reading →

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